Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2014 Schedule of Workshops and Seminars



2013 was a great year! 


I was able to share my love for Photography. digital post processing and the unique landscapes of the Southwest with many new students and old friends and colleagues. 


I am looking forward to another educational,  creative and adventurous New Year.  My schedule for the year is filling up nicely.
100 Greatest Photographs to Ever Appear in <em>Arizona Highways</em> Magazine

Please join me on one of my an upcoming workshops



Lightroom 101                                February 15

California –Big Sur                         Feb 22 – March 1

Lightroom 102                                March 8








Advanced Photoshop                             March 22, 2014

Magical Monument                                 March 28 - 31

Slots Canyon                                               April 7-11, 2014

White Sands                                                April 13 - 16

Havasupai Falls                                                 April 28 - May 2, 2014

Spring in Sedona                                              May 12 -14

Lightroom 101                                                  May 17

Lightroom 102                                                  May 31

Sedona Full Moon                                           June 10 - 12

Grand Canyon Lightroom                             August 7-10, 2014

Image to Output – HartPrairie                   October 3-5, 2014

Lightroom 101                                                 November 1, 2014

Lightroom 102                                                 November 15, 2014


More to be added as the year progresses!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

5.3 is ready for download!


Some of you may have already downloaded the beta version of 5.3.

This is a free update with new lens support and a few bug fixes.  To download this update just open Lightroom and you should be prompted automatically.  If not, go to HELP>CHECK FOR UPDATES
Adobe also released ACR v. 8.3
A few new shortcuts go along with this:




Some of you may have already downloaded the beta version of 5.3.This is a free update with new lens support and a few bug fixes.  To download this update just open Lightroom and you should be prompted automatically.  If not, go to HELP>CHECK FOR UPDATES

Adobe also releases ACR v. 8.3


A few new shortcuts go along with this:

                Shift+double-clicking on the White Balance label sets the Temp and Tint sliders to their Auto White Balance settings and the WB menu to “Auto”. (This is different from the existing behavior of Opt/Alt-clicking or double-clicking on the WB label, which resets the Temp and Tint sliders to their “As Shot” values, and the WB menu to “As Shot”.)
                Shift+double-clicking to set the auto values for the Whites and Blacks sliders will now take into account current non-default settings, as well as other factors such as the current crop.
                Shift+double-clicking on the Temp or Tint slider label sets each to its Auto White Balance value.


Newly added support for Tethered Capture in Lightroom 5.3
Canon EOS Rebel T4i / EOS 650D / EOS Kiss X6i

Lightroom 5.3 RC Bug Fixes (provided by Adobe):
                Issues when upgrading catalog from previous versions of Lightroom.
                Incorrect photos are displayed after switching away from a Publish Collection.
                Catalog optimization did not finish, and was not optimizing the catalog
                Feather of clone spots is set to 0 after upgrading catalog to Lightroom 5.
                Auto White Balance settings are not saved to Snapshots.
                Sony 18-55mm lens is detected as the Hasselblad 18-55mm lens for lens correction.
                Increased Update Spot Removal history steps when in Before and After view.
                Slideshows start playing automatically even when the Manual Slideshow option is enabled.
                On certain images, red eye removal behaved incorrectly
                Incorrect White Balance settings applied when synching Auto WB from source to targets
                Video playback stops when dragging on the scrubber.
                Errors when publishing photos to Flickr through the Publish Service.
                Option + drag on Edit Pin behavior is functioning incorrectly.
                Black border appears around the exported slideshow video.
                Catalog containing images processed with PV2003 were adding a post-crop vignette when catalog upgraded to Lightroom 5.
                Pressing the “Reset” button while holding down the Shift key caused Lightroom to exit abruptly.
                Output Sharpening and Noise Reduction were not applied to exported images that were resized to less than 1/3 of the original image size.
                The Esc key did not exit the slideshow after right clicking screen with mouse during slideshow playing.
                Import dialog remained blank for folders that contain PNG files with XMP sidecars.
                Metadata panel displayed incorrect information after modifying published photo. Please note that this only occurred when metadata was changed after the photo was published.
                In the metadata of exported files, the application is listed as 5.0 instead of the actual Lightroom version (such as 5.2, etc.).
                An Error Occurs When Playing a slideshow having an image Flipped Horizontally or Vertically.
                Added Camera Matching color profiles (Natural, Muted, Portrait, Vivid) for the following
Olympus cameras: E-5, E-M1, E-M5, E-P1, E-P2, E-P3, E-P5, E-PL1, E-PL1s, E-PL2, E-PL3,  E-PL5, E-PL6,  E-PM1, E-PM2, STYLUS 1, XZ-1, XZ-2, XZ-10

Lightroom 5.3 New Lens Profiles (Mount – Lens):
         Apple – Apple iPhone 5s
         Canon – Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
         Canon – Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
         Canon – TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011E
         DJI – Phantom Vision FC200
         Nikon – Nikon 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6
         Nikon – Nikon 1 NIKKOR AW 10mm f/2.8
         Nikon – Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G
         Nikon – Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
         Nikon, Sigma – Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM A013
         Sony – Sony 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM
         Sony – Sony 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM
         Sony – Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II
         Sony – Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS
         Sony – Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
         Sony  -Sony E 20mm F2.8
         Sony – Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
         Sony – Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA
         Sony – Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA