Martin’s new book isn’t on the shelves yet, but the guys over at PhotoshopNews.com have made available one chapter as a PDF download.
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photo of Martin: Rod Wynne-Powell

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The full version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has been announced and will be on sale from 19 February at an introductory price of $199 (instead of $299), UK £125, €174.
link: Abobe Photoshop Lightroom
link: Lightroom press release
Current Beta versions expire on 28 February.
The Lightroom licence allows two installations regardless of platform. So you can have [...]

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On 29 and 30 January you can watch a live feed broadcast of Nick Knight’s haute couture photographic shoot with Naomi Campbell. This is part of Nick’s SHOWstudio project.
link: live feed
“SHOWstudio is based on the belief that showing the entire creative process—from conception to completion—is beneficial for the artist, the audience and the [...]

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From WhattheDuck.net

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Last year there was fierce opposition to the proposed US “Orphan Works” legislation, which was designed to make it easier to use works whose copyright owners could not be located but, in essence, giving cart blanche for copyright infringement and providing only punitive compensation that would prohibit any retrograde action to recover costs for “accidental” [...]

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SANTA ROSA, CALIF – For photographers, having to check their gear while flying—especially internationally or on smaller aircraft—puts their gear and possibly their livelihood at risk. Only Think Tank Photo’s new Airport International rolling carry-on backpack lets photographers legally store their bodies, lenses, and accessories in overhead bins or under the seats of [...]

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Mark Hamburg has been leading the development of Lightroom and has been chatting about Lightroom quite a bit recently. Most recently he has been interviewed by ’since1968.com’ . In it he gives some interesting insights into Adobe’s corporate thinking behind this product’s development, the influence Aperture has had, as well as some firm indications about [...]

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Using a data projector to present your work is becoming increasingly commonplace these days. Image clarity, brightness, portability and ease of setup are important factors in choosing which one to use from the very many that are on the market.
Projectors used to be the reserve of corporations and colleges. But prices have drop so much [...]

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Ten and a half years ago on 15 May 1996 a group of anoraks met in a damp dark cellar (better known as Ian McKinnell’s, brightly lit and not damp at all, second floor studio in London) to plot the digital overthrow of the photographic industry… or so it was perceived by those who worked [...]

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This is a commercial that was produced for internal use. But it has become so popular, especially with employees, that Kodak has released it for external viewing. It demonstrates that Kodak not only understands it’s changing business but also has a sense of humor.

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