Photographic Society of Rhode Island» Software

Webinars

A. Cemal Ekin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:19 +0000

The Web is full of useful information and many of the photography equipment and software companies provide extensive programs as Webinars. One of our sponsors, X-Rite has a series of them coming in February, take a look at their programs and catch the ones that catch your interest.

PocketWizard has been a brand name associated with remote flash triggers. Their new series of devices are quite interesting indeed, compact to boot. Their Web site has a bunch of videos that inform the viewer about their line of products and how to use them. They also have a Webinar coming on February 7, 2012. If you are interested in remote triggering flash gear you may enjoy the presentation.

Thanks Mike DiStefano for bringing these to my attention.

Editing Photographs Presentation

A. Cemal Ekin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:12:26 +0000

The presentation titled “Editing Photographs: Train Your Eyes to Pick the Right Tool” slides are below. They are viewable on screen.

Editing Photographs

Proshow Producer Version 5

A. Cemal Ekin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:55:13 +0000

Photodex has just released the new version of Producer and Gold, they are both now in version 5. If you qualify for the free upgrade, you should get it as it brings new features you will enjoy. I have been using the beta releases and can attest to the enriched feature set and added conveniences.

Take a look at the product page for more information.

Note: Find out if you are eligible for a free upgrade (Thanks Ed)

Create Output From Lightroom for Printmakers

A. Cemal Ekin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:38:20 +0000

Our local print lab, Printmakers, Inc. does a great job producing excellent quality output. However, the third-party software used as the intermediary, E-FTP and ProDesign are mainly created for photographers who order quantity and variety. If you want to order enlargements and if you do not do it frequently enough the process can be unduly complex. I have written an extensive tutorial on Kept Light Photography on how to create files directly from Lightroom that you can easily upload using their simpler software, E-FTP which is my choice. You may want to take a look at it before your next order.

A New Magazine …

A. Cemal Ekin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:50:53 +0000

… and, it is free! Published by the Nielsen Photo Group (publishers of PDN and Rangefinder) has introduced PIX, The Photographer’s Field Guide, and online magazine. The premier issue is available for viewing and for the time being it is free. There is plenty of gear information along with some interesting photography. Take a look at it, the price is right.

Electronic Book Sale

A. Cemal Ekin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:03:17 +0000

An affordable source of good ebooks is Craft & Vision. They offer PDF format books at very reasonable prices and I have purchased quite a few from them. They make for interesting reading and looking at different photographs. They are running a sale TODAY ONLY on some of the collections at 50% off with special discount codes. I received their announcement in the mail, some of you might have gotten your own copies. For the benefit of those who may not be on their mailing list, I am sharing a link to the discount announcing e-mail. I have purchased two more book just now, both for $4! And you can instantly download the PDF books. Take a look, well worth the money.

Slideshows for the Holidays

A. Cemal Ekin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:30:25 +0000

Photodex, the maker of the popular Proshow Producer and Gold, and a PSRI sponsor has nice ideas for the holidays. Visit their blog to get some idea seeds and get to work! You have only a few weeks left for the holidays (I know I am slightly exaggerating, but not by much) to produce these shows and share with friends and family. Remember that PSRI members get a special discount on Photodex products, check the members only pages to find out the code if you are interested in purchasing a copy.

Take a look at the post.

Hunt’s Seminars

A. Cemal Ekin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:29:48 +0000

Provided by Hunt’s Photo and Video

The annual Hunt’s show is approaching November 4-6, 2011and we are offering three days of great educational seminars! For more information and to register for classes please visit link below or call 781.662.8822 to speak to any of our highly trained sales associates. Hope to see you there!

Learn more about Hunt’s Seminars on their Web site with full program information.

Lightroom On Sale

A. Cemal Ekin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:06:06 +0000

I got the heads up from Ken Zirkel that B&H has Lightroom at 50% off, $149.99. This is a very attractive price if you were holding for a good time to purchase it. I also suggest that anyone interested in this deal check the price with Alan. Hunt’s may have the same deal locally. Here is the B&H deal. The sale ends on October 4, 2011, tomorrow!

View RAW Images in Windows Explorer

Dennis Goulet — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:34:34 +0000

Microsoft has released a Camera Codec Pack that displays thumbnails of RAW image files from over 120 different camera file formats. Once installed, the thumbnail images appear very quickly when the folder is opened in Explorer. Microsoft had a power tool for Windows XP Explorer and it was one feature I missed when I upgraded to Windows 7. I’m glad MS finally got this handy feature integrated into Explorer.

After loading the software you can plug in your camera to view your images or view the files already on our computer, or on any drive accessible via Windows Explorer. You must restart your computer after downloading and installing the codec.

Microsoft also offers other photo tools associated with Windows Live including Photo Gallery, you can create a JPEG copy of the RAW image to touch up with Photo Fuse and Panoramic Stitch! I haven’t downloaded the other features since I Adobe images editing products.�

DOWNLOAD Microsoft Camera Codec Pack