It’s been a busy summer.

When you’re cranking out video titles, a new book and some magazine articles to boot, two things happen. The first is you have a lot less time to hop in the car with your camera in tow, the second part is that the web site hits the back-burner. I’ve been trying to work my way into the brave new world of Twitter (hopefully I’m on track; haven’t received any “Twitter, yer doin’ it wrong” comments yet). But Twitter is another animal. You can only do so much with it as far as sharing ideas or concepts. I’ve been anxious to get back on track with some regular web / blog content.

Learn useful Photoshop and Lightroom tricks, fast!

What I’ve come up with is a simple concept called QuickHits. The idea is simple: to provide some weekly pointers for those who are big into digital photography and all things Adobe / all things Photoshop. Some will be written, most will be linked up from Vimeo, but hopefully all will be helpful to readers. In the past I’ve tried to always do something unique but what I realize is that to reach all audiences, I should make tips for all audiences. So some will be for those who are newer to digital, others will be more advanced.

If you like a tip, any re-tweets or mentions are greatly appreciated; and I’m happy to reciprocate if you’ve got some cool photography or tips of your own that you’re showcasing on your site. We can all stand to learn something new each week! :) I still haven’t figured out how to get my comments system to work right, so if there are any WordPress gurus out there, tweet me and let me know the best way to get a “comments thread” going without getting spammed. Meantime, check back each week for new content and if you have a specific request please tweet that up too! You can find me @Colortrails.

Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos

Apologies for the prolonged absence from the web-o-sphere; this week I put the finishing touches on a new book (Peachpit, Adobe Press), called Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos. It’s been quite a challenge but with the help of some talented editors and layout professionals, we made it!

Over the last three months I’ve been working hard to get nearly 300 pages worth of professional tips for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3 and ACR 6.1 into published format, as well as taking time to get nearly 7 hours worth of  video tutorials published. Needless to say the web site took a back seat for a while. :)  The  book will be out in August, just in time for the new school year, and I hope you will agree that it’s packed with a lot of good information, tips and shortcuts for getting the most out of your digital photos and imaging workflows.

Features like the new Noise Reduction controls, Lens Corrections, and (Film) Grain effect are covered as part of the raw side of the workflow. Once your’ve massaged your raw data and are ready for more retouching, you can jump into 50 tips on Photoshop CS5, including: Content-Aware Scale, Content-Aware Fill, Merge to HDR Pro, improved PhotoMerge, Puppet Warp and many more!

Check back in the weeks ahead for updates on more Adobe titles and free tips! I will be uploading free tutorials to my Vimeo account, as well as posting some free content that is part of the book, on Peachpit.com. Details will be forthcoming once those URLs are available. You can follow my daily updates for software and important tech happenings (as well as news beyond our mortal computers and software!) @Colortrails.

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