Year: 2011

  • Photography as a Team Sport

    TWiP Contributor Guillermo Ubilla shares his thoughts on photography as a group activity as opposed to the traditional thinking of photography as a solo endeavor. Is photography a team sport for you or do you consider it a solo endeavor? Sound off in the comments of this post!

  • How to Publish from Lightroom Directly to SmugMug

    Most people have gotten comfortable with using Lightroom’s export function to create a second set of images that will be used for uploading to the many web photo services. A lesser used function of Lightroom is its Publish Services feature.

  • TWiP #204 – iCloud, Twitter, & Nikon

    On this episode of TWiP the crew examines rumor and speculation around Apple’s iCloud, Nikon sues Sigma over VR patents, and Twitter shakes things up by unveiling photo and video sharing capabilities.

  • Claim your MicroStock Paycheck!

    MicroSTOCK, from Passion to Paycheck NOW. It’s an eBook designed to give you a head-start into this exciting world. Nicole is a successful Microstock photographer who self-taught her way to a regular paycheck generated entirely through photography.

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    Foundational Photoshop, Part 3 – Layer Masks

    The basic function of a Layer Mask is simple. It’s the ability to reveal and conceal pixels between layers. Like wearing a Halloween mask, the face is covered, but the eyes show through. Think of the face as the bottom layer, and the Halloween mask as the top layer…

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    How to Succeed with your Photography Blog

    Most photographers struggle with the timing of their blog posts. They may not blog consistently, they may run out of steam with blogging, or they may forget their blog for a while. In this post you’ll discover several ways to get your posts done. Everything from planning, to scheduling, to broadcasting.

  • TWiP #202 – Trading Fear for Photos

    On this episode of TWiP, in case of a water landing – take pictures, Getty Images acquires PicScout, Adobe gets touchy feely, and an interview with SnapKnot.com co-founder Reid Warner.

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    Foundational Photoshop Part 2, Layers

    In a typical class I like to make sure everyone understands the basics of selecting, layers, and masking within the first two class meetings. A teaching technique I find useful is to come up with analogies that help students wrap their brains around a basic concept.

  • TWiP #200 – The Boys Are Back in Town

    On this episode of TWiP, it’s our 200th episode and we’ve brought the band back together. This week, we catch up with some of the original TWiPers to chat about what they’ve been up to and how they are incorporating video into their workflow. Plus, Bruce Clarke sits down for a special interview with David Ziser.

  • TWiP Forums – Growing Pains

    When we relaunched the TWiP website a while back we made the call to use Wordpress Forum software from Simple-Press.com. Unfortunately, due to the increase in traffic it looks like we underestimated the amount of stress the software would have to withstand.

  • TWiP #198 – Viva Las Vegas

    On this episode of TWiP, can you tell the difference between the Las Vegas Statue of Liberty and the real one in New York? If so, the US Postal Service could use your help. onOne introduces layers to Lightroom, and Bruce Clarke sits down with photographer Matthew Jordan Smith to pick his brain about all things photography.

  • TWiP #196 – Inspiration

    How do you get and stay inspired? The oldest surviving Nikon digital camera goes up on the auction block. Lens Baby announces the Composer Pro, and a recent incident in Libya raises concerns over the safety of female photo journalists going into war zones.

  • New eBook! The Power of Black & White in Lightroom and Photoshop

    In the beginning there was black and white photography… and shooters weren’t able to use color as a means to communicate their vision. In many ways this forced the shooter to exercise the other tools at his disposal (lighting, composition, exposure) to create impact. Now it’s time to get back to basics.

  • TWiP Training: Foundational Photoshop Part 1, Selecting

    In this three-part article, I will dig into Selecting, Layers, and Masking giving simple tips that should be considered in every-day editing.  Regardless of how simple or complex my methods are, I always try to approach Photoshop with a focus on loss-less editing and keeping the file size manageable.

  • TWiP #190 – The Furious Five

    Public outcry causes a photographer to drop a copyright lawsuit, Tamron & Nikon readying built-in Image Stabilizers in their Tele-extenders?, Steve Simon joins in “randomly” and an interview on photo sharing sites with PurePhoto CEO, John Ellis.

  • Killer New eBook on Canon Cameras!

    I just got my hands (virtually) on the newest ebook from my good friend Joseph Linaschke. This one is all about how to get the most out of that powerful Canon camera you have sitting in your camera bag.

  • Write for TWiP!

    Think you’ve got what it takes to help us create This Week in Photo? If so, we are looking for a “few good men & women” interns and writers to cover beats such as HDR, Gear, Technique, Wedding & Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Software, etc.