TWiP #271 – SmugMuggery

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Hosts: Frederick Van Johnson, Doug Kaye, Dave Dugdale, and Ron Brinkmann

Episode Overview

This week on TWiP:

  • SmugMug doubles it's Pro Pricing (6:00)
  • Focus peaking coming to more cameras (25:00)
  • And an interview with Chris MacAskill from SmugMug (37:00)

Doug Kaye, Dave Dugdale, & Ron Brinkmann join Frederick Van Johnson to discuss these topics and more on this week's episode of TWiP. [box]

Brooks Workshops offering TWiP Listeners $200 off!

Brooks Workshops is hosting a great weekend workshop in October, located at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara and taught by digital imaging expert Jim DiVitale.

Exploring Adobe Photoshop takes place on October 13th and 14th and is open to all skill levels. This class is designed to give you a working knowledge of Photoshop editing techniques -from opening images in the program to learning advanced creative techniques. Topics will include:

  • Workflow techniques
  • Understanding calibration and color management
  • Customizing Photoshop's settings to work for your specific needs
  • Processing Images from RAW capture to final DVD archiving
  • Shooting and stitching multiple images to create large panoramas
  • Working with layer blending modes and adjustment layers
  • Using selection and layer masking for the multiple image montage
  • Using light painting and selective focus for creative effects

This is a really great opportunity to improve your photography and post-production skills and escape to lovely Santa Barbara for the weekend. To register, go to workshops.brooks.edu, select your desired workshop, and enter the coupon code in the box at the top of the page.

The coupon code for Exploring Adobe Photoshop is r6w1u (for $200 off).

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Interview with Chris MacAskill

In this interview, Frederick chats with the president and co-founder of SmugMug – Chris MacAskill to discuss their recent price increase and the passionate reaction they received from their customers. You can learn more about SmugMug by visiting their website at www.smugmug.com. You can also follow them on Twitter.

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1. SmugMug doubles it's Pro pricing

2. Focus peaking coming to more cameras

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Doug: Photoshop for Photographers on creativeLive

Dave: Case Logic SLRC-206 Camera Bag

Ron: FreezePaint Free the movies Baraka and Samsara and Mitt Romney & the Thatcher Illusion

Frederick: If This Then That

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Connect with Our Hosts & Guests:

Doug Kaye: http://www.dougkaye.com or Twitter or Google+

Dave Dugdale: http://www.learningdslrvideo.com/ or Twitter or Google+

Ron Brinkmann: http://www.digitalcomposting.com or Twitter or Google+ or www.visionplusblog.com

Frederick Van Johnson: www.mediabytes.com or www.twitter.com/frederickvan or Google+

Credits:

Pre-production by: Bruce Clarke

Post production by: Suzanne Llewellyn

Bandwidth provided by: Cachefly

Intro Music by Scott Cannizzaro

Photo Credits: SmugMug