My “Under the Loupe” tutorial on using an export action to create a custom watermark for the web galleries is finally out in Photoshop User magazine (Sept 07, pg 84). Here’s the nutshell version: Create watermark action in Photoshop Turn action into a droplet and… Read More »Lightroom Custom Watermark Tutorial
So, I set my alarm for 5:30 thinking I would just catch a little bit of the eclipse before the sun came up. I really wanted to see more, but I’ve been so straight out I opted for sleep. However, my son had other plans.… Read More »Lunar Eclipse
Are you working on JPG images by chance? Since JPG files (as well as TIF and PSD) had a white balance value applied when the original file was rendered into that format (whether by your camera or via post-processing) you can no longer set an… Read More »White Balance Presets Missing in Quick Develop?
If you have a layered PSD or TIFF in Lightroom that you want to edit in Photoshop, but you also want to keep the layers from being flattened then you need to choose “Edit Original” or “Edit a Copy” from the Edit in Photoshop dialog… Read More »Keeping Layered Files from Being Flattened
The other morning I had the pleasure of finding a female Cecropia Moth hanging out on my garage door. These moths are among the largest in North America, up there with Luna and Polyphemus. This one’s wing span was just over 4 inches. It was… Read More »Visit from a Cecropia Moth
A number of people have reported problems installing their paper profiles on Vista. If you are having the same problem try running the EXE file in compatibility mode for XP: – right-click the exe file – choose Properties – click the Compatibility tab – check… Read More »Installing Epson Print Profiles on Vista
If you are finding that imported images, or copies of images made after editing in Photoshop are mysteriously becoming overexposed automatically, then the first thing to check is to see if you are applying auto tone adjustments. Go to Edit > Preferences > Presets, and… Read More »Apply auto tone adjustments
If you attempt to run a slideshow and get nothing but a blank screen you should update your video card driver and give it another go. Yes, even if it had been working just fine in version 1.0.
If you’ve just installed the 1.1 upgrade and launch it for the first time only to find it devoid of all your images or a collection of just a few or older images you most likely did not have your prior working database in the… Read More »Lightroom 1.1 Empty Catalog
Before you run that install you might consider a few precautionary measures to help smooth the transition. Read the ReadMe. Run a backup onyour version 1.0 database with an integrity check. Burn that backup to disk or some other drive for safe keeping. Make sure… Read More »Lightroom 1.1 Upgrade Tips