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Video sillinessToday

If you're a Facebook user, check out these videos posted by our video guru, Jason (Scriv), featuring random silliness from Photoshop User TV.

random bloopers

Fun with Lower Thirds

Contact Sheet ScriptYesterday

In my efforts to track down information about re-installing the Contact Sheet II automation back into Photohsop CS4, I came across a couple of references to this script. It's called Contact Sheet X and according to the web site (quote) Contact Sheet X (CSX) is a script-based package for Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4 that provides a full featured contact sheet generator. The core of the package has capabilities that include everything found in Contact Sheet II (bundled with Photoshop) and the contact sheet facilities found in Adobe Lightroom. (end quote)
I haven't had a chance to try it but thought I'd pass it on for anyone who wanted to give it a try.

Details and download here

Contest time!January 5

Finish the Sentence...with Ben WillmoreJanuary 2

[download your own copy from iTunes: the Finish the Sentence game show music]
"It's time once again to ask a well-known photographer, instructor or otherwise interesting person the same 10 questions and ask them to Finish the Sentence! For the first time in 2009 the sentences are finished by.... Ben Willmore.

Ben, please Finish the Sentence..."

My favorite photography accessory (lights, modifier, bag, tripod) is
ThinkTank Photo's Modulus belt-based camera bag. I can change lenses so quickly, even if I'm standing in the middle of a stream, try doing that with a backpack. You can see a video of me demonstrating the setup on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TRLGRDv7ik

I’ve learned the most from..
being out shooting and screwing up... I take notes from each shoot to try to make sure I only screw up in new ways.

If I could go anywhere in the world it would be_____ because….
India because it's so colorful and I love indian food!

My most-used Photoshop add-on, plugin, action set (etc) is
Photomatix for processing my HDR images. I use this software as often as I use Adobe Camera Raw. You can check out two free 20 minute tutorials I recorded while being a guest on Bert Monroy's Pixel Perfect show

Happy New Year!January 1

With my best wishes for a tremendously interesting, creative, fun and rewarding 2009!