Well, Thanks to some very eager fans of the long awaited book I have been informed that it is on its way. Amazon started sending out package confirmations about 2 hours ago, and I did some checking around and have found out that the Barnes and Noble and the Borders have already sold out locally. Thanks again to everyone who has ordered the book. Drop me an email and let me know what you think…
Oct 072008
Jul 212008
Hey everyone,
Well here it is. In case you haven’t seen it, this is the cover to the upcoming book. Right now I have found out that it is on Pre-order already over at Amazon.com . I think everyone is going to be very pleased with the book (I know I am). While I did talk about a lot of things in the book including what I am about to write I just wanted to take a second and thank a lot of people who made this all possible.
First up my amazing wife and daughter who stood by me on many a late night while I was typing madly. Without them pushing me forward everyday I know that this would never have gotten it done.
Next my mentor and great friend Moose Peterson . Moose believed in me and believed I could be the one to get this book out there to share with the world. He has pushed me every step of the way since the first day I met him coming up on 2 years ago in August. He has shown me what the true joy of photography is and the only way I know how to repay him is to keep pushing the boundaries of photography and take the lessons he has taught me and pass them on to the next person who is eager to learn. A lot of what you see in this book was inspired by him and the lessons he taught me.
To my good friend Joe McNally who’s mastery of light inspired me to see if I could create light were there was none and tell a story. He has been a guide through many a time and his words of wisdom to me (including the quotes from Monty Python) have helped inspire me.
To Joe Sliger "The Adobe Master" you have sparked a lot of creativity both behind the camera and at the computer. I say without hesitation, some of the effects in the book are inspired by you and your amazing eye for detail. Thank you for being a great friend.
To my friends over at Nik Software , without those guys I would have no software to write about. Especially Sean and Josh who took the time to sit down and go through every aspect of every program with me (I owe you guys).
The list goes on and on: My great friends Brad , Laurie , Kevin D. , Kevin M. , Jeff, and Misty …
However, I would especially would like to extend a personal thanks to the amazing folks who I have got to meet at DLWS and Basecamp events. This book is for you and to help spark your imagination I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Feb 162008
Ok, so by now if you have seen Moose’s blog you know that a new Nik Software program called Viveza is on its way. While I was out with Moose shooting I got a chance to try it out, and YES Canon shooters this is your answer to NX!!!
This a quick example of some of Viveza’s power. First off, I would like to point out that this is a Canon Raw file. You can work with your Raw file with Viveza. Over the course of the last year every time Capture NX was demoed at a DLWS event I automatically got the question “Josh, what program can we use to get this same effect with Canon Raw files?” Well, here is your answer. The only step that you will still have to perform in CS3 is setting your black point and white point for color cast removal.
I can’t wait to get this on my own computer so I can really put this program to the test. The user interface is a lot like Color Efex 3.0 so the learning curve is really fast (I had this example image done in about 20 seconds). That upoint technology is really an amazing thing.
Once I get the program for myself I’ll blog a little more and give you a good run down.
