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Bringing it Home – The Lightroom Import Module – Part 1 of 2

Bringing photos into Lightroom has never been one of my favorite tasks. Lightroom 1 and 2 both had an import interface that seemed like it was thrown in as an after thought. Personally, I never used anything but the Import from Folder option in the prior versions of Lightroom. Never did I allow Lightroom to move [...]

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$19.99 – Living in the Cloud – Offsite Storage for Photographers

The cloud fluff becomes reality You’ve heard about cloud computing, you’ve heard about cloud storage, but now it’s time to get real. As digital photographer’s and consultants, we were overrun with data. We wanted an easy to use, simple, and scalable storage solution that worked with both in-house and remote systems – across PC, Mac, and Linux [...]

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Presets as a Platform – Making it Happen

“Editing shouldn’t feel like work.” That is the byline that runs on our ads here at X-Equals for our preset collections we offer for sale. It is a creed that we take seriously here at X-Equals, one that the Lightroom team takes seriously and one you should take seriously as well. Lightroom makes getting the most [...]

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Lightroom 3 – the new ‘Process’

Lightroom 3 is a great product. It retained all the feel of Lightroom 2 while further refining and improving upon the formula that has made Lightroom the image processing tool of choice for many photographers. To many, the transition has been seamless, as if Lightroom 3 was simply an improvement to [...]

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X-Equals Image Kit – Vol. 2

Throughout the years we’ve released a bunch of free presets. Over time, it had become a bit of a challenge to find and download batches of our presets in an easy manner … so we created the X-Equals Image Kit Vol. 1. With our Email Digest, we’ve continued the tradition of releasing a new preset in [...]

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What’s your setup? – Michelle Moore

This week, Michelle Moore shares some of her favorite shots and setups. Here’s your chance to get a sneak peek into the mind of a true master! For more great images, be sure to visit Michelle on here blog. All Photos © Michelle Moore Emily Equipment Canon 1Ds Mark II, 85mm: 1/60 @ f/7.1; ISO 100 Profoto Acute2 2400 Kit + [...]

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What’s your setup? – Ryan Klos

I don’t know about you, but I love learning how other photographers work. From their lighting setup to post processing tips, I find it intriguing. Heck, I find it downright fascinating! You can only deconstruct an image so far without talking to the photographer who made it. Until you do, it’s pretty much [...]

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Lens Correction and Alteration in Lightroom 3

Now that Lightroom 3 has finally arrived, everyone gets to take advantage of the new Lens Corrections panel. Adobe has many common lenses from various manufacturers profiled, and Lightroom can automatically correct any abnormalities and perspective issues present in the lens. Another benefit is that Adobe Labs has pre-released the Adobe [...]

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Link Party – Grab a drink and dig in …

I was cleaning up my laptop the other day in anticipation of my Lightroom 3 upgrade and I ran across a big hunkin’ list of bookmarks so let’s have a good old fashion Link Party! There’s a good mix of Photoshop, Lightroom, and shooting tips in here along with a bunch of free downloads and inspirational [...]

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Hack No More! – The Lightroom 3 Tone Curve

When you launch Lightroom 3 and head over to the Develop Module, you may notice some minor differences from Lightroom 2. The point of interest today is located in the Tone Curve palette. At first glance you see the old, friendly Parametric Tone Curve tool Lightroom has had since day one. But look closer. At the bottom, [...]

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