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Show Notes… News & Reviews
First of all I mentioned an automatic file backup software for the mac on last weeks show, but forgot the link. It’s called Synk, and it really makes life easier if your on a mac.Naturally we talked about Canon announcing the EOS 1D mk 2, and it’s certain;y worth checking out. If your a Nikon guy it may just make you want to switch. Here is the 1D mk 2 press release, and here is the consumer page on the Canon site. They also announced the updated Speedlite 580EX 2, and the 16-36 L f/2.8 2 lens . Nikon also announced 8 new coolpix models that should be really neat, and you can check those out at the Nikon website.

Of course Adobe Lightroom was just released, and it’s worth taking a good look at. You’ll also find lots of good links for Lightroom training and such below in the picks section.

Weekly Tips
I talked about inexpensive Compact flash cards from Ridata, They work well, are fast, and very reasonably priced. Here they are on newegg.com.
I also mentioned that I would post a screen capture of my photography folder structure as a follow up on last weeks organization show, so here it is.
(click for the full size version)

Picks Of The Week
Here’s a bunch of Adobe Lightroom resources to get ya going.

(PPS) How to import Bridge raw presets into Lightroom

NAAP lightroom learning center
Lightroom-news.com launched to go along with Photoshopnews.com
Luminous landscape offering 4.5 hours of lightroom training video for 14.95
Find and share presets at lightroompresets.com
How to move your Lightroom library to another drive

Cheers… Gavin

~Gavin Seim Photography~ www.seimphotography.com
Washington wedding & senior portrait photography. Ephrata, Moses Lake, Wenatchee, Spokane, Seattle, Kent, Leavenworth, Sequim, Bellevue Winthrop

As professional photographers we always need inspiration. Flikr is such a great place to find it, and I try to spend time now an then getting inspiration, and ideas. Here is a shot I found that I felt was really superb. A simple & beautiful newborn photo

Gavin

Nikon has announced 8 stunning new models to their popular Coolpix digital camera line. The new units cover a broad range of choices for nearly any level shooter. More can be found ob the Nikon website

Coolpix P5000
Coolpix S500
Coolpix S200
Coolpix S50
Coolpix S50c
Coolpix L12
Coolpix L11
Coolpix L10

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In a press release today, Canon announces the coming of the new 10.1 mp EOS 1D MK III
A few of the great new features on the system… (for more details visit the press release above, or see the main MK II page on Canons website)

	Entirely new 10.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS Sensor (APS-H size, 1.3x lens conversion factor), featuring the EOS Integrated Cleaning System
	World’s fastest digital SLR: shooting up to 10 fps (frames per second), with a burst rate up to 110 full-resolution JPEG images or 30 RAW images
	All new high-precision AF system with 19 user-selectable AF points and 26 additional “assist points”; superior low-light performance and faster operation
	New lighter body with enhanced weather resistance and outstanding reliability: featuring a shutter that’s durability-tested to 300,000 exposures
	Dual DIGIC III Image Processors working in parallel to provide up to 50% less shadow noise and superb image quality; new Highlight Tone Priority option adds control of bright highlights
	Large 3.0-inch LCD monitor, featuring Live View

Canon also announced upgrades to it’s professional 580EX hot shoe flash to the 580EX II, and also an updated 16-26 L f2.8 II.

On the consumer side Canon announced many new compact models in the Powershot, and Elph lines, as well as some new printers. Many of the new photo products can be found on the overview page of Canon’s website

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Washington wedding & senior portrait photography. Ephrata, Moses Lake, Wenatchee, Spokane, Seattle, Kent, Leavenworth, Sequim, Bellevue Winthrop

Well I went and did it PPS. And she said yes. I even did my own photography for it lol. I’ll post more images, and details over on my personal/photo blog.
Heres the link to my engagement post

I have Adobe Lightroom, but I still want to use my precious
presets from Bridge or another raw workflow tool!!
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Lightroom, the new image workflow management tool from Adobe is a really great application for someone who wants to manage the workflow, and correction of lots of images. Though not at all a replacement to Photoshop, it is designed speed process time for color correction, many other adjustments. So far as I have found theres no direct way to convert your Adobe Bridge presets to Lightroom. However there is a back door method that will work well. You’ll need to make sure you have the latest version Camera Raw installed for this to work.

1. Go the Adobe Bridge and make a folder that has Raw images. I found it works best to use a duplicate of all the same image. It’s a good idea to start with a raw image that has been reverted to it’s original state. One way to make sure of this is to simply delete the .XMP metadata file that goes with that image before duplicating it, and adding presets.

2. In Bridge apply each preset you want, to a copy of the raw image, and as you do so rename the image to match the name of the preset applied to it. Once you have the images named, and have the presets applied go into Lightroom and import the folder that has the raw images that you applied the bridge presets to (file/import photos)

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3. Once the photo’s are imported they will retain the settings that have been stored in the .XMP sidecar files when you applied the presets in Bridge, and appear correctly in Lightroom. If the images look natural, and don’t reflect the settings applied in Bridge that you may need to update Camera Raw. Now go to the develop module and select the first image you want to save a preset from.

4. Click on one of the raw images in the develop module, and then click “Create New Preset” (the plus sign at the top of the presets panel) The preset you are creating will use the current settings (the ones that were applied in Bridge) and save them as a preset. Once this is done your ready to go, and can apply presets all day long.

Things to keep in mind
Be careful to watch what the preset saves. You will see when you go to save a preset that check boxes allow you to control what settings will be retained in that preset. Often you can leave nearly everything checked, but with some presets this may not be the case.

For example on a preset that does not define any changes to the white balance you won’t want to have “White Balance” checked. However on a preset that changes the white balance such as a warming preset you will need to retain the custom setting when you save it in Lightroom.

You see this by looking at the develop settings before you save the preset. If for example you see that the where balance is set to “As Shot” you’ll know that nothing has changed and you don’t need the white balance checked when you save the preset. If however you see that the setting is “Custom” or “Auto” then you probably need to maintain that setting in your new preset. Though white balance seems to be the main one to watch, you’ll also want to keep your eyes open just in case theres a preset that needs some settings unchecked to work correctly.

Note that though you will need a raw file to follow this process, and get your presets into Lightroom, you will be able to use the presets on jpeg file once you have the presets saved. You’ll find that once you have your presets moved over into lightroom you’ll be right at home, and really start loving it… Have fun.

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