In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shares some thoughts about his new Panasonic GF-1 and his Canon EOS 7D.

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In this episode, which was originally supposed to air on October 17, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin reivews the Canon EOS 7D, a camera he has recently written a book about. He also gives you some tips for shooting video with a digital SLR.

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The Samurai Photographer is writing a book on the Canon EOS 7D. In this episode, he gives you his first impressions of the camera.

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin share some tips for organizing your Lightroom catalog. He also shows you how to resuce a mediocre image in Photoshop.

• Organizing Your Lightroom Catalog
  • Naming folders
  • Metadata Template
  • Keywords
  • Keyword Painter
• Rescuing a Mediocre Image in Photoshop
  • Converting an image to LAB Mode
  • Using the Apply Image command
• Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk
• Photo walk website

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin edits an image in Lightroom in preparation for some final edits in Photoshop. He also shares a slideshow of his HDR images.

In This Episode

• Lightroom Magic
  • Creating a virtual copy
  • Using a develop preset
  • Tweaking the Tone Curve
  • Correcting lens vignetting
  • Sharpening the image
  • Cropping the image
  • Opening the image in Photoshop
• HDR Slide show
• LowePro Terraclime 30 camera bag
• Scott Kelby’s World Wide Photo Walk
• World Wide Photo Walk Sarasota, FL Group

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shows you how to prepare images for an HDR transformation. He then shows you how to create HDR images in Photoshop and Photomatix.

In This Episode:

• Shooting images for HDR transformation
• Creating different exposures in Photoshop’
• Creating an HDR image in Photoshop
• Creating an HDR image in Photomatix
• Click here to download Photomatix: Photomatix Trial

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In this short episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin brings you some new, and a slide show of recent images he’s created.

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin gives you an update on the Nikon D5000 and his Canon EOS 5DMKll. He also tells you about the Canon G10 recall. Doug also shows you how to do the round-trip from Lightroom to Photoshop and back again. He also discusses custom workspaces in Photoshop CS4.

In This Episode:

• To find out about the Canon G10 recall, click here: Canon G10 Info
• From Lightroom to Photoshop and Back Again
  • Setting External Editor Preferences
  • Editing an Image in Photoshop
• Creating a Custom Workspace in Photoshop CS4
  • Modifying the Panel Layout
  • Changing the Menus
  • Creating Keyboard Shortcuts

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin discusses Lightroom Plug-ins. Then he shows you a cool technique to draw attention to a specific part of an image. In the last part of the show, he shows you an online social networking hotspot.

• Lightroom Plug-ins
  • Exporting to ProShow Gold
  • ProShow Gold Plug-in Download here: Download
  • Creating a slide show in ProShow Gold
• Draw Attention to Part of an Image in Photoshop
  • Creating and Modifying a Selection
  • Creating a Layer from a Selection
  • Adding a Black and White Adjustment Layer
  • Adding Layer Styles
• Twitter – Social Networking for the Photographer
  • The Twitter Web Site
  • Download TweetDeck here: TweetDeck
  • Searching for Topics
  • Following People

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin gives you a product review of Corel Painter 11. He also shares some of the sites and sounds from his most recent gig: Photographing the 12 Hours of Sebring auto race.

In This Episode:

• Corel Painter 11 Review
  • Using Auto Painting
  • Using Auto Painting with Artists Brushes
  • To download the 30 trial of Corel Painter 11, click here: Corel Painter 11 Trail
• Photographs from the !2 Hours of Sebring Auto Race

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