The Samurai Photographer has switched to a Mac. Until he gets his video capture software, Pixelicious will be an audio podcast. This week’s episode is the last installment of Strutting Your Stuff. Enjoy.
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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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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shows you a techinque he calls “Drive By Shooting.” He also shows you how to tweak the resulting images in Photoshop.

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin completes his tutorial on how to create photo books showing you how to use Blurb BookSmart to finish the book.

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin continues his tutorial on creating photo books, showing you how to create a full page spread.

In This Episode:

• Creating a Photo Book
  • Creating a full page spread
  • Duplicating a layer
  • Transforming a layer
  • Creating an action

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin explores the powerful Collections feature in Lightroom 2. He also shares his wildlife photography techniques with you.

In This Episode:

• Artistic Photo Canvas
• Creating Collections in Lightroom
  • Creating a Quick Collection
  • Creating a Collection
  • Creating a Smart Collection
• Wildlife Photography
  • Choosing the proper lens
  • Choosing the right aperture
  • Wildlife Photography tips

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shares his techniques for photographing sunsets. He also shows you his workflow for processing sunsets in Lightroom 2 and Photomatix.

In this episode:

• Photographing Sunsets
• Processing Sunset Images in Lightroom
• Creating HDR Images in Photomatix
• To download the Photomatix trial, click here: Photomatix Trial

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shares some thoughts on creativity. He also shows you how to create compelling black and white images in Lightroom. The episode ends with a mini-review of the Tamron 200-500mm zoom lens.

In this episode:

• Creativity
• Creating Black and White images in Lightroom
  • Creating a virtual copy
  • Converting an image to grayscale
  • Altering the grayscale mix
  • Using the NIK Silver Efex Pro plug-in
• Tamron200-500 mm Lens Review

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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 episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin explores the powerful Lightroom export options and shows you how to make a preset. He also shares on of his creativity techniques with you and discusses the improved Burn and Dodge tools in Photoshop CS4.

In This Episode:

• Exporting Photos from Lightroom
  • Using Export Presets
  • Modifying Export Presets
  • Creating Custom Presets
• Enhancing Your Creativity
• Burning and Dodging In Photoshop
• Using a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer

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