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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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 shows you how to create artistic images in Photoshop using textures, layers, and blend modes.

In This Episode:

• CG Textures web site: CG Textures
• Tweaking a texture
• Adding a layer
• Upsizing Image Tutorial click here: Upsizing Image

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• Changing blend modes
• Adding a solid color overlay

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 with four images. He also shows you how to create an action to add photos to the page.

In This Episode

• Exploring MPIX Pro
• MPIX Pro Website
• Creating Photo Books
  • Using guides
  • Creating placeholders
  • Cropping in Lightroom
  • Open Lightroom image as Smart Object in Photoshop
  • Create an action

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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 online sources for creating photo books. He also shows you his workflow for creating a photo book.

In This Episode:

• Photo Boook Sources
  • Shutterfly
  • Lulu
  • Blurb
• Creating a Photo Book
  • Finding and organizing your images in Lightroom 2
  • Opening the image as a Smart Object in Photoshop
  • Creating a Front Cover
  • Creating an Inside Front Cover

This tutorial will be continued in the next episode of Pixelicious.

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In this episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shows you how he creates abstract images in Photoshop.

In This Episode:

• Creating Abstract Images in Photoshop
  • Creating Layers
  • Using filters
  • Changing layer blend modes
  • Changing layer opacity
  • Using Adjustment Layers
• KPT Filters
• MPIX

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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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