In this episode, Samurai Photograph Doug Sahlin presents the final installment of his series on image retouching. There’s also information about a new offering from Blurb, which is undoubtedly the great bargain in self publishing on the planet. Doug also discusses ways to find great landscapes to photograph that are near your home.

• A new book offering from Blurb
• Image retouching – Part 5
  • Glamour glow
  • Convert an image to black and white with an Action
  • Download the Gorman B&W conversion Action
  • Edtiing a layer mask
  • Selective color
• Finding great landscapes to photograph near your home
  • Morris Bridge Wilderness
  • Shooting digital infrared images
  • Lifepixel’s web site

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In today’s episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin discusses techniques for photographing the streets and people in the town you live in. Ken Milburn discusses large memory cards and why he’s developed a liking for them.

In this episode:

• Photographing people on the streets
• Tips about photographer safety
• Tips about protecting your gear
• Shoot with a photographer buddy
• Keep your cool when the going gets tough
• Shoot from the hip
• Shooting with large memory cards
• Data recovery applications
• Sequence shooting
• Data Doctor Pro
• SanDisk 2GB SD cards with data recovery application
• SanDisk 2GB CF cards with data recovery application

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In today’s episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin discusses some methods for developing a unique style for your photography.

In this episode:

• Developing a unique style of photography
• Learn the rules of composition
• Study the work of the photography masters like Ansel Adams
• Choose a unique vantage point for your photographs
• Photograph what you love
• Window Seat by Julieanne Kost
• The Moment It Clicks by Joe McNally

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In today’s episode, Samurai Photographer Doug Sahlin shares some techniques for photographing birds and wildlife.

In this episode:

• Photographing birds
• Panning techniques
• Taking precautions
• Composing your shot
• Pt. Reyes
• Happy Accidents
• Bird Photography Gallery

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In today’s episode we examine a workflow for importing images into Lightroom and keeping your images organized.

In this episode:

• Importing Images into Lightroom
• Applying a Metadata preset
• Applying keywords to images
• Renaming images
• Ranking images
• Filtering images
• Finding images
• Backing up your image collection
• SyncBackSE

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If you want to maximize your picture taking time, get organized. In this episode, we share some tips for organizing your gear, and being organized during a photo shoot.

In this episode:

• Organize your equipment
• Get ready for a shoot
• Clean your equipment
• Store your equipment
• Pelican Cases
• Epson portable hard drives
• After the shoot

We welcome comments about this episode and any requests for future episodes.

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After a considerable amount of planning, we’re pleased to introduce our first episode of Pixelicious.
In this episode:

• Get to know the show hosts.
• Learn more about Pixelicious

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