Today I'm going to provide an update on the Pixels 2 Pigment workshops that we kicked off on August 4 in Okinawa, the sourthern-most island of Japan. Then next week, because I haven't done a travelogue style Podcast where I talk about my images and my techniques and...
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Podcast 344 : Successful Color Management and Printing Webinar
This week I'm releasing the replay of our July 9 Webinar with Photoshelter and X-Rite, in which I talk about Color Management and how to get better results from your printing. Here's our list of topics. The importance of color management – starting with nailing...
Podcast 343 : X-Rite i1Photo Pro 2 Review for Photographers
Today we're going to take a look at the i1 Photo Pro 2 calibration solution from X-Rite, and i1 Profiler, the software that you'll use to run the device. For me, this is an upgrade from the i1XTreme UV Cut Color Calibration Solution, so we'll also touch on the main...
Podcast 301 : How to Create Really Punchy Images!
In September, I had a conversation by mail with a friend that some of you may know from the MBP Community, Jared Fein. Jared had taken a look at the images on 500px following Episode 295 : An Introduction to 500px, and asked how people achieve the punchy look that you...
Podcast 254 : Color Managed Digital Workflow Seminar Report
On Saturday August 7, 2010, I gave a full day seminar at X-Rite Japan, focusing on the Color Managed Digital Workflow. Today I'm going to run through the key areas we touched on, to hopefully spark some ideas for your own workflow.We had a great time on Saturday. My...
Display and Monitor Calibration with the X-Rite ColorMunki Photo (Podcast 249)
Today I take you through a full monitor and printer calibration with the X-Rite ColorMunki Photo, and we also take a look at how to optimize a printer profile. Although it was a little late, I finally published an iPod optimized version of the video via the iTunes/RRS...
Martin Joined the X-Rite Coloratti!
I'm proud to announce that I recently joined the Coloratti, who, in X-Rite's words... Include the world's top professional photographers, a group whose vision, passion, leadership, and partnership are recognized and valued by X-Rite. Coloratti photographers are highly...
Podcast 241: Hokkaido Photography Tour and Workshop 2010 #2
Following on from Episode 237, this week we look at some images from the Landscape leg of the 2010 Hokkaido Workshop. We also hear participants comments from the entire Hokkaido Tour (only in the audio available in iTunes or at the bottom of this post). Before we look...
Podcast 227 : X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Review (Video)
Today I'm going to take you through some of the basic operations of the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport. With the preparation for my Snow Monkeys and Hokkaido Workshops, I really didn't have time to prepare for a Podcast this week, but I had planned on talking about my...