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| Dear , This spring I gained a deeper "big-picture" understanding of how images are being captured, processed and delivered. Igathered this knowledge in none other than Las Vegas, at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tradeshows. While PMA focuses primarily on photography and NAB on video, motion graphics and broadcasting, conversations with a variety of people anddemonstrations of products truly revealed to me how these two fields intermingle and will continue to grow closer together in coming years.
Both still photographers and videographers are currently adapting to the changing economic landscape and shifting distribution methods. Right now, itappears everyone is excited by the opportunities the Web presents, but are a bit unsure of how to create for and make money in this new medium. Weshould expect to see a lot of interesting experiments from photographers, videographers and designers in the coming year as tools become moreaffordable and technology makes it easier then ever to publish across mediums.
I'll continue to call your attention to the best photography and multimedia projects here in this newsletter, on my blog and on Twitter, where youcan find me at: jaykinghorn. I appreciate the feedback I've received recentlyregarding my posts and encourage you to drop me a line and let me knowwhat's on your mind.
Jay
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| Perfect Digital Photography: Available for Pre-Order!
It's almost here! The 2nd edition of Perfect Digital Photography went to press this week. Finished copies should arrive in bookstores byJune 17th. Completely revised, this edition reflects the latest in digital photography, both in creating the image and in post-processing. Thedigitaldarkroom sections of the book are completely rewritten, focusing on Lightroom as the primary image editing application then using Photoshop forselective corrections, sharpening and compositing.
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JVC New Cameras
Generating some of the loudest buzz at this year's NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show were the two new ProHD Camcorders fromJVC. The JVC GY-100 looks to be a superb option for photographers looking for a workflow-friendly HD Camcorder to help bridge between a still cameraand a professional-quality Camcorder. The JVC GY-HM700U is designed more for video professionals with a host of advanced features, and a price tag tomatch.
The HM100 offers 1080p, 1080i and 720p shooting modes and records to dual SDHC memory cards in QuickTime Movie or MP4formats. This makes it easy to edit clips directly in Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere without any additional conversion or transcoding. Reviews PhillipBloomVideo Review Camcorder Info.com
The JVC GY-HM100 has a list price of $3,995. The GY-HM700 retails for $7,995.00 Intuos 4 Tablet At NAB, I had my first opportunity to play with the new Intuos 4 tablet, which is a significant improvement over itspredecessors. Most notable are the redesign of the customizable quick keys to make them far more powerful and user friendly. One of the highlights isbeing able to assign application-specific keyboard shortcuts to each of the hot keys. The result is a single quick key that can be used for theAdjustment Brush in Lightroom, trigger an action in Photoshop and assign a specific transition in Final Cut.
Adobe Productivity Reports
This week, Adobe and Pfeiffer Consulting released a series of reports calculating theproductivity benefits of the Creative Suite 4 products overtheir CS3 predecessors. The big time-savers in CS4, the Adjustments panel, localized corrections in Camera Raw and faster image management in BridgeCS4.
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| A People In Despair: Haiti's Year Without Mercy An audio slideshow of Patrick Farrell's Pulitzer-prize winning photographs from Haiti. Compelling, riveting, haunting.
New York 2008 by Vicente Sahuc Beautiful slow-motion montage of NYC life shot with aCasio EX-F1 at 300 fps, then replayed at 24 fps. You may alsolike his excellent time-lapse montage, Almeria, shot with a digital SLR in thesouth of Spain. National Geographic's Infinite Photo Montage Keep clicking to dive deeper into this endless montage of photos.
Photography Heatmaps from Flickr Photos And you thought your workflow was rough. Scientists from Cornell University geolocated 35 million photos from Flickr tocreate heatmaps of the most densely photographed areas in the country. If your Apple store is anything like the one near me, you may not be surprisedto learn the new Apple store in NYC was more popular than the Statue of Liberty.
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| The Lean Forward Moment: Creating Compelling Stories for Film, TV and the Web
It isn't often that I review books in this newsletter. Then again, it isn't often I come across a book as remarkable as Norman Hollyn's The LeanForward Moment. Photographers venturing into multimedia, filmmaking and interactive projects will find this book immensely helpful at graspingthe nuances of editing, camera positioning and sound, and gaining a deeper appreciation for how these elements enhance the key themes in yourstories.
Anyone who reads this book will gain a deeper appreciation for the craft of moviemaking and the components of visual storytelling. From the ambientbackround sounds, to the lighting or the tempo of the edits in a scene, directors use these tools to engage the audience and create a more compellingvisual experience.
If you are a photographer looking to create multimedia stories or a movie aficionado who wants to understand the craft of filmmaking, pick up a copyof The Lean Forward Moment. | 
| Color Correcting Digital Video in Photoshop CS4 Extended For photographers working with video editing software, learning to color correct video clips can be challenging. Thecolor editing tools in most video editing applications are very different than the tools found in Photoshop and Lightroom. In this tutorial, I'll showyouhow to open a digital video clip in Photoshop CS4 Extended, use familiar tools (Curves, Vibrance, Hue-Saturation, etc.) and bring the corrected clipback to your video editing application. Plus, a bonus tip to dynamically link your footage between Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro.
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