Pinoy Photographer

Adobe Lightroom 2.2 update

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, News, Tips & Tricks

Double good news! Adobe has released an update of their famous imaging software, the version 2.2 of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Double good news because it now supports my LX3′s  and 5D Mark II’s RAW files. See excerpt from Adobe site below.

From Adobe site

**With the release of Lightroom 2.2, there is an important exception in our DNG file handling for the Panasonic DMC LX3, Panasonic DMC FX150, Panasonic DMC FZ28, Panasonic DMC-G1 and Leica D-LUX 4. In this release the native, proprietary files from these cameras can only be converted to linear DNG files. A linear DNG file has gone through a demosaic process that converts a single mosaic layer of red, green and blue channel information into three distinct layers , one for each channel. The resulting linear DNG file is approximately three times the size of a mosaic DNG file or the original proprietary file format.

Download it here

Panasonic Lumix DMC LX3 Firmware Update

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, News, Tips & Tricks

Panasonic just released the 1.1 firmware version of the famous Lumix LX3

It fixes some issues of AWB and auto focus. It also enable the use of the new external flash accessory DMW-FL220.

I updated mine and it looks like it corrected the AWB issue.

Download it here

From Panasonic website

Facebook toolbar for firefox

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, Tech, Tips & Tricks

Im down with flu this past few days actually until this moment of writing. So I checked out my facebook and searched some old and new acquintances. I stumbled upon the applications section of facebook and found out this toolbar plug-in for firefox, the Facebook toolbar. I paired with my Stumble upon toolbar. With this toolbar I can now go off my facebook page and still receive status updates from my facebook network, i can also set my status here and even check out other friends status. Hit the link this might be useful for you http://developers.facebook.com/toolbar/

I got 2 new balls…

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, Tech, Tips & Tricks

Not that one

hahahaha! I bought twist balls by (PWX) Postworx

It cools! It raises and it ergonomically provide better height on my MBP!

Visit their site here

at last EOS Utility working with mac and 5d

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, News, Tech, Tips & Tricks

While i was browsing the net today i remember checking out the canon usa website if they already have an update with their EOS utility software. Well luckily there is and i downloaded EOS utility version 2.2 now i can do tethered shooting via image browser. BTW theres also an update for Digital Photo Professional (DPP) RAW converter from canon. I also tried downloading and playing the picture style editor, looks interesting i actually uploaded a modified landscape picture style. I also updated my 5d’s firmware from 1.0.5 to 1.1.0.Download these updates here 

Selective Coloring

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, Landscape, Post Processing, Tips & Tricks, Travel

A PiPhoL posted a question about how to make selective coloring. I answered his query and that post gives me an idea of doing this particular photo in selective color

Steps in selective color in photoshop

1. Copy layer (ctrl+j)
2. Go to top layer
3. Open hue & saturation (ctrl+u) and put the saturation to 0 (to the left)
4. Select background layer
5. Pick eraser tool (ctrl+e)
6. Pick brush (b)
7. Choose rounded brush adjust by right cliking or ([ or ])
8. Adjust hardness to suit usage

9. Erase the area of the tshirt
10. Flatten then save
11. Voila you now have a selective color photo

Easiest but tricky method is Selective Color

Photoshop CS3 stopped

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, Tips & Tricks

My Photoshop CS3 stopped working last week. I had a hard time solving the problem but the internet is a big library for trouble shooting like this and I found the solution. A known problem by Adobe http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401528&sliceId=2

Singapore shopping

Posted by tekgik under kaBlog, Tech, Tips & Tricks

I have no big targets for shopping in Singapore. (Wala na pera) hahaha..

Im just eyeing for a sandisk firewire reader, filter & belt case from Lowepro. Successfully I brought home what im looking for.

Lowepro utility case

It can fit an external flash on the 2nd front zipper. And two small to medium sized lens at the last zipper. It can be attached with any belt because it has double velcro attachments for safety. You can also use it as a shoulder bag because it came with a strap that you can hook on the slip lock. I love th design very simple yet rugged.

(image from www.lowepro.com)

 SanDisk Extreme FireWire Reader

I was looking for this in Manila for quite sometime now. I needed a faster read/write reader since sometimes I fill up all my cards which now is 14GB in total. I already have the sandisk 12in1 USB 2.0 reader but I was intrigued if this firewire version can give me better speed. By specs USB 2.0 is faster than firewire 400. But now that I have both it appears that firewire is faster than USB 2.0 I guess because of firewire’s (less) lossless nature. Very true with HDD external enclosure.

(image from www.sandisk.com)

Cokin NDG (ND8) Filter

 I already have the NDG ND4 graduated filter which i oftenly used in my “unreal” shots. Seomtimes i needed more stops so I bought the +3 stops NDG.

(Graphics from www.cokin.com)

What more? I really wanted to buy the Canon G9 pero buti nalang hindi