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Most of the Lightroom training and teaching I do focuses on the organizational aspects of Lightroom, as well as setting up workflows and helping people work more efficiently and effectively. But I thought I’d talk a bit about the new additions to the AI Remove tool that was just released with the latest Lightroom upgrade, version 14.4.
Read MoreSo maybe you’ve been thinking about scanning some of those old prints you have lying around in boxes or just scattered everywhere. This is a great idea for a couple of reasons.
Read MoreThe Tuesday the Palisades wildfire started was a typical, beautiful, blue-sky day here in Los Angeles. In the morning, I took a walk to the gym with my son who was home from school for winter vacation. The winds were already blowing quite strongly, and we had to dodge a few palm fronds and other debris falling from trees as we made our way along the sidewalk. There was a general sense of uneasiness as we walked, but nothing could have portended what was to come.
Read MoreOne of the services I perform for clients—and enjoy the most—is scanning old prints, negatives, and slides. This process can bring new life to images that have been sitting in boxes or albums for years. In some cases, it allows people to see photos they may have never seen before.
Not only is it a wonderful way to revisit and share old family photos, but it is also the best way to ensure their preservation, especially when it comes to unique, one-of-a-kind prints, slides, or negatives.
Read MorePreserving your Legacy - A practical guide to archiving your digital and analog photos, videos and stories is finally available for everyone.
Read MorePermanent.org is a personal legacy archive platform created to enable people to preserve family history, tell their stories, and most importantly, ensure that it is safely passed on and available to others for years to come.
They recently launched a project they called the Legacy Lab, which encouraged participants to do a start-to-finish archive on a particular family member. I’m still in the process of doing mine, which is on my maternal grandfather Boris Lenoff, who was a portrait photographer who had his studio on the Coney Island boardwalk in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
Read MoreI just finished a large slide scanning job for a client of over 4500 slides. The camera scans I did on the 50-70 years old slides made them look like they are taken yesterday, the camera scanning quality is that good.
I can’t show you my clients work, but here are some slides and negatives of mine I recently scanned. Some of these I haven’t seen in decades, but all wonderful memories.
Read MoreAdobe just updated Lightroom Classic with some interesting new features. I’ve had a few clients call me as they were confused about some changes in the way the tools in Develop mode now display. If you wish to set up a session to go over these new tools, or anything else, let me know and we can go through them.
Here are the basics of the new changes.
Read MoreI’m going to write today about a topic I don’t usually cover, unfortunately it’s one of those topics you don’t think about until you have to. I’m talking about identity theft and bank theft, both of which happened to me several weeks ago.
Getting your online bank account hacked is not something I ever thought would happen to me, but when it did, it was not only dealing with the shock of what happened, but also a growing awareness of how easily it can happen, and how easily it could happen again.
Read MoreOn July 26th of this year, Apple will be discontinued something called My PhotoStream. My PhotoStream was a feature that iPhones used before there was iCloud to sync photos and videos from your iPhone to your computer. Its now basically obsolete so nothing to worry about unless you might be still unknowingly using it to transfer images from your phone. That might be the case if you are not logged into your iCloud account.
Read MoreThese new AI tools were unveiled last week with LR’s latest upgrade. I only had a chance to play around with them a bit, but here is a brief description of how they work.
Read MoreI just got back from the annual conference of The Photo Managers in Orlando which brings together photo-organizers, archivists, tech companies and all professions and services related to family photos from all over the world. As usual it was a fantastic time to hear and talk about the latest trends in our field and find out about all the new products and services that will be enhancing the work we do with our clients. I can’t go through all of them, but will mention a few in this newsletter in Part 1 and some more soon in Part 2
Read MoreLightroom – Information is everything
One of the most common things I come across when I first see my client’s Lightroom catalog is this generic display on their thumbnails, displaying absolutely nothing of importance. So one of the first things I do when helping to set up a catalog for a client is to show them how to display important and helpful information in the Grid view of their catalog
Read MoreMaybe you’ve heard or read about some of the new AI software that can create crazy surreal images by simply writing some descriptive text. I will put aside my opinion of these things for now and instead tell you about some of the really cool and helpful abilities AI does have when it comes to restoring scanned photos that may be damaged or faded. There are a number of products out there, but I used some easy-to-use features and tools in Adobe Photoshop to achieve some really good results with just a few clicks.
Read MorePortrait Mode
If you are looking for a way to make your photos of friends and family pop a little this holiday season, you might try using this tried-and-true professional photographic technique that’s been incorporated into your iPhone camera.
Albums have traditionally been the place we put our favorite prints to display our most memorable events, trips, and family and friends. Ironically, placing our prints in albums puts our favorite prints way more at risk than if we just stuck them in a dark box and never looked at them.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, August 17, 2pm Eastern Time, 11am Pacific Time, I will be doing a webinar with Cathi Nelson from The Photo Managers titled: How to De-Dupe Your Photos & Why It Matters.
Read MoreFor years I’ve had requests from my clients to offer slide scanning as one of my services, but I wasn’t able to find a method I thought would do a good enough job, until now…
I just set up a slide scanning system using camera scanning. Instead of using a traditional slide scanner, which are typically slow and varies in terms of quality, I use a digital camera on a copy stand, and the results are amazing. The scans are sharp, the quality is excellent, and I can scan each slide quickly and precisely.
I am offering two tiers of slide scans: Standard and Pro Scan. Prices are below but I am offering 20% off if you get your order in by July 21, 2022
Read MoreI am very excited to be offering, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Center of Photography, a webinar titled: Taking Control of Your Lightroom Catalog - Tips, fixes, and settings to make your Lightroom life easier and more manageable.
April 2, 2022 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Read Moreemail - peter(at)fotoflowsolutions.com phone - (three one zero) - 312-6640 All photos ©Peter Bennett - All Rights Reserved
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