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Intermediate

The Wonderful World of Local Backups (Part 2 of 2)

By Matthew Morse

August 10, 2015 - 9:00pm

In my last post, I began a review of several of the local backup options that I have employed over recent recent years, starting with a simple external hard drive and moving onto Drobos. In this post, I’ll review two additional options I’ve explored and setup: Time Capsule and a Network-attached Storage (NAS) device (in this case, setup as a RAID array).

Beginner

What to Do If You Don't See DxO FilmPack Plugin in Photoshop CC 2015

By PhotoJoseph

August 8, 2015 - 9:00pm

If you’re a DxO FilmPack user and have upgraded to Photoshop CC 2015, you may have noticed that you can’t get to FilmPack anymore. Fortunately there’s an easy fix.

Intermediate

Lightroom Maintains Selections, and Shared Folder Workflow

By PhotoJoseph

August 8, 2015 - 12:00am

I have a project in Lightroom where I need to share some near-final images with someone else for retouching, and in figuring out most efficient way to handle this, realized a couple of pretty cool things about file management in Lightroom.

Beginner

Photos for OS X Basic Training Completed; Limited Time Free Video

By PhotoJoseph

August 6, 2015 - 9:00pm

The video training series “Photos for OS X Basic Training” wrapped up a couple of weeks ago… I suppose it’s time to tell you that ;-) Also for a limited time, watch one of the videos completely for free!

Advanced

apHUB—the Aperture HUB

By Pete

July 28, 2015 - 9:00pm

My journey to find an Aperture replacement, and my personal solution… which may surprise you.

Beginner

Manually Importing iOS Device Pictures to Photos While iCloud is Enabled Won't Result in Duplicates

By PhotoJoseph

July 15, 2015 - 9:00pm

If you have iCloud Photo Library enabled, and are using an iOS device, then you know that shortly after you shoot a photo on your iOS device, it shows up in Photos.app. But what happens when you’re offline, or simply don’t have the bandwidth to sync? It turns out if you import manually, you’ll be OK — as long as you don’t get fancy about it.

Intermediate

The Wonderful World of Local Backups (Part 1 of 2)

By Matthew Morse

July 13, 2015 - 9:00pm

In part one of this two-part series, we explore various options available for local backup. Backing up is a critical – not optional – part of your photo storage strategy, and here we’ll cover the options from the most basic to the more complex.

Where's Joseph? Our Photos training? Lightroom Training? And everything else?

By PhotoJoseph

July 8, 2015 - 9:00pm

I’ve been so overwhelmed lately that I’ve been neglecting the site. I thought I’d offer up an explanation and talk about the future a little bit.

Advanced

Freezing Motion In Long Exposures

By Scott Davenport

July 6, 2015 - 9:00pm

Landscape scenes can look even more beautiful with a long exposure. However, a long exposure can blur subjects and elements we want to remain sharp. With a little forethought in the field, and a touch of post processing magic, you can get the best of both worlds.