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Tutorials

How To Embed A Flickr Slideshow In A Tab On Your Facebook Page

Screenshot of Peter Liu Photography's Facebook page. September 14, 2009

Ever since I created my Facebook page, I’ve been looking for a way to embed a Flash slideshow into it. Facebook doesn’t allow embeds, so I looked at a lot of different applications, and MagToo was the closest I could come to a decent solution. The thing is, I use my Flickr account as a [...]

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The 3 M’s That Are The Bane Of Good Photography

September 7, 2009
Sunset taken from a rooftop in Kihei, Maui, Hawai'i.

Over the weekend, my wife and I were over at our friends‘ house for what seems to be a developing tradition for us—a dinner (potluck, barbecue, pizza, whatever) and movie night with close friends. Unlike most dinner guests, I’m the nerd who shows up with a gear bag and a tripod, and sneaks out during [...]

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How To Get One Good Shot Out Of Two Bad Ones With Photoshop CS4

August 7, 2009
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You’ve probably been there. You’re shooting an event, running around all over, trying to capture anyone and everyone, taking advantage of any impromptu group poses when you happen upon them, not really sure what you have or don’t have. Everything happens in a whirlwind, and you’re observing it all through this tiny portal on the [...]

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How Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Changed My Workflow

June 2, 2009

About a month ago, I read a post by Thomas Hawk about his workflow, which inspired a friend of mine to blog about his own, so I started thinking about how mine has changed radically in the last few years. The catalyst for this change is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Prior to Lightroom, my workflow consisted [...]

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One Big Reason To Upgrade To Photoshop CS4

April 4, 2009

With every new release of Adobe Photoshop, there’s a period where people sit on the fence pondering whether or not they should upgrade. “Is it worth the money?” “Are the new features really that good?” Sound familiar? The past few releases have brought revolutionary features that have changed the landscape of how people do digital [...]

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Getting The Focus You Want Using Photoshop CS4

April 3, 2009

When I’m shooting florals, my weapon of choice is my old Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens (now superceded by the 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR). Whenever possible, I like to shoot them wide open to accentuate the flower by creating as much bokeh as possible, blurring the background to minimize distractions in the frame. This [...]

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Photoshop.com – Where Photography Meets Social Media

March 26, 2009

Photoshop.com from Adobe Systems is an online solution for photo editing and sharing that also gives you the ability to sync your photos with social media accounts, such as Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket or Picasa. Sure, you could upload directly to those accounts, but the value-add of Photoshop.com is that it gives you the ability to [...]

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