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Martini Hour 076, In Which the Luminance Contrast Controls the Luminance Contrast

Submitted by colleen on 29 July 2010 - 12:15am.

Yes, of course, we've covered Adobe Camera Raw in the dekeLounge before, but this episode was inspired by the particular passage in the Adobe Help file gave its name to the title of this Martini Hour. Sure, it's succinct and...logical...I guess. But those of you who are fans of the spirit that pervades dekeWorld---where explanations should err on the side of completeness---would never be satisfied. The whole "push the button and see what happens" approach will simply not do. You need elaboration. You need clarification. In a word, you need Deke. 

Martini Hour 076: Photoshop Camera Raw 6

And so, this week, Deke and I set out to explore the features and controls in ACR in a dekeApproved fashion: Read more » 

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Photoshop and the Lost Undersea Channel

Submitted by deke on 30 April 2009 - 12:15am.
Undersea nymph

dekePod Episode 015: Imagine yourself on a once-in-a-lifetime underwater adventure. Adift in a world of wonder. Watch as if in a dream as you ignore the souvenir stand, bypass the lounge chair, even avoid the swim-up bar. Your only intention is to grab the gear, strap on the fins, and plunge into the astonishing azure alure.

Or more simply put: Mix with the fish.

Such destinations have names as to make the heart sigh: Fiji. Kealakekua Bay. Ningaloo. The Red Sea. Read more » 

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Photoshop vs. Adobe Bridge: Beware the Cache, the Cache Must Die!

Submitted by deke on 15 April 2009 - 11:11pm.
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dekePod Episode 014: At fourteen, dekePod is officially a teenager. So it's fitting that the topic of this episode takes us into the somewhat adult and potentially salacious territories of sovereignty and privacy. I'm not talking cookies or spyware. Your trusted commercial software--the stuff you pay hundreds of dollars for--may be tracking your every move.

It's like this: Despite the many warnings to the contrary, we tend to imagine that our computers acquiesce to our collective control. No software goes unchecked; no program reveals our misdeeds. And yet, these are exactly the sorts of treasonous acts that a certain group of programs--known as digital asset managers, or DAMs for short--are designed to perform on a daily basis. Read more » 

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Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training

Modeled after the professional-grade, industry-standard Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 provides key tools for enhancing, organizing, and sharing photographs. In Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training, instructor and award-winning author Deke McClelland shows how to use the powerful, easy-to-use Photoshop Elements 5 to create professional-looking images. Read more » 

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Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw

In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative. Working with these "digital negatives" allows photographers to have greater artistic control and flexibility during the image-editing process, while still maintaining the integrity of the original raw file. In Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw, best-selling author Deke McClelland teaches the key principles and techniques for mastering raw photography using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. Read more » 

List price: $149.95USD