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Nick Pedersen
October 01, 2011 — It started out as an idea five years ago, but I can remember it like it was yesterday. We launched AfterCapture to potential advertisers at PhotoPlus, in the dungeons of the Jacob Javitz Center. Armed with a computer and a PowerPoint presentation, I was willing to show my plans for this new idea to anyone and everyone who walked by.
Nik Software Color Efex 4There is so much to say about Nik Color Efex Pro 4 that I’ll never have
enough room for it all in this review. To save you the suspense and the
need to read through to the end, let me just say this: If you use
plug-in filters in Photoshop, Lightroom or Aperture for color
correction, retouching or creative enhancements, you should own Color
Efex Pro 4 (CEP4). What to look for in a Video ProjectorOne of the more difficult tasks for the professional photographer is choosing a video projector for his or her business. With so many new models coming to market, as well as a growing trend toward HD video, choosing from among dozens of available models can be a daunting task. And when you factor in price range, knowing which projector will work best for you beforehand can save you a lot more than just time. 6 Keys To RAW Photography SuccessIn the course of writing this column over the past five years, I’ve learned a lot about RAW processing from a lot of great photographers. More than anything, I’ve learned to expand my own understanding of what RAW processing really means. Instead of seeing it as one, specific technical step, I now see it as any and all technical and creative aspects of what happens in the “life cycle” of RAW images—from pre-capture inspiration to outputting the final image. AC Pix Digital Imaging ContestThe 2011 AfterCapture PIX Digital Imaging Contest was created to recognize excellence and innovation in digital imaging, including retouching, CGI, compositing and other post-production techniques. Winners were selected in Single Image, Series and Student (single image or series) categories. Entries came in from all over the world, displaying some truly remarkable work. Future FantasyIn Dimitri Daniloff’s futuristic worlds, beauty is smashed into a thousand fragments as men search supermarket shelves stacked with heads, cyborg models attend to robots and married women have salacious affairs with geometric shapes. The Paris-based advertising photographer’s images are nightmarish dystopias of the video game age that are both perverse and compelling, unnerving and comic. The Forest of ThornsNick Pedersen’s “The Forest of Thorns” is only one of dozens of stunning images from his book-length series Sumeru, and it’s a great example with which to demonstrate his art-making process. The image is also rich in symbolism, conveying another stage in the truth-seeker’s search for understanding, and it holds great meaning for Pedersen: “ Use Facebook as a Marketing ToolIt’s amazing to think that on most days more people visit Facebook than any other Web site, even Google. What’s more, with over 800 million members, Facebook has become a community that’s larger than any country (barring China and India). More AfterCapture Features » |
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