A Guest post by Dave Ware from Whalebone Photography . This note is aimed to be a quick discussion on High Dynamic Range and possible future enhancements to improve it. What is High Dynamic Range? High Dynamic Range is a … Read More

DUAL REDUNDANCY STORAGE ARRAY OFFERS PEACE OF MIND The DroboPro (big brother to the popular Drobo storage system) has eight drive bays that can hold 3.5″ SATA drives. Currently, 2 TB is the limit of a single drive (although 3TB … Read More

If you’re a devoted fan of one camera make this type of book will not only keep you on the straight and narrow — brand-wise — but expand your knowledge of that marque’s power and operating potential. Such a book … Read More

CARTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE FOR ILLUSTRATOR The MAPublisher plug-in for Illustrator CS3 and CS4 is not for the timid: You should be familiar with GIS (Geographic Information System) data and have a need to publish that data in a visual format. Simply … Read More

VISUAL WORKFLOW MANAGER KEEPS YOU TOTALLY ORGANIZED GridIron Software’s Flow cannot be fully explained in this amount of space—it’s too vast and too valuable. Instead, I’ll tell you what it does and what it’s good for. In my testing, it … Read More

Congratulations All Around A big congratulations to Joe McNally, Scott Kelby, and David Duchemin for rocking the top 5 of the top 10 Best Books- Art and Photography on Amazon.com! Joe McNally earns the top spot this year for his … Read More

Have you ever had a memory card fail on you? You’ve spent some time photographing an occassion, you’ve done your best and you’re excited about getting the images onto your screen and checking them out. You plug in your memory … Read More

Yes, you heard right! When choosing clothing for your family photos, dress to match the sofa! Urge your clients to think about the end result they’re aiming for by having photos taken by a professional. Is it to have a large canvas … Read More

The new enhanced 3D capabilities built into Photoshop CS4, coupled with the animation function, bring new features for you to explore that you might not have considered before. In the past, creating a simple animation of a twirling coin required … Read More

If you’d like to download the images used in this tutorial to practice these techniques, visit www.layersmagazine.com and navigate to the Magazine section . All files are for personal use only. Disappearing Act Let’s face it: no matter how carefully … Read More