Tim and Renee discuss how photo workshop locations are selected, and how photographers should choose a workshop to attend. Then they address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of November 11-15, 2013. This includes cropping changes in Photoshop CS6, unexpected Develop controls in Lightroom, using Time Machine to backup photos, printer profiles for black and white printing, and creating a soft-focus effect.

Links from this episode:

Palouse Photo Workshop:
http://timgrey.com/palouse/

Tony Sweet Filter from Singh-Ray:
http://singh-ray.com/sweet.html

Epson Stylus Photo R2880:
http://amzn.to/1by0VxR

Tim and Renee discuss the retro styling of the new Nikon Df digital SLR and make predictions about how it will be received by photographers. Then they address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of November 4-8, 2013. This includes creating multiple exposure images, the use of Levels in Photoshop, file size with layered images, slideshow settings, and backing up the Lightroom catalog.

Links from this episode:

Nikon Df digital SLR:
http://www.nikon.com/news/2013/1105_dslr_01.htm

Pixology Magazine:
http://www.pixologymag.com

ProShow from Photodex:
http://www.photodex.com

How to run ProShow on a Macintosh:
http://kb.photodex.com/2981/how-to-run-proshow-on-a-mac/

“Lightroom for Photographers” Seminar in Orlando:
http://timgreyocc.eventbrite.com/

This episode of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast opens with a discussion of whether software technology might someday render keywords, other metadata, and even a folder structure obsolete when it comes to locating a particular photographic image. Tim and Renee then address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of October 28 to November 1, 2013. This includes the order of adjustments for images, bit depth importance for black and white images, best settings for TIFF Options in Photoshop, track log apps for Android devices, and unintended duplicate images on export from Lightroom.

Links from this episode:

Elements Weekly eNewsletter:
http://timgrey.com/elements/

"The New Art of Photographing Nature":
http://amzn.to/1327Jkh

GPS Logger (Android):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mendhak.gpslogger&hl=en

Open GPS Tracker (Android):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.sogeti.android.gpstracker&hl=en

GPS Track by John Bafford (iPhone):
http://bafford.com/software/gpstrack/

This episode of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast begins with a chat about PhotoPlus Expo, as well as a few interview clips recorded on the show floor. Tim and Renee then address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of October 21 to 25, 2013. This includes laptop viewing angle, backup in the context of RAID storage, working with layered images from Photoshop in Lightroom, exporting from Lightroom for specific print sizes, and whether Vibrance has completely replaced Hue/Saturation in Photoshop.

Links from this episode:

G-Technology:
http://www.g-technology.com

RPGKeys.com:
http://www.rpgkeys.com

Lowepro:
http://www.lowepro.com

Red River Paper:
http://www.redrivercatalog.com

G-Speed from G-Technology:
http://amzn.to/16rfuOp

This episode of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast begins with a bit of a rant related to there being more than one right answer to a given question in digital photography. Tim and Renee then address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of October 14 to 18, 2013. This includes GPS tracklogs, importing with matching keywords, basic image optimization workflow in Lightroom, viewing offline images in Lightroom, and Adobe DNG file compatibility.

Links from this episode:

GPSTrack iPhone App:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gpstrack/id378708797?mt=8

"Mastering Catalog Organization in Lightroom 5" Presentation:

http://bit.ly/TimGreyAdoramaOct2013

Pixology Magazine:
http://www.pixologymag.com

This episode of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast begins with a discussion of some experiences scouting and photographing in Rome, Italy, as well as some talk about the Lytro camera technology. Tim and Renee then address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of October 7 to 11, 2013. This includes CMYK versus RGB, catalog versions in Lightroom, shooting in JPEG for a special project, saving Tone Curve adjustments in Lightroom, and creating a good selection to fix a sky in Photoshop.

Links from this episode:

Lytro Camera:
https://www.lytro.com

Pixology Magazine:
http://pixologymag.com 

“Photoshop CC Selections and Layer Masking Workshop” Video Course
https://partner.video2brain.com/timgrey/course-77789.htm

This episode of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast was recorded in Rome, Italy, and begins with a discussion of the new Lightroom version 5.2, as well as the now-available Creative Cloud subscription bundle for photographers. Tim and Renee then address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of September 30 to October 4, 2013. This includes transferring a Lightroom catalog to a new computer, using multiple Lightroom catalogs, batch processing RAW captures, using multiple layer masks in Photoshop, and backing up multiple computers to the same hard drive.

Links from this episode:

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Bundle:
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/photography.html

Mastering Catalog Organization Presentation at Adorama:
http://www.adorama.com/workshops/ws-adobe-mastering-catalog-organization-lightroom-5-2013-10-30

Webinar on Selections and Layer Masks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5BmDl1EVI

Video Course on Selections and Layer Masks:
https://partner.video2brain.com/timgrey/course-77789.htm

Tim and Renee discuss some of the issues around image critiques and photo contests. They then address the topics covered in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of September 23-27, 2013. This includes the use of incremental backups in the context of DNG files, putting a digital media card through the washer and dryer, glossy versus matte screens for displays, the Lightroom catalog in the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, and display size versus resolution.

Links from this episode:

Photoshop Photography Program:
http://blogs.adobe.com/creativelayer/introducing-the-photoshop-photography-program/

Pixology magazine:
http://www.pixologymag.com

Episode 5 of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast begins with a discussion of an interesting demonstration of a not-yet-released tablet edition of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Tim and Renee then address the questions included in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of September 16-20, 2013. The topics include software options for putting GPS track logs to use for your photos, batch converting 16-bit per channel images to 8-bit per channel JPEG images, confusion about the Image Size dialog in Photoshop, using the Maximize Compatibility option for Photoshop documents to ensure they can be imported into Lightroom, and retroactively writing metadata updates to your actual photos from Lightroom.

Links from this episode:

Geotag:
http://geotag.sourceforge.net

gpicsync:
http://code.google.com/p/gpicsync/

Pixology magazine:
http://www.pixologymag.com

In episode 4 of the Ask Tim Grey Podcast, Tim and Renee open the show talking about the "RC" version of Lightroom 5.2, which is a release candidate version that is not yet an official release. They then discuss the issues raised in the Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter for the week of September 9-13, 2013. That includes discussion of the new subscription option for photographers being added to the Creative Cloud offerings from Adobe, a question related to sharing a catalog across different operating systems and different versions of Lightroom, splitting images across catalogs in Lightroom, copyright submissions, and choosing a good monitor.

Links from this episode:

Lightroom 5.2 RC:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom5-2/

Tim Grey on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/timgreyvideos

Copyright Office:
http://copyright.gov

The Copyright Zone:
http://thecopyrightzone.com

ViewSonic VP2365-LED:
http://amzn.to/11p2yYY 

ViewSonic VP2765-LED:
http://amzn.to/11qW2zv