This is the second podcast in a series of two, which were recorded March 23rd 2006, at the Greg Gorman digital photography workshop in Mendocino, California. Guests include Martin Evening, Peter Carides and Bryan O'Neil Hughes joining George Jardine from Adobe Systems. George and his guests have a discussion about the workshop and digital photography workflows, fashion photography, Lightroom features and archiving strategies. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are...

This podcast was recorded Saturday, August 5th 2006, in Raykjavik, Iceland. Now that the Adventure is drawing to a close, Mikkel reflects back on the genesis of the project and the fantastic events of the week. We touch on our great luck with the weather, the fantastic landscape of Iceland, and the working conditions with a beta software product. Mikkel looks forward to incorporating the photographs that were taken by 9 great professional photographers this week into a new book about...

This podcast was recorded Tuesday, August 1st 2006, in Nesbud, Iceland. Michael and Bill are interviewed as part of a group of 12 photographers that are here to work with the Adobe Lightroom team on Mikkel Aaland's upcoming Lightroom book project. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded May 7th, 2006, at Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, CA. In this discussion, we cover a range of topics surrounding the cross-platform issues encountered during the development of Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded April 21st 2006, at the Encino, CA home of Graham Nash. Mac, Graham and George discuss the journey Nash Editions has traveled, pioneering in the world of fine art digital print making. We discuss the changing perceptions of photography as art, and how the digital revolution has played into those perceptions. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded March 23rd 2006, at the Greg Gorman digital photography workshop in Mendocino, California. Guests include Greg, with Marc Pawliger and Bryan O'Neil Hughes joining George Jardine from Adobe Systems. George and his guests have a casual discussion about the workshop and digital photography workflows, what the students are learning, about the food and wine, and the gorgeous environment here on the Northern Coast of California. The views and opinions of the participants...

This is our first podcast. Like Lightroom, it is clearly beta as well! It was recorded in Jeff's living room on the near-north side of Chicago, so there is a bit of echo. But digging into the details of the thinking behind how the Print module was designed and implemented is well worth it. Please feel free to send your comments to [email protected].

This podcast was recorded Saturday, August 5th 2006, in Raykjavik, Iceland. Now that the Adventure is drawing to a close, Mikkel reflects back on the genesis of the project and the fantastic events of the week. We touch on our great luck with the weather, the fantastic landscape of Iceland, and the working conditions with a beta software product. Mikkel looks forward to incorporating the photographs that were taken by 9 great professional photographers this week into a new book about...

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday March 12, 2008 at Martin's home in London. It gives us a rare glimpse into the inner thinking of this talented fashion and beauty photographer, as he gives us a shot by shot evaluation of a recent session. This video footage was taken during a photo session to create assets both for an upcoming Lightroom book, as well as for demo assets for Adobe Systems. In it Martin describes his approach to every element of the shoot, from the model selection, the...

In this tutorial I outline the basics of color correction, in a situation where the color and density of the photograph are wide open to interpretation. Starting with a properly calibrated and profiled monitor, learn to trust your eyes to bring out the very best in your photographs, using the Adobe Lightroom Develop Module.

In this tutorial I outline the basics of using Lightroom's Edit in Photoshop command, specifically as it pertains to RGB files. You'll learn what your three basic options are, and how they are best used to begin taking advantage of the incredible variety of workflows available, when using Lightroom and Photoshop together.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday February 6th, 2008 at the National Arts Club in New York City. Gregory sits down with George to have a conversation about working with Arnold Newman, his love of portraiture, and some of his thinking on a wide range of subjects including the value of the print, and the difficulties of developing a personal style. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday November 20th, 2007 at the home of Greg Gorman in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Gerd sits down with George to have a conversation about working with National Geographic on many interesting and diverse assignments. We discuss how he photographed inside the Chernobyl reactor, about the victims, the environment, and many other aspects that particular assignment. After that we delve deeper into his early cross country road trips photographing in Europe and India,...

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at Catherine's family home in Lafayette, Calfornia. Catherine sits down with George to have a conversation about how her personal work inspires her wedding photography, about her personal approach to working with people, and how working with people from many different socio-economic backgrounds makes it all worthwhile. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of...

In this tutorial I outline the basics of Lightroom's Synchronize command. We show you how to apply Develop settings across multiple photos, in both the Library and the Develop modules. We also talk about some of the new selection logic in Lightroom that is required to make working with large numbers of files, well.... logical! Note that this "video" podcast includes screen capture and graphics that are optimized for viewing on your computer, so I highly recommend downloading the large...

In this tutorial I outline the basics of where Lightroom stores your previews and metadata, how Lightroom links to your source files, and how all that relates to your operating system. I also show you how to integrate Lightroom with Bridge's browser-based workflow, so that both raw processors can be synchronized to the same set of XMP metadata. Note that this "video" podcast includes screen capture and graphics that are optimized for viewing on your computer, so I highly recommend...

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 during the Photo Plus Expo in NYC. Special thanks to the 6 very talented wedding photographers who participated in the podcast. Please understand that this podcast has been minimally edited, and it contains some language that may offend. Parental warning advised. :-) The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Friday August 24th, 2007 in Seattle, Washington, in the home and studio of Natalie Fobes. Natalie sits down with George to have a conversation about her passions and successes in photojournalism, her wedding photography, her two daughters, and how all of these life elements are ultimately tied together for her. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

Welcome to what may be my very best conversation yet. Or at least the most fun and insightful. Sit down with Jay Maisel, Greg Gorman and Seth Resnick, as we have a long and rambling discussion about film archives, digital archives, various sorting and editing methods, and how they all intersect. Or not. The interesting thing to me is that when I go back and edit these things, I frequently hear a very different conversation than the one I was actually part of. While editing this recording, I...

This podcast was recorded on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at Steve McCurry's workshop in NYC. Steve sits down with George to have a conversation about photographing people, and the effort and dedication required to make great photographs. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Saturday October 6th, 2007 at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington D.C. Chris sits down with George to have a conversation about working with Ansel Adams, Chris's love of the landscape, and his sense of how photography can influence the social issues of our times. He tells the story of the genesis of the Society's Cultures initiative, which he currently directs. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do...

"My technique really was, that I would increase the saturation of the color by re-photographing the chrome -not with duping film- but with Kodachrome. So I'd be going Kodachrome to Kodachrome, which gave me an instant increase in the total contrast of things, and then using filters in drawers; it's like Hue and Saturation. I basically had a mini-Photoshop going for myself. A very mechanical Photoshop. A very primitive one. But nobody else was doing stuff like that." - Pete Turner ...

"What's so unique about still photography is that it forces you to stop, it forces you to think. It's almost meditative. Particularly compared to the other media that exists today." - Ed Kashi This podcast was recorded on Tuesday August 7th, 2007 at Ed's studio in Montclair, New Jersey. Ed sits down with George to have a conversation about his career, his passion and motivation for photojournalism, and telling stories that matter.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday August 9th, 2007 in New York City. Bob sits down with George to have a conversation about his career, his love of film, and his quest to integrate sound, video and still photographs into media-rich journalism. Bob also discusses the fellowship project he recently worked on at Ohio University, that can be viewed at http://www.soulofathens.com/ This podcast was recorded on Thursday August 9th, 2007 in New York City. Bob sits down with George to have a...