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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 hair, the makeup, the lighting and camera angles, all the way through to the final edit. Special thanks to Jeff Schewe for the use of his photos in the podcast as well. This "video" podcast can be downloaded from my iDisk. It can also be viewed by downloading it directly into iTunes (if you are accessing it by subscribing via the Music Store), or by copying it into iTunes on either a Mac or a PC (if you've downloaded the iPod version from my iDisk). Once copied into iTunes, the small version can be transferred to a Video iPod or iPhone, and viewed that way as well. Finally, it's possible that only the audio track will be heard on devices other than Apple Video iPods and iPhones (depending upon their MPEG4 compatibility), and the video will not be seen. The free Quicktime player for Macintosh or Windows can be downloaded from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

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, and how his education with Otto Steinert played a key role in his photographic perspective today. 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 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 Adobe Systems.

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 version (1024 x 768) from my iDisk rather than watching it on an iPod. It can also be viewed by downloading it directly into iTunes (if you are accessing it by subscribing via the Music Store), or by copying it into iTunes on either a Mac or a PC (if you've downloaded the iPod version from my iDisk). Once copied into iTunes, it can be transferred to a Video iPod, and viewed that way as well. Finally, it's possible that only the audio track will be heard on devices other than Apple Video iPods (depending upon their MPEG4 compatibility), and the photographs will not be seen. The free Quicktime player for Macintosh or Windows can be downloaded from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

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 downloading the large version (1024 x 768) from my iDisk rather than watching it on an iPod. It can also be viewed by downloading it directly into iTunes (if you are accessing it by subscribing via the Music Store), or by copying it into iTunes on either a Mac or a PC (if you've downloaded the iPod version from my iDisk). Once copied into iTunes, it can be transferred to a Video iPod, and viewed that way as well. Finally, it's possible that only the audio track will be heard on devices other than Apple Video iPods (depending upon their MPEG4 compatibility), and the photographs will not be seen. The free Quicktime player for Macintosh or Windows can be downloaded from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

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 found Jay continually driving at a singular point about why he photographs, how he edits, and why he feels shooting to please yourself is the only important thing for a photographer. Please understand that this podcast has been minimally edited, and it contains some language that may offend. Parental warning advised. :-) "What you have to qualify here, is why are you trying to create a system. What is the purpose of that creation? Are you trying to sell stock pictures? Are you trying to find the best pictures? Are you trying to find particular pictures in a particular area? Why do you bother filing them? That's what you have to analyze." - Jay Maisel This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 at Jay Maisel's studio in NYC. 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 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 not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

"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 This podcast was recorded on Thursday August 9th, 2007 in Wainscott, NY, in the home and studio of Pete Turner. Pete sits down with George to have a conversation about how he got started in photography and his early experiments with color. Along the way this legendary pioneer of color photography talks us through the creation of dozens of his "signature" photographs. This "video" podcast includes photographs by Pete Turner. It can be viewed by downloading it directly into iTunes (if you are accessing it by subscribing via the Music Store), or by copying it into iTunes on either a Mac or a PC (if you've downloaded it from my iDisk). Once copied into iTunes, it can be transferred to a Video iPod, and viewed that way as well. (Note that if you do download from the iDisk, and NOT through an iTunes subscription, when viewing it on an iPod, you will access the video from the top-level Video menu (then "Movies" or "Video Podcasts".... depending upon how you downloaded it), and NOT from the top-level Music menu. If you can even find it under the Music menu, you will not see the photographs.) Finally, it's possible that only the audio track will be heard on devices other than Apple Video iPods, and the photographs will not be seen. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems. All photographs @ Pete Turner. All Rights Reserved. This podcast, or any of it's contents, may not be reproduced in any form, without expressed written permission from Pete Turner.

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 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/