Posted by Brent Murphy on January 19, 2008 at 5:40 PM
I don't remember reading much about this here, so I'm wondering if people don't use them much, but I've been watching a lot of podcasts lately, and they've been really helpful. I just thought about this again when I replied to the thread about Lightroom and Photoshop. I realized I hadn't heard much about podcasts on this forum.
So, I was wondering what people's experiences were. Do you have any favorites? I guess I would suggest keeping this to photography or digital imaging topics, although I have plenty of favorites on other topics as well.
I'm going to refrain from talking about podcasts on the assumption that everyone knows what they are, but if not, I can certainly go a little more into that.
My current favorites are:
Understanding Photoshop - companion to the book of the same name
Lightroom for Digital Photographers - my main LR tutorial
The Russell Brown Show - crazy dude, very informative
Adobe Photoshop Killer Tips - quick tips
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips - quick tips
These are not complete overviews of the software, but usually an introduction to a specific tool or technique. But if you watch enough of them, you get a really good grasp on the capabilities of the software. I usually crank through a couple episodes of some of these at work during lunch.
Posted by Jay Ryser on January 19, 2008 at 5:56 PM
I subscribe to a few podcasts, but hadn't even thought about doing so for Lightroom. A quick search on iTunes turned up several free subscriptions.
Thanks for the reminder.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 19, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Thanks for pointing those out, Brent.
I highly recommend taking a look at the Radient Vista site.
I especially like their Daily Critiques and Photoshop Workbenches, in addition to their podcasts:
Lots of good discussion on composition. http://www.radiantvista.com/critique
Posted by Brent Murphy on January 20, 2008 at 1:43 AM
I actually subscribe to the Radiant Vista podcasts, but haven't had a chance to check them out yet.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on January 20, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Kind of along the same lines, I got a free trial to lynda.com when i upgraded to CS3. I found the tutorial movies that I checked out to be well done and informative.
Posted by Brent Murphy on January 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM
I just started listening to the podcast simply called "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom", and it's pretty interesting. I started way back at podcast #1, which sounds like it was released during LR Beta 2. It is mostly an audio-only podcast, but looks like some of the later ones video, too. Basically, it's the creators of Lightroom sitting around a table, chatting about the program and it's development. They talk about the functionality of it, why it can and can't do some things, and their plans for the future. Keep in mind that I am listening to stuff that was recorded during the beta versions, so many of these things are already implemented.
It's really nice to hear a podcast that's not just user tips or tutorials, but simply the creators talking about developing the software. You should check it out. One thing: the audio quality is pretty bad, like there is on microphone in the middle of a table they are gathered around. I hope they get some better microphones on their later podcasts.
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5 repliesSo, I was wondering what people's experiences were. Do you have any favorites? I guess I would suggest keeping this to photography or digital imaging topics, although I have plenty of favorites on other topics as well.
I'm going to refrain from talking about podcasts on the assumption that everyone knows what they are, but if not, I can certainly go a little more into that.
My current favorites are:
Understanding Photoshop - companion to the book of the same name
Lightroom for Digital Photographers - my main LR tutorial
The Russell Brown Show - crazy dude, very informative
Adobe Photoshop Killer Tips - quick tips
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips - quick tips
These are not complete overviews of the software, but usually an introduction to a specific tool or technique. But if you watch enough of them, you get a really good grasp on the capabilities of the software. I usually crank through a couple episodes of some of these at work during lunch.
Thanks for the reminder.
I highly recommend taking a look at the Radient Vista site.
I especially like their Daily Critiques and Photoshop Workbenches, in addition to their podcasts:
Lots of good discussion on composition.
http://www.radiantvista.com/critique
It's really nice to hear a podcast that's not just user tips or tutorials, but simply the creators talking about developing the software. You should check it out. One thing: the audio quality is pretty bad, like there is on microphone in the middle of a table they are gathered around. I hope they get some better microphones on their later podcasts.