Michael's images featured on the Adobe Lightroom Website

Michael's images are featured on the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom website in the top tutorial (as in the image below) and they are also featured in the User Manual that comes with the software. These images wee shot on assignment for Adobe last April - see blog post below. To see the Lightroom instructional video with Michael's images visit http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/.

Michael signs on to be a blogger for Inside Lightroom

Michael was asked to become a contributor for O'Reilly Digital Media's new website Inside Lightroom. As a contributor, Michael will write and publish blog posts every Monday and he will also be writing extensive articles from time to time. Inside Lightroom is one of the top five Adobe Photoshop Lightroom websites and is sponsored by Adobe. The website will feature a huge amount of information and resources regarding using Adobe Lightroom as well as working with digital imaging in general. You can visit the Inside Lightroom website at http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/lightroom/.

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New Adobe Lightroom Workflow PDF eBook

In this ever-changing world of digital tools, I have recently reworked my digital workflow using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I chose Lightroom because of it’s intuitive and powerful controls as well as its user interface. I have found that 80% of what I do in post processing with careful shooting techniques can be done in Lightroom and can be done faster than using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop alone. Adobe Lightroom also has much more advanced image editing and RAW processing tools - allowing me to concentrate on the images. Because I teach workshops and seminars on digital workflow I have put my workflow into an 89 page PDF e-book which covers everything from image capture to output using Lightroom and Photoshop. The e-book sells for $29.95 and can be purchased at here. At $29.95 you basically get an advanced digital workshop in book form.

Nikon Advertorial for Digital Photo Pro Magazine

Nikon and Digital Photo Pro magazine featured Michael and his work in an advertorial in the November/December 2006 issue of Digital Photo Pro. The advertorial which appears on the inside back cover, also included an interview with some interesting questions such as “What turns you on creatively? What’s your dream photo assignment?” and “If you could have diner with an artist from any era, who would it be?” One of the technical questions asked in the ad was “What is your favorite camera feature?” My response was: “The D2Xs has many incredible features but the white balance eye (Nikon calls it the Ambient Light Sensor) on the top of the camera is one feature that I use all the time. In a few seconds I can create a custom white balance for the light I am shooting in by just pressing two buttons and pointing the camera at the light source. It is a great feature for all lighting scenarios but especially when shooting at last light and the color temperature is changing every few minutes.” Also featured was the gear that I used to capture the image - a Nikon D2Xs and a 17-55mm DX Nikkor lens. The ad featured an image of Melisa Collett shot in Diablo Canyon just outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico on a route named “Evil” 5.10d/11a. My thanks to Nikon, Digital Photo Pro and to Eric Barth who shot the portrait image used in the ad.

Adobe Lightroom Podcast featuring Michael Clark

During my workshop on Digital Workflow (May 2006) here at the Santa Fe Workshops I recorded a Podcast in which I talked about my work with George Jardine of Adobe. The Podcast is available now on iTunes. To check out that Podcast go to iTunes and type in Adobe Lightroom in the search box and all of the Adobe podcasts will come up. My Podcast is entitled: Podcast #20 (Enhanced Podcast): Michael Clark.

The podcast is a lively discussion with George of some of my adventure images and includes those images in the podcast so the viewer can follow along. This is the first Podcast I have participated in and was a great experience and it is a great new form of marketing for my work. I also sat in while Nevada Weir, with whom I was teaching the Digital Workflow workshop for the Santa Fe Workshops, taped her Podcast. Look for her Podcast as well - she had some very interesting comments on her work and the state of photography and her images are amazing! George also gave a very informative and exciting preview of Adobe’s Lightroom for our workshop participants. It was great to see a demonstration direct from one of the creators - my workflow changed after his presentation! Thank you to George and Adobe for choosing myself and my work and for coming out to Santa Fe and participating in our workshop.

2006 ASMP Best Of Issue Extended Interview

ASMP's 2006 Best Of issue's extended interviews have been uploaded to their website. The interview also includes a sampling of Michael's images from the Adobe assignment. To check out that interview go to:

http://www.asmp.org/culture/bestof2006/Michael_Clark/index.php.

Michael featured in Nikon World Magazine

The Summer 2006 issue of Nikon World Magazine includes a feature on Michael and his work. Along with the magazine, Nikon also recorded an interview for nikonworld.com with Michael speaking about his work. Since Nikon World Magazine is not available on newsstands Nikon has graciously sent me a pdf copy of the article which is available for download. To download that article click on the following link:

http://www.michaelclarkphoto.com/NWSum06_mclark.pdf

It is a great honor to be included among Nikon’s photographers in Nikon World Magazine and I look forward to working with Nikon in the future.