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Recent News

Off to Beijing - An Interview with Derrick Story

On August 4, Derrick Story is boarding a plane to Beijing to work in the media center at the Summer Olympics. In addition to his job of help photographers get their images out to the world, he'll be blogging, podcasting, and tweeting, not to mention capturing his own Olympic images. In this interview, Dan Brodnitz asks Derrick how he's preparing for this assignment.

Stephen Johnson on Print Display and Digital Photography

In this video interview, Stephen Johnson talks about his seminal work, On Digital Photography, the evolution of digital cameras including how megapixels fit into that picture, and provides some great advice on how to best display your work. It's a terrific chat that I think you will enjoy.

Inside Lightroom 2 - Exclusive Interview

Lightroom 2 is brimming with enhancements for all its modules. Derrick Story interviews Tom Hogarty and Frederick Johnson to find out their favorite features in this latest release of Adobe's comprehensive photo management application. Tom and Frederick share plenty of insights and helpful tips to help you quickly get up to speed.

dekePod Episode 002: Stealth 'Shop, The Virgin Histogram

Imagine yourself walking down a lovely San Francisco street, whistling a merry tune, only to be confronted by the sudden appearance of a menacing robot packing a shockingly massive and entirely unnecessary... ray gun, of sorts. What would you do? If you were Deke, you'd snap a picture and correct its colors. And not in any standard way, either, but in a way that permits you to apply radical color adjustments while leaving a virgin-like histogram in your wake.

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Upcoming Events

Dec 16-19, 2008 - Derrick Story Answers CS4 Workflow Questions in the Photography Forum
Derrick Story, author of The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers, will be available in this Photography forum from Dec. 16-19 to answer your questions about Photoshop CS4 from the photographer point of view. This is a great opportunity to exchange tips and learn about the excellent CS4 workflow that uses Bridge, Adobe Camera Raw, and Photoshop to help shooters manage and improve their images.
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Jan 8, 2009 - O'Reilly Authors at San Francisco Apple Store
Ask the Experts Panel Discussion with Derrick Story, Mikkel Aaland, Deke McClelland, and Ben Long. Leading Digital Photography experts answer all your questions.
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