Shutters Inc – episode 150
This week, Bruce speaks with Leo and Linda from Wacom Australia about the range of Wacom Intuos graphics tablets, and why every photographer can benefit from one.
Then, Shelton talks about HIS perceptions of a graphics tablet,
we talk about the CPW Advanced Flash Workshop in Melbourne,
working with light modifiers like the Honl grids and snoots,
Bruce is inspired by one of Joe McNally’s quotes,
Lightroom 3 Beta 2 is out now*,
plus we need YOUR help to giveaway a Wacom Intuos 4 graphics tablet.
* After recording, I found out that no, LR3B2 does NOT import LR2 catalogues.
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Great, great ep!
In all seriousness, a tablet and stylus are a brilliant addition to your repertoire while doing post work on photos. It certainly doesn’t need to be one or the other – I use both tablet and mouse in tandem on just about all my creative ‘manips and even photo retouching and after the initial learning curve (which is sharp but not nasty) you won’t look back at all. Come on, Shel, I turned from the dark side (Pentax) to Nikon – learn to use a tablet. 🙂
The best thing about tablets is for the reason that Bruce said – you have the control to build up an effect. It’s brilliant.
Can I suggest a tip, Bruce? Learn some of the keyboard shortcuts for some of your most common actions for which you go digging through menus in whatever application you use, specifically Photoshop. It helps you to stop reaching for the mouse so much and you can utilise both hands a little more to save on the RSI.
(Please note, nothing will prevent RSI if you spend as much time on the computer as I do. Oy. And ouch!)
OK. Will shut up now, except to say that I sooo want that Intuos Wacom. Seriously need an upgrade to my eons-old Graphire, it’s starting to show it’s age. How about a retouch competition detailing precisely how you did what you (we) did? Post before/after shots on Shutters Inc flickr group? I promise, hand on heart, to do everything with a mouse.
Ok… NOW I shut up.
PS… The day they introduce adjustment layers into Photoshop is the day that Erin throws herself off something very, very, VERY high.
Oops…. adjustment layers into LIGHTROOM will result in Erin-death. They’re already in Photoshop.
(See? Case in point from a Photoshop fanatic. Can’t even bring myself to think of Lightroom in that way.)
According to Adobe’s website,
(http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom3)
you will be able to use beta 2 until June 30:
“You can download the beta and use it until the product expires. The current Lightroom 3 public beta 2 will expire on June 30, 2010.”
At my place of work we have been using the Wacom 17″ screens for a few years now and we will never go back although we still have the mouse attached. For Photoshop and illustrator it is fantastic , touching up photos and drawing masks and vectors is twice as fast as with a mouse. We work in 3D and sculpt with the tablets and a mouse doesn’t come close. Although they are a bit expensive if you are serious about photography and your post processing then the screen is the only way to go as you can phisically touch the image on the screen and edit , it’s the closest thing to old Darkroom techniques but with the smell of chemicals.