Dec 03 2009

dpBestflow.org: An Amazing, New Digital Imaging Resource

Category: Online Resources, Photoshop & Lightroom, Technology Insights, The Industry, Workflow & DAM — Ethan G. Salwen @ 3:43 pm

ACOF_091203_1_bestflowThere is a new digital imaging online reference and educational resource of which all photographers should be aware. Launched on November 11, dpBestflow.org aims to be the single most authorative site for digital imaging best practices and workflow strategies, and even if “the best” is subjective, the immense value of this site can’t be denied.

Free to all — with no log on required — dbBestflow.org was created by photographers for photographers, and was made possible with major financial backing from the Library of Congress.

Developed with the clear vision and leadership of Richard Anderson, photographer and digital standards expert, dpBestflow.org is presented in a clean, intelligent design that is intuitive to navigate. However, it takes some exploration to Continue reading “dpBestflow.org: An Amazing, New Digital Imaging Resource”

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Oct 29 2009

Richard Anderson In Person

Category: AfterCapture & Rangefinder Articles, Books, Photographers — Ethan G. Salwen @ 10:43 am
No, this is not Richard Anderson, but it is one of his images.

No, this is not Richard Anderson. But it is one of his images.

Photographer, digital standards expert and photography community activist Richard Anderson is incredibly mild mannered — definitely easy to miss in the massive crowds of PhotoPlus Expo, but definitely worth tracking down to see face-to-face. That’s what I did last Thursday, borrowing a cell phone from Judy Herrmann (Thanks, Judy. My cheap, three-year-old Argentine cell phone is no iPhone), and meeting up with Anderson to shoot the breeze in person, which we hadn’t done in two years.

I talk to Anderson fairly often, as he is always incredibly generous with his time and knowledge, and he provides me information to improve my reporting, and also acts as a sounding board on the issues most important to cover.

As the driving force behind dpBestflow.org, the co-author of Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook and the princial author of UPDIG, Anderson knows a heck of lot about all things related to the broad, critical topic of digital best practices — from in-camera exposure to final file hand-off.

The thing is, such a statement makes Anderson sound like Continue reading “Richard Anderson In Person”

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