Photographer David Saffir is well known to printing aficionados as one of the HP printing masters. I sat down with David to discuss his new book “Mastering Digital Color: A Photographer's and Artist's Guide to Controlling Color (Digital Process and Print)” which was recently published by Thomson. David discusses his epiphany of shooting with a Hasselblad digital back, and how working with that level of data changed his photography, and we discuss color spaces, approaches to printing, and more! Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/03/08 (18.48)

I sat down with author and photographer Steve Weinrebe to discuss the process that led to the writing of “Adobe Photoshop & the Art of Photography” which was recently published by Delmar. Steve designed the book to introduce his students to Photoshop, and used a number of outside voices, such as John Paul Caponigro, Joyce Tenneson, Lisa Holden, Graham Nash, Maggie Taylor, Lois Greenfield, Olivia Parker, Clark & Pougnaud, Pedro Meyer, Julie Blackmon, R. Mac Holbert, and Jerry Uelsmann. Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/03/08 (13.17)

With modern color management tools it’s easier then ever to create great prints with the recent advances in printing technology. In this extended conversation with Brian Ashe of X-Rite, we discuss a wide-range of concerns that impact color management, printer profiling, display calibration, and more! Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/01/08 (17.36)

It’s pretty amazing to sit down with a modern laptop and work in the field on your digital images, of course if you have any screen glare it’s pretty much a useless and frustrating experience. Several years ago I discovered a very simple but fantastic product from Camera Bellows. In this interview with Tony Eaton of Camera Bellows, and Jessie Friend of Lee Filters, we learn how this low-tech solution to high-tech glare problems came into being! Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/30/08 (7.39)

One of the most important innovations introduced by Adobe was the creation of the plug-in architecture, allowing users to improve upon the capabilities of the host application. Some of the most popular plug-ins are from Nik Software, ranging from their well-known Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0, Color Efex Pro 3.0, DFine 2.0, to their newly released Viveza. In this interview with Nik Software’s Tony Corbell, we discuss the workflow considerations for sharpening images, and how plug-ins can improve your digital images. Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/30/08 (13.37)

Olympus introduced the E-3 Digital SLR camera in late 2007 as a successor to their flagship E-1 camera introduced several years earlier in 2003. In this interview with Toshiyuki Terada and Sally Smith Clemens of Olympus we learn what the priorities were in the design of the new camera, and new technologies that it introduced. Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/30/08 (18.33)

The advent of digital imaging has presented extraordinary challenges for photographers wishing to have easy access to their images, yet provide a protected environment. In this conversation with Allen Murabayashi of PhotoShelter, we discuss what led to the creation of PhotoShelter, and how they are helping photographers to shelter their digital photos and files. Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/30/08 (13.42)

Taz Tally is known as a digital pre-press guru, a master of Photoshop, and one of the most sought after workshop teachers in the digital imaging field. Digital imaging is great, but his real passion is hiking the beautiful trails of Alaska, and in this interview he explains how he used a different approach to create his newest book, “50 Hikes in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula” published by W.W. Norton.  Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/29/08 (12.12)

In this interview, well maybe interview is the wrong word, but in this session with the doctor of all things Photoshop, that’s right, the one, the only, the simply fabulous Dr. Russell Brown, we talk about whatever the good doctor wants to talk about. If you are living the digital imaging lifestyle, and in pain from too much wasted time, then listen to the healing words of the good doctor! Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/29/08 (8.39)

In this interview with Larry Becker of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, we talk about where NAPP is now. If you are living the digital imaging lifestyle, then joining NAPP deserves serious consideration. With benefits to users ranging from the national conferences, magazines, DVDs, and more, NAPP is fast becoming accessory number two for Photoshop users. Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/29/08 (12.43)