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Last year we wrote that creating your own printer profiles required equipment and a learning curve worthy of a MacArthur Fellowship. The past year has brought new products at affordable price points, and the introduction of the Spyder3 Studio from Datacolor has brings revised hardare, software, and capabilities. In this interview with David Tobie of Datacolor, we learn how they approached the challenge of producing professional profiles while keeping the Spyder3 Studio one of the most affordable solutions for photographers seeking control over color management. Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/04/2008 (9:55)

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 7/03/2008 (13.17)

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 7/03/2008 (18.48)

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 6/30/2008 (13.42)

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 6/30/2008 (18.33)

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 6/30/2008 (13.37)

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 6/30/2008 (7.39)

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 7/01/2008 (17.36)

In this interview with Photoshop Guru and O'Reilly, Peachpit, and Lynda.com author Deke McClelland, we talk about what's on Deke's mind. Deke created the Berlin Alexanderplatz of digital imaging with a 21.75 hour course on Channels and Masks! Deke knows that old school techniques in Photoshop to improve your work! If you are working in Photoshop, then listen in to this interview! Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/29/2008 (19:50)

In this interview with Color and Pre-Press Guru and Peachpit author Dan Margulis, we talk about color spaces, photoshop, and why Dan is starting to curtail his teaching and writing. Dan is the author of the bible of color spaces, the classic book "Professional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color Correction" now in its 5th Edition. If you are working in Photoshop, and thinking that the world begins and ends with RGB, then listen in to this interview! Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/29/2008 (12:55)

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