New Layers TV Episode
The new layers TV epsisode is out today, and you’ll learn really cool things like embedding QTVR files onto a web page in Dreamweaver as well as woring with Text Wrapping in Indesign. Also remember that there is a HD version of this available – making it a lot easier for you guys to follow along on the screen with anything that we’re working on. Lastly, make sure that you’re sending us any questions that you would like answered via the Layers Magazine Contact page (just use the Layers TV drop down), or sending them to me via my Twitter page. You can catch up with our magazine’s Twitter page right on that link above. And don’t forget to rank us on Itunes!
Long Live StandBagger
A couple of months ago, I was looking to pack my SB800′s, Manfrotto 001 Nano Stands, and umbrellas (a combination that should forever be known as a David Hobby Strobist kit. The one thing that I didn’t have in my arsenal was a way to carry the stuff around comfortably. After some searching, I ran into a site called Standbagger. Simply put, the Standbagger case comes in a variety of sizes, has several pockets for stands, umbrellas, and speedlights. When you place all of them in the pockets, simply roll the bag up, strap it closed, and run the handle around it. This thing is compact, secure, and AWESOME when you need a quick in and out for a bag. Now, I just leave this in the trunk of my car. This, plus my camera thats around the neck, and i’m all ready for all sorts of shoots. The Standbagger is constructed very solid – I could not be happier with this solution.
Click here to go to the Standbagger website to order one! Tell them RC at Layers Magazine sent you!
Printing Tips for Lightroom’s Print Module – by Chris Orwig
As WWII photographer Eugene Smith said, “Negatives are the notebooks, the jottings, the false starts. A proper printÂ…is the completed photograph.” There’s something special about a print. And in many ways, printing can be the most satisfying aspect of your workflow. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through various printing tips that will help you get the most out of the Print Module in Lightroom 2.
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See you guys tomorrow with the Layers Blog and TV contest winners, and my next conversation piece to get you thinking for the weekend. Stay tuned!
Hi RC, just had the same problem with something to carry my stands/strobes around in too. Just some food for thought, i bought a $30 golf bag from walmart that wears like a backpack and stands up by itself like a tripod. i took a look at the standbagger website they seem to serve the purpose but the fact that i can stand up the bag, wear it comfortably like a backpack to keep my hands free, and still have cushioned areas for the strobes and other misc. won me over (not to mention less than half the price and about the same size of their biggest standbagger) P.S. also serves as a makeshift lightstand if u have a clamp style mount for your strobe.