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Personally as a photographer I get pretty into creative post processing. I make lightroom presets, actions etc to super speed that workflow a lot, and I still find myself in front of the computer even though I don’t really need to be. Do you deal with this?

What’s on my mind today is how much playing with post can take away from our creative photography if we allow it to. I literally have so many images that I could spend months behind the computer trying to make art out of them.

I can get to a point where I’m in the studio just playing with the web, emails, photo’s etc. I can browse endlessly thru tech and photo blogs, and get all the great tips in the world but if I don’t go out and shoot I become only an observer.

This sounds crazy since I love photography, but sometimes I get in a mode where I tend not to pick up the camera unless it’s a paid job! I have to force myself to go out shooting somewhere. It can be a country drive, or just a walk down the street. Great images are everywhere , so if I am not finding a shot, I figure I need to spend more time learning to see the see the beauty in the things around me.

We don’t have to be on a roadtrip, or a brand new place to find great stuff to shoot. I know I get in this rut at times and maybe you do to. Though all this online content is great, there’s nothing like picking up a camera and getting out hands dirty. Getting a speedy workflow is always something I’m looking for, and it works great. I just need to remember to use that extra time to get creative behind the lens.

NOW STOP READING THIS AND GO SHOOTING!

Gavin Seim

I just wanted to post up to tell you about the Seim Effects affiliate program. I like to reward people for spreading the word on Seim Effects, and if you want to get involved at the next level you can join the affiliate program.Basically you link to Seim Effects from your site or photo blog, and when people click thru from your site and buy a product you make money. We pay a nice affiliate percentage that’s more than most program out there.

It’s really easy. Just sign up for the program, and add links or affiliate image to your site. We’ll even help you set up if you need it.

Check out the Seim Effects Affiliate Page

I wanted to post a free video from my up and coming Seim Effect video series.

Burn and dodge is one of those overlooked gems that can give you control over where viewer attention is drawn to in an image. Most people avoid vignettes, burn, dodges because they don’t see the point, but

I see images nearly every day that could be twice as good with a little B&D Love. This is just as important with HDR images which tend to be a bit flat in their natural state.Click the link to get the full High Res version.

~Download High Quality Version For Free~

There’s a couple ways to do this, but the power user method gives you a lot more controll.

I recently did an article in Pro Photo Show that descibes how to do it, with screenshots.

Check it out… Install & Manage Presets

Well it’s finally here. Power Workflow 1.7, with full RAW & JPEG compatibility.

This was a bug project, but I’m so glad I did it. Many presets will simply not work properly on JPEG files, and there are many JPEG shooters out there. Well with the new version there’s a complete set of presets for both!

There’s also some other cool enhancements in version 1.7, and I’m really excited about the new Power Workflow. It’s making the Lightroom workflow amazing, and saving us hours upon hours off our editing time.

If you already own them you should have an update email in your inbox, and if not you can get them in the store right now for under 30- bucks.

Go to Power Workflow Presets!

Power Workflow 1.7 with full RAW & JPEG support is coming.

I know there’s a number of you waiting for it, and those of you that have emailed me have been added to the notification list.

It’s turned out to be quite a tedious project. Each and every preset had to be applied to a JPEG file, and then totally revamped to correct for the differenced in JPEG files.

The whole project is taking a bit longer that I had originally planned but I’m about 75% done. They will be here soon!

Here are five free Lightroom raw presets from the Seim Effects Xclusive Black and White collection. I always like to give some presets away from each collection. You should find these a nice addition to your preset library. Heres what’s inside!

• Bold n Snappy I
• Infrared II
• Infrared Warm II (above shot)
• Old Red II
• Ultimate Black & White I

~Download Free Black & White Lightroom Presets~
~ Check Out The Entire Black & White Collection~