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The 32nd episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 41:48 min.) This episode of EXIF and Beyond is the second part of an interview with Tom Hogarty, product manager for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, the Adobe Raw Converter plugin and the DNG file format. Discussed are your submitted questions about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta. Questions were gathered by listeners like yourself here on the JMG-Galleries

The 31st episode, a special edition, of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 13:41 min.) This special edition of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Lucinda Dugger, Director of Outreach and Field Initiatives for the Copyright Alliance. Discussed is the on going initiative for creatives of all type to sign a letter to the President of the United States to pursue policies that respect the rights of artist

The 30th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 24:53 min.) This episode of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Tom Hogarty product manager for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, the Adobe Raw Converter plugin and the DNG file format. Discussed is the release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta and its many new features & enhancements. This talk is the first of a two part discussion. Unlike past ep

It wasn’t that long ago that I ran a poll here on the JMG-Galleries blog to get your feedback on using DISQUS. The results are visible on the original post Poll: Should I keep using DISQUS on my Blog? I found it really interesting that up until the last day the vote was a dead heat. I had an even number of votes for, against and “no opinion” up until the last day and then after that I received all p

I’ve just added a “Share” page to my blog (found at the top of every page) containing several themed slideshows of my photos. I invite you or others to embed these photo slideshows on other sites whether your own, forums, social media communities or other types of sites. Enjoy! Dahlias – Images by Jim Goldstein This featured slideshow is of a recent macro project I just completed photographing

This week PBS is airing the Ken Burns: National Parks – America’s Best Idea series and two days in I can’t say enough about it.  The history and archival footage (inclusive of early photography) intermixed with modern video footage is spellbinding. The quality of this documentary is as good as it gets. I have been visiting National Parks and inspired by them all my life. It is the beauty of the land

The 29th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 40  min.) This episode of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Canada based photographer and author Darwin Wiggett. One of the best kept secrets in landscape and nature photography, Darwin discusses his thoughts on creative nature & landscape photography, his photographic philosophies, what almost caused him to give up photography and tips for

Scale and perspective are fascinating components of photography. They can be used to create optical illusions, disorient a photographer through abstraction and create visual impact.  Are the flowers in the following photo the size of a coffee cup or of a thimble? In this instance the clusters of flowers are smaller than a thimble.  These alpine flowers photographed high atop a mountain near Two Medicine, Glacier Nati