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Downloads for Photo Restoration Using Corel PaintShop Pro X4 3rd Edition, are up.
Download the big one or by chapter. Here are fiiles:

Working Files (3E) - All (197MB)
Chapter 3 (45.5MB)
Chapter 4 (15.7MB)
Chapter 5 (10.1MB)
Chapter 6 (20.4MB)
Chapter 7 (17.3MB)
Chapter 8 (43.3MB)
Chapter 9 (19.8MB)
Chapter 10 (24.8MB)

I spent a weekend up in Detroit with my family taking photos for upcoming books. Had a great time! Below are a few sample shots. The first is the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. The second is in downtown Detroit. Very scenic!

Book Notes

I have my copies of Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D For Dummies, with Julie Adair King, which means you can expect it to hit the shelves soon. The T3/1100D (shown below) is a surprisingly nice little camera. It's Canon's cheapest and "most entry-level" digital SLR. Despite that, it has a top ISO of 6400 and shoots HD video. Not bad! The still photos it takes are nice, even with the kit lens.

I took these two product shots for the book. Sam, our youngest, got a haircut so daddy could set up the camera and laptop to shoot screens for the movie section of one of the chapters.

I have finished writing on the third edition of my Photo Restoration book. I put a lot of thought into the outline and rearranged things to start the book off with two chapters on the program, tools, and how to use them for photo restoration. These chapters will serve as a reference point for later chapters and feature the program itself.

I have also finished work with Pete Carr of Liverpool on the second edition of HDR Photography Photo Workshop. We used new photos, new techniques, and revised/refined the material we kept.

Thanks you to everyone who are buying Digital SLR All-in-One For Dummies! Check out the new camera specifications I have written to keep minibook VIII current.

Canon EOS 60D For Dummies (with Julie Adair King) is available for 60D fans. It's a lovely camera, and the book is selling well. We have a few very good reviews from happy readers. If you've gotten our book and liked it, please consider writing an Amazon.com review to share your experiences with others. It's a great way to have a positive impact.

If you have a question or spot a problem in any of my books, contact me and I will try to resolve it.

Articles and Information

Digital Photography
Digital SLR Cameras (aka dSLR)
Current Lineups
Canon
Nikon
Olympus
Pentax
Sony
Digital SLR Specifications

More to come. E-mail me if you have any requests. I'm thinking of sharing my ultra-cheap lighting solution.



Closeup of a nut and bolt (with washer) in HDR. (Canon EOS 60D)

Downloads

dSLR Specs (Microsoft Excel)

A handy spreadsheet you can use to compare and research digital SLRs.


HDR brackets: JPEGs (38MB)
HDR brackets: raw (80MB)

If you haven't shot any exposure bracketed photos (or are having problems and want to see another person's example), use either one of these sample sets. They will work with any software that is able to merge photos into an HDR image for you to tone map.


Sample Photo Study (2E) (1.5MB)

A small preview of Photo Restoration and Retouching Using Corel PaintShop Photo Pro, Second Edition.


Working Files (2E) (288MB)

The "before" photos from the second edition of my photo restoration book.

Music

I am working on Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Moonlight Sonata), by Ludwig Van. I've gotten the score and broken out the piano parts into separate parts: moving melody (the triplets), bass line, and keynote melody. It's a gorgeous song and it sounds great with electric guitar. Lots of classical pieces do.


We walked out of our house one day and this was floating above us! (Canon EOS 60D)

MP3s

These MP3s are relatively dated, but I wanted to have something for you to listen to. Since I recorded these, I bought a new guitar (Fender American Stratocaster) and amp (Marshall Vintage Modern 2266 50W Valve Amplifier. Love them, but haven't had the time to really record with them yet.

Songs
Moonlight
Fade
Raw

Riffs, Fragments, and Thoughts
Alone
Riff 03b

All music performed, recorded, and mixed by Robert Correll.
© Robert Correll.

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Bridge at Sunset in HDR
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