Extrordinary Site

[Grant]

I have come across a web site that I think is extrordinary. RadiantVista is
devoted to all the arts but the main thrust is photography.

There are two things that make this site different. First it is not based
on equipment, sorry you will not find out what lens is better with what
camera, in fact I don't even think you will find out what an f-stop is.
The second thing is this site is based on the high tech nature of the web
with lots and lots of .mov and podcasts. If you don't have high speed
connection this is not a site for you.

RadiantVista has a critique a day and I feel they are done the way critiques
should be. The critiques are all .mov files and they are roughly 4 MB size
and last 5 minutes. They pick an image good to great and tell you what is
good and what can be improved all in a very positive nondestructive manner.

They also have PhotoShop demonstrations. These are also .mov files but they
are a bit larger and last longer. The average size is about 20 MB and
duration is roughly 18 minutes. If you want to see how a pro handles his
images this is the place for you and along the way you are going to pick up
some excellent tips. Have no fear if you are an Elements or PSP user these
tutorials will work for you with only minor adjustments.

Moving right along we come to Video tutorials. Again these are .mov files
and are even larger ranging from 28 MB to 55 MB and ranging form 17 minutes
to 39 minutes. The ones I have viewed stress the art of photography not the
mechanics. For me information on the art of photography is the hardest to
find so I find these exceptional. Do yourself a favour and take the time
to down load these.

There is more much more. The now have Podcasts. There are about 30 minutes
long and average 28 MB in size. You say you don't have an lPod then have no
worry they will play on any computer using most media players.

And still more. There are all sorts of PDF tutorials on line. These range
from "Hand Coloring" to "Simulating Neutral Density Filters.

So do yourself a favour and attend this Virtual work shop.

http://www.radiantvista.com/

[Norm F]

Thanks again Grant. The site looks very interesting. I will definately spend some time there. Appreciate the heads up.

[Pauline]

Grant, that site looks great!! Just what I need, more things to add to my 'to do' list. :rolleyes:

[TonyW]

Great site Grant. Just watched a photoshop demo and amazed at the tweaking they get up to. And you're right, I saw nothing that couldn't be done in Elements given time and a lot of patience. Going to try and watch one of those a day and hope some of it rubs off :)

Tony

[George Favale]

I just watched a few of the critiques ... very nice!!... looks like i now have
another site to spend time at.... thanks again for passing this info on...

[Jill]

Thanks Grant! That does look like a good one.

[G. OReilly]

:) Thanks Grant for this Info very interesting indeed.I am sure that we will get something from this sight.

Thanks Again
George

[Red Sky]

Thanks for the tip Grant. I bookmarked the site and already watched the tutorial (the one with the train of course) and found it helpful.

[kevq]

Grant,
what a great site.
Even more to watch and learn.
Now what I need is longer days so that I can fit everything in.:D

Kev

[NMarti]

Grant,
Thanks - it's something I could definitely use.

[mrod]

Wow. Thanks, Grant. I love stuff like this.

Now, just the small matter of carving out more time...[sigh]

Mike

[Pauline]

Wow, just spent a couple of hours there and no where near finished!! What a wonderful resouce site and free even!! There's so much to learn. (some stuff I can't do with my camera, but still extremely interesting.) If it weren't -15 out I would consider trying a night shot or two!

[DELD]

Let me add my thanks and appreciation to the many that have come your way. I am certainly grateful to you for finding out about radiantvista.
Please continue to share if you come across others. As I will do

[Mary]

Hello Deld and welcome to the forum - it really is a great place and I know you will be glad you joined us in the Photoshop Elements adventure.:)

[Chuck S.]

Grant, thanks from here too! One of the nice features of this website: podcasts! I've downloaded several episodes of their discussions for my iPod; something useful to do while on the plane!

Chuck

[Chuck S.]

Further to the issue of podcasts on the subject site: I downloaded their audio tutorial on "Twilight" and it is very, very good! It's mind-boggling to me that someone can effectively describe something so visual with just words, but they pull it off. In this case, their words may not be worth a thousand pictures, but they're close.

Grant, thanks again for the link.

Chuck

[Jodi Frye]

Pauline, I bookmarked this in my brain for that exact reason...I can't be distracted right now.....working on another contest. One of these days I hope to get in the top 3. As soon as I'm finished I'll be over there to swallow up what everyone has been 'hoooin' and Ahinnn' about. Thanks Grant !!

[CarolLHB]

What a great site-thanks Grant!

[Wendy]

Grant ...

... Thanks so much for this great link :)

Wendy

[Kathy]

Grant,

Thank you so much for sharing the link to this site. I am very interested in the art of photography and have been reading Bryan Peterson's ... Learning to See Creatively. This is another wonderful resource and I am sure I will spend a lot of time there.

Kathy

[bwolford]

Grant, it's a tough choice between the Jessica Alba site and this one, but I like this one better. Thank you!

Brice

[virgo1]

Grant,
Thank you for this link. Again, need to find more hours. :D
Eva ;)

[GaryK]

Grant

Thanks.

I've downloaded a few videos, maybe Sunday morning with my coffee I will get a chance to watch them.