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This is our first podcast. Like Lightroom, it is clearly beta as well! It was recorded in Jeff's living room on the near-north side of Chicago, so there is a bit of echo. But digging into the details of the thinking behind how the Print module was designed and implemented is well worth it. Please feel free to send your comments to gjardine@adobe.com.

This podcast was recorded March 23rd 2006, at the Greg Gorman digital photography workshop in Mendocino, California. Guests include Greg, with Marc Pawliger and Bryan O'Neil Hughes joining George Jardine from Adobe Systems. George and his guests have a casual discussion about the workshop and digital photography workflows, what the students are learning, about the food and wine, and the gorgeous environment here on the Northern Coast of California. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This is the second podcast in a series of two, which were recorded March 23rd 2006, at the Greg Gorman digital photography workshop in Mendocino, California. Guests include Martin Evening, Peter Carides and Bryan O'Neil Hughes joining George Jardine from Adobe Systems. George and his guests have a discussion about the workshop and digital photography workflows, fashion photography, Lightroom features and archiving strategies. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded April 21st 2006, at the Encino, CA home of Graham Nash. Mac, Graham and George discuss the journey Nash Editions has traveled, pioneering in the world of fine art digital print making. We discuss the changing perceptions of photography as art, and how the digital revolution has played into those perceptions. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded May 7th, 2006, at Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, CA. In this discussion, we cover a range of topics surrounding the cross-platform issues encountered during the development of Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded Tuesday, August 1st 2006, in Nesbud, Iceland. Michael and Bill are interviewed as part of a group of 12 photographers that are here to work with the Adobe Lightroom team on Mikkel Aaland's upcoming Lightroom book project. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded Saturday, August 5th 2006, in Raykjavik, Iceland. Now that the Adventure is drawing to a close, Mikkel reflects back on the genesis of the project and the fantastic events of the week. We touch on our great luck with the weather, the fantastic landscape of Iceland, and the working conditions with a beta software product. Mikkel looks forward to incorporating the photographs that were taken by 9 great professional photographers this week into a new book about Lightroom that will be published by O'Reilly. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded Saturday, August 5th 2006, in Raykjavik, Iceland. Now that the Adventure is drawing to a close, Mikkel reflects back on the genesis of the project and the fantastic events of the week. We touch on our great luck with the weather, the fantastic landscape of Iceland, and the working conditions with a beta software product. Mikkel looks forward to incorporating the photographs that were taken by 9 great professional photographers this week into a new book about Lightroom that will be published by O'Reilly. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday February 6th, 2008 at the National Arts Club in New York City. Gregory sits down with George to have a conversation about working with Arnold Newman, his love of portraiture, and some of his thinking on a wide range of subjects including the value of the print, and the difficulties of developing a personal style. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at Catherine's family home in Lafayette, Calfornia. Catherine sits down with George to have a conversation about how her personal work inspires her wedding photography, about her personal approach to working with people, and how working with people from many different socio-economic backgrounds makes it all worthwhile. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 during the Photo Plus Expo in NYC. Special thanks to the 6 very talented wedding photographers who participated in the podcast. Please understand that this podcast has been minimally edited, and it contains some language that may offend. Parental warning advised. :-) The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

Welcome to what may be my very best conversation yet. Or at least the most fun and insightful. Sit down with Jay Maisel, Greg Gorman and Seth Resnick, as we have a long and rambling discussion about film archives, digital archives, various sorting and editing methods, and how they all intersect. Or not. The interesting thing to me is that when I go back and edit these things, I frequently hear a very different conversation than the one I was actually part of. While editing this recording, I found Jay continually driving at a singular point about why he photographs, how he edits, and why he feels shooting to please yourself is the only important thing for a photographer. Please understand that this podcast has been minimally edited, and it contains some language that may offend. Parental warning advised. :-) "What you have to qualify here, is why are you trying to create a system. What is the purpose of that creation? Are you trying to sell stock pictures? Are you trying to find the best pictures? Are you

This podcast was recorded on Saturday October 6th, 2007 at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington D.C. Chris sits down with George to have a conversation about working with Ansel Adams, Chris's love of the landscape, and his sense of how photography can influence the social issues of our times. He tells the story of the genesis of the Society's Cultures initiative, which he currently directs. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at Steve McCurry's workshop in NYC. Steve sits down with George to have a conversation about photographing people, and the effort and dedication required to make great photographs. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

"What's so unique about still photography is that it forces you to stop, it forces you to think. It's almost meditative. Particularly compared to the other media that exists today." - Ed Kashi This podcast was recorded on Tuesday August 7th, 2007 at Ed's studio in Montclair, New Jersey. Ed sits down with George to have a conversation about his career, his passion and motivation for photojournalism, and telling stories that matter.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday August 9th, 2007 in New York City. Bob sits down with George to have a conversation about his career, his love of film, and his quest to integrate sound, video and still photographs into media-rich journalism. Bob also discusses the fellowship project he recently worked on at Ohio University, that can be viewed at http://www.soulofathens.com/ This podcast was recorded on Thursday August 9th, 2007 in New York City. Bob sits down with George to have a conversation about his career, his love of film, and his quest to integrate sound, video and still photographs into media-rich journalism. Bob also discusses the fellowship project he recently worked on at Ohio University, that can be viewed at http://www.soulofathens.com/

This podcast was recorded on Friday March 16, 2007, at the home of Ruth and Thomas Knoll in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Zalman Stern, Mark Hamburg, Michael Jonsson, Thomas Knoll and Jeff Schewe ramble all over the place, discussing the upcoming ACR 4.0, compatibility with XMP and Lightroom raw controls, noise reduction, sharpening, the non-destructive editing model, shooting in dusty environments, etc. The team also spends a bit of time discussing the ins-and-outs of the Raw + JPEG workflow, and why Lightroom does not support it... yet. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

"I think pretty much any software has a personality, but a lot of times it's something that one sort of stumbles into, and people don't think about that as part of the design process. When I started the project, I wanted to do something that was more visually interesting, for example, than Photoshop, and tried some directions in that regard. And I did bad KPT imitations." - Mark Hamburg "I think the exercise really brought to light people's implicit assumptions about what they thought the Shadowland personality was, or should be. Things that were kind of hard to articulate, but people just had them as working assumptions." - Grace Kim "While people in different parts of the country may have different notions of what sleek or stylish may mean, I think everybody knows what butter is." - Phil "Butter" Clevenger The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded on Monday November 27th, 2006, at Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, California. Phil and Mark sit down with George to talk about Phil's role on the team and the user interface that he's designed for Lightroom. The conversation quickly begins to wander and turn (as these conversations frequently do take on a life of their own...) to some of the broader questions surrounding Lightroom, and ends up touching on the core story and original vision for the project. This podcast also includes a description by Mark of some of his original thinking behind Lightroom's modular design. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.

This podcast was recorded Wednesday, December 6th 2006, at Adobe Systems Headquarters in San Jose, CA. Now that the raw controls in Lightroom's develop module have finally settled down into a state that they will mostly likely ship in.... the Adobe Camera Raw team sits down with George Jardine, and takes a look back at what led us here, and forward to what might come next. The views and opinions of the participants in this podcast are their own, and do not reflect or represent those of Adobe Systems.