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Tim Grey

Digital imaging expert


Areas of Expertise:
  • digital photography
  • digital imaging
  • consulting
  • speaking
  • writing

Biography

Tim Grey is regarded as one of the top educators in digital photography and imaging, offering clear guidance on complex subjects through his writing and speaking. He loves learning as much as he possibly can about digital imaging, and he loves sharing that information even more. Tim’s work combines several of his greatest passions: technology, teaching, photography, writing, and travel. All of these have been part of his life in some way for as long as he can remember, and became a major focus starting in high school. He has been focused on digital photography and imaging for over 10 years. Tim has written more than a dozen books on on digital imaging for photographers, including the best-selling Photoshop CS3 Workflow and Color Confidence. He has also had hundreds of articles published in magazines such as Digital Photo Pro, Outdoor Photographer, and PC Photo, among others. He publishes the Digital Darkroom Questions email newsletter, as well as the Digital Darkroom Quarterly print newsletter. Tim teaches through workshops, seminars, and appearances at major events. He is a member of the Photoshop World Dream Team of Instructors. With such a busy schedule, Tim doesn't get much time to actually take pictures. He squeezes in as much photography as he can during his business travels, and also takes advantage of every opportunity to photograph near his home in Bellevue, Washington.

Books

Take Your Best Shot Take Your Best Shot
by Tim Grey
July 2008
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $45.49
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Blog

Tim's blog posts are hosted at:
http://www.timgrey.com/blog/

Weather Predictions Gone Wild

June 24 2009

We all know that weather predictions can be—shall we say—a little less than accurate. In fact, I’m sure we’ve all heard (or made) jokes about how inaccurate weather predictions seem to be, with many theories about the arbitrary ways meteorologists must go about predicting the weather. I’m wrapped up with… read more

Savoring the Sunshine

June 23 2009

Sunshine can be so exhilarating after a few days of overcast, rain, watching the sky, and obsessing over weather forecasts to see when you’ll get some better weather for photography. Last night the forecast called for a lot of cloud cover this morning, but when I woke up and looked… read more

Taking What You’re Given…

June 22 2009

Part of any photo excursion is dealing with environmental conditions as they change. The Palouse region of eastern Washington state is known as an arid region, getting an average of just under 20 inches of rain each year. That compares to an average of about 37 inches per year for… read more

Scouting the Palouse

June 21 2009

I love photographing while scouting for great locations much more than going somewhere I already know will be good. There’s so much more adventure when you don’t know what to expect, and I love the joy of discovering great subjects and locations that are new to me. I’m in the Palouse… read more

Storm Front

June 05 2009

I was sitting on my couch reading, trying to ignore the uncomfortable heat. It was about 9pm, the sun had just set, and the sky was turning an incredible pink, but somehow I wasn’t inspired to go outside. I think the head had stifled me and convinced me that staying… read more

The Family of Photography

May 06 2009

As a photographer, I’m sure you’ve experienced this. You’re in an unfamiliar place, perhaps photographing or just attending an event, and you meet another photographer. There’s an immediate bond and connection. The conversation flows freely. There’s a sense of camaraderie. I’ve had an experience like this on many occasions. In several… read more

No More Something for Nothing?

April 10 2009

I got an email the other day letting me know about a change in the terms of service for the Kodak Gallery. The bottom line: no more free photo storage if you don’t spend money. Of course, there’s no shortage of websites that allow you to store your photos at no… read more

The Tripod Compromise

March 01 2009

I can’t even fathom going on any trip — even a business trip — without a camera. In some extreme cases I’ll just take my point-and-shoot digital camera along with me, but whenever possible (which is most trips) I’ll bring my digital SLR along as well. A tripod, however, can be… read more

Late Discoveries

February 16 2009

It is interesting to me how often I find myself taking a photograph of something interesting without having any idea what it really is. This makes it all the more exciting when I discover at a later date exactly what I had been photographing in the first place. I had this… read more

Video Answers

January 26 2009

I’ve been publishing my Digital Darkroom Questions (DDQ) email newsletter for over seven years now, and from time to time I’ve explored ways to bring new value without fixing what isn’t broken. I have resisted the urge to include images in the email for a variety of reasons. I’ve contemplated… read more

Photoshop Can Wait…

January 20 2009

This week I’m teaching a five-day workshop at the Art Wolfe Digital Photography Center, and it happened to coincide with Inauguration Day. In fact, class was scheduled to start right about the time Barack Obama was to be sworn in. And would you believe every single student was there on… read more

In-Camera Cropping

January 16 2009

There’s a weird time warp that happens when you write magazine articles. You get an assignment, and of course wait until the last minute to fulfil it, so there’s a bit of a lag there. Then you submit the article, and it is generally at least a couple months before… read more

In-Camera Cropping

January 16 2009

There’s a weird time warp that happens when you write magazine articles. You get an assignment, and of course wait until the last minute to fulfil it, so there’s a bit of a lag there. Then you submit the article, and it is generally at least a couple months before… read more

Extract Gets Extracted

December 28 2008

I love applying targeted adjustments to my images via layer masks and adjustment layers, and quite often those targeted adjustments start with a selection. That’s why I often spend about a full day out of a typical five-day workshop teaching a variety of ways to create selections. Of course, quite… read more

Extract Gets Extracted

December 28 2008

I love applying targeted adjustments to my images via layer masks and adjustment layers, and quite often those targeted adjustments start with a selection. That’s why I often spend about a full day out of a typical five-day workshop teaching a variety of ways to create selections. Of course, quite… read more
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