Since the beginning of Lightroom we’ve wanted a watermarking capability that was more powerful and more flexible than the anemic watermark of Lightroom 1.x or Lightroom 2.x. We had some creative possibilities with the identity plate feature but even that was limited and quirky. With the release of Lightroom 3 Beta 1 we saw the Continue Reading »

Tired of only having a parametric curve at your disposal? Good news! Lightroom 3 Beta 2 introduces a point curve to the Develop module! That is fantastic news! Many users asked for point curve capabilities in Lightroom and Adobe has delivered. Lightroom’s parametric curve has some great features. I like the visual feedback it gives Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago I posted my top list of items I’d like to see in Lightroom 4. The recent release of Lightroom 3′s second public beta made one of those  items – tethering – a reality! Read on for more on this exciting new feature. About Tethering Tethered shooting allows you to connect a Continue Reading »

It’s here! Adobe released Lightroom 3 Beta 2 earlier and there are some nice goodies to play with in Beta 2. Grab it from Adobe Labs now! And if history teaches us anything, Adobe is saving a few tricks up their sleeves for the final release of Lightroom 3. There’s still no official information regarding Continue Reading »

With Lightroom 3 Beta already out, we’ve seen a number of great new features including better import/export, improved noise reduction, print and slideshow coolness and more. With a great feature base in place, there’s certainly always room for improvement, though. The following are a few features I would like to see in future versions of Continue Reading »

Aside from Halloween shots those glowing red eyes in images don’t belong. Of course, the best way to deal with red-eye is to avoid it altogether. So how does it happen? When the light from your flash enters your subject’s eyes it bounces back from the retina. The retina is rich with blood vessels and Continue Reading »