Happy Birthday Lightroom! How nice of you to give us a gift on your special day! That’s right, Lightroom 4 Beta is ready for you to play with. You can download your copy at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4/. As you discover new things and want to get involved in the conversation then head over to http://forums.adobe.com/community/labs/lightroom4/. The Lightroom team is Continue Reading »

Lightroom 3.6 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.6 are now available! You can update via the program or by visiting Adobe.com and downloading the updates. Support for new cameras and lenses as well as some bug fixes. For more information visit the Lightroom Journal. Tweet

If you are a member of NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) then take a look in the October issue of Photoshop User Magazine. I had the pleasure of writing the Lightroom feature on black & white photography in Lightroom. (If you aren’t a NAPP member then what are you waiting for?) Photoshop User Magazine Continue Reading »

New products Perfect Effects, Perfect Portrait, Perfect Mask and the Perfect Layers update provide photographers with essential tools to realize their photographic vision. onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative, timesaving solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, has announced Perfect Photo Suite 6 along with new products Perfect Effects, Perfect Portrait, Perfect Mask, and Continue Reading »

I am excited (and a bit humbled) to announce that Lightroom Secrets is now available through the Photoverse app from Kolekse for your iPhone and/or iPad (coming soon to an Android device near you!) Kolekse LLC is a software company based out of Northern California specializing in developing mobile applications for iPhone, Android and Windows Continue Reading »

There’s something new over at Adobe! A new feedback site has been launched over at photoshop.com! You can get there directly by going to feedback.photoshop.com. It looks to be a great way for users and the Photoshop Family teams to interact and discover new and exciting ideas for future versions of all the Photoshop Family Continue Reading »

In this age of digital color imagery we sometimes forget the subtle beauty of Black and White. Lightroom’s Black and White conversion features are indeed superb. But if you want to take it up a notch take a look at  Silver Efex Pro 2. Here is some background from Nik Software… Nik Software (www.niksoftware.com) is Continue Reading »

I received the news yesterday that I have been named an Adobe Community Professional for another year! I am truly honored to be part of this great group of professionals. Thank you Adobe! It is truly a joy to be able to assist other users learn how to better use their Adobe technology. So thanks Continue Reading »

We were long overdue for a refresh and here it is. I hope you like the new design. There have also been changes under the hood so if you find any problems while roaming about please let me know. You can add a comment to this article or use the contact form. And thanks again Continue Reading »