“Oh, yes, wait a minute Mister Postman…” It’s been some time since those lyrics came out of speakers everywhere. Yet, mail, in its many forms, is still an important means of communication. Today, of course, we use email. In previous versions of Lightroom there was an email export preset that helped to gather images that Continue Reading »

There was a time when film grain was a problem for some photographers. That concern translated into a concern with digital noise. Many words have been written on the techniques in many applications to remove or lessen digital noise or grain in modern images. Some even seek to find ways to remove the grain from Continue Reading »

Since Publish Services debuted in Lightroom 3 Beta 1, Adobe has adjusted some of the issues identified in the first beta. For a full description of what Publish services can do I refer you to my two previous articles Lightroom 3 Beta’s Publish Services – Part 1 and Lightroom 3 Beta’s Publish Services – Part Continue Reading »

Lightroom 3 Beta 2′s recent release brought with it a host of new features. In addition to tethering, its greatly improved noise reduction is at the top of my improved feature list. Noise reduction is the focus of both hardware and software these days. Cameras like the Nikon D3, the Canon 5d Mark II or Continue Reading »

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 »

Adobe today launched the help system for Lightroom 3 Beta! You can access it by pressing F1 while in Lightroom 3 Beta or by pointing your browser at http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/3.0/Using/index.html . Commenting will be enabled shortly so get ready! for more details visit the article on Phosphors, the blog from the Photoshop, Lightroom, and Bridge teams! Continue Reading »