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With a new bunch of cameras coming out recently, and with the MAC OS using up another animal name, it’s time for Adobe to update these 2 products. MAC and Windows versions of Camera Raw 4.3 and Lightroom 1.3 are now available from Adobe’s website. (scroll down a bit for the Camera Raw update)
Lightroom users [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote about fisheye lenses (Fisheye Lenses - Can’t We Just Use Photoshop?) and now Sigma has introduced a couple of really wide fisheye lenses. The new 10mm F2.8 EX DC HSM fisheye lens and the new 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM circular fisheye are truly unique.
Both lenses are designed for [...]

What’s a Ringlight, you say? Maybe you’ve heard the term Ring Flash instead. Or Circle of Light. Or “that round flash thingy that attaches to the front of your macro lens.” Strobist has made this Ring Flash Week and the first article is up on their site.
Ringlight flashes have been used for many years by [...]

If you’re not using Presets in Lightroom’s Develop module, you’re missing out on one of the best features. You can reduce your image processing time considerably and presets let you get a consistent look to your photos.
You’ve seen me reference the Lightroom Killer Tips website a number of times. Starting in October of this year [...]

The other night I was reviewing some of the video tutorials from Lightroom Killer Tips and came across the Edgy Effect. Matt Kloskowski shows a technique he admittedly labels “outside the norm”, but it produces interesting results. Check out the full video here.
He starts by pushing the Exposure up a stop or more. Set the [...]

This past weekend you walked around your house and reset all your clocks, your watch, and your TV. The VCR is still blinking 12:00 so you passed that by. Did you check your Digital Cameras?
A lot of cameras actually have an option in the menu for DST. Hopefully, it took into account that this year [...]