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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 [...]

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 [...]

Bring out the digital artist in yourself. Start with your digital images and create artful representations quickly and easily.
Last month I wrote a couple times about the Wacom pen tablets. Included in their software bundle is Corel Painter Essentials, a nice program for turning digital files into painterly looking art. If you haven’t invested in [...]

Just when everyone’s settling in to Elements 5, Adobe throws out an upgraded version. Photoshop Elements 6 is on the horizon and adds some nice functions. Now you just have to decide if you want to upgrade or not.
You can see what’s new in Elements 6 at Adobe’s website. A direct download of the PDF [...]

When working in Photoshop, you can use Layer Sets and Snapshots to save all your corrections up to that point. I’ve used Layer sets to do color and B&W versions of an image and have it all saved in one PSD file. Just turn on the set you want and then export or print.
Lightroom has [...]