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Quick, go run and get the Lightroom 1.2 update at the Adobe website. And if you also use Photoshop CS3 or Elements 5 (or Elements 4.01 MAC) you’ll have to get the Adobe Camera Raw 4.2 Update too. The ACR (and DNG) update will give you full compatibility when moving between Lightroom and your [...]

Wacom has introduced a new line of pen tablets called Bamboo. The basic Bamboo is only $70, comes in black only and ships with no extra software. The Bamboo Fun starts at $99, but is available in two different sizes. It’s made in 4 different colors: Black, Silver, White and Bright Blue. The Fun model [...]

Previously onOneSoftware had released these presets for Lightroom. So many people asked for them for Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) and now Jack Davis delivers. Users of Photoshop Element 5 won’t be able to take advantage of these time saving tools. Dang!! The install files looks for Photoshop CS3 and ACR 4.1 or it won’t install.
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Last night I was catching up on various podcasts in iTunes. There were a couple of real cool video tips from the boys at Lightroom Killer Tips. Matt Kloskowski goes through some good info for all Lightroom users. (On the right side of the website is a link for Lightroom Videos)
The past 3 weeks [...]

Yesterday the Newsletter subscribers got a nice little article about successful printing at home. Though this is a lengthy subject and could be discussed ad nauseum for weeks, I tried to put across some of the more important points. Watch for future blog posts on the subject.
Briefly, those would be:
Use Good Software – The free [...]

Photo editing software is a personal choice. A power user may opt for Lightroom and Photoshop CS2 or CS3, or you may be one of the people who just uses the software that came with the camera. For lots of folks, Photoshop Elements 5 is a nice in between choice since it integrates a good [...]