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Adobe has upgraded Photoshop Lightroom to version 2.6. You can download the free updates for both Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. Support for the following cameras has been added from Lightroom 2.5 to 2.6:

• Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
• Canon EOS 7D
• Canon PowerShot G11
• Canon PowerShot S90
• Nikon D3s
• Olympus E-P2
• Panasonic DMC-FZ38
• Pentax K-x
• Sigma DP1s
• Sony A500
• Sony A550
• Sony A850

Further Windows and Macintosh software enhancements in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.6 include: (more…)

Adobe has upgraded Photoshop Lightroom to version 2.5. You can download the free updates for both Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. Support for the following cameras has been added from Lightroom 2.4 to 2.5:

• Nikon D300s
• Nikon D3000
• Olympus PEN E-P1
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1

Further Windows and Macintosh software enhancements in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.5 include:

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Adobe has upgraded Photoshop Lightroom to version 2.4. You can download the free updates for both Windows and Macintosh versions from Adobe. Support for the following cameras has been added from Lightroom 2.3 to 2.4:

• Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i
• Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
• Nikon D5000
• Olympus E-450
• Olympus E-620
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
• Pentax K-7
• Sigma DP2
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A230
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A380

Further Windows and Macintosh software enhancements in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 include: (more…)

Martin Evening as posted a video over at Lightroom-News that explains how you can improve your Black & White /  Grayscale conversion inAdobe Photoshop Lightroom 2:

Shortly after the release of Lightroom 1.0, I made a video tutorial which showed how you could use the HSL panel controls to achieve improved, reduced noise Grayscale conversions in Lightroom. That particular problem was resolved with one of the later Lightroom 1.x updates and it is now fine to use the Grayscale panel controls to achieve optimum black and white conversions. In this movie I wanted to show how you can also fine-tune the Grayscale conversion setting by combining these with Camera Calibration panel adjustments.

You can watch the entire video at Lightroom-News.com.  To find out more information or to download a free trial, check out the dSLR Dad Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Resource Guide.

Martin Evening has also written The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers.

Moose Peterson, wildlife and landscape photographer extraordinaire, has produced a video on digital Black and White photography techniques.  In the video, he covers not only how he converts all of his images using NIK Software’s Silver Efex Pro, but also how he pre-visualizes the B&W effect while in the field.  You can watch this very informative video on his MooseNewsBlog.

Adobe has upgraded Photoshop Lightroom to version 2.3. You can download the free updates for both Windows and Macintosh versions from Adobe. Support for the following cameras has been added from Lightroom 2.2 to 2.3:

• Nikon D3x
• Olympus E-30

Further Windows and Macintosh software enhancements in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 include:

• In the Windows 64-bit version of Lightroom an sFTP upload process could cause Lightroom to crash.
• Slideshows could return to the first image randomly during playback.
• A memory leak could cause Lightroom to crash while attempting to process files with local adjustments.
• Canon EOS 5D Mk II sRAW files could process with artifacts in Lightroom 2.2.
• Lightroom 2.2 could cause disc burning to fail for Windows customers.
• Attempting to undo(CTRL-Z) a single step in Lightroom 2.2 on Windows could cause a series of previous actions to be undone.

Please download the Lightroom 2.3 ReadMe file (pdf link) for additional details.  You can also learn more at the dSLR Dad Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Resource Guide.

Adobe has upgraded Photoshop Lightroom to version 2.2.  You can download the free updates for both Windows and Macintosh versions from Adobe.com.  Support for the following cameras has been added from Lightroom 2.1 to 2.2:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Canon Powershot G10
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1**
• Panasonic DMC FX-150K
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28K
• Panasonic DMC-LX3S
• Leica D-LUX 4

Further Windows and Macintosh software enhancements in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.2 include:

• Camera profiles are now available in the Calibration panel in the Develop module. These profiles are designed to provide different interpretations of raw capture.

Please download the Lightroom 2.2 ReadMe file (pdf link) for additional details on the 14 listed bug fixes.  You can also learn more at the dSLR Dad Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Resource Guide.

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Amazon.com says Merry Christmas with a $139.99 Lightroom 2 Deal

Full disclosure, I’m placing my order as I write this post.  Amazon.com is selling the full version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for just $139.99! I’m not sure how long this deal will last, but a little twitter birdie told me that it may be all weekend. As a dSLR Dad who shoots lots of RAW image files, Lightroom 2 is the perfect tool at managing vast amounts of images, both RAW and JPEG, and intuitively edit single photos or batches of images. It also makes it incredibly easy to create an html or flash slideshow for email or the web. Finally, if you subscribe to Ansel Adam’s view that it’s not a photograph until it is a print, Adobe’s Lightroom 2 has the best print engine in the business (well, at least under $1,000).

You can find Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 on sale this weekend at Amazon.com.  If you have never used Lightroom 2 before, may I recommend you pick up Scott Kelby’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers and/or Mikkel Aaland’s Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure: Mastering Adobe’s Next-Generation Tool for Digital Photographers.  Two of my favorite authors that will help you develop a solid workflow with good techniques.

As always, you can learn more at the dSLR Dad Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Resource Guide.

Adobe has released downloads of Photoshop Lightroom 2.1 (Mac, Win), Camera Raw 5.1 (Mac, Win) and DNG Converter 5.1.  Newly Supported RAW File formats includes:

• Canon Rebel XS / 1000D
• Canon EOS 50D
• Fuji FinePix IS Pro
• Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS
• Nikon D700
• Nikon D90
• Nikon Coolpix P6000
• Pentax K2000D
• Sigma DP1
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A900

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.1 update includes many other performance and bug fixes.  Those details can be found listed in the Read Me (pdf link) associated with the download page.  You can also learn more at the dSLR Dad Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Resource Guide.

This is the first preset package that I ever downloaded to work with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.  It also happens to be the one that I go back to the most often. onOne Software has a package of 85 Lightroom presets designed by Photoshop Guru Jack Davis which include:

• 8 White Balance presets
• 11 Tone Curve presets
• 4 Vibrance presets
• 18 HSL presets
• 12 Black & White presets
• 5 Warm Tinting presets
• 5 Cool Tinting presets
• 8 Dark Vignette presets
• 8 Light Vignette presets

Oh, and did I mention that you can download the entire set for free.  This is a great way for a dSLR Dad new to Lightroom to get started in the Develop Module.  This, along with other resources, can be found in the dSLR Dad Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Guide.