The other day I found myself hanging out the passenger window with Canon Rebel XT in hand as we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. So I did what any red-blooded photographer would do... I put the camera in burst mode and started shooting. By the time I reached the other end, I had 90 frames recorded. Now what? I...

Ulefoss, Norway: Sometimes we learn lessons the hard way, all by ourselves. Other times we learn by watching others. As I pack my bags and get ready to fly and meet the rest of the Adobe Iceland Adventure team I'm obsessed with what to bring and what to leave behind. I remember something that happened years ago to my good...

Ulefoss, Norway: We take SO much for granted, until we leave home. Take communications, for example. Cell phones work, mostly. Internet connections are everywhere. Heck, in the U.S. you can even pick up an old-fashioned phone and dial anywhere in the world for song. On our Adobe Iceland Adventure, which begins in just three days, communication is critical, and if...

Ulefoss, Norway: In just a couple days, on July 28th, the Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop Iceland adventure officially begins. But I've already learned my first lesson and it cost me a pretty penny. Hopefully you'll learn from my mistake! I'm writing from Europe. I came out early, leaving San Francisco and flying here to Norway to the family house with my wife...

Adobe announced the public beta of Adobe Lightroom software for the Windows platform, a digital imaging workflow solution for professional photographers. Now available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms, all professional photographers can import, select, develop and showcase large volumes of digital images. Windows-based photographers now have the opportunity to assist with the development of Lightroom by testing...

During the summer of 2006, a group of ambitious photographers travel to the pristine Icelandic landscape to capture its beauty and culture. They apply their craft during 22 hour-long days bathed in horizontal light. Since each member of the team must work around the clock, the processing equipment of choice are laptops running Lightroom, Adobe's new photo management software. With Lightroom, photographers can upload, sort, keyword, adjust, and output their Raw images while still working in the field.

Here's a quick overview of who is going, where they will be, and the reports from Iceland that will be coming your way. You can join us on this Adventure from the comfort of your computer at home...

Lightroom can process files from hundreds of digital cameras. This is a real plus for photographers who enjoy using older models as well as the latest and greatest. For example, I just posted an article on Raw Photography with Older Cameras where I waxed happily about how I still enjoy shooting with my black Canon PowerShot G2. It supports...

I just downloaded Adobe Lightroom Public Beta 3 and have been playing with some of its new features. This is a substantial upgrade from Beta 2, including a new module: Web. That's where I started experimenting. The Web templates are quite attractive. You have 3 presets -- HTML gallery, Exif metadata, and Flash gallery. You have two options for...

I just stumbled on two very nice Lightroom tutorials by George Mann that you may want read. The first one, Basic Color White Balance Corrections, shows you examples of "cloudy," "daylight," "shade," etc. applied to an image. Great way to see the differences among the various settings. The second one, Presets Browser, illustrates some of the interesting effects, such...

By default, Lightroom frames your viewing area with two side panels, a top module picker, and a filmstrip on the bottom. This is a good starting place to work because you have all of your tools readily accessible. But as you begin to drill down in your workflow, you may want more working area during specific tasks. This could...