Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta

Written by Michael | 21 October 2009
Posted in Software

The first beta version of Lightroom 3.0 is available for download from Adobe Labs. According to the press release, the Lightroom 3 beta offers more intuitive importing, awesome noise reduction and sharpening tools, enhanced watermarking, enhanced slideshow capabilities and direct publishing to online photo sharing sites like Flickr. No word about perspective corections which would be a hit for a Real Estate and Architectural Photographer... fingers crossed :)

On Adobe TV you can watch a 3 Part Movie that answers the question "What's New in Lightroom 3"

Real Estate Photographer Directory - Update

Written by Michael | 18 October 2009
Posted in Business

Real Estate Photographer Directory - Update

I think many of you already noticed by now that I'm featuring a New Real Estate Photographers Directory. Some of you already registered  and I want to thank you for that. I want to tell you that the Directory is a work in progress and new things will appear to be available over the time. Of course your input is essential, feel free to suggest stuff.

For now I have few three new thing I want to tell you about:

• First, in the category view I've changed the 4 column layout to a 3 column, for more "air"
   
• Second, I've added the Phone number in the VCard View, also in the Detail View
   
• Lastly but maybe the most important is that I've added a small gallery of max 7 images that can be featured with your listings. Management of these images is available when you edit your entry. For those of you which registered as a Guest, without a User, it's impossible to add these features. Maybe you should create an user and relist yourself, having more choices.

How to get Windows 7 Cheaper

Written by Michael | 17 October 2009
Posted in Deals

For those of you who ran Windows 7 Beta and RC since the public beta was available on Microsoft website, know how cool the new OS runs. Now, in order to purchase the final release I found a cheaper way than the regular one. (Unless you are a student and you get it for $35 or so). Go to Newegg's website and search for Windows 7 OEM. The preorder promotion ends 10/20 so you only have a few days left. Good luck!

Canon TS-E 17mm Teaser

Written by Michael | 16 October 2009
Posted in Gear

It was a crisp day of October when the phone rang letting me know that my "precious" was ready to pick up. Since 18th of the February when Canon announced it, Architectural Photographers from around the world started drooling. Along with them, myself... It was a long and painful wait! From my initial shots I can tell that... ehmmm, you know what? I will follow up with a complete review in the following days. Stay put!