As raw files become the common currency of high-end photographry a widening array of tools is arriving to help photographers get the most from them. I've been using SpyderCube from Datacolor/Colorvision for awhile to help set white and black points along with white balance for color critical situations. But recently I've added a new tool to my tweakers arsenal--Colorchecker Passport from X-Rite. Read on to learn about it... Read more »

There is plenty of excitement about low light photography made possible by the high-ISO settings and increasingly good noise reduction in the newest cameras. But lost in the shuffle is that color is also lost as we increase the ISO. High ISO images tend to be typified by a 'washed out' look that seriously detracts from the Wow of your image. The good news is that correcting much of that problem is much easier than most people think... Read more »

You can now download Adobe Lightroom Beta 3, which is free to all users during the beta period. The Lightroom team has re-written much of the product to make it faster and to improve Raw file rendering--particularly sharpening and noise reduction. They've also added support for direct export to Flickr and the ability to export slideshows among many other user requested features. You can download it from Adobe Labs. Read more »

As raw files become the common currency of high-end photographry a widening array of tools is arriving to help photographers get the most from them. I've been using SpyderCube from Datacolor/Colorvision for awhile to help set white and black points along with white balance for color critical situations. But recently I've added a new tool to my tweakers arsenal--Colorchecker Passport from X-Rite. Read on to learn about it... Read more »

September 11: Nikon releases new versions of its free image browsers: Nikon View NX (for Windows) and (for Mac), Nikon Transfer (for Windows) and (for Mac).