In one of my previous posts, I talked about the new Adobe Photoshop Express.  If you remember, one of my concerns was that using the service gave Adobe the rights to reuse any of your photos, and I cautioned that you may want to reconsider using the service.

Well, apparently I wasn’t the only person who was concerned.  In an article on DPReview.com, I read that Adobe has changed their rights agreement.

Read the full article here.

Adobe is entering the online photo storage and editing field with its latest entry Photoshop Express, still in beta testing. The product looks to be a strong offshoot of the popular image editing software many of us rely upon. At the current time the service is free, but what can it do?

Read the full article, Adobe Photoshop Express beta, over at Digital Photography School to learn more about this exciting web tool.

I only have one caveat about this service - read the terms of services carefully. Here’s an excerpt:

Adobe does not claim ownership of Your Content. However, with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed.

The Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) is a specification for the file format used by digital cameras. Basically, it is an additional bit of information (known as metadata) that is contained within an image file. It saves data such as the camera’s make and model number, Date and Time, Shutter Speed, ISO Speed Rating, Focal Length, Lens, and so on. For obvious reasons, this can be an incredible learning tool if you are aware of it. Here are a few tips for using the EXIF in your routine.

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Many photographers will recommend carrying your camera around always. I am also an advocate of having your camera with you as often as possible. You may not want to carry around your full setup, you may not even need to carry around more than a single lens. That said, it’s usually a good idea to have an additional bag for your daily routine. Choosing a bag for any reason is often more preference than science, but there is a bit of a method to selecting such an addition to your list.

Digital Photography School has a new article offering advice on this very task: Choosing a Day Bag for Your Camera - a well written article with a lot of great tips and ideas.

Now that the world of Digital Photography is upon us, many photographers, hobbyists and professionals alike, are utilizing Photoshop for their photo processing. Think of Photoshop as your digital dark room. For the past few years, even when I was still working in film, I have regularly taken advantage of Adobe’s acclaimed photo editing software, Photoshop. It can be expensive, but but it’s well worth the money for serious photographers.

Meanwhile, as great as Photoshop is, converting a color photo to black-and-white properly is more than a simple procedure. Sure, you can simply change the mode of your image to grayscale, but you will miss some of the detailing necessary to make a proper transition. There is a solution, however: Cybia’s Fotomatic Plug-in Filters for Photoshop.

Now, before I go on, I need to explain one caveat. Photoshop Filters are sometimes frowned upon by professionals. The reason is simple: They’re not perfect. Even the best photoshop filters are not a complete solution in and of themselves. You will still want to tweak things a little bit after using one of these filters. Now that I have that off my chest, lets continue. Below, I would like to hilight the benefits of some of these filters and explain why they may be useful to you. [Read more →]