Research suggests efficiency may be worth as much as the cool features.
by Jeremy Schultz
REVIEW: DrawPlus X3 Does Some Catching Up
The latest version of Serif's DrawPlus sports new features, some of which are familiar to Photoshop and Illustrator users.
The Photoshop Marketplace and AIR Marketplace are online now.
Adobe CS4 and ROI: Is Productivity The New Killer Feature?
Research suggests efficiency may be worth as much as the cool features.
I would bet Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual stands as the most comprehensive "missing manual" in the bookstore today.
BOOK REVIEW: The Hot Shoe Diaries Enlightens and Engages
The Moment It Clicks may have had more hype, but I think The Hot Shoe Diaries is a better book!
After reviewing The Hot Shoe Diaries, I have lighting on my mind and another lighting book to review: Mike Hagen’s The Nikon Creative Lighting System. (...)
Deke McClelland is in my opinion one of the best instructors out there for Photoshop and other creative applications. He might also be the funniest (sorry, Scott Kelby).
REVIEW: Bokeh Makes A Mean Bokeh
Looking to create that soft background focus effect called "bokeh" by photographers? Alien Skin's Bokeh plug-in recreates it very well.
BOOK REVIEW: The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers
Derrick Story’s The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers is an interesting book, in that it strives to be a slim “companion” book for photographers out in the field but still aims to cram itself with all the information pertinent to a photographer using Photoshop. (...)
I was impressed enough with Cyrill Harnischmacher's book Digital Infrared Photography to request two more of his books to review, Closeup Shooting and Low Budget Shooting....
BOOK REVIEW: Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure
What do you get when Adobe sends a bunch of photographers and Lightroom team members to Tasmania? You get Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure.
For the first time ever, Alien Skin Software is having a store-wide sale. All of its award-winning Photoshop plug-ins are 20% off through December 24, 2008.
REVIEW: Adobe Photoshop Elements/Premiere Elements 7
Now the two applications have been upgraded, both named version 7, and include a free Basic membership to Photoshop.com for a little added boost in creativity and connectivity.
I've been looking at Nik Software's Viveza again lately and there's a case to be made that it is a superior tool for certain adjustments.
REVIEW: Photoshop CS4 Extended and Bridge CS4
One of the most exciting upgrades of CS4 is Photoshop, with its impressive performance speeds, but are its other features worth the cost?
REVIEW: ColorMunki Design Puts Everything In One Package
It's immediately clear that Pantone is serious about producing the ultimate all-in-one color management device.
Top Five Coolest Lightroom 2 How-To’s
If you haven't yet tried Lightroom 2 (or even if you have upgraded), you may not be aware of all of its cool new features. Here are five of my favorites.
"Digital Infrared Photography" is small but very durable, well-presented and full of good insights in this dark field of photography.
REVIEW: BlowUp 2 Delivers Sharp Performance
This plug-in has a relatively simple interface but it's intuitive and delivers results
Milestone Release Radically Improves Creative Workflow Efficiency; Redefines Collaboration Between Designers and Developers
I recently reported that these four Photoshop plug-ins were now available as a discounted bundle—now I've had a chance to test them and see what they bring to the toolbox.
More About Photoshop CS4 And Graphics Acceleration
Photoshop CS4 is making news for its use of graphics acceleration units (GPUs) for speedier performance. How will this affect your work?
CS4 Design Standard includes four applications: Adobe InDesign CS4 Adobe Illustrator CS4 Adobe Photoshop CS4 Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Since Acrobat 9 isn’t new, I’ll concentrate on the first three programs in this first look. (...)
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 4
Today, Adobe Systems announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4).
REVIEW: Serif Jumps The Pond With Four Creative Pro Apps
Serif releases four applications in the US, delivering solutions for page layout, graphics, photo editing and webpage creation.