If you’re a photographer of any description and use Lightroom this is definitely for you. Adobe has released Lightroom 3 beta. Yes its beta so its not a fully working copy but had a lot of good little touches from the last released version which is Lightroom 2.

Scott Kelby and Matt Klowkowski have put together a Learning Centre for Lightroom 3 beta. A couple of videos that run you through the basic changes and whats new and they are well worth a watch. All up about 20 minutes but a very neat little set of videos. Definitely watch it if you use Lightroom or are planning to get the software and try it. Adobe Lightroom 3 beta can be downloaded from here.

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Green n White Lightroom Preset creates an effect just like it says. It leaves your greens intact and takes out the remaining colours especially Yellow, Blue & Red. Click on the images below to see a before and after. All yours to download and try it out. This is ideal for using on photos that have good amount of greens on them and should you need to suppress the other colours Green n White is all you need.

Click on the images above to view a the detailed images.

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I am finally starting to get my hands dirty, really dirty with Lightroom goodness. I have tried other peoples Lightroom presets but never made my own. I have decided to make a few presets I use often for photography effects i personally like and here is the first in the series… my first ever Lightroom Preset called LightlyToasted_Splittone.

Download the Splittone Lightroom Preset here.
This is a .ZIP file so you will need to unzip and import the Lightroom Preset and its all ready to go.
TIP: After applying the preset re-apply the black to suit the tone of the image, this adds a bit of punch.

LightlyToasted_Splittone creates a splittone effect using light sepia tones to bring out some olde world charm. View the larger and more detailed version of the image by clicking on the thumbnails below. And if you like it, download away. Its free and I won’t come knocking on your door for payment.

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The new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a professional photographers software. It provides one easy application for managing, adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs all in the one workspace. Watch the 10 min Flash video.

I’ve only just waded through a few bits and pieces of the wealth of features the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has to offer. My trial copy is still good for another fortnight and at this rate I’d surely consider buying Lightroom. I have put together a list of Lightroom resources and will be adding more in time.