Adobe has made available a "BETA" version of the next release of the Lightroom software.  There are some changes to some basic functions as well as some key additions to the product that will impact any/all Lightroom users (who choose to upgrade).  I will not attempt to list all of the various changes, but will mention something that you is different in the "Develop" module that will most likely also be a change to the next version of Adobe Photoshop Camera RAW.

The "Basic" adjustment…

The above words (and link) sum up the point of the is post.  What many professional photographers have appreciated for a long time was that there was an level of exclusivity associated with the tools of their profession. Carl Zeiss is a name that has a long history in producing some of the best optics for photography available. With quality…

A photographer having one of their images used without license is all too common today. A photographer achieving some level of compensation for having their work used without permission is less common today. Then again for a photographer to experience both of these things and then be branded as some evil hater of the arts using social media tools - that's a new one.

Jay Maisl, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has recently experienced all of the aforementioned. One of his…