Photoshop CS6 {Free} [Beta Version] Download

Adobe has gone and done it again; another beta version open to the pubic for free!

      For those of you that downloaded the Lightroom 4 beta version, you know how cool this privilege is; free software for months! And it's just in time as the Lightroom 4 beta is coming to an end in just a few days; we can all switch over to Photoshop CS6 and master editing with the new software for a few months and decide what's better. For those that don't want to take their own time doing this themselves, I'll hopefully be posting an article in the future comparing the two programs, as well as sharing some of my own images edited using these two Adobe applications.

If you're more hands on and want to try this application out for yourself, it's available free to the public -- click here for the Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta version Download Page. [Official P.R.]

Stay tuned and enjoy!
Don't forget to send Adobe a thank you postcard using a photo you edited with their software.

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[Featured Photo]: "Winter Blues of the Pacific Coast"

Taken in San Diego, California

This photo was taken right along the P.C.H. near Pacific Beach.
Here, the surfers access the water by jumping into the water off these rocks.
      
My long-time friend, Adam, and I ventured out, particularly early, to check out the nice waves around La Jolla and to try catching some GoPro shots of Adam surfing by attaching a waterproof camera (called a GoPro) to his surfboard, which captured his session. Throughout the day, we drove from Oceanside all the way down to Imperial Beach (70 miles) while staying along Pacific Coast Highway, never using a freeway. In these fast times, we felt that was quite the accomplishment. Slow down, take some time for yourself and just enjoy the cloudless, sunny late-January day; Winter in San Diego.

No one ever said the winter blues had to be so gloomy.


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Lightroom 4 [Beta Version]

Adobe has released the Beta version of their latest software upgrade, Lightroom 4.

They are offering the beta version for free, however, it will only be available for use between now and March 31st, so get it and use it while you can.

Download and Discuss

• Download Lightroom 4 beta
• Discuss Lightroom 

This is particularly great for those who [1] already own a previous version of Lightroom and are not certain they'll want to upgrade, or [2] one who has never tried Lightroom and wants a good opportunity to see what the hype is all about. If you fall under either of these categories, I highly suggest you go the download page and take the beta version for a ride.

I've already taken the plunge and am currently waiting for the Beta version to finish installing. I'm in the process of editing thousands of photos that I haven't gotten around to over the last few years and I'll see how some of them turn out using the new Lightroom 4 Beta. Expect a follow-up post for my personal review and examples of what I was able to accomplish using this new release. Meanwhile, here's what Adobe has to say about Lightroom 4:

"Lightroom 4 beta builds on the vision of the very first Lightroom beta. From day 1, Lightroom was designed for photographers and by photographers to help them focus on what they love—the art and craft of photography. Lightroom provides photographers with an elegant and efficient way to work with their growing digital image collections, bring out the best in their images, and make an impact from raw capture to creative output, all while maintaining the highest possible quality each step of the way.  

For the development of this latest release, we've focused on further maximizing image quality and expanding output options. New tools let you extract more detail from highlights and shadows, make a wider range of targeted adjustments, and easily share your images and video clips on social media and photo sharing sites.

New Features in Lightroom 4 Beta 

Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights.

Photo book creation with easy-to-use elegant templates.

Location-based organization lets you find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras. 

White balance brush to refine and adjust white balance in specific areas of your images. 

Additional local editing controls let you adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas of your images. 

Extended video support for organizing, viewing, and making adjustments and edits to video clips. 

Easy video publishing lets you edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr®. 

Soft proofing to preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers. 

Email directly from Lightroom using the email account of your choice. 

Watch the What's New in Lightroom 4 beta tutorial videos for additional details 

The Lightroom 4 beta program is available to the public. Anyone with an Internet connection can download it and start putting it to the test. You do not need to own (or have tried) a previous version of Lightroom. You can download the beta and use it until the product expires on March 31, 2012."   - Adobe

Don't miss out, download the beta version today and subscribe to my blog (on the left) to be notified by email regarding my Lightroom 4 Beta experiences.

Have a good one,
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