Processing RAW files is in the develop module and uses Adobe Camera Raw there are some great things you can do with camera raw these days and although I still use Photoshop I use it a lot less. There are some great videos showing you how, heres one that Gavin Hoey made http://vimeo.com/12791524

Thats not all as there are more modules incorporated into the software, fundamentally it produces a catalogue where you can organise your files rate them add keywords and everything that a cataloging program should do and it does it rather well.

It also has a slideshow module that lets you very quickly produce a slideshow with sound track in a matter of minutes. It outputs to either a PDF or movie file up to HD quality, the next module is the print module which incorporates picture package where you can print combinations of images at any size its so very versatile you will wonder how you did without it. Just one more module to go the web module you can produce photo galleries with ease and it has an abundance of templates to use but also allows  custom templates.

You get a lot for your money but you could also get it for free, over at Tipsquirrel they have a competition running where you can win a copy, all you have to do is download the free 30 day trial and submit an image and who knows you may be lucky.

Puppet warp feature is one of them, it has blown me away at how the image can be manipulated and altered with ease that was not possible to do this easily before. I was not thinking of upgrading but this is such a big step forward that I think it will be essential. Take a look at this video from youtube it shows just what can be done with puppet warp.

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Enlarge a background for product photography from Gavin Hoey on Vimeo.

More and more people these days are using RAW files from their camera as its much more versatile than JPEG’s, you can then work with them in adobe camera raw before transferring it to Photoshop.  A new DVD is out which goes through all the major functions.

Produced by Gavin Hoey this is what he says about it “If you’re new to Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) or current user looking to gain a more in depth understanding of ACR, then you’ll love this DVD. I take you through each and every tab and all the major tools, showing exactly what they do and explaining why I use them or avoid them.”

Totally Raw DVD

These guys are great another photography lighting setup for you to try, the quality of this site is very good, studio flash lighting setups with super quality diagram and sample picture. If have studio flash equipment then you can’t go too wrong in trying to emulate their flash lighting setups.