Digital Camera Fiend - A Camera Review

Adobe announced today that it will deliver two new editions of its industry-leading digital imaging software Photoshop. The new releases, Photoshop CS3, and Photoshop CS3 Extended, will begin to ship next month (April 2007) and are priced at $649, and $999 respectively.

The new Photoshop releases are part of Adobe’s Creative Suite 3 launch, the largest product release in the company’s 25-year history. The Photoshop editions can be bought as stand-alone applications or as key components of the Creative Suite 3 family.

The new editions build upon the excellence of past Photoshop versions which have become standard tools for everyone from digital camera hobbyists to serious photographers and designers. Users will note increased speed and improved conversion qualities. The Extended version has added capabilities for 3-D, motion graphics, image measurement and analysis.

“This is the year in which Photoshop reinvents itself,” said Deborah Whitman, an Adobe company official. “We took the professional industry standard and greatly expanded the possibilities for designers and photographers, while challenging it to shine across a whole new set of tasks.”

Originally uploaded by wwwigz at flickr.com.

We love this playful photo, taken with a Canon Powershot A80 digital camera. The photographer took a series of six photos from his vantage point and later used Adobe Photoshop to cut out sillouettes and meld them together in one picture.The darkened sky and distant sun suggest a winter scene. Perhaps the leaping character is making a symbolic journey across time–from one solstice to the next.

In any case, it’s a fun shot that can be constructed with any camera and Adobe Photoshop software.