TWiP #303 – Adobe Releases the Lightroom 5 Beta

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Hosts: Frederick Van Johnson, Ron Brinkmann, Valerie Jardin

Episode Overview

This week on TWiP, we're diving into several great stories including:

  • Adobe releases Lightroom 5 Beta
  • Photographer tracks down thief trying to sell his gear on Craigslist
  • Dove Canada Uses Photoshop Trojan Horse to Shame Potential Body-Shamers
  • Critique of the Week, Listener Q&A, and Picks of the Week

Ron Brinkmann and Valerie Jardin join Frederick to discuss these topics and more on this week's episode of TWiP.

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1.  Lightroom 5 Beta Announced

2.  Photographer tracks down thief trying to sell his gear on Craigslist

3.  Dove Canada Uses Photoshop Trojan Horse to Shame Potential Body-Shamers

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Ron: Monoprice

Valerie: Fuji x100s

Frederick: Lightroom 5 Beta

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Submit your photographs for “Critique of the Week”

Here is the thumbnail of the image critiqued in this episode. Our image this week comes from Andres Trujillo and it's titled Tidal Basin. Click to link to larger images, and be sure to join the conversation and add in your comments about the photograph.

Be a part of This Week in Photo's newest segment. Post your best photo on the Google+ TWiP Community page and have the chance to be critiqued by the TWiP panel on an upcoming episode. Good luck!

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Connect with Our Hosts & Guests:

Ron Brinkmann: http://www.digitalcomposting.com or www.faceshipapp.com or Twitter or Google+

Valerie Jardin: http://www.valeriejardinphotography.com/ or Twitter or Google+

Frederick Van Johnson: www.mediabytes.com or www.twitter.com/frederickvan or Google+

Credits:

Pre-production by: Bruce Clarke

Post production by: Suzanne Llewellyn & Vince Bauer

Bandwidth provided by: Cachefly

Intro Music by: Scott Cannizzaro

Photo Credits: Adobe