Digital magazines seem to be the way of the future and Apple’s Ipad is the perfect device for it.
I believe it will be able to change the way we browse magazines long term.
Wired Magazine app for the Ipad has been a big success already and Adobe plans to make publishing digital magazines a lot easier. Find out more here.

Many photographers have played around with HDR, either in photoshop or with dedicated software products such as Photomatix.
I am a big fan of HDR – as long as they are naturally looking.
However it is very easy to go overboard with it and create an overprocessed image, that looks completely unnatural.
I myself always used Photomatix and although it was hard to control, I was able to create some nice looking images with it.

Bay of Fires – 3 exposure HDR

Making HDR more user friendly when it comes to the interface was always something I thought could be improved.
It looks like the wait could be over.
Enter HDR Expose. In the press I read:
“HDR Expose produces natural looking HDR images without halos and color shift artifacts that have become synonymous with the HDR Look”
It has caused quite some stir already and just looking at the video, I am thrilled:

The introductory price is $149, but there is a special til the end of July for $99. It also comes with a LR and Aperture plug-in.

I am very keen to try it out. You can download a fully functional 30-day free trial here

The wait is finally over and after Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3 has just been released!
Check this link to see some cool new features of Lightroom 3.

And here is a workflow video made by Terry White. He shows you how he gets his HDR images from LR3 into CS5:

With Photoshop now shipping and the 30 day free trial available on the website I decided to give it a quick spin.

Firstly it looks very familiar to what we have all become used to. If you used CS3 or CS4 you will be right there.
We are talking 64 bit now, so most plugin producers will have to release compatible versions for it. Shouldn’t take long though.
Whilst the new warp function is not of much interest to me, I am really digging content aware fill. It gives a whole new range of possibilities, which in particular landscape photographers will know to appreciate. It also solves big issues when stitching panoramas.
Will talk more about it once I have thrown a few images at it.

Here is a not-so-serious video of one of Adobe’s biggest fan:

If you missed the event, not a problem, just click here to watch the full event.

This is very exciting, and I can’t wait to get my own hands down and dirty with CS5

Make sure you also check out the CS5 learning center. Here is a sneak peak: