The long awaited release of Lightroom 3 has finally arrived much sooner than anticipated and with even more features loaded into it than the Beta version that was available up until about 8 months ago. The new features will make any photographer’s job easier as well as give their clients a more professional result in less time. These include industry leading Noise Reduction for high ISO images, Camera Tethering to a computer, a new Slideshow Export to Flash with music imbedding, newer and easier to use Printing Module, Photo Collections right in the Develop Module and the biggest kicker here is the Lens Correction feature. The Lens Correction and the Noise Reduction is worth the price alone for me, allowing me not to worry about lens distortions in camera and boosting the ISO beyond ISO1600 when I need to capture that important moment in low light.
Previous wedding clients will now see a new lease on their images when purchasing prints and photo books as some of the images allow greater cropping and enlargement options. I’ll even be able to dig up some more images from the archives that I thought weren’t suitable for showing, as now I can change them to better suit my vision from when I took the photograph.
For a full run down on the product and to purchase head to Adobe’s website here.