PhotoPLUS Expo Day 2 - Software insights

Day two of the show isn't quite over yet, and I still have more to see, but there are two applications that are remarkable. Seefile, and LightZone.

Seefile is a great application that allows you, on your own computer in your studio, to maintain images for client review, remotely. It facilitates your clients' ability to provide feedback and interaction between stakeholders in disparate locales from one central review area, without the need for hosting of gigabytes of data remotely.

LightZone is the wunderchild of Adobe's HDR and some late night guru who knows advanced masking features. Clearly, the genius behind LightZone, Founder and CEO, Fabio Riccardi, saw the limits of HDR and how it could be used both globally and selectively to improve otherwise poor/prosaic images into amazing photographs. In a brief demo, Riccardi showed how the wedding photographer who battles white dresses and black tuxedos can benefit, as well as the architectural photographer who must fight the ambient outdoor light as well as the interior light to make great final perspectives that actually can exceed what the eye can actually see. Plus, they ship v2.0 before Thanksgiving, and if you buy within the next week at the $149 price for v1.6, you can get a free upgrade to 2.0, which will otherwise sell for $249. So, hurry over to their site and place your order sooner rather than later.