Whether your photography experience is newsstand magazine-level expert or family picnic-level beginner, there will always be aspects of your photos that can be improved upon. When you're capturing a moving, changing environment with unpredictable subjects and constantly evolving conditions, your images are bound to contain unplanned and unwanted facets that, while not ruining the entire photo, may detract from the final product. Then there are characteristics of every photo that can be tweaked, increased, lowered or adjusted to elevate the quality of the image — things like lighting, contrast, saturation, shadows and more. With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, you've got the solutions you need to remove those unwanted aspects and make adjustments in an easy-to-use format that puts intuitive tools at your fingertips.You may be looking for the ability to fine-tune your photographs or you may have the intention of adding artistic adjustments to the images you've captured. Either way — and no matter what your proficiency level is — Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 gives you the freedom to edit your photos to your preference. Make unwanted objects vanish from the image with precise swipes of the advanced Healing Brush. Selectively adjust brightness, contrast, white balance, sharpness, noise reduction, moiré removal and more in targeted areas of your images with selective adjustment brushes that expand your creative control. Add interesting and eye-catching vignette effects to emphasize the more important aspects of your image with the radial gradient tool. Take your high ISO images and create amazing, natural-looking results with the state-of-the-art noise reduction technology. Bring out the details that might be missed in dark shadows or bright highlights with highlight and shadow recovery. Straighten tilted images, even when the horizon is hidden, with just one click of the Upright tool. With all of these editing tools, Lightroom 5 allows you to change your image in a nondestructive environment that makes it easy to reverse your steps and edits without altering the original image. When you've made the changes to your photos and you've edited them to perfection, print them into beautiful photo books with the software's customizable book templates, or share them with the world on social networks, such as Facebook or Flickr. With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, it's easy to go from simply capturing an image frozen in time to sharing a piece of your art with the world.
Great Software
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: gcts
from CA
on February 23, 2014
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: nothing so far
This is must have software for any digital photographer. I can salvage some of those over/underexposed shots that I would have previously deleted. This is better for developing digital photos than the full Photoshop program, only less expensive and tailored more for photographers rather than graphic designers.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Kingston - DataTraveler SE9 16GB USB Flash Drive - Silver
Store your digital data on this Kingston Technology DataTraveler SE9 flash drive that features a 16GB capacity for ample space and USB connectivity for simple connection.
Great Flash Drive
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: gcts
from CA
on February 23, 2014
This user uses this product mainly for business.
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Capacity
5.0
What's great about it: Almost indestructible
What's not so great: Nothing
This is a great drive. With its metal construction, I can leave it on my keychain with my keys without worrying about it being damaged.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Sony - Digital AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio with Nature Sound Selections - Black
Wake up and fall asleep to soothing sounds from nature with this clock radio that features direct-access nature sounds, including ocean, birds, rainfall, babbling brook or under-the-sea options. A 2-, 5- or 7-day alarm option fits your unique schedule.
Good for the price
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: gcts
from CA
on February 23, 2014
What's great about it: Features, dual alarm
What's not so great: a little involved to set the alarm time
This is a good alarm clock for the price. It allows you set two different alarm time although the process to set the alarms is rather involved when compare to a standard alarm clock. It also has a built in cable to allow you to connect your smart phone or music device to play your own music.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Sony - 10-18mm f/4 Wide-Angle Zoom Lens for Most NEX E-Mount Cameras - Black
Ideal for landscape photography and emphasizing perspective, this Sony SEL1018 10-18mm wide-angle zoom lens features built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to produce crisp images and videos.
Great lens but a little pricey
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: gcts
from CA
on February 23, 2014
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: features
What's not so great: price
Another must have lens for any photographer but rather pricey at $800. You will get great wide angle shots with the ability to zoom when needed. Best Buy matched a slightly lower price I found online. Thanks!
Designed for use with most Sony NEX compact system cameras with an E-mount, this Sony SEL30M35 30mm f/3.5 lens enables you to capture crisp, detailed macro photos and videos. DMF (direct manual focus) lets you attain precise focusing results.
This is a must have lens for every photographer. It has a very short focal distance with fantastic results.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Sony - Battery Charger - Black
Accessorize your Cyber-shot device with this Sony digital camera battery charger. It recharges the battery alone faster than energizing the main camera body, and the microUSB-to-USB cable lets you power a compatible Handycam camcorder or compact system camera. Check if your power cell is fully charged via the status indicator of this Sony digital camera battery charger.
reasonable for the price
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: gcts
from CA
on February 23, 2014
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: quick charge
What's not so great: a little on the high end, price wise
This is a reasonable charger for the price. It charges much faster than plugging in the camera.
With an adjustable internal partition, mesh pouches and 3 external pouches, this Sony LCSU21 case lets you take your camera or camcorder and accessories with you on the go. The shoulder strap makes it easy to transport your gear.
The bag is reasonable for the price but I bought it with a Sony A3000 which, with just one additional lens, overloaded the bag. If you are going to use it to carry just a single camera or camcorder, it is worth it. If you have an interchangeable lens camera, find something else.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Sony - Alpha a3000 Mirrorless Camera with 18-55mm Lens - Black
Sony Alpha a3000 Mirrorless Camera with 18–55mm Lens: With a 20.1-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, you'll be able to capture sharp images and HD video footage of important moments in your life. The Sony Alpha a3000 also comes with a 18–55mm lens to get you started. You can change the lens out for others that are compatible with the Sony E-mount, so you can quickly switch up your shooting style.Memory card sold separately.
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What's not so great: rapid battery charger not included
This is a great camera, easy to use right out of the box. The 18-55 mm lens it comes with give you lots of flexibility with the option of purchasing additional lenses for more specialized work.
I bought this bundled with the telephone lens for about $500. If you are going to buy the telephoto lens later, just buy it with the bundle as it will be much cheaper.
I also bought the suggested camera bag which was too small to hold both the camera and extra lens together. If you want to be able to keep all the accessories together in the same bag, I recommend purchasing a larger bag than the one that is offered.
It comes with a USB/plug in charger that takes a few hours to fully charge and has an optional rapid charger that can do the job much more quickly. If you are going to be taking a lot of pictures, the rapid charger and at least one extra battery are recommended.
About me... casual user, use for work
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 0540018107
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SanDisk - Ultra 32GB microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card
Store up to 32GB of your favorite photos, videos and music on this SanDisk Ultra microSDHC memory card that offers Class 10 video recording capability and up to 30MB/sec. read speed for fast data transfer.
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Sony - Digital AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio with Nature Sound Selections - Black
Wake up and fall asleep to soothing sounds from nature with this clock radio that features direct-access nature sounds, including ocean, birds, rainfall, babbling brook or under-the-sea options. A 2-, 5- or 7-day alarm option fits your unique schedule.
Is the clock loud when playing music?
It has a volume control and one speaker. It will not rock the house but will be loud enough for your bedside or desk.
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Sony - Digital AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio with Nature Sound Selections - Black
Wake up and fall asleep to soothing sounds from nature with this clock radio that features direct-access nature sounds, including ocean, birds, rainfall, babbling brook or under-the-sea options. A 2-, 5- or 7-day alarm option fits your unique schedule.
Does this clock radio have an earphone jack and sleeop mode?
It does have a sleep mode (30, 60 or 90 minutes) but no earphone/headphone jack. it does, however, have an input cable to connect your smart phone or music device to play through its speaker.