LightZone may very well be my new favorite image editing and management tool. It features virtually everything you need to view and edit your Raw images very quickly with a high level of sophistication that is laid out in a way that makes everything easy, yet logical at the same time.

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Lightcrafts has made version 3.0 of Lightzone available for download this week, and let me tell you, I've only played with this new version a little, but I'm in love.

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As you probably know by now, LightZone has replaced Nikon Capture NX in my digital workflow since the V2.0. LightZone simply being better than NX… Also, LightZone offers way more updates and better technical support than Nikon does. That’s why I am really excited by this V3.0!

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Professional photographer Ian McCausland writes: a few months ago I gave a demo of Aperture at my New Media user group. After that demo I also talked about using apps other than Photoshop for selective edits and had Lightzone choosen as my external editor of choice. Once I had an image in LZ, I quickly drew a region and lighten or darkened it. All the photographers in the room gasped as they saw just how quick and easy it was!

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Wayne Huang writes: When processing this in Lightzone, it started to take on a life of it's own, appearing reminiscent of the chiarascuro effect of the old master painters. I went along with it, toning the skin, darkening the background, and adjusting the contrast through Lightzones amazing zonemapper.

If you get a chance, do try Lightzone...it's quite literally the best photo editing software I've ever used.

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