I’m still here… very busy with a huge project… watch this space a little longer to find out what I’ve been up to!

In the meantime, I’m in the spotlight at Lightroom Secrets this week. Gene’s got a great site, so go and have a wander round and get your Lightroom fix.

Our favourite Lightroom Forums has been down for a couple of days for a major software upgrade, but it’s back with bells on.

There’s a few teething problems being worked out with the new software, so don’t panic if things aren’t quite where you left them! 

If you’re not already a member, feel free to drop by and pull up a chair – it’s a friendly place to hang out and chat about all things Lightroom.

Ok, I’ll admit, the blog’s a bit quiet at the moment.  Sorry!  I’ll explain in a moment.

You will notice one new addition though – in the sidebar, you can now follow me on Twitter as @LightroomQueen.  Just intermittant Lightroom tips and tricks tweets, not a constant flood.  If you want other waffle, you’ll also find me tweeting nonsense as @vbampton.  If you’re a Twitter fan, you’ll also want to look out for… @LR_Melissa, who is posting some great LR tips, and a number of the other Lightroom team who are also on Twitter in a professional or personal capacity.  Check my following/followers lists for other well known Lightroom personalities.

And in the meantime, I’m busy working on a longer blog post all about… [well I could tell you but then I'd have to...].  I had originally planned to spread it over a number of posts, but one will be easier to reference in the future.  So you’ll have to be patient and watch this space…

Photoshop User Magazine has just published its second set of Lightroom book reviews, and it gave Adobe Lightroom 2 – The Missing FAQ a 5 star review!

Rob Sylvan wrote:

“Being part of the NAPP Help Desk team, I’m very familiar with the types of questions frequently asked by Lightroom users, and I have to tell you that Victoria has solid answers for all of them.  If you’ve ever had a question about some Lightroom quirk, error message, or just how to do something that isn’t as intuitive as it could be, I’d wager it’s explained in a straightforward manner inside this book.  The real strength of this book though is the fact that it was originally developed as an eBook (PDF format) to facilitate quick-and-easy searches of its contents right from your workstation.  You can purchase the eBook alone (which is cheaper) or purchase the printed version and get the eBook for free.  Head over to lightroomqueen.com for the best price and all the answers to your questions.” – 5 stars – Photoshop User Magazine, April 2009

To read the rest of the reviews, head on over to the NAPP website and sign up now.

I’ve just had an email from Gene McCullagh, an Adobe Community Expert, host of Lightroom Secrets website, and all round nice guy – and this Lightroom Queen website is his current Featured Site!

Wander over and have a look round – he’s got some great tips and tutorials over there, and he’s completely redesigned the website.

I’ve just had an email from photography-colleges.org, who have been compiling a list of their top 100 photography blogs.

Whilst not strictly Lightroom, we are all lovers of photography, and there are some interesting websites on this list, including some of my favourite Lightroom blogs.

Take a look at http://www.photography-colleges.org/the-top-100-photography-blogs/