Created in Conjunction with the Lensbaby Kubota Contest, This Set of Image Enhancement Tools Brings Out the Best in Images Captured with Lensbaby Optics

Bend, Ore. – NOVEMBER 21, 2010 – Kubota Image Tools, provider of photographer-empowering creative imaging tools, workflow-saving solutions and educational offerings for photographers of all levels, today announced it has created the new Kubota Creative Tools – The Lensbaby Pak, specially designed to enhance the artistic effects created with Lensbaby optics. Kevin Kubota, founder of Kubota PhotoDesign and the Idea Guy behind Kubota Image Tools, created the set of Photoshop® image enhancing tools as part of the Lensbaby Kubota Contest. Winners of the contest, selected by Kubota, were announced previously. The Lensbaby Pak includes 15 brand new Photoshop image enhancement tools Kubota devised to enhance contest-winning images captured with each of the unique six Lensbaby Optics, and includes the Kubota DASHBOARD 3.

“Lensbaby optics open up a distinctive set of creative options for photographers, and you want to preserve all of that great effect when editing,” said Kubota. “These new enhancement tools work with the captured image to add drama and feel without masking the impact of the optics’ effects.”

Before (left) and after (right) examples of images processed using Kubota Creative Tools' Lensbaby Pak. Photos provided by Kubota Image Tools.

Winner of the Lensbaby Kubota Contest, Lisa Schwendemann Smith, received $300 in KubotaBucks, $300 in Lensbaby Bucks and the new Kubota Lensbaby tools for her submission of Atlantic City Pier. A video of her image being edited by Kubota is available on the Kubota Lensbaby tools product page.

“This image has been a favorite of my family and friends for a while now, and it was a thrill to be a finalist. It is a wonderful feeling to have impressed Kevin Kubota enough to be named the winner,” said contest winner Lisa Schwendemann Smith. “It was eye-opening to see what Kubota's new Actions could do to enhance the look of this image and I look forward to using the enhancement tools to bring out the best in my other Lensbaby shots. I can’t wait to go on a Kubota Image Tools and Lensbaby shopping spree.”

Before (left) and after (right) examples of images processed using Kubota Creative Tools' Lensbaby Pak. Photos provided by Kubota Image Tools.

The Kubota Lensbaby image enhancement tools are currently available for instant download for $39, through the Kubota Image Tools website

About Kubota Image Tools
Bend, OR-based Kubota Image Tools is the source for time-saving and award-winning image-enhancing Photoshop® tools and Lightroom® Presets and presenters of inspiring international workshops designed to empower professional photographers. The workflow-saving offerings grew from the digital experience of Kevin Kubota who began pioneering the field of completely digital wedding photography in the 1990s.

Before (left) and after (right) examples of images processed using Kubota Creative Tools' Lensbaby Pak. Photos provided by Kubota Image Tools.

As the President and Owner of Kubota Photo Design Inc., Kevin has been working with Photoshop and as a digital/computer educator since 1993. Kevin shares his experience with other photographers through the award-winning Digital Photography Bootcamp®, which has trained thousands of photographers to make the digital transition while empowering them with improved creative control and proven management practices to drive success. Kevin also presents seminars on digital imaging, workflow and Photoshop techniques for professional photographers for national associations such as WPPI, PPA and many state associations.

As the author of the book Digital Photography Boot Camp: A Step-by-Step Guide for Professionals (now in its second edition), published by Amherst Media, Kevin continues to make his vast experience available to the photographic community through his ever evolving blog.

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Before (left) and after (right) examples of images processed using Kubota Creative Tools' Lensbaby Pak. Photos provided by Kubota Image Tools.