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Would you consider some amazing alternatives to Adobe solutions that deliver what you need and cost you a LOT less? Then it’s worth you time to learn a bit about Affinity
Read MoreIn this article I explain what LUTs are and how they can be used in still photography editing.
Read MoreLearning to spot meter properly is both art and science. This article will get you started
Read MoreSmart Objects are key to preventing a destructive edit from being permanently destructive
Read MoreThe use of the Expose To The Right methodology allows you to maximize the capability of your sensor without losing highlights while providing significantly more shadow detail, all without the hassle and weird results of using HDR.
Read MoreThis article is a review of V5 of BatchPhoto, a picture batch processing application for Windows or Macintosh
Read MoreHello folks. The subject of cropping images has come up again recently so I thought it was a decent time to take a whack at the topic.
Read MoreHow many times have you heard a photographer complain about digital noise, but if it had not been mentioned, you would never have noticed, and if you did notice, it was irrelevant if you enjoyed the image? The time is past where this nonsense needed to be beaten to a pulp.
Read MoreNot everyone is comfortable with paying an ongoing fee for subscription software. Initially we saw a lot more in the flow updates coming out of subscription models than from traditional license modes. The purpose of this article to to talk to an alternative for Lightroom and an alternative for Photoshop.
Read MoreDXO Photolab 5 is an incredible editor and might be your best choice if you are not aligned with subscription software models but don’t want to sacrifice quality and functionality.
Read MoreThe buzzword in photographic editing is AI or Artificial Intelligence. Sorry mirrorless lovers, Mirrorless is no longer the buzzword of the year. AI sounds all marvellous and such but are these software packages really artificial intelligence, or are they really just a package of more sophisticated algorithms. Or worse, are they encodings of popular looks to be found on Social Media.
Read MoreDXO has released DXO PhotoLab 2. It’s a great photo editor for the serious editor who does not live on presets. Read the Quick Look for more information.
Read MoreHave a look at what’s new in Aurora HDR 2019 and learn why it is a terrific upgrade or brand new purchase
Read MoreI’ve had a good working affiliate relationship with the folks at Skylum since they started up as Macphun. I like their products and appreciate the attitude that they bring to the marketplace. They’ve got an AI based tool expected in September of 2018 and allowed me to work with a prerelease version for this article. Please note that I am working with early code, and more features and functions may appear in the shipping product. As I write this, it’s preorder only with an MSRP of $55.
Read MoreHey gang. It's been a couple of years since the boom time of HDR. You remember those days, lots of electric, oversaturated, haloed images that made your teeth hurt and your eyes burn? Yeah I thought so. Fortunately, those days are mostly past, and it might be time to revisit the entire HDR idea, this time with some history under our belts and a better understanding of what we want to achieve.
Read MoreEvery now and again, i hear from someone asking me about the appearance of banding in their images. Most often this appears on a print, but did not appear on the screen image, although when starting with a JPEG original and editing it, banding can appear on the screen as well.
Read MoreFor those of you using ON1 Photo RAW 2018, a big update was announced today May 10, 2018. The latest release 2018.5 includes
Read MoreIf you are a committed user of Lightroom Classic CC, is there any use for you of Lightroom CC, not as a replacement, but as another tool in the chest? I wanted to find out, and was surprised by the outcome. Read along to learn what I discovered.
Read MoreThe good folks at ON1 have just released the first major update to ON1 Photo RAW 2018.
Read MoreThere's a lot of information about HDR on the web, and even more HDR images. In this Quick Tip video, I take you through the basic capture techniques, and then import the images to Adobe Lightroom and use it's built in HDR function to make the HDR image for final editing in Lightroom.
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