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Is Evoto worth it for editing and retouching photos of people?

Evoto is a new software with AI editing capabilities. Its specific area of expertise is retouching and body shaping using an AI engine to deliver quick results. It also has the standard editing tools for developing and color grading that we expect from editing software. The pricing model is unusual

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Five free alternatives to Lightroom Classic and Photoshop

I have been using Photoshop as my photo editor for many years. And a few years ago, I also began using Lightroom Classic. I love their flexibility and power. And I love working with Layers and Layer masks. After all, Lightroom Classic and Photoshop are among the most widely used photo

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How to Finish Your Wild Animal Photos With Tone Mapping

Funny thing about animals is they move around, a lot. So a technique like HDR, which requires several images that are nearly identical in everything but exposure values, is usually not an option for wildlife photographers. Often thought of as mainly a tool for landscape and architecture photography, High Dynamic

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Macphun Luminar Announces Plans to Support Lightroom Users

UPDATE: I’ve confirmed with the head of Macphun that anyone who buys Luminar from today (10/19/17 going forward) will receive a free update to Luminar 2018. Yesterday, October 18, was a busy day for the photography community with some major announcements from Adobe. Turns out that the folks at Macphun were working

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Luminar Beta for Windows is Out (And Free for Now)

You might have read our reviews of Luminar and felt a little left out.  While Luminar is a great photo editor, it was Mac only.  That’s right… emphasis on was.   As of today, Macphun is shipping a free public beta of Luminar for Windows. To download the beta, visit

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Portrait Retouch Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10

Editor’s Note: For Window’s users looking for an all-in-one digital asset manager, RAW photo editor with layers, ACDSee Ultimate 10 offers a solution.  We invite you to check out a free trial of their application https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pbyqx93Ymc&feature=youtu.be In this tutorial you’ll learn strategies to retouch portraits for a natural look.  The software used

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Layers, Dehaze, and Light EQ Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10

Editor’s Note: For Window’s users looking for an all-in-one digital asset manager, RAW photo editor with layers, ACDSee Ultimate 10 offers a solution.  We invite you to check out a free trial of their application. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgA40QITw8E&feature=youtu.be In this video we’re going to fix an underexposed photo, illustrate how to create a composition

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Selective Coloring Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10

Editor’s Note: For Window’s users looking for an all-in-one digital asset manager, RAW photo editor with layers, ACDSee Ultimate 10 offers a solution.  We invite you to check out a free trial of their application https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhFiN2M66I&feature=youtu.be   In this Ultimate 10 tutorial, we’ll learn an easy way to create a popular selective

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