Typically, it’s best to dedicate a memory card to one shoot. After the session, you import your images into your computer, rename them, add a few keywords, then format the card — in camera — for the next shoot. This is a solid workflow until you're forced to photograph multiple sessions or subjects on the same memory card. Worry not, here’s a simple workflow to help you organize multiple shoots from one memory card. The organizing concept This organizing concept can be used with both Mac and Windows, Lightroom, On1 or Skylum’s new DAM … [Read more...] about Organizing multiple shoots from one memory card
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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 Range photography captures a series of shots at multiple exposures to provide detail in both highlights and shadows which a camera cannot capture in one frame. But, in the case of a running horse or flying bird, even at high shutter … [Read more...] about How to Finish Your Wild Animal Photos With Tone Mapping
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 on something too. They announced initial plans for Luminar 2018 and their own response to the Adobe announcements. Luminar Takes on Lightroom The big news is that Luminar will ship a digital asset management tool as well (the … [Read more...] about Macphun Luminar Announces Plans to Support Lightroom Users
How to Remove Noise with a Luminosity Layer in Aurora HDR 2018
HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing of your photos by its nature can result in a lot of noise or graininess in your final image. While Macphun's new Aurora HDR 2018 for PC's does a great job overall reducing noise, there are still times when noisy areas appear in your processed HDR. This can be caused by many reasons, but most commonly it's due to your settings in camera (such as shooting at too high of an ISO) or any image processing you have done to your images before merging them in Aurora (such as exposure adjustments). Regardless of the … [Read more...] about How to Remove Noise with a Luminosity Layer in Aurora HDR 2018
Athentech Unveils Two New Version of Perfectly Clear (Including a Free Version)
NOTE: Athentech, the makers of Perfectly Clear help support Photofocus. The company also works closely with Photofocus as many of its new features and presets are designed by Photofocus authors. ---------------------------- Athentech, makers of Perfectly Clear Complete just unveiled two new products and confirmed some big news. We wanted to let you know about these changes as they're great news for photographers. A free version of their time-saving plugin A streamlined version called Perfectly Clear Essentials for Landscape, … [Read more...] about Athentech Unveils Two New Version of Perfectly Clear (Including a Free Version)
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 here. What Do You Mean at Beta? Beta software means a test version, One that a software company feels comfortable sharing with others, but that they’d like feedback on and users to try out. The app is very stable and fully-featured, but still, has more things to finish before … [Read more...] about Luminar Beta for Windows is Out (And Free for Now)
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 is ACDSee Ultimate, be sure to give the trial a test for Windows or the beta for Mac. … [Read more...] about Portrait Retouch Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10
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 image in edit mode using layers, and apply a dehaze effect to foggy image. … [Read more...] about Layers, Dehaze, and Light EQ Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10
Macphun Ships Luminar Neptune — an Important Free Update with New Features (now on Mac & PC)
Macphun, who’s been known as a Mac-only developer up to know dropped a surprise this morning. They’re immediately shipping a free update to their Luminar customers (called Neptune) that adds some great new features. They've also announced their entry into Windows software. In July, Macphun will be launching a “public beta” of Luminar for PC to give Windows users access to their software. I’m New to Luminar… What’s the Big Deal? I’ve written a very detailed review of Luminar here. I stand by my review. It’s very useful software for … [Read more...] about Macphun Ships Luminar Neptune — an Important Free Update with New Features (now on Mac & PC)
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 coloring effect, converting a photo to black and white while leaving the main subject in full color. … [Read more...] about Selective Coloring Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10
An Intro to ACDSee – Edit Mode
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=kFzb9etoqx8 Welcome to Edit mode in ACDSee Ultimate 10. In this video you'll learn about the UI, how to navigate through edit mode, a variety of adjustment tools, layers, pixel targeting, and so much more. … [Read more...] about An Intro to ACDSee – Edit Mode
Create Keynote or Powerpoint Templates with Ease in Photoshop
I was recently asked to create a Powerpoint template for someone and soon realised that with a few Photoshop techniques creating, editing and creating individual assets was a breeze. To keep the whole thing as flexible as I could I used Artboards, Smart Objects and Create Assets. In this video I show you how to make three slide template, a main slide, a 'blank slide' and a slide for an image. Should you wish to create more then this technique allows you to do it in seconds. I hope you find it … [Read more...] about Create Keynote or Powerpoint Templates with Ease in Photoshop
Dual Exposure 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=4-4h_W517a4&feature=youtu.be In this video, we'll show you how to get a dual exposure look using ACDSee Ultimate 10. Dual exposure is a unique effect that photographers use to blend two images together. They often are composed of a subject and a background or landscape. … [Read more...] about Dual Exposure Tutorial with ACDSee Ultimate 10
An Intro To 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=abJsSCrebMs&feature=youtu.be In this tutorial we're going to take you on a brief tour that will outline each mode, and the features they offer. If you don't know anything about ACDSee, or ACDSee Ultimate 10, this is where to start. … [Read more...] about An Intro To ACDSee – Ultimate 10
Apple Is Dead To Me… I’m Switching To Windows!
Guest Post by Trey Ratcliff - Republished here with permission You can find the original on Trey's site here. Switching From A Mac To Windows Pc I converted to Apple over 5 years ago when it was clear to me Apple made the best products for creative professionals. I loved Apple and became a hardcore fanboy. I was all-in. Now, I’m switching back to PCs. The new line of MacBook Pros are not-that-awesome. Apple has always been a company that makes beautiful, well-designed products (and still does), but they’ve started to put an emphasis on … [Read more...] about Apple Is Dead To Me… I’m Switching To Windows!
A First look at DroboAccess
If you’ve got a network-attached Drobo like a 5N or a B810n, one of the biggest problems was accessing your data outside of your local network. Unless you run a separate server like I do, remote access wasn’t possible. Knowing that this has been an issue, Drobo is proud to announce DroboAccess which aims to simplify remote file access and file sharing. It’s essentially letting you create your own personal “cloud” with end-to-end encryption. To be fair, for years Synology has offered a Quick Connect website to log in and remotely access your … [Read more...] about A First look at DroboAccess
Google NIK Collection: Good News & Bad News
Did you see the NIK software announcement from Google? Truth be told, I’ve always wanted to play with and use NIK software but it was never an expense I was willing to part with. Like many of us, funds are limited and I couldn’t justify buying something when I need a new camera body first. When a friend shared with me the news from Google that NIK software was released for free, I was excited. I downloaded it right away and then came across some negative aspects of the free download. Good news, yes the software is indeed free. It’s the same … [Read more...] about Google NIK Collection: Good News & Bad News
