We constantly hear about people tracking and stacking to create Milky Way photos. Is it okay to take photos of the Milky Way using a single exposure? I’ll briefly cover three ways we can photograph the Milky Way. Then, we’ll see if the last way, a simple single exposure, might
How does Topaz Photo AI V2 compare to Lightroom Denoise AI? We decided to try again, this time with a direct RAW-to-RAW comparison. Oooops! Sometimes, we must admit that we don’t know everything about Lightroom, or, quite frankly, everything else in life. In the last comparison article while using Lightroom
We all want to know how Lightroom Classic Denoise AI compares to Topaz Photo AI. We denoised a high-ISO Milky Way photo to address the big question. What is Topaz Photo AI V2? Photo AI is an image enhancement app that sharpens, reduces noise, and increases the resolution of your
Adobe Lightroom Classic unveiled the new Denoise powered by AI. Topaz Labs has released Denoise AI a while back. Join me for this epic smackdown. Comparing Topaz Labs Denoise AI and Lightroom Classic Denoise I denoised a high-ISO Milky Way photo several times, using Lightroom as a platform. First, I
Random, banding and fixed pattern noise can wreak havoc with your high-ISO digital images. How does Denoise AI address this? You will see very shortly! I photographed this image during some challenging conditions. I was photographing at the First Annual Star Party at Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association in
We all love photography items that we find useful and use constantly. Here are seven that have recently become part of my regular workflow. Radiant Photo I began using Radiant Photo from Radiant Imaging Labs several months ago. It’s quickly become part of my workflow. I use it on just
What are some software post-processing apps that can help you now? I’ll list a few of the ones I find the most useful. Hopefully they can help you too! Perspective Efex DxO’s Perspective Efex is part of the fantastic Nik Collection. The collection includes very useful items like Detail, Super
Previously, I had had used Topaz Labs DeNoise AI with a high ISO Milky Way image, which I wrote about here. Its ability to reduce noise while keeping the stars sharp and intact was impressive. I decided to really challenge it even more at one of my favorite locations nearby,
Night photographers are always looking for good noise reduction software. After all, noise is the enemy of night photography. Extremely low light coupled with long exposures and high ISOs can make for rather noisy photos. How would Topaz DeNoise AI handle this? The different noise reduction modes I downloaded the
Over the past year or so, there have been a couple of new pieces of software that have come on the scene, promising to do one thing — reduce noise. In addition to Topaz DeNoise AI, DxO PureRAW and ON1 NoNoise AI have come to the market to help photographers
I was shooting some photos just for fun at a horse show and the conditions were dismal. It was in a large dark indoor arena with hardly any natural light. It was a dreary day as well, so there wasn’t much help shining through the few glass doors the facility
Sometimes for a variety of reasons we need to shoot with a higher ISO than we would normally prefer. On newer mirrorless and DSLR cameras this is not quite as much of an issue, but on older cameras, noise can be a little distracting. Luckily, Topaz Labs can help with
