VP of Product Management for Skylum Software, Rich Harrington unlocks secrets for creating truly astounding results using Aurora HDR as a plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom. Join the webinar Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:00 p.m. EDT/9:00 a.m. PDT Register now for the information-packed webinar. Aurora HDR: Hows and whys of extended dynamic range Rich takes participants in this webinar beyond shoving sliders and explores the hows and whys of Aurora HDR for improving photographs and extending the dynamic range of individual images or on HDR … [Read more...] about Live Webinar: Expanded dynamic range photography
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Free webinar on Luminar Flex
We're partnering with the great folks in the Photoshop and Photography Facebook community to bring you a great event. Join Richard Harrington, publisher of Photofocus as he unlocks new workflows for Photoshop and Lightroom users with Luminar Flex. Boosting Photoshop and Lightroom with AI and Luminar Flex Signup Here Live Video Event in the Photoshop and Photography Group on Saturday, April 20th at 10 AM Pacific In this workshop, you’ll learn how to supercharge your Photoshop and Lightroom workflow. Learn how to get the most out of every … [Read more...] about Free webinar on Luminar Flex
Join Skylum for a real estate and architecture webinar
This Wednesday, April 17, be sure to mark your calendars for Skylum's live webinar with Master of Photography Steve Rutherford. It all starts at 7 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. PDT. Steve will cover various topics surrounding real estate and architecture photography, including: What the real estate industry demands from our photography What’s needed to start in real estate photography and the gear you’ll need Engaging with the agent or customer Why lighting is not the most important thing in real estate photography Ensuring image … [Read more...] about Join Skylum for a real estate and architecture webinar
Get started in real estate and architecture photography with a Skylum webinar
If you've been wanting to take the plunge into real estate and architecture photography, now's your chance! Join Steve Rutherford, Master of Photography, for a special Skylum webinar on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. PDT. With a long list of awards, high demand for his creative vision and hundreds seeking his training courses and seminars, Steve is clearly a photographic professional on the move. He is recognized as a Master of Photography in New Zealand and an Associate of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography. … [Read more...] about Get started in real estate and architecture photography with a Skylum webinar
Free drone eBook and chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card from Skylum
Skylum is offering a free eBook — "A Skylum Software Guide to Drone Photography" — to anyone who responds to a survey about drone photography. You'll also be entered for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card. "A Skylum Software Guide to Drone Photography" features articles from Chris Anson, Steve Eilenberg, Richard Harrington, Nick Minore and Michael Muraz. It features articles on everything from how to get started with drone photography to best practices in photography and post-processing. Get your free drone photography eBook today! … [Read more...] about Free drone eBook and chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card from Skylum
Skylum announces Luminar Flex to extend a photographer’s editing experience
This morning, Skylum announced Luminar Flex, a new app that offers unique and powerful editing features. Luminar Flex features all the great editing features found in Luminar 3, but allows users to tie in to their existing photo editing and management software. Luminar's AI-powered editing technologies — such as Accent AI, AI Sky Enhancer, Sun Rays, Foliage Enhancer and LUT Mapping — are all found in Luminar Flex. It fits into almost every photographer's workflow, integrating into third-party tools like Photoshop, Lightroom and Photos for … [Read more...] about Skylum announces Luminar Flex to extend a photographer’s editing experience
TIPA Awards: Skylum Luminar wins 2019 Best Imaging Award
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) is comprised of members from magazines around the world in Europe, Asia, Australia and North and South America. Each member publication is engaged in the selection and final vote in the TIPA World Awards that name the best photo and imaging products of the year. This year's awards were announced in a ceremony on March 17, 2019, in Bankok, Thailand. Luminar 3 — Best Imaging Software award winner for 2019 Simplicity in an image editor need not mean being limited to only basic effects and … [Read more...] about TIPA Awards: Skylum Luminar wins 2019 Best Imaging Award
Free Preset of the Week – Bright Shadows
We're introducing a COOL new feature for Photofocus readers. A free preset and LUT each week. Normally these will be newsletter exclusives (be sure to sign up for our newsletter below). But for the month of April, we'll post them on our site for free. Starting May 1 though, you must subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get them. Bright Shadows This week's preset is the perfect boost for shadowy images. Add warm light and a gentle lift. What's in the pack Adobe Camera Raw Creative Profile – Works in Lightroom, Photoshop, and Camera … [Read more...] about Free Preset of the Week – Bright Shadows
How to create a cinematic look
Cinematic photos are eye-catching and can add value to a portfolio. They may not be the style you normally shoot, but they draw attention to your work. Think of a cinematic photo as a fancy sports car in front of a car dealership, it catches the eye of everyone, including those looking for a minivan. With a little planning, a creative scene and post-processing, you can add a cinematic look to your portfolio to help draw attention to your work — plus it’s a fun way to be creative! What is a cinematic image A cinematic image is an artistic … [Read more...] about How to create a cinematic look
Skylum opens pre-orders for new AirMagic software
After announcing its new AirMagic software in late February, Skylum has started accepting pre-orders, and has released additional details about the software. With typical drone photographs, the photos often lack quality, contrast, saturation and sharpness. With AirMagic, these problems are a thing of the past. Drone photographers can take advantage of the program's artificial intelligence-powered enhancer, allowing for a quick, one-click solution to editing drone photographs. AirMagic works by first detecting the drone camera used, and … [Read more...] about Skylum opens pre-orders for new AirMagic software
Get Photolemur 2 for free!
Skylum has announced that its giving away its popular one-click editing program, Photolemur, for FREE! You just have to follow these simple steps: Watch the below video Share the video with your friends on social media (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter) Subscribe to the Skylum Software YouTube channel Check back on the video page, which will be updated with a link in the description once the video hits 100,000 views. Photolemur 2 will become unlocked for FREE once this video gets 100,000 views! Stay tuned to the YouTube … [Read more...] about Get Photolemur 2 for free!
New features, performance enhancements come to Luminar
The folks at Skylum software have just dropped a new update on Luminar, version 3.0.2. This version adds a collection of performance updates and new features. Luminar is a plugin for Mac and Windows as well as a stand-alone editor. Get a free trial here. Luminar updates for Mac users Several performance improvements as well as new features await Mac users. New features Take advantage of these new features: DATABASE MANAGEMENT. Your Luminar image catalog database is automatically backed up to preserve your edits and metadata. You can … [Read more...] about New features, performance enhancements come to Luminar
Free Photoshop Webinar Today
We invite you to join us for Boosting Your Photoshop Workflow with New Technology with Richard Harrington How can AI, LUTs, and Tone mapping improve your images? Live Video Event in the Photoshop and Photography Group Saturday, February 16th at 11 AM Pacific Time. Join us here – https://www.facebook.com/events/376493476476815/ Would you like to dramatically improve how you work in Photoshop or Lightroom? In this Live Video event, you’ll learn how new and emerging technology can dramatically improve your photos. Join Rich Harrington as he … [Read more...] about Free Photoshop Webinar Today
How to remove background distractions
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, there are distracting elements in the background of your photos. As photographers, we do our best to fix these distractions while we are shooting, but some slip through. Here’s how to remove distracting elements in an image by replacing them with sections of the background. I'm using Luminar 3 from Skylum Software for this example. You can use any image editing software that has layers. Step 1: Prepare the image by cropping and applying a few development enhancements. Step 2: Duplicate the background … [Read more...] about How to remove background distractions
Tips to recover tough exposures
Sometimes, even the best of us have to deal with underexposed images. Here is a comparison between three popular RAW developing software plus important tips to help us in our quest to recover tough exposure! Starting point Bad location or bad lighting can leave us with tough exposures to recover. Fortunately, RAW files can be modified and enhanced with good developing software. With so many of them available on the market, it isn't always easy to know which one suits best our needs. I got into the game and edited the same image with three … [Read more...] about Tips to recover tough exposures
JPEG editing: from “oh …” to “OMG!” with Aurora HDR 2019
Have you snapped some lower resolution images with your smartphone and you'd like to give them a little (make that BIG) kick to catch all the attention on social media? Here's a 2-minute trick to go from flat to fabulous. Whether you are an amateur or a pro photographer, we all end up taking pictures with our iPhone or Android at some point. It's always with us, always ready, even when we are not! Understand that I do personally prefer taking pictures with my camera when I plan to take some. Sometimes, however, wonderful and unexpected things … [Read more...] about JPEG editing: from “oh …” to “OMG!” with Aurora HDR 2019
Editing hundreds of images in minutes with Luminar’s batch processing
Batch processing is a huge time saver in my editing workflow. It allows me to be more efficient and deliver images faster to my clients with the exact look, format and size I want. No doubt after reading this, you'll fall in love with this process too! What is batch processing? Batch processing is an automated action that allows us to apply a Look to multiple images in a single click. It's a tremendous and easy way to edit hundreds — thousands! — of images with the same unique and seamless look at once. Why do I use it? When I have hundreds … [Read more...] about Editing hundreds of images in minutes with Luminar’s batch processing
Repairing skies with AI Sky Enhancer in Luminar 3
In this article, I'm going to show you how Luminar's AI Sky Enhancer works with some examples. This amazing tool works with just one slider. What is AI Sky Enhancer? The new AI Sky Enhancer is a filter using Luminar's AI technology that will make your skies look better with one slider. The good news is that it does this, in most cases, without adding artifacts or making the sky look artificial or weird. It does an amazing job at doing this, even when you have things like buildings, bridges and foliage with the sky behind them in your … [Read more...] about Repairing skies with AI Sky Enhancer in Luminar 3
Bringing depth to a long exposure with Aurora HDR 2019
Back in August, I went out to the lakeshore — Grand Haven, MI to be exact — with hopes to photograph the waves and sunset coming in. It was at the tail end of a wind storm that lasted a few days, and this was my second trip out to the lakeshore to capture it. But that night, the waves were a bit more subdued. And, just my luck, it started to get really hazy. My goal of photographing the Grand Haven lighthouse with the sunset in the background wasn't meant to be. So I decided to change my approach. I was out photographing with Olympus … [Read more...] about Bringing depth to a long exposure with Aurora HDR 2019
Fixing images with Accent AI in Luminar 3
Luminar 3's Accent AI is a great filter to explore with any of your photographs. It can be especially helpful with photographs where you have underexposed or overexposed them or have some other problems with them. Maybe you have a sky that is too bright so you lose detail in the sky or you have shadows that are too dark and lose detail there. The real advantage of using Accent AI is that it can quickly fix many of those issues and you have a photograph you are happy with or it quickly provides you with a starting place where you can make use of … [Read more...] about Fixing images with Accent AI in Luminar 3
How to sync adjustments in Luminar 3
Luminar 3 is now available! For a limited time, you can receive an additional $10 off, plus a ton of bonuses! Click here to get started, and use the promo code PHOTOFOCUS. Offer ends Dec. 19 at 5 a.m. PT. If you already have Luminar 2018, login to your account at skylum.com to upgrade for free. I often find myself batch editing a lot of my work. As an event photographer, I promise a 48-hour turnaround on photos, which means the pressure is on. Anything I can do to ease that burden will help me get ahead! Take this photoshoot I recently … [Read more...] about How to sync adjustments in Luminar 3
Exclusive: Get $10 off Luminar 3
For a limited time, you can receive an additional $10 off Luminar 3, AND receive all of the pre-order bonuses! Included are: 2-month KelbyOne membership 3-month ViewBug membership Daniel Kordan Awesome Landscapes tutorial Choice of a free RockyNook eBook $20 gift card from Manfrotto and Gitzo, when you spend $120 $300 off a multi-day Iceland tour Get started and grab your copy of Luminar 3 today! Enter the promo code PHOTOFOCUS during checkout to receive the extra savings. Hurry — offer ends on Dec. 19, 2018 at 5 … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Get $10 off Luminar 3
Understanding Luminar 3 in five minutes or less
Luminar 3 is now available! For a limited time, you can receive an additional $10 off, plus a ton of bonuses! Click here to get started, and use the promo code PHOTOFOCUS. Offer ends Dec. 19 at 5 a.m. PT. If you already have Luminar 2018, login to your account at skylum.com to upgrade for free. Learning new software can be challenging and frustrating. This can cause some users not to upgrade or try something new even if it’s better than what they are using. Here's how to understand Luminar 3 in five minutes or less to start processing your … [Read more...] about Understanding Luminar 3 in five minutes or less
Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 2
This article consists of 2 parts. This is part 2 of 2. Read part 1. In this 2 part article, we're going to explore creating a 3 image HDR in Aurora 2019. I’m using RAW photographs from my Inspire 2 X5S camera shot in DNG RAW shooting AEB (auto exposure bracketing) mode taking 3 photographs. One challenge in shooting multiple exposures with a drone is that there can be a slight change of position between the photographs, even at faster shutter speeds because of GPS drift, wind, and other variables. Because of this, I will use a high ghost … [Read more...] about Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 2
How to NOT ruin real estate HDR’s
I recently bought a house, so I was looking at loads of real estate pictures. Most are simply informative pictures, and most are made with a smartphone. Real estate pictures can be fun to make, however, and when done well they can help sell a house more quickly. HDR is a great tool to make good real estate photos, but if you let your imagination run away you can end up with a picture that belongs more on a movie poster than the MLS. Let me share a few ideas to help you make the most of your HDR's for real estate. Time of day As with all … [Read more...] about How to NOT ruin real estate HDR’s
Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 1
This article consists of 2 parts. This is part 1 of 2. In this 2 part article, we're going to explore creating a 3 image HDR merge in Aurora HDR 2019. I’m using RAW photographs from my Inspire 2 X5S camera shot in DNG RAW shooting AEB (auto exposure bracketing) mode taking 3 photographs. One challenge in shooting multiple exposures with a drone is that there can be a slight change of position between the photographs, even at faster shutter speeds because of GPS drift, wind, and other variables. Because of this, I will use a high ghost … [Read more...] about Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 1
Luminar 3 First Look video and exclusive deal
We've got an in-depth look at what Luminar 3 can do with Photofocus Publisher Rich Harrington. https://youtu.be/TcThfN1rKbM Plus Save $20 on Luminar 3 — https://photofocus.tips/L3Special Join Richard Harrington as he walks you through a detailed overview of getting results with Luminar 3. You'll learn how to set up a library, use workspaces, get results with filters and harness artificial intelligence. You'll also discover how Luminar works as a plugin with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Rich is the publisher of Photofocus.com and also … [Read more...] about Luminar 3 First Look video and exclusive deal
First look at the new Luminar 3 with Libraries
Skylum Software is releasing the much talked about photo editing tool, Luminar 3 on Dec. 18, 2018. Luminar 3 is an all-in-one photo app designed to offers everything a modern photographer needs for photo editing. That sounds great, but what makes this version special is Skylum has added the number one most requested feature from users; the ability to organize and view their images. This added feature is a game changer for experienced users looking for an alternative to their current editing tools and it’s a simple solution for photographers … [Read more...] about First look at the new Luminar 3 with Libraries
Finishing color photos for perfect tones in black and white
Like many of you, I started photography learning to shoot and process black and white in high school. It was amazing to see a photograph materialize in the chemicals, and it was incredible how much detail I could see in the scenes. Back then I only shot 35mm Tri-X film, but the tones and contrasts were captivating. Now, using tone mapping on a single image I can get similar tones. The details Aurora HDR 2019 can reveal are incredible. I'll use this panorama from Montana to show demonstrate. I shot it with a 200mm lens on my Lumix … [Read more...] about Finishing color photos for perfect tones in black and white
Last chance — get Luminar and Aurora HDR on sale!
See all the holiday deals and our favorite gifts in our Holiday Gift Guide! Skylum is still offering the best deal you can get on all of its software. But hurry, these deals are only available through today! Luminar and Aurora Skylum is offering a Luminar and Aurora HDR Bundle for just $119, which gives you a $49 discount off the retail price! Click here to learn more and get started. Luminar 2018 Skylum is also offering a $49 special on Luminar 2018, which comes with a special Black Friday Creative Collection of bonuses: 1 year of … [Read more...] about Last chance — get Luminar and Aurora HDR on sale!
