Sepia toning in photography became popular in the 1920s not only for its aesthetic qualities, but because the chemicals used prevented photographs from fading and prolonged the image’s life. These days, we associate sepia toning with nostalgia and can easily replicate the soft brown vintage look in the digital darkroom
LuminarAI has several amazing tools that can help you convey a certain look and feel with an image. One of the tools that rarely gets the attention it deserves is the Toning Tool. The Toning Tool allows you to assign colors to highlight and shadow areas independently. It can be
When I started digital photography, I thought Lightroom 2s Vignette tool was the greatest thing. It allowed me to darken the edges of my images and draw attention toward my subject in the center. Trouble was, my subject wasn’t always in the center, and I wanted to be able to
I’m a big fan of details… I often like my images to feel a bit “gritty” and “deep.” Sure, it doesn’t work for every subject, but there are plenty where a little “pop” goes a long way. One of my favorite ways to do this is HDR toning. This isn’t
