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
How does the noise reduction work on the new Topaz Photo AI V2? We kicked the tires on its noise removal feature. What is Photo AI? Photo AI is an image enhancement app that sharpens, reduces noise, and increases the resolution of your photos through machine learning. It works on
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
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
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Art Silvergate has been involved with photography for 50 years. He has created
Transforming photos into something more and into artsy interpretations isn’t something I do much of. But, sometimes you just have to play, ask yourself what if and see what happens. Documenting a trip I took this photo in Cannes, France during a photography retreat back in 2016. The tree growing
I was on the hunt for wall art to match my lovely yellow and turquoise shower curtain and decided to make my own photo mandala artwork. A mandala is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as
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
