Video Intro I’ve written before about my reluctance to photograph people. I don’t enjoy the process, but that says more about me than it does about the genre, I’ve photographed people formally and informally, professionally and otherwise. I got results, but I can count. on the fingers of one thumb the number of shoots I’ve…
I’ve reviewed Affinity Photo recently and found it to be very good, especially when it comes to managing advanced editing techniques using layers. So what is the interest in Photomator 3.4? Well, the thing that caught my attention was the announcement in November that the Pixelmator team have signed an agreement to be purchased by…
AI Social media and 2025. It’s the end of 2024 and although I’m not usually given to mixing politics with photography, there is an undeniably political context with both AI, Social Media and the oncoming new year. When AI first appeared in photography, it was in the guide of “allegedly AI” assisted enhancements to various…
A surprisingly large number of photographers shy away from Layers and Masks because they are perceived as complex and confusing. My ongoing experience with Layers and Masks in Affinity Photo 2 reveals a surprising truth. They are not confusing at all, in fact I’d say as a long time Photoshop user that Layers and Masks…
Why an introduction to Affinity Photo? In my usual style of biting off more than I can chew, I decided to make a video comparing Affinity Photo with DxO PhotoLab and Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom. Outside of the familiarity of the DxO/Adobe Camera RAW universe I very quickly realised there is a lot more to Affinity Photo…
I’ve been using Lee Filters for over ten years now and in terms of quality I’ve found them immense. However I’ve recently changed over to Kase Filters, the circular, magnetic filters that simply clip onto the front of the lens adapter by magnetic force alone. No unwieldy filter holder and no light getting in around…
Autumn in Europe is the time the colours get vivid and the landscape looks its absolute best. Creating better Autumn photography is a matter of capturing those vivid hues. In this article we’re going to explore how that can easily be achieved. Video Polarising Filters The absolute best way to really make Autumn colours pop…