A couple of weeks ago I posted a video on YouTube in which I mentioned focus stacking. I’ve had a few questions about it and a friend mentioned that he intended to use a combination of DxO PhotoLab and Affinity Photo instead of my favoured workflow (for layer based editing) of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop….
Creating a signature in photoshop suitable for use across many images is quite straightforward in Photoshop, this is how it’s done. Video New Photoshop Document Choose a layout that is large and approximates to the shape of your signature. So if you are called Archibald Merryweather Smyth , then choose a template such as the…
DxO PhotoLab vs. Adobe Lightroom vs. Adobe Photoshop DxO vs Adobe Repair and Clone Tools compared in Photolab, Lightroom and Photoshop. This was easy last year, basically we were comparing like with like. PhotoLab came last and Photoshop won hands down. In 2024, I’m finding everyone has raised their game considerably. PhotoLab from Poor to…
Using Luminosity Masks effectively has been a game changer for many photographers, myself included, and I’m delighted to see them arrive in DxO PhotoLab 7 courtesy of DxO FilmPack 7. (You need to have both products installed for Luminosity Masks to become active in PhotoLab). Before PhotoLab 7, Photoshop was the only option for Luminosity…
The key to managing a large photo library is organisation. Of course this very rarely happens straight out of the gate; new photographers organise pictures randomly, if at all, ending up with images splattered across multiple hard drives, desktops, USB keys, microSD’s and so on. By the time you realise you have a problem, you’re…
As I mentioned in the last post, Photographing Cabo de Gata, I’ve just returned from a week long walking expedition, photographing the Picos de Europa. Suffice to say it was an absolute blast, the weather cooperating to provide all of the conditions I’d hoped for and none of the ones I’d feared! The Picos de Europa (“Peaks…
Mastering colour grading is key to creating your own style in photography. This article explores the options available for Colour grading in Lightroom Classic, describing the available tools and explaining what they are for and why you would use them. What does Colour Grading Achieve? Why is the colour straight out of the camera not…
Adobe’s approach to AI has been carefully calibrated to improve the experience for existing Lightroom users while plugging the gaps that have encouraged some to decamp to other brands such as DxO. The newly released Adobe Lightroom AI updates bring powerful changes to the tooling that are conveniently placed to enhance existing workflows. This is…
For some people, the idea of street photography is a trigger for excruciating self consciousness and massive anxiety. Indeed, street photography for introverts can be as painful as a trip to the dentist. Personally, I’m more afraid of dentists than I am of people, but approaching strangers is definitely out of my comfort zone. The…
Switching genres in Photography is not quite as simple as you might hope. In this post, I’m going to talk about the importance of being open to learning, retaining objectivity about your own skill levels as a photographer and the importance of being open to learning entirely new skills. Switching genres is a great way…