Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
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Skylum announces Aperty, tailor made for portrait photographers. Ai portrait retouching for non-destructive editing in a few simple clicks.
Adding Textures and Overlays in Luminar Neo is a terrific technique that can add a whole new dimension to your images.
Create amazing sky replacement tools in Luminar Neo. With just a few clicks, you can transform your photos with stunning new skies.
You've probably heard there is a new Lightroom Update? Maybe even installed it, but have you had a play with the two new features?
Rescuing old travel photos with the help of Topaz Labs Giga Pixel AI, and upscaling this amazing photo by Jim Hughes from 2000 in Paris.
Join me as I explore The FX panel in DXO PhotoLab 7 with this cool slightly retro-looking photo of model Eden from a recent shoot, where we covered the studio walls in newspaper. I run through everything in the FX panel from adding your own personalised watermark to adding filters, blur, vignettes and light leaks!
Join me as I edit a 1920s Gatsby-inspired portrait in DxO Nik 6 Collection Silver Efex, using global adjustments and U-point local adjustments to multiple areas of my image.
Join me as I walk through an edit of a creative portrait in DxO Nik 6 Collection Analog Efex. In this video, I break down creating your own unique look, as opposed to using provided presets. I also explain what each setting does and how it can be used.
So what do all the icons mean in DxO Photolab 7? I did a video tutorial with brief explanations of what all the icons are, what they do and where to find them.
Have you checked out Film Pack 7 by DxO yet? Awesome program if you adore film emulators like I do. So many options for colour and B&W, plus the Time Machine is in there too. Get a history lesson AND some vintage inspiration all at the same time.
Which software applications were most favored by photographers in 2023, and are therefore leading the industry in 2024?
A super quick and easy one for today, how to export your images from DXO Photolab7 to your PC.
Do you enjoy film emulators? Those that can add an analog or retro film look to your digital photos? Then perhaps you might like to check out DxO Time Machine. It’s available in Photolab7 (with the Film Pack add-on) and FilmPack 7. I have been playing with Film Pack 7 a lot lately and love the results.
Check out the various panels or palettes in DxO PhotoLab7, where they are and what they do. Join me as I do a basic edit on a photo from my Vintage Fairy series. It doesn’t take a lot to make your images look amazing.
Join me for another DxO PhotoLab 7 tutorial! In this video, I run through how to export from Lightroom Classic into PhotoLab 7, just in case you want to keep your Lightroom Catalogues. It’s not overly complicated, just something you need to be aware of.
Exploration of DxO Photolab 7, a fantastic tool for enhancing your images providing an excellent layout for efficient editing performance.
Let’s take it a step further and fine-tune adjustments to this tool in Luminar Neo, with the Refinements brush.
Plugins add new functions to host programs (like Lightroom Classic), let's have a look at what they are and how to access them.
I’ve been using Capture One in the studio for quite a while now. The ease of live tethering and the Overlay tool are just a couple of the main reasons. But there is another very important one — Capture One Live. And the new update makes it even better.
Let's take a look at how we can Dodge and burn in Adobe Photoshop with two different methods to improve and enhance photos.
