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Sort your images and make your selections faster with dedicated functions developed specifically for culling with the brand-new Capture One 23. View, rate, tag, and browse with zero delays and get an easy overview of similar images for a faster selection. The new functionality is available both from the Importer and the new dedicated cull view.
Simple can be good. In this modern age of gizmos and gadgets, where you need to figure out what’s what, the Adaptalux studio lighting kit is a welcome bit of gear. Out of the box, it has no complex menus, it just works. You can adjust the beam and the brightness. While it looks a little alien-like, it’s a fantastic LED light source for macro and product photography. Let’s have a closer look!
For a long time, there has only really been one name on the market for drawing tablets. But for the beginners out there it can be a bit pricey, and let’s face it, a little daunting. So now there is a new player on the market and for a bare-bones, nothing-too-fancy pen tablet. The Voila L by Veikk is a terrific deal at under $50.00. Let’s have a closer look!
Adobe just announced updates to a variety of products, including Lightroom. One of which I am pretty excited about is the updates to the masking tools. I took a look around the updated Masking tools area, with Select People, Objects and one-click Select background. So let’s have a little look at the overall features.
Don’t get caught up in the overwhelm of editing your holiday photos. No need to leave them on the SD Card or Hardrive, as you just can’t find the time to sort and edit them all. Now with a little help, it’s quick and easy and even dare I say…enjoyable.
Brand new to the market is Radiant Photo, created by photographers for photographers. Simple quick and powerful AI photo editing software for landscapes, portraits or anything else your heart desires. I was given a copy to try out and ran it through its paces with some portraits. So let's take a look at optimizing some faces with Radiant Photo.
If you have been using Lightroom, you are probably quite familiar with using Catalogs. Apparently, it’s a fairly recent addition to Capture One. So what’s the difference and why use one over the over.
Capture One LIVE feature is fabulous for all sorts of shoots; portraits, products and more. Shoot. Share. Collaborate.
Using styles in Capture One to achieve certain looks can be a real-time saver by adding a cohesive element to your editing workflow.
Up until a few months ago, I had never used a culling program before. Then I heard about Aftershoot, I ran the trial software for while and instantly fell in love with it. Now I have the Professional version and I doubt I will ever look back. It truly is the best way to supercharge your workflow for fast pre-processing and culling of your images.
I’ve been using Capture One 22 in the studio for a few months now. The ease of live tethering and the Overlay tool are just a couple of the main reasons. I’ve just discovered another one — Capture One Live.
There are a few features in Capture One 22 that get me excited in the studio. One is live tethering with my Sony camera, another is the Live feature (more on that in another post), but the Overlay tool is one that truly gets my creative brain super excited. Let me run you through it.
A beautiful backdrop can make or break a studio shoot. I discovered Kate Backdrops. So beautiful, so versatile and so easy to look after.
I was recently asked to put the Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 lens through its paces. I already have the 28-75mm and the 70-300mm, which are both terrific lenses, so I was looking forward to trying this versatile lens on a recent trip away.
I was recently asked to put the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 lens through its paces. Already owning the Tamron 28-75mm and the 70-300mm, both are terrific lenses, so I was looking forward to trying this versatile lens on a recent trip away.
One of the biggest dilemmas with travel is what lenses — and how many — to take. Have you been seeking the perfect travel lenses for Sony full-frame cameras? Then perhaps these Tamron lenses could be for you.
Is it possible to recover sharp focus in images? When there is a more camera blur or are a softer than you would like? Try Sharpen AI.
I recently did a creative portrait shoot with Little Red Riding Hood on location in a forest. It very was dark and very gloomy, which made for challenging shooting. I was using the fastest lens I had to shoot in this dark environment and overall I was pretty happy with most of the shots.
And when you crop into an image to any significant amount you lose a LOT of detail. Well, the clever people at Topaz Labs have largely solved that problem
When it comes to portraits, what’s the best focal length to use? That’s a great question, so I set out to test this for myself. So I decided to have a little bit of a length comparison. In part one, I tried a mid-range close up shot. In this article, I am going to stand further away and get a full-body portrait.
