Photography as I See & Shoot it!
Written by Charles David
Skylum are often innovative in their roll-out of software but does their business model smack of sharp practice? Read on for my thoughts! SHORT OF TIME. Here’s a short summary of my article Skylum release Luminar Neo v1.2.0 with Dodge & Burn plus a few bug fixes Still missing is the much needed Clone & […]
Written by Charles David
Some photos just cry out to be saved. Old family photos often fall into this category as they are often neglected until someone comes along and decides to repair or improve what still exists. The photo above, of my family including my mother and father, cousins and my grandmother is one such photo. Languishing in […]
Written by Charles David
If you’ve been living under a rock or more likely, just think that the world revolves around Lightroom and Photoshop, you’ve probably missed all of the hype about Luminar Neo. Slated as a the first editing tool to use Ai extensively and seemlessly, Luminar Neo gives you an extensive range of clever tools to produce […]
Written by Charles David
I tend to like my photographs to be straight out of camera (SOOC) or if I have to edit them, just trying to achieve a filmic (film camera) look. That’s not to say that I won’t play around with images, just that if I don’t have to all the better. I recently posted some shots […]
Written by Charles David
Since it’s launch back at the begining of February Luminar Neo from Skylum Inc. has received a few updates which have improved usability and functionality so I thought that this would be a good time to take another look. Before I do though I just want to remind readers that many of Skylum’s development team […]
Written by Charles David
Before I start I just want to say that my thoughts today and everyday are with the people of Ukraine in this their darkest hour. In the coming days and weeks, democracy and the right of everyone to live their lives in peace will be tested to the limit in the face of unfounded Kremlin […]
Written by Charles David
Most photo editing software seems to support only a few cameras with direct tethering from within the application. One such product that I use is On1 PhotoRAW 2022. This supports just two camera brands, Nikon and Canon. Fortunately I am a Nikon user so I am able to tether the D600 to PhotoRAW without too […]
Written by Charles David
PART 1 RELIGHT AI My post yesterday focused mainly on providing my first thoughts about Luminar Neo with respect to the very much cut down beta software available to early adopters. In this version the two stand out features of Luminar Neo are Relight Ai and Sky Replacement although the latter has been a key […]
Written by Charles David
When I first bought into the Skylum world with Luminar2018 I was impressed. At last a really simple, efficient and productive tool for minimal outlay. At that time, other than Photoscape X Pro, it was my main photo editor and I did some really good work with it. Then came along Luminar 3, another really […]
Written by Charles David
Darktable is one of those pieces of software that you know nothing about until someone tells you about it. Like many open source applications it attracts wide support from a small and tightly knit community who, at least from my experience, are extremely passionate about it. But what is darktable? Well, the darktable website provides […]
