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Skylum launch Luminar Neo 1.2.1 as a bug release. This latest update brings nothing new to the party for Skylum but don’t underestimate Luminar Neo, it’s a seriously good editor which can really polish any photo. Here’s what’s new in this latest release: So, What’s New? So, nothing of huge relevance here other than of […]
Are you BARK’ing up the wrong tree! BARK.com is a consumer to business “middleman” that puts potential clients in touch with business of all types, photographers included. It’s business model requires businesses to buy credits upfront and then to use these to progress inquiries. While on paper this seems to be a good idea for […]
Skylum release HDR Merge but are they up to their old tricks? 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 & Heal tool Skylum roll-out “paid for” extensions with the introduction of […]
In this article we are going to be looking at improving an old damaged family photo using Affinity Photo Some photos just cry out to be saved. Old family photos often fall into this category as they are often neglected and hidden away. The photo above, of my family including my mother and father, cousins […]
Skylum have just released Luminar Neo 1.1.1 but is it getting there? 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, […]
Compositing to Recover an Image | A first try-out for ON1 PhotoRAW 2023 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 (analogue film) look. That’s not to say that I won’t play around with images, just that […]
I think it’s nice to post an image you really like – other’s can see and comment plus you get to share it with more people. This image is not SOOC, it has been processed. Firstly it’s from a friends party so there were a lot of bottles and glasses etc spoiling the foreground so […]
Luminar Neo is the latest offering from Skylum Inc, a US based software company with a large number of it’s develpment team domiciled and working in the Ukraine. Putting aside the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, if this is even possible, over the past four or so years I have had a love – hate relationship […]
Club photography sucks. Discuss! I don’t often do pieces on club competitions but things are changing in club photography and as such I think this demands some comment. Competitions to my mind need to have very narrow parameters in order to ensure a level playing field. Even then the joker in the pack is always […]
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.The key question on everyones mind, does Luminar Neo v1.0.2 get Skylum closer to the perfect editor? […]