by AndyBell | March 20, 2024 | Photo Software Reviews, PhotoWorks, RAW Conversion
PhotoWorks Review Are you looking for a user-friendly photo editing software that doesn't require a steep learning curve? PhotoWorks might just be the solution you need. This software is designed for both beginners and intermediate users who want to enhance their photos with minimal fuss. Supported Platforms: Windows and Mac. Overview: Easy to Navigate Interface [...]Like this:
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by AndyBell | December 5, 2023 | DXO Photo Lab, DXO Pure RAW, Luminar NEO, Photo Software Reviews, RAW Conversion, Skylum Luminar, Software Reviews, Topaz Labs, Topaz Photo AI
This blog post looks at the 'holy trinity' of photography software. Three products that, when combined, provide everything you need to develop your RAW images and edit your photos. There is some overlap between the three, as each continues to add to and refine their capabilities. Yet I don't view them as competing with each [...]Like this:
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by AndyBell | January 25, 2023 | DXO Photo Lab, DXO Pure RAW, RAW Conversion, Software Reviews
DXO Pure RAW Sometimes I forget how spoilt I am with the photo software tools I use. DXO Photo Lab has been my go to RAW converter for years. Yes, I've dabbled with Luminar and still use it occasionally, but I always go back to DXO because it is so good. But most of you [...]Like this:
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by AndyBell | November 6, 2020 | Photo Software Reviews, DXO Photo Lab, Luminar 4, RAW Conversion
I have just uploaded to YouTube the latest instalment in the DXO vs Luminar series. You can watch the video below and see the results below... Click here to see the previous instalment in this series... DXO Photo Lab 4 vs Luminar 4 - Creative Test Here are some comparisons of the DXO Photo Lab [...]Like this:
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by AndyBell | March 19, 2020 | Digital Image Workflow, DeNoise AI, Luminar 4, Photo Software Reviews, RAW Conversion, Skylum Luminar, Topaz Labs, Topaz Sharpen AI
Sharpening - Final Step Almost all photos need a degree of sharpening. A sophisticated approach is to sharpen your image in stages: During RAW development After post processing After resizing RAW processors do so much that it's hard to know if they are doing step 1, step 2, or both. In post 1 in this [...]Like this:
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by AndyBell | November 11, 2019 | Luminar, Luminar 4, Photo Software Reviews, RAW Conversion, Skylum Luminar
The folks at Skylum kindly granted me access to a beta version of Luminar 4. The release date is November 18th, so this is near to being the pre-release version. It certainly felt stable and fully featured. Even better, it supports Canon's CR3 files! Luminar 4 - What's New? Readers of this blog will know [...]Like this:
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