Author Archives: Geoff Shaw

Exposure X6

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

Overview I haven’t used Exposure hands-on so the following comments are based on the Exposure website documentation (there is an extensive set of tutorials and videos) and reviews I found on the web. Exposure X6 is very similar to Lightroom … Continue reading →

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Capture One

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

Overview Capture One started life as software to support Phase One’s high-end digital cameras, in particular in tethered image capture situations, but is now available for most makes. It is a superb professional Raw image processor. It is feature rich, … Continue reading →

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Some useful training videos

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

Below are some miscellaneous training videos that look to me to be worth viewing. Beginner level More advanced level videos to be added as I come across candidates.

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RawTherapee

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

RawTherapee is a richly featured RAW file editor with versions for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is free, open-source software. RawTherapee is a powerful, cross-platform raw photo processing system, released as Free Software (GPLv3). It is designed for developing raw … Continue reading →

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Photopea – a free photoshop-like editor

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

Use it at https://www.photopea.com/ . This is an amazing project from a talented Czech Programer Ivan Kutskir. It comprises over 100,000 lines of code! This is an online program that you can run in your browser, with a photoshop-like interface … Continue reading →

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ON1 Photo Raw

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

Overview ON1 Photo RAW is a relative newcomer to the photo editing arena (currently designated ON1 Photo RAW 2021.5), but looks to be feature filled. It includes Digital asset management and a non-destructive, layered editing paradigm, incorporating many features of … Continue reading →

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Darktable

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw … Continue reading →

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DigiKam

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

DigiKam is a free, open-source package for Linux, windows and macOS. It has strong digital asset management and a comprehensive processing workflow. It has powerful RAW file editing and a non-destructive workflow (edits are saved in a database). It supports … Continue reading →

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The making of an intentionally blurred image (VIcki Moritz)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

So you spent years learning how to shoot images in focus? Just for a change here is how to make an intentional blurred image such as the one below Source images- demonstrating you can make something out of not much! … Continue reading →

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Face in the clouds How-To (Stephen Hilton)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Geoff Shaw

This How-To covers Stephen Hilton’s approach to create his image Face in the clouds. Start with a sky as your background layer (below). If the clouds are little dull, brighten them up with a curves or levels adjustment. Tip: I … Continue reading →

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