iPad and iPhone Workaround for Unsupported RAW files in Gnarbox 2.0
Gnarbox is way behind in supporting RAW files for new cameras. My Olympus OM-D E-M1X was released in February 2019 and its RAW format still is not supported. It also looks like these RAW file formats for new camera won’t…
How Well Does the Remove Powerlines Feature Work in Luminar Neo?
One of the most time consuming and tedious tasks for landscape and street photographers is removing powerlines that are a distraction in your photographs. Skylum has introduced multiple AI features in Luminar Neo to make photo post processing faster and…
Does Luminar Portrait Bokeh AI Work for Animal and Bird Photographs?
Portrait Bokeh AI was introduced with Update 4 to Luminar AI and looks to be improved with Luminar Neo. I’ve used Luminar Portrait Bokeh AI on human portraits and it works really well with minimal painting required on the mask. …
Give Your Macro Images a Creative Abstract Look with Boris FX Optics
Boris FX is known for its editing and special effects software for films. Boris FX has also released software that enables these special effects for photography – Boris FX Optics. Boris FX Optics Works great for producing creative, fun, and…
Gnarbox 2.0 – Lack of RAW Support for Olympus Cameras
I really like my Gnarbox 2.0 SSD for backing up my photographs while I’m traveling. It’s rugged and dependable, and I feel better having my photos backed up. I typically travel with an iPad Pro instead of a laptop so…
Testing the Photoshop 2023 Object Selection Tool on a Variety of Nature Photographs
Adobe has released an exciting new Object Selection Feature with their Photoshop CC 2023 release. This feature will automatically create selections on different objects in your photographs making it easy to individually edit these objects. There is also a new…
How to Create a Custom Shaped Vignette in Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw and almost every photo processing plug-in has a vignette filter. So, why would you want to create a vignette in Photoshop? Creating a custom shaped vignette allows you to highlight subjects don’t have a circular…
How to Create Clean, Non Distracting Backgrounds for your Macro Photographs
A clean, non distracting background is one of the most important compositional elements for macro photography. In fact, next to sharp subject, it is probably the most important. A distracting background can have stray objects such as unwanted leaves and…
Photographers – how to Easily Post your Photographs to Instagram using your Mac
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms for sharing your photographs and short video clips. The problem is that you can only post your content from a mobile device. When you log in from a browser on…
Keyboard Short Cuts to Speed Up Culling Your Bird and Wildlife Photographs in Lightroom
Culling your photographs can be one of the most dreaded tasks for photographers. This is especially true for Bird and Wildlife photographers who may have thousands of photographs to go thru to pick out which ones to edit and which…
