How to Rescue Really Noisy Bird Photographs using Topaz DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI
It was 6:45 in the morning. I was watching this Green Heron fishing and waiting for him to make a catch. Then it happened; he caught a fish that was larger than his head and bill combined. There was only…
Improve the Backgrounds of Your Nature Photographs by Adding Textures in Topaz Studio 2
Topaz Studio 2 is a terrific plug-in for Photoshop and Lightroom Classic to add creative looks to your nature photographs. One of my favorite filters in Topaz Studio is the Texture Filter. Adding textures can give an artistic look to…
How to Add Your Own Textures to Topaz Studio 2
Topaz Studio 2 gives you a lot of power and flexibility in customizing textures for your photographs. Topaz Studio 2 comes with dozens of textures that are accessed through the Texture filter. But, you can also add your own textures…
Use Topaz Studio 2 to Add an Artistic Look to your Nature Photographs
Topaz Labs has combined several of their legacy photography processing plugins (Impression, Texture Effects, and Clarity) into one plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom – Topaz Studio 2. Topaz has also added some new, powerful editing filters in Topaz Studio…
Using Topaz DeNoise AI for Editing your Bird Photographs
Before purchasing Topaz DeNoise AI, I used multiple Photoshop layers and masks to selectively remove noise from the background and sharpen the birds in my photographs. This workflow produced great results but also was very time consuming. Using Topaz DeNoise…
Photography – Creative Post Processing Idea for Winter Berries
Bright red berries may be the most photographed subject for nature photographers in the cold winter months. Berries might be the one colorful subject in an otherwise dull, gray landscape. So how do you make your berries stand out from…
Topaz Texture Effects Overview and Fast Workflow
Topaz Labs has released a new photo processing plugin called Topaz Texture Effects. But, this plugin might have been incorrectly named. Texture Effects doesn’t just add textures to your photographs, it has 14 other adjustment that makes Texture Effects a…
Photo Story: Soft Pink Hibiscus (plus how I cleaned up the background)
While traveling to India on business, I like to take morning photo walks in the hotel garden. Soft Pink Hibiscus In tropical destinations, the gardens at the hotels can be beautiful and provide some terrific photo opportunities as well. I…
Photo Story: Chicago Independence Grove Sunrise
While visiting friends and family in Chicago, I decided to take an early morning walk at Independence Grove Nature Preserve. Independence Grove is located in Libertyville, Illinois which is north of Chicago. Independence Grove is 1,151 acres with miles of…
Photo Story: Boston Sunset Painted with Topaz Impression
I took this photo of the sunset over Boston and the Charles River in 2011. I came across this photo recently and when I looked at it, I thought this would look really good as a painting. Boston Sunset –…
