Category Archives: Software

HIGHLIGHTS VS. WHITES | WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE & WHEN TO USE WHICH? ~ Kishore Sawh

In that vein, one of the more common questions I’m asked in regards to post processing deals with some of the absolute basics, such as what is the difference between Highlights and Whites. It’s so simple a question, and yet … Continue reading

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POPULAR TOOLS IN PHOTOSHOP: CLONE STAMP TOOL – Breathing Color Blog

The Clone Stamp Tool is one of Photoshop’s original tools; the one that initially caught my eye in the late 80’s and launched me into the exciting new world of digital imaging. The ability to copy a selected part of … Continue reading

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Affinity ~ Software for Apple Users Launch Deal

Members who are Mac users may want to know about the release of the street version of Serif’s Affinity Photo software for Mac. It’s apparently built to  take advantage of Apple’s system so not likely to be released for Windows … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Guide to Cutting Stuff Out in Photoshop ~ Chris Spooner

No matter what you’re working on, you can be sure that almost every project will require an image to be removed from its background! Sometimes it’s a breeze when professionally lit studio shots are provided, but it can get a … Continue reading

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10 Things You Need to Know About Smart Objects in Photoshop ~ Martin Perhiniak

With the recent introduction of Linked Smart Objects in Photoshop CC, Smart Objects have become much more powerful, and useful. In this tutorial, I will share with you 10 things that you should know about working with smart objects in … Continue reading

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ACDSee Photosoftware

For the members at the January meeting, this software was mentioned by Bruce and Brad as being excellent for perspective adjustments and cataloguing.  You may wish to check their software out at http://www.acdsee.com/en/special-offers before the 25th of February as they have … Continue reading

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Presets for Lightroom Users

This Adobe Lightroom Develop Preset Package includes 42 of Nicole S. Young’s most-used presets and a 16-page PDF manual, which includes installation instructions and complete before/after catalog of photographs of each preset to give you a sense of what to … Continue reading

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Is There Life after Photoshop? ~ Jason Rowe

Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of photography over the last month of so, has been Adobe’s decision to move its Creative Suite software to the Cloud and with it, photographer’s right to “own” the software. Whilst some may … Continue reading

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Photoshop Sharpening

Cim MacDonald mentioned image sharpening in her presentation at the September Ladysmith Club Meeting.  Brad Grigor kindly extended the process and a couple of references for sharpening in Photoshop. The method Cim uses for sharpening that works only on the … Continue reading

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Pixalmator App for Macs

Software called Pixelmator, for Macs only. It is available now at the App Store for $15, but for how long? The reviews are extremely good, saying it is almost as good as Photoshop, better in some ways, and certainly a steal … Continue reading

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