As a photographer, your photos are your most valuable asset. Losing them due to a computer crash, theft, or accidental deletion can be devastating. That’s why a simple and reliable backup strategy is essential. This guide walks you through an easy backup plan—no tech skills needed. 1. Follow the 3-2-1 Backup Rule This golden ruleContinue reading “Backup Strategy for a Photographer (Simple & Non-Technical Guide)”
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XNView MP – Software
https://www.xnview.com/en/ XnView MP/Classic is a free Image Viewer to easily open and edit your photo file. The Image Viewer supports all major image formats (JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, WEBP, JPEG-XL, HEIC, PSD, JPEG2000, OpenEXR, camera RAW, PDF, DNG, CR2). As Image Viewer you have features like color adjusting, image resizer, cropping, screen capture, metadata editing (IPTC, XMP) and much more. WithContinue reading “XNView MP – Software”
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A free Lightroom book
Photofocus are offering free copies of their new ebook Get Organized in Lightroom until 14 February 2016. If you use Lightroom, or plan to start using Lightroom, you’ll probably want to grab a copy. Find out how to get your own copy of the book
A Brief Introduction to Lightroom
An article from Digital Photography School Since the first version was released over eight years ago, Lightroom has become the go-to software for many photographers, both hobbyist and professional. But if you’re new to Lightroom you may be wondering exactly what it does, what you would use it for, and how it differs from otherContinue reading “A Brief Introduction to Lightroom”
How Do I Save My Lightroom Work?
Laura Shoe blogged, For those new to Lightroom, naturally you want to understand how to save your work. You’ll notice that the File menu in the menu bar suspiciously does not have “File Save” and “File Save As …” options. The short answer is that as you work in Lightroom – adding keywords, stars, flagsContinue reading “How Do I Save My Lightroom Work?”
Updating your camera’s firmware
One of our members asked how to do camera firmware upgrades. First a caveat. Updating firmware carries a slight risk of malfunctioning that could render your camera inoperable. It is therefore widely accepted that you should only install a firmware update if it specifically corrects a problem you have or provides a new feature orContinue reading “Updating your camera’s firmware”
4 High Quality Photoshop Alternatives For Editing Your Photos
On Photoshopgirl, Kelly Anne Wills writes, While this site is heavily focused on Photoshop, there are some alternatives out there to explore if you can’t get your hands on a copy of the world’s top photo editing software, or maybe just want to try something different or less daunting. My friends have asked me severalContinue reading “4 High Quality Photoshop Alternatives For Editing Your Photos”
GIMP Is Now Available as a Native App for Mac OS X
OS X: GIMP is a fantastic free alternative to Photoshop for all desktop operating systems, but on Mac it was a bit of a pain to set it up, because you needed to install X11. Gimp now, however, comes with a standard DMG installer. Find out how to get it
