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Category Archives: Software
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
ImageMagick: a simple, scriptable tool to convert, edit and compose Images
There lots of software for customizing image files, but most of them are not simple and user-friendly. So if you’re looking for a simple and free customizing tool for images, check this one out. ImageMagick is a tool that can convert, edit, and even help you create image files, and supports tons of image formatsContinue reading “ImageMagick: a simple, scriptable tool to convert, edit and compose Images”
Faststone Image Viewer
Those of you that attended the Black & White meeting last night will have seen this application in action. Faststone Image Viewer is a free Windows application that is not only a viewer but provides fairly extensive editing features too. It’s perfect for playing around and experimenting with different processing ideas. While the old favouriteContinue reading “Faststone Image Viewer”
Hueless, a B&W camera app for iPhone
I follow A Lesser Photographer and an iPhone app mentioned in his latest newsletter caught my interest. If you like shooting black & white you might want to take a look at this app; I would if I had an iPhone. Hueless There’s a reason the best photographers embrace black and white. In the wordsContinue reading “Hueless, a B&W camera app for iPhone”
Lightroom ate my photos!
One of our members sent me an email with a question and while replying I thought this may well be a problem that others have so I should blog the answer. This was the question. I have Lightroom 2, but have not really got my head around to understanding it – but then I don’tContinue reading “Lightroom ate my photos!”