Topaz Denoise AI review Introduction In my series of Topaz Labs product reviews, next up is Topaz ‘Denoise AI’. It’s possibly my most used Topaz Plug-in, and I often even prefer it over Sharpen AI for sharpening too. But the focus of ‘Denoise AI’ is noise reduction. I’ve already explained in my other posts how …
Pixlr review Introduction Pixlr image editor is a Photoshop-like application for image editing. The most striking difference is that this is an Saas software. Saas stands for software-as-a-service and is a relatively new term, especially for image editors. It’s basically an application that runs in the cloud, this offers several advantages for the software developer …
Topaz video enhance AI review Introduction If you’ve ever worked with Photoshop or Lightroom, the name Topaz Labs most probably rings a bell. It was quiet around the Texas company for the last couple of years, but they’ve now re-centered their entire business around artificial intelligence image manipulation software. 2020 has also seen the introduction there …
Chernobyl photography tour Introduction After seeing the HBO show Chernobyl a lot of photographers are interested in visiting the area of the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster. Chernobyl is located in Ukraine and is a dream location for any Urbex urban explorers who enjoy exploring abandoned buildings as well as HDR and cityscape photographers. In this post, …
Canon EOS R5 advanced manual Introduction With 8K RAW videos, 45 megapixel photos, 8 stops image stabilization and a speed of 20 frames per second, the Canon EOS R5 is suitable for professional photo and videographers. For talented artist who want to specialize in any of these areas, the R5 is the new loyal ally. …
Photographing the Karen Longneck people in Myanmar Introduction If you’re interested in a tour for photographing the Karen Longneck people in Myanmar, you’ll need to go to Kayah State. Loikaw, the capital of Kayah State, is located in the Karen Hills near the state’s northern tip. The spoken language is Kayah and the main economic activities …
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Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 high megapixel review Introduction The Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 is a fast, large-aperture lens for the Sony full-frame E-mount system. Samyang used to make only manual focusing optics but recently also started making autofocus lenses for mirrorless cameras. Even though these lenses are quite expensive they do offer some impressive specifications. In …
Anthropics PortraitPro 2019 review Introduction Anthropics PortraitPro 2019 hardly needs any introduction. It’s the go-to software for batch- and beauty enhancement for many portrait-, lifestyle and wedding photographers out there. And while there still might be some differences between a full manual beauty enhancement routine in photoshop and PortraitPro, the differences are getting smaller and …
Sigma 105mm f/1.4 review Introduction Large aperture prime lenses like the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 are the pinnacle for any photographer. Overall, the image quality is much higher than that of professional zoom lenses and they are of course capable of gathering more light. The Sigma 105mm f / 1.4, released in July 2018 was originally conceived by …
