Skylum Luminar 2018 Jupiter review Introduction Since my original Macphun Luminar review about two years ago, a lot has changed. Most noteworthy, the mac-only Macphun released a Windows Luminar version late last year and was rebranded to Skylum. The 2018 version also came with a lot of new features (see an overview here), making it […]
Image Editing Software
Using LUT in Lightroom
Using LUT in Lightroom Introduction LUT is short for color Look Up Table and allows you to remap the colors from your camera. Every single movie you see uses this technique to achieve a unique look and feel, and it is quite different to using a ‘vintage’ preset Lightroom. Since you’re remapping all colors, and not […]
Luminar 2018 new features overview
Luminar 2018 new features overview (updated for Luminar 3 with libraries) Introduction Since my review of the original Macphun Luminar earlier this year, a lot has changed. Luminar is now fully functional on both Mac and PC, so Macphun decided a name change to Skylum was in order. Besides this, the latest version of Luminar […]
Anthropics Landscape Pro 2 review
Anthropics Landscape Pro 2 review Introduction Anthropics, the makers of the famous Portrait Professional retouching software are now applying their proprietary technology to new fields of photography. I reviewed the original Landscape Pro a few years ago, but they’ve recently released a new version 2.0 with lots of new features and enhancements. To call Landscape Pro 2.0 a […]
Digital Film Tools DFT Rays 2 review
Digital Film Tools DFT Rays 2 review Introduction DFT Rays is a plug-in that allows you to add realistic light ray effects to your images. This technique is known as volumetric lighting in computer graphics and can add a bit of polish and style to your photos. The beams of light are only added to highlight areas, […]
Aurora HDR 2018 review
Aurora HDR 2018 review Introduction Macphun is a photography software developer based in California. A team of passionate photographers started the company back in 2008, exclusively making software like FX Photo Studio, Tonality, Intensify, Snapheal for Mac users. Recently though, they’ve started porting their apps to Windows, and this includes the latest installment of their HDR photo […]
Macphun Luminar review
Macphun Luminar review Introduction Getting the best performance out of a modern camera often involves at least some advanced processing. Shooting RAW and processing these files on your powerful Mac or PC does have many advantages over letting your camera’s processor make important decisions for you. Photo editors like Lightroom and Capture One are most known, […]
Photolemur 2 review: save your money
Photolemur 2.0 review Update, there is a new version out which is superior to earlier versions and definitely worth the money. You can find my updated Photolemur 3 review here. Introduction Photolemur is a very simple photo editing software application that should enhance just about any image you run through it. It’s made by a UK-based startup […]
perfectly clear v3 review
perfectly clear v3 review (updated for 3.5) Introduction Since my Perfectly Clear v2 review, parent company Athentech has been busy totally rewriting this plug-in and adding new features. This all accumulated in Perfectly Clear v3,5 now available for immediate download. If you’re unclear to what Perfectly clear actually does (pun intended), it’s an intelligent image […]
Topaz Glow 2 preview
Topaz Glow 2 preview Introduction Next Tuesday (8/16/16) Topaz Labs will release Topaz Glow 2, an updated version of electric lighting and glow effect software, complete with new features. As always, this update is free to anyone who already owns Glow. And for those who don’t own it, Glow 2 will be on sale (30% off!) […]
