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Software Review – Topaz Lab’s new -Clarity

By Peter | Published May 22, 2013

Topaz Labs Clarify – Get the Funk out of your HDR Read to the end for a special Discount Code on Topaz Labs Clarity Just released today is the new software from our friends at Topaz Labs – Clarity Some of you may have read the article I wrote on “Why HDRs don’t look real” [...]

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Unified Color Technologies HDR Photo Contest

By Peter | Published May 7, 2013

Unified Color Technologies HDR Photo Contest Belmont, CA – May 7, 2013 – Unified Color Technologies, the experts in high dynamic range imaging (HDR), today announced the call for entries for its latest HDR imaging contest. Unified Color’s HDR applications, from the workflow-streamlining HDR Express 2, to the full-featured standalone HDR Expose 2 and the [...]

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Last Chance for 15% off the Nik Collection by Google

By Peter | Published April 22, 2013

The Affiliate Program(How they advertise here) for the Nik Collection by Google is going away so now will be the last time you can get 15% off the already incredibly Low price for the Nik Collection of $149. That comes to just $126.65 for the best photo-editing suite around. You simply cannot pass this up! [...]

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Topaz Labs releases B & W Effects 2.1

By Peter | Published April 11, 2013

Today Topaz Labs announced the realease of B & W Effects 2.1 As always the update is fre to anyone that owns B & W Effects The new updates to B&W Effects 2.1 make it the most powerful and comprehensive black and white conversion software on the market. The two biggest additions are: The Zone [...]

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Why HDRs Don’t Look Real

By Peter | Published April 11, 2013

Why HDRs don’t look real   Let’s start out by saying; you may not want your HDRs to look real, maybe that’s not your Artistic intent or vision. Or maybe you don’t even know what your artist intent or vision is and maybe you are just following what others do. And that’s OK, It all depends [...]

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The Nik Collection by Google only $149!!!

By Peter | Published March 25, 2013

So you’ve always wanted the power, beauty and ease of Nik Software plug-ins but couldn’t afford them? Not anymore, The great folks at Nik by Google are offering their entire collection of Plug-ins for only $149, that’s 70% off the price it was. For that $149 you get Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 Nik Color [...]

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HDR Pro in Photoshop CS6 – Using ACR

By Peter | Published February 28, 2013

I’ve never been a fan of making HDRs in Photoshop; other programs like Photomatix and Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 were just simpler and just had much better results. So when I upgraded to Adobe Photoshop CS6  ® a few months ago ( Which I absolutely LOVE), I have to be honest, I really didn’t even take [...]

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Twilight – Nature’s HDR

By Peter | Published February 25, 2013

I’m often amused when I shoot the sunset and there are other photographers around. As soon as the sun dips below the horizon line, they fold their tripods and pack up their gear and head home. Sometimes it’s when I just start shooting. Twilight is a wonderful time…sometimes.  It really can be seen and used [...]

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HDR does not = Light

By Peter | Published February 20, 2013

We get caught up sometimes thinking HDR is the cure all to everything. No matter the situation, shooting HDR will make it all better. But it simply does not. HDR allows you to capture the light our eyes can see and possibly our cameras can’t but it does not turn bad light to good.  This [...]

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onOne Perfect B & W

By Peter | Published February 19, 2013

onOne Perfect B & W  Black and White is HOT right now. It’s gained back some of the popularity it had when I was shooting film with a lot of new photographers discovering the beauty of it. Even if they may not know or remember the smell, feel and nuances of Darkroom development of Black [...]

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