You Don’t Have to Like HDR to Like Aurora HDR 2018 This is a short review of Aurora HDR 2018, with a twist. MacPhun sent me Aurora HDR 2018 a little early to try out so I could tell you about it. Why do I say my review has a “twist”? Because I’m not a fan of HDR, at least not the way most people use it. Aha! not the way most people use it… … [Read more...]
Fuji Film Profiles Coming to ON1 Photo Raw
"We're planning 100% on adding Fuji film profiles to Photo Raw" From the horse's mouth The quote in the headline is what I was told yesterday on the phone directly by my contact at ON1 so I consider it reliable. Naturally I had to ask him when? He started to approximate a time frame and then said "the guy in charge of that project … [Read more...]
Forgot My Camera Rain Cover
9 Wet Days in Ireland with the X-Pro2 I didn’t go to Ireland for the sunny weather. The wonderful people, food, music, beer, and spectacular scenery far exceed any benefit one might get from a sunny destination. One problem. I forgot my camera rain cover. Ergo, Murphy's Law dictates it would rain a lot when I wanted to … [Read more...]
Fuji Privilege
Five Stars for Fuji in Monte Carlo As a full time professional for 30 years I've used Canon gear for most of that time though I've also had Leica rangefinders, medium format and various other systems. But now I’m definitely in a minority of full time professionals using Fuji cameras and lenses. Although I also have a Sony full frame system, the … [Read more...]
New Luminar A Pleasant Surprise
The best way to use new update to Luminar Bottom line first The bottom line is you can’t go wrong with this software for $59 (€59 for those in Europe) Even if you use it solely as a plug-in, it has some filters that make it worth the price: Some of my favorites are Golden Hour, Accent - AI Filter (new with this release), and … [Read more...]