Review of Topaz Sharpen AI Update (v2.1) Wow! Sharpen AI has been amazing to me from the beginning but it sure has changed a lot, and for the better, since I first covered it in a webinar a little over a year ago. And it has a had a pretty big upgrade, just since I did my most recent webinar in April. This latest upgrade (2.1) is … [Read more...]
Review of ON1 Quick Mask A.I. in Photo Raw
Complex Masks Quickly in Photo Raw 2019 https://youtu.be/VvBZLKL_Idw Minor release with a major advantage ON1 just released their second revision on Photo Raw 2019, Photo Raw 2019.2. Along with expected bug fixes, performance enhancements and support for some new cameras it has a very cool and useful new feature called AI Quick Mask Tool. … [Read more...]
Topaz JPEG to RAW A.I. Review
How Well Does Artificial Intelligence Create RAW from JPEG? Topaz just released an intriguing new product called JPEG to RAW A.I. As the name implies it’s designed to convert JPEG files to raw (DNG) files. RAW files contain a lot more information than their JPEG counterparts, allowing them much more versatility. They have an expanded tonal … [Read more...]
The Bastard Art
by Joel Wolfson Photography is the bastard art. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is that everyone owns a smartphone and many of those people are under the mistaken impression that they are “excellent” photographers. And photography is used for many purposes besides art so there's no immediate association of it with art. … [Read more...]
Is Aurora HDR 2019 Better Than 2018?
My Comparison: Aurora HDR 2019 vs Aurora HDR 2018 Aurora HDR has become the gold standard of HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing. It's latest incarnation and major update is Aurora HDR 2019. I've been using the previous version, Aurora HDR 2018 since it came out more than a year ago. I like it and gave it a favorable review at the time. When I … [Read more...]
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