Post-Production

Skylum is rolling out a spring update to their popular AI-based editing program, Luminar Neo. Users should start seeing the update today when they launch the application. 

Affinity Photo 2 offers powerful tools to enhance your raw images quickly and accurately, giving you professional results without the complexity or high cost of other software. 

Photographers know that working smarter means more time snapping shots and not being stuck behind a screen. But for newbies, finding an editing style can feel like a never-ending puzzle. Luckily, The Presets Room is here to save the day—offering quick, pro-level edits so you can spend less time clicking and more time creating. 

We spent some time on the new DxO PureRAW 5 when it was announced in February, but now it's out and I've had a chance to give it a run. 

Culling is an essential part of a photographer’s workflow. However, sorting through thousands of images takes up precious time and focus. This article looks at how AI-assisted tools like Imagen’s Culling Studio help speed things up without losing creative control. 

The ingest process is rarely the most glamorous part of being a photographer or videographer. It can often feel like a bottleneck, especially when you're juggling multiple card formats, dealing with slow readers, or fighting a tangle of dongles after a long shoot day.

Affinity Photo 2 offers powerful editing capabilities at a fraction of Adobe's subscription cost, making it an increasingly popular choice for photographers looking to break free from monthly payments without sacrificing editing power. 

Knowing how to quickly achieve professional results without sacrificing quality is crucial when editing portraits, especially when you have limited time. Here's how to do it. 

Adobe has been at the forefront of incorporating AI-based technology into its platforms, with the goal of allowing more people to take an idea from conception to finished product. Today, Adobe is announcing the incorporation of agentic AI across many platforms, including Acrobat, Express, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop. 

Artificial intelligence isn't just for Photoshop anymore—Affinity Photo 2 is stepping into the game, aiming to offer powerful selection capabilities.  

Adobe recently raised the monthly price for its photography subscription again. For many, this raises questions about whether subscription-based software remains the smartest choice for editing photos. 

Two monitors in one? This unique stacked dual monitor offers to boost your productivity even with limited desk space. But can it be used for a photographer’s work? 

For those Nikon users who prefer to use Adobe Premiere for your workflow, a major new compatibility announcement should make your life quite a bit easier. 

Using a NAS for editing has a lot of benefits but might not be as simple as it sounds. Here are the things you need to know and consider. 

In his latest video, Greg Benz shares some surprising raw editing results. The seemingly same setting can have drastically different effects, depending on how you apply it in Camera Raw or Lightroom. 

Color manipulation can make or break your image editing process. The ability to target specific colors in particular areas of your image provides creative control that basic sliders simply can't match. 

Editing photos professionally on an iPad is now practical, thanks to Lightroom's advanced capabilities. Here's how to streamline your workflow, allowing you to spend less time managing files and more time creating compelling images. 

It’s about time that pen tablets and pen displays caught up with the portability of the computers we use for editing. The Wacom Movink allows you to bring the convenience and precision of pen displays anywhere your work takes you. 

For Mac users, Peakto software has always been one of the premier solutions for cataloging and easily finding your media because it automatically sorts your media as it comes in, using AI to help you find images by content, colors, time of day, camera settings, and many other attributes.

Choosing between raw and JPEG when shooting directly affects how much freedom you'll have later when editing. Understanding this choice helps ensure you capture images that match your vision and reduces potential frustration during post-processing. 

Capturing accurate color in real estate photography isn't as straightforward as tweaking white balance sliders. Colors often trick your eyes, impacting your photos more than you realize. 

Fine art photography isn't just about capturing images; it’s equally about how you shape those images afterward. This type of editing transforms your work from ordinary captures into striking, artistic visuals that truly stand out. 

took a look at the first version of Color Theory Pro last year and found it interesting and useful. Now, version 2 is out, and I find it more interesting and more useful. 

The app is a plug-in for Photoshop and is aimed at landscape photographers and astrophotographers. This is the first version that deals with night sky images, so I'll start there.

This pen display doesn’t seem too different from the older generation, but its subtle new advancements might actually be worth a close look. Depending on your use case, this might be much closer to the perfect editing tool for you. 

Editing portraits is about more than adjusting sliders—it's understanding how subtle choices shape your final image. Getting comfortable with Lightroom can make your portraits look more intentional and polished. 

If you want to learn how to get better colors in your photos, then this video by Todd Dominey is for you. 

He shows several color grading techniques you can use in Photoshop to improve the look of your images. All of them use layer blend modes, so you will learn not only how to enhance your photos but also how blend modes work.

When we think of AI editing tools, it’s easy to get caught up in flashy features like Generative Fill or the Remove Tool. But did you know there’s a whole world of lesser-known AI-powered tools in Photoshop and Lightroom? 

I have to say that on many days, I find myself using a DxO product—most frequently, their PureRAW software, which looks at my image metadata in my RAW files and gives me a near-perfect image, correcting my sensor/lens combination, sharpening, and removing imperfections like vignettes and ringing. DxO has more than 100,000 camera/lens combinations covering almost any gear.

If you’ve ever wanted to dive deep into the entire process of editing a photo—from raw files to final stylization—this video is a must-watch. It’s a thorough tutorial that walks you through every step, and trust me, it’s packed with insights. 

We’ve all had that experience of eagerly opening what seemed like a promising image in Lightroom, only to be disappointed when we discover that it lacks a certain something. Here’s a short tutorial demonstrating the use of masks and tone curves in Lightroom to bring more impact to your images. 

In this video, Markus Albert describes three essential ingredients for appealing landscape photos. 

In a recent article, I shared my opinion about what makes a great photo. I explored the importance of light and composition and tried to answer which of the two is more important.

Editing your images is about more than just making them look good; it’s about using tools effectively to achieve the results you envision. Understanding how the basic adjustment panel and the tone curve in Lightroom work together can significantly improve the dynamic range, contrast, and tone of your images. 

Well, here's something I did not expect in a mobile photo editing app, but it's a nice surprise. Skylum, which also makes the popular Luminar Neo editor, has added full raw support, an editing history feature, seamless iCloud synchronization, and an improved user interface to its iOS app that runs on iPhones and the Apple iPad. 

Editing is a vital part of photography, allowing you to bring your images to life and match the vision you had while shooting. Knowing how to enhance, adjust, and experiment with your photos can turn good shots into great ones and even rescue certain images.  

When it comes to digital photography, I think editing is as important as the darkroom was for film photography. But now, we have a lot more tools at our disposal. 

Imagine you’re editing your photos, and you feel like you need a break. What if all it took was one press of a button to switch to some entertaining content on your work desk? 

The holidays are the time for family, good food, and bokeh—lots and lots of bokeh. That's why in this article, we're going to discuss how to take buttery, clean bokeh photos and how to edit them with ZPS X and its latest update. 

In today's fast-paced world of AI and digital photography, tools like Aiarty Image Matting are transforming workflows for photographers. Designed for creators and businesses, it uses advanced AI to deliver precise background removal, even for challenging images.

As creatives, we rely on our tools not just to keep up with our ideas but to enhance and streamline the creative process. The Huion Kamvas Pro 27 aims to be that kind of tool—a professional pen display that blends cutting-edge technology with thoughtful design catering to professionals across various disciplines.

I covered the announcement of the latest release of Radiant Photo last month. It looked promising, but reviewers didn't have it in hand to take a deep dive into the software. Now I've had it for a few days and want to share my thoughts and experiences. 

First, I'm looking at the Radiant Photo 2 software from the perspective of a landscape photographer.

This past year, Adobe rolled out a terms-of-use update that shook the creative community. The way this update was worded made it appear as though you were giving them complete rights to your artwork just by using their services in any way. Users were rightfully scared, and the pitchforks came out.

This pen tablet tool sticks to what’s essential and offers the utmost user convenience. Can this new tablet from Huion be your go-to editing tool? 

Post-processing is where a good photo can become great—or go completely wrong. If you’ve ever opened a raw file that seemed unremarkable and then transformed it into a keeper, you already know the power of a thoughtful edit. 

Photo editing can transform a good image into a great one, but knowing where to start can be overwhelming. This guide explores essential editing techniques to refine your photos while keeping them natural and engaging. 

While portable editing devices offer the convenience of editing anywhere, nothing beats having a dedicated desk with a large screen for meticulous editing and post-production. Let’s see if this second-generation pen display from XPPen is worth getting. 

Rumor has it landscape photography on bright sunny days with blue skies is not a good idea. I would disagree. Here are a few ideas for editing photos shot in the midday sun that might just inspire you to go out and shoot more in bright conditions. 

The best thing about the internet is that there are so many sources of photography education out there. The worst thing about the internet is... that there are so many sources of photography education out there. So how do you sort facts from lies told so often that they’ve acquired the status of fact? 

While tools like Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo are great Swiss Army knives for photographers, sometimes a more specialized tool is called for. In this artificial intelligence-driven age, two new tools on the block, Aperty and Evoto, leverage this technology and aim it squarely at portrait photographers. Which one is better? 

Managing colors is one of the most important things photographers need to get right. It’s true for portrait, landscape, and wedding photographers—all of us. And there are a lot of approaches to getting the color right.