Aspect Ratio As A Creative Tool
It is often said that the best way to become a better photographer is to invest time in making images, rather than invest money in gear. I wholeheartedly agree, however,…
DxO PureRAW 5 Will Be Available On April 15, 2025.
DxO PureRAW 5 Is Just Around The Corner This is a first for me in that this is the first time on my blog that I have talked about a…
Black-and-White Conversion using Photolab 8
Black-and-White Conversion using Photolab 8 . I have been lucky enough to have been provided complimentary copies of Photolab 8 and Nik Collection 7 by DxO. I am also fortunate…
One Camera One Lens
One camera one lens is not my new philosophical, inspirational or creative approach to my photography. It is just my new common sense approach to my photography. Prior to swapping…
5 Reasons Why I Bought A Nikon D7500
Yes – you read that right – I bought a Nikon D7500 – not a used model, but a brand new Nikon D7500. And I love it! Released in mid-2017,…
Black and white Photos Converted With Nik
In his 1970s song, Kodachrome, Paul Simon sang that “Everything looks worse in black and white“. So with that in mind, I set about trying to prove him wrong with…
Snapshots From The Road
Back in August, I wrote a story about why I had deleted On1 Photo RAW from my computer. Three months on from then I have done a 180-degree about-turn and…
Who Is DxO Viewpoint 5 For
When I was sent my complimentary copy of DxO Viewpoint 5 a couple of weeks before its official release on October 15th, I was quite excited as it was the only one of DxO’s photo processing products I had never used.
Is DxO PhotoLab 8 A Game Changer?
DxO PhotoLab 8 has officially been released today. But is it a game changer with its new, and improved features?
On1 Effects – Less Is More
I’ve been semi-housebound lately as some damage I sustained to my right hip in a fall a year ago has flared up and has prevented me from getting out and about to take photographs.
So instead I have spent my time revisiting my love-hate relationship with On1 Photo RAW 2024, and in the process decided that with just On1 Effects, less is more.
AI and The Olympus Trip 35
What do AI and the Olympus Trip 35 have in common? Well – nothing really, but please bear with me and read on. Maybe it’s because I am part of…
Your Google Drive is almost full
Your Google Drive is almost full… My Google Photos/Drive account has been accumulating thousands and thousands of photos, all automatically uploaded, over the last few years. Most of the photos…