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I'm Hosting a Series of DxO Webinars — Join Me!

By PhotoJoseph

December 10, 2018 - 3:35pm

I'm hosting a series of webinars for DxO on PhotoLab 2 and the Nik Collection. There are several of the same event, so hopefully you can find one to attend!

RAW vs JPEG — A Technical Explanation

By PhotoJoseph

November 13, 2018 - 9:00am

Do you shoot RAW, or do you shoot JPEG? Do you fully understand the advantages of one over the other? Let’s clear that up here!

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Getting Started with Video, for Photographers

By PhotoJoseph

November 8, 2018 - 11:00am

This presentation “Getting Started with Video (for Photographers)” was recorded LIVE at Hunt's Photo & Video in Boston, Massachusetts.

An Ideal Workflow for Landscape Photography

By PhotoJoseph

November 6, 2018 - 12:00pm

Who doesn’t love a beautiful landscape photo? The colors, the beauty, the sense of peace and calm — or even excitement and danger, in some cases! Landscapes are something that anyone can appreciate, but making a great one isn’t as simple as pressing the shutter button.

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Converting Raw Images to Black and White

By maxtherry

January 11, 2018 - 12:00pm

If you want the best images possible, shooting in RAW is essential. Shooting in RAW will get you all of the information about light, colors and white balance, which gives you the ability to make significant adjustments to the image without damaging quality. Сhanging the picture's color balance, or brightness will give you more editing options with much smoother monochrome conversions.

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Apple Aperture RAW Camera Support in 2018

By PhotoJoseph

January 9, 2018 - 12:00pm

Since the demise of Aperture, some new cameras have received support, while others have not. If you're still holding on to Aperture and are looking for a new camera, read this to know if you can expect support or not.

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Importing Luminar Presets into Luminar 2018

By Joe Chellman @ ShooFly

November 15, 2017 - 1:15pm

It is not difficult to import your presets from Luminar Neptune into the new version, but also not obvious. Let's do it.

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macOS High Sierra & Aperture Reportedly Playing Nicely Together

By PhotoJoseph

October 12, 2017 - 8:46am

Great news for those holding on to Aperture… we have a reader report that Aperture and High Sierra are working together flawlessly!

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Priime RAW for iPad

By PhotoJoseph

June 25, 2017 - 11:00am

Priime, one of my favorite iOS apps, now has a big brother — Priime RAW, for iPad! Same amazing looks and fantastic suggestion engine, but now for RAW files

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Photerloo; A New Photo Uploading Service

By PhotoJoseph

June 1, 2017 - 12:00pm

Photerloo uploads photos to your favorite social media sites (with site-specific captions) from any browser—and recommends keywords based on image analysis!