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photo editing course

Photo editing involves the manipulation and enhancement of digital images to improve their quality, appearance, and visual appeal. It encompasses a wide range of techniques and tools used to modify photographs for various purposes, such as artistic expression, professional photography, digital marketing, and personal use. Here's a detailed description of photo editing:

Editing Process:

Importing Images: The editing process begins with importing digital images into photo editing software. These images may come from digital cameras, smartphones, scanners, or stock photo libraries.

Basic Adjustments: Basic adjustments are made to correct common issues such as exposure, brightness, contrast, and color balance. This may involve adjusting sliders or using auto-correction tools to improve overall image quality.

Crop and Composition: Photo editors may crop or resize images to improve composition, remove unwanted elements, or focus attention on the main subject. They may also straighten horizons, adjust perspective, or apply framing techniques to enhance visual impact.

Retouching and Restoration: Retouching involves removing imperfections, blemishes, or distractions from the image. This includes techniques such as spot healing, clone stamping, and content-aware fill to repair damaged areas or enhance the appearance of subjects.

Color Correction and Grading: Color correction is used to adjust the color tone, saturation, and hue of an image to achieve a desired look or mood. Color grading involves applying creative color adjustments to evoke emotions or convey a specific aesthetic.

Enhancement and Effects: Photo editors may apply various enhancements and effects to add artistic flair or style to an image. This includes sharpening details, adding blur for depth of field, applying filters or presets, and experimenting with creative techniques like HDR (High Dynamic Range) or black and white conversion.

Adding Elements and Text: In some cases, photo editing may involve adding graphical elements, text overlays, or digital artwork to the image. This can be used for branding, marketing, or creative expression.

Saving and Exporting: Once editing is complete, the edited image is saved in a preferred file format (e.g., JPEG, PNG, TIFF) and resolution. It can then be exported for various purposes such as printing, sharing on social media, or publishing on websites.

Tools and Software:

Photo editing can be performed using a variety of software tools, ranging from basic editing programs like Adobe Photoshop Express and Pixlr to professional-grade software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, GIMP, and Affinity Photo. Each tool offers its own set of features, capabilities, and learning curves to suit different editing needs and skill levels.

Applications of Photo Editing:

Photo editing is widely used in various fields and industries, including:

Professional photography and photojournalism

Graphic design and advertising

E-commerce and product photography

Social media content creation

Digital marketing and branding

Personal photography projects (e.g., family photos, travel photos)

Overall, photo editing is a versatile and creative process that allows photographers, designers, marketers, and enthusiasts to enhance and transform digital images to achieve their desired visual outcomes.

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Luminar AI - A Deeper Look

Skylum announced Luminar AI yesterday. The announcement pages suggest some information. I also attended a product briefing earlier in the week where some additional details were shared. Nobody outside of Skylum has the software yet, so there is a level of guesswork here. What follows is based on what we know today about the product. It may change. Ok … have I provided an appropriate caveat? I think so :-)

For the cut-to-the-chase types in the crowd, my summary is this:

I'm quite excited about the editing power of Luminar AI. The new features look very, very good. I've always been a fan of their glow looks and I am eager to start working with the Atmosphere and Mood tools to see what they can do. Templates are also very intriguing. And the hints of user interface improvements for tools that rely on loading other images (skies, textures, etc.) will be most welcomed.

The lack of attention to the catalog is disappointing. Also, no path forward is planned to migrate a Luminar 4 catalog into Luminar AI. It is a clear indicator that Skylum's focus is editing. That tells me, from a wholistic workflow perspective, Luminar AI is great as a plug-in to other tools like Lightroom or Apple Photos. It is also perfectly suitable as a "one and done" editor where changes are baked into a final image. However, maintaining a multi-year library with non-destructive edits intact in a Luminar catalog .

Luminar AI is coming this holiday season. Early bird pricing is US$69 for a single license, US$79 for a dual license (two machines). If you are an existing Luminar user, or using the latest version of Aurora HDR, you’ll save US$10 with an upgrade price. Hint: On the Luminar AI landing page, open the FAQ and find the link labeled “loyalty pricing” to get the upgrade.

Luminar AI is available now for preorder from Skylum and comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. You have a full 30 days after Luminar AI ships to try it out and make sure it suits your needs.

What Luminar AI Is … And What It Isn’t

Luminar AI is an all-new photo editor with AI at its core. Luminar’s editing tools employ AI to quickly edit and style photos. Time consuming edits are simplified with easy to use tools. Luminar AI adds even more AI-powered editing tools. The focus is on the results. Get to your completed photo faster.

Furthermore, Skylum has embedded artificial intelligence even deeper into the application engine. Luminar AI will suggest stylistic treatments for your images based on the content of your photos. These are called Templates (more about this intriguing feature below).

Also, Luminar AI keeps control with you, the photographer. You can always go into the editing tools, fine tune colors, adjust details, and craft your signature style. The AI power is about getting your to your finished image faster. I’ve been harping on this for years… the tools don’t matter, the final photo does. Whatever tool chain helps you get to your final image more quickly is goodness.

Luminar AI is not an upgrade to Luminar 4 or earlier versions. It is a new application. There is no planned upgrade path from earlier versions of Luminar to Luminar AI. Some additional thoughts on this below. Luminar Looks can be migrated to Luminar AI, with the exception of tools in the “Deprecated” category in Luminar 4.

Luminar AI works as a standalone application on Windows and macOS. It also runs as a plug-in to Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, and Photos for macOS. The single application works in both modes - there is not a separate plug-in for Luminar AI. Luminar AI is not supported as a plugin for Photoshop Elements or Apple Aperture. The minimum operating system versions are stricter for Luminar AI. Operating System Windows 10 (only 64-bit OS) or macOS 10.13.6 are the minimum operation systems supported. Windows 7 & 8 are not supported. Nor is macOS 10.12 supported. Full details are on the Luminar AI announce page.

What’s Cool About Luminar AI

Skylum is certainly all in on AI powered editing. Computational photography. Whatever you'd like to call it. Their focus is squarely on simplifying the editing process. Luminar AI doubles down on that. 

For landscape photographers, the Atmosphere, Color Harmony, and Mood tools are intriguing. The others touted for nature photography are refinements on what we already have. For portrait photographers, there are new Body and Bokeh tools. That's in addition to the tools we are accustomed to from Luminar 4 for eyes, faces, and skin.

There is also a new Composition AI tool. It aims to give you the most flattering crop on an image based on the elements in your photo. I see this as both a useful tool to speed up processing and as a good educational tool to train your photographic eye. Try a crop on your own first, then compare it against the AI tool. And then use that feedback for your next outing with the camera, improving your initial capture! :-)

I do very much like the interface change (at least what's suggested by the screen shots) that shows thumbnails for replacement skies. I hope that approach extends to other tools that use overlays like Augmented Sky, Textures, etc. Seeing the thumbnails in the tool speeds up workflow.

What’s Intriguing About Luminar AI

In a word, Templates. A Template is the rough equivalent of a Look in Luminar 4. That's well and good, and expected. What is interesting is Luminar AI will suggest Templates to apply to your photo based on the elements in your photo. Rather than scanning through collections of Looks, the editor itself will present options it thinks will work best with your photo. This could be a good source of inspiration if you’ve ever been stuck on where to begin with a photo.

There is a touch more we can infer from the user interface mockups shown. Also, notice the toolbar is Catalog - Templates - Edit - Publish. That suggests a recommended workflow, with Templates in a prominent role. Especially with Luminar AI suggesting which templates may work well for your photo. Of course, you the photographer always have the final say. Luminar AI isn’t about giving up control, it’s about speeding up your workflow.

Something else I picked up in the product briefing is the removal of layers. In the context of Skylum's vision - make editing simple - I can understand this. Layers take time to learn. Layers also tend to slow down editors. There is simply more pixels for an application to manage. I put the removal of layers in the 'intriguing' category because for those of us that use and enjoy layers, Luminar AI will have a Local Adjustment tool. This tool will accomplish what we would otherwise do with a layer. You can make specific adjustments for individual areas or people. You can overlay textures or make targeted adjustments. Local adjustments are also easier to sync with multiple photos and can be stored in a Luminar AI Template.

What’s Disappointing About Luminar AI

There are zero changes in the catalog system for Luminar AI. It is exactly the same as Luminar 4. If you were holding out for keywords or IPTC fields, I don't see it happening. Those features have been on Skylum's roadmap for a couple of years now. If they are still there, I'll consider them footnotes at best.

What’s most disappointing is there is no migration of a Luminar 4 catalog to a Luminar AI catalog. Luminar AI is an entirely new product. An entirely new catalog. And as of this writing ... never the twain shall meet. Since Luminar Looks can be migrated to Templates, maybe you can kinda-sort manually migrate some images that only use Looks by re-processing them in Luminar AI. However, you cannot wholesale transfer your non-destructive edits from Luminar 4 to Luminar AI. I assume the same is true for any Albums you have created. If you are using Luminar 4 as your cataloging system, you can continue to do so, but frankly that is relatively short term. As with all software, Luminar 4 will age and inevitably stop running on future computer systems (a few years).

You can certainly leverage your folder organization with Luminar AI. Point Luminar AI at the same set of folders as Luminar 4 and they’ll be cataloged in the same way (minus albums, I’m assuming). However, those same photos viewed in Luminar AI will be unprocessed. Non-destructive edits made in other versions of Luminar will not be visible in Luminar AI. Of course, there is always the choice to export your finished Luminar 4 work as archival TIFFs and catalog those in Luminar AI. The caveat - your edits are “baked” into the exports and re-editability is gone,.

For me, I’ll continue to leverage Luminar AI’s editing power and manage my library in other tools. If you are an Adobe user, you could also consider round-tripping through Photoshop with Smart Objects to maintain re-editability in Luminar AI. (I am making the assumption Luminar AI will continue to work with Smart Objects.)

Once again, the information we have is incomplete and the product may change before its release. As we approach the holiday season of 2020, I’m sure more of our questions about Luminar AI will be answered. I would very much like to see Skylum pivot on their cataloging decision and provide an upgrade path for a Luminar 4 catalog.

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Photo Gear I Use

Sony A7Rii

Sony A6400

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS

Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS

Really Right Stuff Tripods

Haida M10 Filters

Formatt-Hitech Filters

ThinkTank Camera Bags

The entire list is in The Gear Box.

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Adobe updates everything at MAX … including the price for some of us

It was a big day at the Adobe MAX conference yesterday as your Creative Cloud application came alive and all of those video updates we talked about earlier in the year were ready for download. And it wasn’t just the video apps as most everything across the board got updated, some new products were introduced and we got to have a look at what might be in-store in the future for Creative Cloud users. The always entertaining MAX keynote is now online for a replay and if you’re an Adobe user it’s required viewing. There isn’t a ton of time focused on video products but if you are a subscriber I think it’s important to keep an eye on what all is in the suite of tools you pay for and the MAX keynote is always a good way to do that. Adobe has dedicated blog posts to the main video apps including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition.

For those keeping track. This is everything that's available today. @adobe #AdobeMAX pic.twitter.com/CxjczF04gk

— Paul Trani ✈️ (@paultrani) October 18, 2017

Speaking of the always controversial subscription plan it’s worth addressing the biggest little bit of news that came down, not with fanfare in the keynote but at the end of an Adobe blog post about this biggest update to Adobe products ever:

we’re making a modest adjustment in Creative Cloud commercial pricing for North America customers, which will take effect on March 1 or at the next contract renewal.

I lead with this because pricing is very important to those of us operating in the video space since margins on video production these days are often razor thin and we watch our budgets very closely. A price increase someday was inevitable as price increases always happen. I just think we take note of them more closely when they are in a monthly charge for a product that many of us can’t live without. Sadly prices like this never go down and I ask Adobe what I’ve asked Comcast and my health insurance provider: So in 10 years I’ll be paying what??

But about that price increase:

It’s a small price increase for us in North America, $3 per month, with a bigger increase for those using a Team plan. Education, Photography and XD plans see no increase.

I’ll take this time to once again call on Adobe to make a video-production specific bundle of Creative Cloud apps for those of us that will never touch InDesign, XD, Dreamweaver etc etc. And I’m not the only one.

.@AdobePremiere Not cool. Time to offer industry specific packages. All I need is Pr, Ae, Ps, Ai, and Media Encoder. I could even get by with just Pr, Ae and Media Encoder for say $19.99/mo. https://t.co/yE15xiJ0YH

— Scott McElroy (@scottmakescuts) October 18, 2017

Back in 2014 I wrote an article called Hey Adobe, how about that video focused Production Premium CC bundle? and I think its important to point that out again, now more than ever. As the years pass and prices continue to go up more and more video creators will want to pay a little less for only those tools they need. With the Final Cut Pro X price remaining constant at $300 over the years and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve being free Adobe might one day feel the pressure to create this video-bundle. Or they might not.

The truth is, even at $52.99 / month the Creative Cloud all-apps bundle is still a tremendous value. Look at all you get:

That is a lot of stuff for a relatively small price, if you’re using the tools to make a living. One thing I’ve found is that I will often try out stuff I would never have otherwise if I wasn’t a subscriber to the full Creative Cloud. I’ll open an EPS in Illustrator to change colors or resize a vector image in seconds instead of messing with it a lot longer in Photoshop. I’ll use Spark to create a cool experience for a family vacation instead of just sending a Google Photos link to pictures. I’ll utilize the convenience of going through hundreds of photos with the Lightroom iPad app since it’s so much more relaxing to rate and reject on the couch with a tablet instead of in the chair at the desktop. And I’ll experiment with something like XD, Behance and Portfolio since it’s all part of my plan.

And I might find something very useful in there.

I asked – @creativecloud suite now incl. 30 apps any changes to pricing or subscription terms? @bryanlamkin: ~6% increase taking effect March 1, first in 5 years. MyPOV: Customers – renew before March for best value with new apps #AdobeMAX

— Cindy Zhou (@cindy_zhou) October 18, 2017

As mentioned in Adobe’s blog post this is the first Creative Cloud price increase in 5 years. We all knew it would happen … it wasn’t a matter of if but when. I do hope it’s another 5 years or more before it happens again and I do hope we someday get that Adobe video-specific bundle as there are those out there that would love it.

As for everything else, dig in and update away if you are at a place to do so. You never want to update in the middle of a project but those that will do it anyway make sure you do it right.

And since I can’t stress that last point enough here’s two tweets that will help:

This is your annual reminder to uncheck this option when you update your Adobe apps. pic.twitter.com/42kDbj9cA5

— Paul Conigliaro (@conigs) October 18, 2017

EDITORS – See a shiny new version of Adobe Premiere Pro? Here's my advice. pic.twitter.com/gfA2BBeMgQ

— Duke Williams (@_DukeWilliams) October 18, 2017

Happy updated editing!

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ON1 Photo RAW 2019 - Good Stuff Is Coming!

I got a sneak peek at Photo RAW 2019 a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been itching to talk about some of the new features. The 3 features I’m most excited about:

New Layers Workflow: Layers folds inside of Develop and Effects and is totally non-destructive. This opens up a much more fluid workflow with more powerful texture blending, preset stacking, and exposure blending, all within the Develop/Effects module. Check out the video for more.

Focus Stacking & Align Layers: I’m lumping these two together. I’ve been waiting for layer alignment for a long time - and it’s finally here!! Focus stacking is an even bigger bonus. That’s one less reason I have to pop into Photoshop now.

Improved Local Adjustments: My processing style usually calls for several local adjustments. In Photo RAW 2019, the local adjustments work directly with the data from your RAW photo. In prior versions, local adjustments are applied last, after the RAW photo is filtered through Develop and Effects filters. Translation - better highlight and shadow results.

I know a lot of folks are going to appreciate the Lightroom Migration Tool as well. And I’m also eager for the AI Masking Tool. Remember the Quick Mask in the Layers module? It worked a good portion of the time, although it would glitch from time to time. The AI Masking Tool is an vast overhaul of that feature. I’m glad to see that technology poised to make a strong comeback.

So what’s it cost?? For owners of any previous ON1 product, the upgrade price is $79.99 (limited time). New users can pre-order for $99.99. You could also opt for an ON1 Plus membership, which includes the Photo RAW 2019 and a year’s worth of photography training, for $129.99/year.

Note: Photo RAW is a perpetual license - you buy it once, you own it forever.

Here is the full list of new features in Photo RAW 2019. From the press release:

The ON1 community continues to drive the development of ON1 Photo RAW based on what’s most important for their photo editing needs. Every new feature and improvement made in version 2019 is a direct result of community input through the ON1 Photo RAW Project.

A New Workflow for Layers – ON1 Layers will no longer be a separate module. Instead, the power of layers will be accessible within the non­destructive workflow inside of Develop and Effects. This will allow for creating or editing multi­layered files, including raw files, and keep the non­destructive settings for each photo layer. Customers will also be able to move, size, and mask each layer. More importantly, and a new concept, each layer has its non­destructive settings, all the way back to the original file. What’s most exciting is if you are working with raw files, powerful adjustments like exposure, highlights, shadows, and camera profiles can now be processed using the raw data in a layered photo workflow. All without having to change modules or applications.

New Lightroom Photo Settings Migration – New AI­powered algorithms will give customers the ability to transfer Lightroom edited photos, keep the non­destructive settings, and move them into ON1 Photo RAW. The updated Lightroom Migration Tool in version 2019 will transfer almost every edit you can make in Lightroom including raw processing, crop, retouching and local adjustments along with folders, photos, albums, and metadata.

New Focus Stacking – Automatically blend a series of photos at different focus distances to increase depth­of­field. It’s so fast, you can adjust the focus in real­time, just like changing the focus on your lenses. Think of it like HDR, but for focus instead of exposure.

New Auto­Align Layers – Easily combine multiple photos as layers, then automatically align them based on image content, making it easy to mask and blend them together.

New AI Masking Tool (coming in December) – This new tool, powered by AI, will allow customers to easily identify areas of your photo to create a selection or mask and the AI technology detects your subject matter and automatically creates a beautiful mask.

New Portrait Module – The new Portrait module will automatically detect faces in your photo allowing you to easily retouch, smooth skin, brighten and sharpen eyes, and whiten teeth.

New Text Tool – The new text tool will be perfect for creating posters, adding your byline or adding editing annotations. Easily control font size, color, position, and more and then save a preset to add the same text overlay to a batch of photos quickly.

New Master Keyword List – Now you can see every keyword you use in a single, searchable list. You can quickly apply, clear, edit, or delete keywords.

Improved Local Adjustments – Local adjustments will be updated to use the raw processing data. This allows for more highlight and shadow details with more tonal range.

New Layered HDR Workflow – With the powerful new non­destructive live layers you can combine other photos, text or alternate exposures with your HDR photos. Use the powerful masking tools to combine multiple HDR renditions even.

New Filter Options in Effects We have added dedicated film grain, curves, color adjustment filters to Effects. This lets you add film grain to color photos and make advanced, targeted color and tone adjustments faster. There’s even a new filter selector that allows you to search for filters, learn what they do and even view a sample before you add them.

New User Interface – The new user interface will have a fresh and modern feel. Overall contrast has been reduced to make photos stand out along with a new font to help increase readability. Updated, icons, tabs, and sliders will also take up less visual space.

New Cameras and Lenses – Added support for the latest cameras and lenses.

Price and Availability

ON1 Photo RAW 2019 is available to pre­order now at an introductory special of $99.99 for a limited time. Previous owners of any ON1 product can pre­order at a special introductory upgrade price of $79.99 for a limited time. ON1 Photo RAW 2019 is also available as part of an ON1 Plus Pro membership for a limited time for $129.99/year (Reg: $149.99/year). ON1 Plus Pro includes a perpetual license of ON1 Photo RAW along with in ­depth post­ processing and photography education from the industries best trainers such as Matt Kloskowski, Hudson Henry, Tamara Lackey and many more. All of it is easy to follow along and fun.

A 30­day free trial of ON1 Photo RAW 2019 will be available when the product officially arrives this November.

A single purchase of ON1 Photo RAW 2019 includes both macOS and Windows installers and activation for up to five computers. It comes with a 30­day money­back guarantee, world­class customer support, hundreds of free video tutorials, and free ON1 Loyalty Rewards every month.