Harnessing the Lightroom Histogram
A while back we discussed the relationship between the Histogram and the Tone Curve but considering some e-mails and interactions we have had with our readers it seems we should spend a bit of time looking a bit deeper into the Histogram itself. We will take a quick look at what the Histogram tells us, [...]
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5. March 2010
Not just another email newsletter – The X-Equals Digest
I hate the term Email Newsletter. My eyes roll when I see the brightly colored link that reads: “Signup for our Email Newsletter“. Step into a Best Buy, Starbucks, Apple Store, or any major retailer and they’ll ask you in person: “Would you like to signup for our email newsletter?” The same nonsense happens online with even more [...]
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3. March 2010
Tying it all together – a Lightroom Preset Platform
By now you may have noticed that we have started selling presets here at X-Equals. Currently we have the Creative Production Presets (CPP) Volume 1 and Cold Storage Collection Volume 1 available. We felt that we should give some input/advice as to how you can get the most out of these presets and leverage what [...]
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1. March 2010
$9.99 – Cold Storage Film Presets Vol. 1 {standalone}
Update: Find out how to tie our Preset Platform into your workflow: Tying it all together – a Lightroom Preset Platform Because film is not dead … You spoke, and we listened. We’ve released the Cold Storage Film Emulation platform as a standalone system for only $9.99. If you’re looking to get your feet wet with the platform, [...]
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27. February 2010
$19.99 – Creative Production Presets Vol .1 + Cold Storage Film Presets Vol. 1 {combo pack}
Update: Find out how to tie our Preset Platform into your workflow: Tying it all together – a Lightroom Preset Platform A complete platform for creative editing … Coming on the heels of our Creative Production Presets Vol. 1 Preset platform, we’re now especially amped to offer you a combo. pack that includes not only the Creative [...]
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25. February 2010
Yield the Wheel – A Lightroom mouse trick
First, a few words about input devices There are a multitude of ways to interface your hands with Lightroom: Mouse, Tablet, Touchpad, RPG Keys – all good ways to get your nerve impulses into Lightroom to do your handy work! When we’re dialing in a specific batch of images – diving head first into the Develop Module, [...]
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23. February 2010
Software Review – onOne Plug-in Suite 5 – Part 2 of 2
Welcome to part 2 of our review of onOne Software’s Plug-in Suite 5. Last week we covered FocalPoint 2, PhotoTools 2.5 and PhotoTune 3 so head on over there for details on those products. This week, we’ll talk about Genuine Fractals 6, PhotoFrame 4.5 and Mask Pro 4. It should be noted that I used the plug-in [...]
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19. February 2010
Cringe at the Fringe – Chromatic Aberration in Lightroom
Chromatic Aberration distortion is an issue you see with many non-DSLR and older DSLR cameras. By definition: In optics, chromatic aberration (also called achromatism or chromatic distortion) is a type of distortion in which there is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same convergence point. It occurs because lenses have a different [...]
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15. February 2010
Software Review – onOne Plug-in Suite 5 – Part 1 of 2
onOne Software’s Plug-in Suite 5 is chock full of some of the most useful photo enhancements and effects this side of the camera. In Part 1 I’ll look at what these plug-ins do and how they perform. This will include FocalPoint 2, PhotoTools 2.5 and PhotoTune 3. Part 2 I cover PhotoFrame 4.5, Genuine Fractals 6 and [...]
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11. February 2010
Alien Skin Software – no they’re not from outer space
16 years ago Alien Skin was born. 14 years ago, I was using their software – so it’s been a long relationship to say the least. Eye Candy was the first product I used way back when. Move forward to 2010 and Alien Skin has a treasure trove of cool stuff to make your eyes pop. My [...]
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10. March 2010
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