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Using XeL: Local Adjustment Presets – Tips and Techniques

So, you got our latest release, XeL: Local Adjustment Presets. You have played around some, seen the effects but now you are figuring out just how to integrate these tools into your workflow. Some of these effects just come off so heavy handed, that some of these presets seem like they would never be of [...]

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XeL – Reimagine Lightroom Presets

A while back, we presented a concept of using presets as a creative platform, a series of tools that can be used together to increase productivity and creativity. Since that time, all of our presets have been developed with the platform paradigm in mind. This has inevitably led us to the next evolution in X-Equals [...]

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In Memoriam – Kodachrome (1935 – 2010)

In the final week of 2010, the photography world lost something very important … Kodachrome. To many, this seems like a minor loss, many of us only shoot digital, while many of us still using film have moved on to more modern and readily available film stocks. Kodachrome was a pain to shoot of late, [...]

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Presets as a Platform – Making it Happen

“Editing shouldn’t feel like work.” That is the byline that runs on our ads here at X-Equals for our preset collections we offer for sale. It is a creed that we take seriously here at X-Equals, one that the Lightroom team takes seriously and one you should take seriously as well. Lightroom makes getting the [...]

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X-Equals Image Kit – Vol. 2

Throughout the years we’ve released a bunch of free presets. Over time, it had become a bit of a challenge to find and download batches of our presets in an easy manner … so we created the X-Equals Image Kit Vol. 1. With our Email Digest, we’ve continued the tradition of releasing a new preset [...]

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Link Party – Grab a drink and dig in …

I was cleaning up my laptop the other day in anticipation of my Lightroom 3 upgrade and I ran across a big hunkin’ list of bookmarks so let’s have a good old fashion Link Party! There’s a good mix of Photoshop, Lightroom, and shooting tips in here along with a bunch of free downloads and [...]

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Ryan Klos Reviews – “… some of the best and most useful presets I’ve used to date.”

Ryan Klos over at Klos Photography has written a nice primer on why and how he is using our Preset Platform in his workflow. We’re convinced the next step in the evolution of Presets is to think of them as the supporting structures of an interchangeable platform that can exist as a foundation for being [...]

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Preset Maintenance – staying organized and secure

Do you often look at your Preset palette in the Develop Module and find yourself overwhelmed with the possibilities, often in staggering disarray, making it hard to find what you are looking for? An overabundance of options can sometimes stifle creativity, and having a bunch of presets designed for graphic art does not aid you [...]

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Lightroom Preset – Straight Muggin’

As a special treat to all you preset hounds, we’re dropping a new Lightroom Preset for the first full week of 2010 which we’re calling Straight Muggin’. This preset takes some pieces and parts from all our previous black and white presets, and blends them into a fresh batch of photo crunching goodness. As always, [...]

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X-Equals Survival Kit

Ok listen up, this is what it takes to keep our studio, and our workflow, running smoothly and without problems. We’ve always made it clear we are an open source shop when it comes to disclosing how we do what we do, the gear we use, and the tools we can’t live without. So, we [...]

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