The Best Free RAW Photo Editing Programs in 2022
One of the most exciting advancements in digital photography over the last several years has been the rapid increase in the ability to shoot and edit RAW photos.
The Best Plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom in 2022
Photoshop and Lightroom are mainstays in most photographers’ workflows for a reason. While other options abound, no other set of programs matches the popularity and widespread adoption of Adobe’s signature photography software. But while Photoshop’s manipulation capabilities and Lightroom’s processing and editing power are certainly robust, both offer even more power beyond the software itself in the form of plugins.
Microsoft Adds More Robust Photo Editing Features to One Drive
After introducing basic photo editing functionality to One Drive over the last year, Microsoft has added several more, including exposure adjustments, cropping, creative filters, and the ability to add markups.
Son Uses Photoshop to ‘Fix’ a Family Portrait His Dad Hates
Author Kyle Scheele grew up looking at a family portrait that has hung in his parents' house for the past 30 years -- a photo his dad absolutely hates. As a Christmas present, Scheele decided to use his Photoshop skills on the picture to create the best gift idea he's ever had.
TourBox Elite is a Hyper-Customizable Bluetooth Editing Controller
Following a successful launch of the original TourBox in 2018, the company is back with its follow-up: the TourBox Elite. This compact Bluetooth controller is designed to provide better control over editing tasks than can be done with a keyboard alone.
The Best Free Adobe Lightroom Presets and Where to Get Them
From importing, to organizing, to the editing process itself, few tools have the capacity to define a photographer’s workflow like Adobe’s Lightroom. Of the program’s many indispensable features, the ability to create user presets ranks quite high: it offers photographers the ability to lock in preferred looks, adjustments, and settings for rapid implementation across multiple images. Better still, these presets are readily shareable, allowing users easy access to the settings required for virtually any desired result without going through the hassle of creating them themselves.
Learn 80% of Photoshop in 15 Minutes
Although Photoshop has many tools to cover practically any post-processing desire, it is daunting to newcomers as a result. To help make the program easier to jump into, photographer PJ Pantelis has shared a brief tutorial that equips photographers with a handful of top tools to get started in Photoshop with ease.
Apple MacBook Pro with M1 Max Review: Hail to the King
It is extremely difficult to come into a review of the new MacBook Pro with a truly neutral mindset. The original M1 was just so darned impressive that a follow-up naturally has enormous shoes to fill. Somehow, not only does the MacBook Pro powered by M1 Max meet expectations, it exceeds them: this computer is a marvel.
How Adobe’s Neural Filters Make Colorizing Photos Way Easier
A growing trend among retouchers and editors in the last few years has been to repair vintage photographs that have faded and been damaged over time. In addition to this restoration work, "colorizing" vintage photographs has been experiencing explosive growth. Adobe's "Colorize" Neural Filter now makes the job easier than ever.
XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 Review: A Great Portable and Affordable Pen Display
XP-Pen's new Artist Pro 16 is one of the most compelling entry-level graphics displays on the market. It's lightweight, well-built, highly customizable, color-accurate, and all for a price that will make Wacom owners blush. It's not a perfect product, but no other Full HD pen display on the market offers this kind of experience and build quality for just $450.
Adobe Brings Photoshop to the Web
Adobe launched a slew of updates to its Photoshop lines today, but the news was not limited to desktop and mobile software. The company also announced that Photoshop is being extended to the Web.
Photoshop to Add ‘Prepare as NFT’ to Save Options
Adobe's Scott Belsky confirmed that the company will be adding a "Prepare as NFT" save option to Photoshop as a preview "by the end of the month." The goal is to prevent the minting of art by those who didn't create it.
Photoshop’s ‘Content Credentials’ Embeds Attribution Data into Photos
As part of the ongoing efforts of the Content Authenticity Initiative, Adobe has announced "Content Credentials," a new feature that enables creators to attach attribution data to images before sharing them online.
Photoshop Gets a Major Update: AI Selection, Neural Filters, and More
Adobe has announced a major feature release for Photoshop across platforms, ranging from enhancements on the main desktop app through new capabilities in the Photoshop Express smartphone app and the Chrome and Edge browser-based program.
Adobe and Reddit to Host Live Photoshop Battle Comedy Event
Billed as part competition and part comedy livestream, Adobe and Reddit have partnered to create PsBattles Live, which brings a number of notable names to host photo editing battles that are open to all Reddit users.
Facebook to Remove Sexualized Photoshopped Photos of Public Figures
Facebook has announced that it will remove what it calls "severe sexualizing content" that targets public figures, and specifically points to sexualized photoshopped images among other targets.
Adobe is Bringing RAW Photo Editing to Photoshop for iPad
Adobe has announced that RAW photo editing support is coming to its Photoshop iPad app through a teaser video it has published to its YouTube channel.
How to Create a Small World Photo in Photoshop
Want to create a "small world" or "tiny planet" image in which a landscape photo (often a panorama) is turned into what looks like a miniature planet? Here's an easy-to-follow 2-minute tutorial that will teach you how to make one in Photoshop.
The Best Monitors for Photography and Photo Editing in 2022
There's one piece of equipment that the working photographer uses more than any other. No, it's not their camera. Not their favorite lens either. I'm talking about their photo editing monitor.
Exposure Software Launches Exposure X7, Its Complete Photo Editor
Exposure Software, which was previously known as Alien Skin, has announced Exposure X7. The latest version of the RAW photo editor, the company says it can handle every step in a photo editing workflow.