High School Edits Yearbook Photos to Hide Girls’ Chests
A high school in Florida has sparked outrage after it was discovered that at least 80 female students had their photos digitally edited in the yearbook to hide their chests and shoulders.
Adobe Updates Neural Filters, Brings ‘Portrait Mode’ To Photoshop
The latest update for Adobe Photoshop includes a new Neural Filter called Depth Blur that lets photographers choose different focal points and will blur the background of photos intelligently, effectively, bringing the idea of a smartphone's "Portrait Mode" to the desktop application.
Adobe Photoshop Now Runs Natively on Windows 10 on ARM
Adobe Photoshop users can now download and natively run the image editing software on 64-bit Windows 10 ARM devices.
Microsoft is Adding Windows 10 HDR Support to Photoshop and Lightroom
In its latest development build, Microsoft has added support for HDR in Windows 10 which will unlock access to the full gamut of colors in HDR displays in creative and artistic apps, including both Photoshop and Lightroom.
Xencelabs Pen Tablet Review: Already Better than Wacom
What do you get when you take a bunch of former Wacom employees, start a new company, and give them carte blanche to develop a brand new pen tablet? What you get is Xencelabs, a new player in graphics that is bringing some much-needed innovation to a stale market. This is no cheap knock-off we're talking about, Xencelabs' new Pen Tablet Medium just put Wacom on notice.
5 Basic Mistakes to Avoid When Post-Processing Landscapes
While landscape photography is a lot about composition and on-location practices, one can never dismiss the importance of post-processing (or editing) the images. One question I am always asked is: "Why is editing necessary?"
How To Get Photoshop Extensions and Plugins to Work on M1 Macs
If you're among the list of creative professionals who recently moved to the new Apple M1 Macs, you might have discovered that the latest version of Photoshop is missing something you're used to seeing.
What is the Difference Between Opacity and Fill in Photoshop?
A common post-production question involves Opacity and Fill, and what the differences are between them when it comes to photography. In this 14-minute video, Marc Newton from The School of Photography explains what sets them apart and how properly using them can dramatically improve your images.
Add Impact to Your Photos with Free Transform in Adobe Photoshop
Beautiful vistas and landscapes require very little in the way of adjectives when enjoyed in person, but trying to convey that majesty to someone through photos is a lot more challenging. Most of the time, a photo just doesn't really capture the awe-inspiring nature of reality.
How To Focus Stack the Right Way For Landscape Photography
I can't begin to tell you how many times I've lost a shot because I didn't think through the basics well enough. I would of course have my composition and exposure settings dialed in and with that determined, you would think that I have what I needed to get the shot. But, in some cases, that just isn’t enough.
The Problem with ‘Fix it in Post’ and ‘Get it Right in the Camera’
It’s time we put some updated sensibilities’ behind the statements “fix it in post” and “getting it right in the camera”.
Why Topaz Labs DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI Blew My Mind
For the past few years, I've been content with keeping my entire photo editing worldview pegged to the Adobe ecosystem. Anything that Lightroom couldn't handle, or that required more refined content-aware heavy-lifting, was offloaded to Photoshop. And that's the way things went for a very long time.
Super Resolution Eliminates the Advantage of High-Megapixel Cameras
The megapixel race has picked up steam lately with most new models exceeding 45-megapixels and rumors circulating of 100-megapixel sensors on the horizon. But what if low-resolution images from cameras like Sony's a7S III and Canon's R6 offered more detail along with added low light benefits? Now they can.
Eight Photoshop Visual Pranks To Try on April Fools’ Day
Tomorrow is April Fools' Day, and with such a bummer of a year leading up to this point (and things are only now just starting to look better in a few places), everyone could use some laughs. To that end, photographer Richard Wakefield shows how you can create eight visual jokes in Photoshop.
How to Correctly Use Creative Profiles in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
A few weeks ago, I was speaking with a good friend -- who is also a heck of a photographer -- about the pros and cons of using creative profiles and presets as part of your photo editing workflow. His stance was unambiguous and straightforward: as far as he’s concerned, profiles and presets are murderers of creativity.
Wacom One Review: An Entry-Level Pen Display Perfect for Photo Editing
With the release of the Wacom One in 2020, Wacom lowered the barrier to entry into the world of pen displays and inadvertently created an ideal product for photographers. Where other pen displays in the Wacom lineup are either too big or too expensive, the Wacom One makes a great case for trading in your Intuos Pro for a more intimate photo editing experience.
Adobe Photoshop’s ‘Super Resolution’ Made My Jaw Hit the Floor
Adobe just dropped its latest software updates via the Creative Cloud and among those updates is a new feature in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) called “Super Resolution.” You can mark this day down as a major shift in the photo industry.
Real-World Test: Photoshop for Apple Silicon is Really, Really Fast
Earlier today, Adobe finally released the full-blown non-Beta version of Photoshop for Apple Silicon, and we got a chance to test it out. I won't beat around the bush: the benchmarks are really impressive, matching or outperforming Intel-based computers that cost two to three times as much.
Adobe Unveils Photoshop for Apple Silicon and ‘Super Resolution’ for ACR
Adobe has shipped the first version of Photoshop that can run natively on Macs equipped with Apple Silicon and also has announced a new feature for Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) called "Super Resolution" that is available today.
These Playing Cards Double as Photo-Editing Cheat Sheets
After the crowdfunding success of his The Photography Deck camera cheat sheet playing cards, photographer Eric Bohring is back again with a new set that features tips and tricks for digital photo editing.
Nikon NX Studio Review: A Good Start That Will Get Better
Nikon recently announced the launch of its free NX Studio software, which has hopes to be a Lightroom/Capture One Pro alternative for Nikon RAW processing on Windows and Apple computers.
Adobe MAX Set for October, Will Again Be Fully Virtual and Free to Attend
Adobe has announced that its creativity conference Adobe MAX will be held from October 26-28, 2021, and will once again -- as was the case in 2020 -- be virtual and free for all attendees.
Nikon Launches NX Studio, Its New Free Photo/Video Editing Platform
Nikon has launched NX Studio, a free photo and video editing application that appears to have many features found in Lightroom and Capture One but is tailored specifically to Nikon cameras. The company says that NX Studio enables viewing, processing, and editing of still images and video.
Gang Members React to Photos of Themselves with Tattoos Removed
For his project Skin Deep, photographer Steven Burton shot portraits of current and former gang members and then used the power of Photoshop to reveal what they would look like without their face and body tattoos. This 4-minute video shows the reactions of the subjects seeing their 'shopped portraits for the first time.
Adobe Adds Easy Collaboration, Asynchronous Editing to Photoshop
Adobe is leaning a bit more into the benefits of a cloud-based architecture with the rollout of an easy collaboration button and asynchronous editing in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fresco. The "Invite to Edit" button is available starting today.
Climbers Banned From Mt. Everest for Faking Photo
Two Indian climbers have been banned from attempting to climb Mount Everest or any other mountain in Nepal for 10 years after an investigation revealed they faked the images used to acquire the certification from the Nepalese government.
Man Arrested for Creating Fake Image Depicting the Desecration of a Grave
A 28-year-old Tennessee man has been arrested and charged for creating a "disrespectful Photoshopped image." He is accused of manipulating a photograph of a deceased officer's grave and posting it on social media.
How to Colorize Photos in Photoshop with Just a Few Clicks Using AI
Adobe recently gave Photoshop the ability to instantly colorize photos using Adobe Sensei AI technology. Here's a new 1.5-minute video tutorial by Adobe showing how you can now breathe color into a black-and-white photo with just a few clicks.
Asus’s New Dual Screen Zenbooks Aimed at Creatives Actually Look Practical
Asus has announced the second generation of its dual-screen laptops and is aiming them at creative professionals thanks to software and hardware improvements. The original dual-screen design felt more like a novelty, but this follow-up feels far more practical.
Artist Combines Photos and Graphics to Create Soothing Minimalist Pieces
An artist who goes by the name adnan. has been combining simple images and graphics to create soothing minimalist imagery. What starts as an unassuming portrait or landscape photo can turn into a captivating piece of artwork.
Photographer Mixes Silhouettes with Sky Photos to Make Whimsical Scenes
Have you ever stared up at clouds and tried to see shapes in the formations? Photographer Lân Nguyen channels that energy into images that mix silhouettes with colorful cloud-dotted skyscapes to create dreamy scenes.
The Process of Colorizing and Animating an 80-Year-Old Photograph
Photo colorizer and restorer Hint of Time has shared an 8-minute video where he shows his process for not only colorizing an 80-year-old black and white photo, but also brings it to life with subtle animation.
Stellar Astrophotography Tips for Upcoming Astronomical Phenomenons
With several astrolnomical events coinciding with the Winter Solstice, including the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction and the Ursids Meteor Shower, December 21st is poised to be a prime opportunity for practicing nighttime and astrophotography skills.
How to Optimize Lightroom Classic for the Best Performance
One of the consequences of reviewing computers for PetaPixel and running benchmark after benchmark is that you learn a thing or two about working in Lightroom. From weird quirks to the optimal performance settings for import, export, and editing, there are a few key changes you can make to coax a little more speed out of Adobe's Raw editor.
The Incredible Work From the Artist Behind the Photoshop 2021 Splash Photo
You may not realize it, but you've already enjoyed the work of Photographer and digital artist Ted Chin. He makes some of the most eye-catching, surreal composite images you will likely ever see, and one greets you every time you open the latest version of Adobe Photoshop.
AI Editing Will NOT Ruin Photography
AI is the #1 buzzword in the digital photography world. Skylum, which has ridden the AI photo editing craze better than any company, is about to release Luminar AI. ON1 now offers ON1 Portrait AI. DxO announced DxO DeepPRIME, which it describes as “an artificial intelligence technology dedicated to editing photos in RAW format.”
Photoshop’s Sky Replacement Makes Photography Something It’s Not
Let me ask you a question. Is this photo real or fake? This might be a difficult question because the answer depends on what you define as real or fake.
AI and the Battle for the Future of Photo Editing
For photographers, AI photo editing is no longer a fringe topic for ML researchers or a gimmick employed by smartphone apps. With the impending release of Skylum's Luminar AI and Adobe calling the latest build of Photoshop "the world’s most advanced AI application for creatives," it's time for the community to reckon with an important question: What does this mean for photography, photo editing, and creativity at large?
Photoshop vs Luminar 4: Which Performs Sky Replacements Better?
Adobe recently added the ability to do easy and accurate sky replacements in Photoshop, very similar to a feature that was the main reason to pick up Skylum Luminar. So, which is better? In this 18-minute video, YouTuber Serge Ramelli decides to find out.
Photoshop Virtual Summit II: 5 Days of Free Photoshop Training by Top Pros
Want to take your Photoshop skills to the next level but not sure where to start? Well, you're in luck, because the Photoshop Virtual Summit II is just around the corner. It's an online event that will offer 5 days of free Photoshop training by some of the world's top experts.