OSXcellence – Snap Art 3 Review
Since the dawn of time – well, of Photoshop, anyway – photographers have taken pictures, loaded them into their photo editor, and then seen the tempting “art” filters, only to be disappointed by them...
View ArticleOSXcellence – SnapHeal 2.0 Review
MacPhun is now releasing SnapHeal version 2.0, complete with new features and better processing. But do the upgrades take SnapHeal from Photoshop wannabe to Photoshop rival? The post OSXcellence –...
View ArticleOSXcellence – HDRAW Review
As digital processing techniques go, HDR is a relative new boy – how many of us were using Photomatix 5 or 6 years ago? Now, however, it has spread contagiously amongst photographers, at its best when...
View ArticleOSXcellence – Hydra Pro Review
As a photographer, my main focus is landscapes, and my style is to try to keep my images realistic. Often, this means just using one well-balanced exposure, but at times, I need to use more than one...
View ArticleOSXcellence – PhotoStyler Review
Instagram has achieved astonishing popularity given its restricion to Android and iOS. At present, however, there is no true Mac equivalent to the easy styling found in Instagram. That's not to say...
View ArticleOSXcellence – LightFrame Review
Whilst you can just go out and buy a frame for printed pictures, digital images need the help of some software to make them stand out. LightFrame uses OSX’s in-built textures to superimpose digital...
View ArticleOSXcellence – Darktable Review
The photo library genre of app is stronger now than it has ever been, with Adobe and Apple adding more and more features to their respective flagship software, Lightroom and Aperture. But with this...
View ArticleOSXcellence – Picturesque
As keen photographers, when we present our images on paper, we will often spend a lot of time (and money) on making the presentation of our images beautiful. The same care is often not taken when we...
View ArticleOSXcellence – Waffle Review
The Romans had amazing floors, didn't they? I am, of course, talking about their mosaics – amazing arrays of tiny tiles, which, when looked at from a standing height, formed stunning images and...
View ArticleOSXcellence – NIR Color
In recent years, the rise of affordable DSLRs has enabled photographers to put “last year's model” aside for conversion to infra-red, and, as a result, infra-red has seen somewhat of a renaissance,...
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