ON1 PhotoRAW 2026: Could This Be Your Perfect Lightroom Alternative?
I’ve been quietly watching ON1’s journey developing PhotoRAW for almost all of its 20 years, and I’ll be honest: I wasn’t always convinced. Early versions felt promising but rough around the edges, and lacked support for my Fujifilm RAW files. However, after spending time with the preview of PhotoRAW 2026, I find myself genuinely excited about where this software is going. Let me tell you why this latest release might just change...
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DxO Nik Collection 8: Revolutionising Photoshop Integration with Powerful New Masking Tools
Photography plugins just got a serious upgrade with DxO’s revolutionary Nik Collection 8, changing editing forever. The legendary plugin suite’s most significant update yet brings seamless Photoshop workflow, enhanced masking capabilities, and significant improvements to Silver Efex and Color Efex. When DxO releases a new version of their celebrated Nik Collection, photographers take notice. Version 8, set to launch today (May 6th), represents not just an incremental update but a fundamental rethinking...
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Midjourney 7: the Latest AI Image Generation Powerhouse
After nearly a year of waiting, the AI art community has something new to be excited about. Midjourney has finally released version 7 of its renowned image generation model, bringing some fascinating changes to the table. As someone who’s been working with AI image generation since its early days, I’ve spent the past few days thoroughly testing this alpha release. In this article, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know...
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GeoX: My Powerful Geolocation Plugin for WordPress (FREE!)
Today I’m excited to announce the release of GeoX, a lightweight but powerful WordPress geolocation plugin that allows you to display content conditionally based on your visitors’ geographic location. I’m not totally new to coding my own solutions for WordPress, but this is one of the most useful so far. Whether you’re looking to create region-specific promotions, localised messaging, or simply provide a more personalised experience for your visitors, GeoX makes it...
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ON1 Lightpanel: The AI Assistant Revolutionising Lightroom Workflows
Transform your professional photography workflow with Lightpanel, ON1’s groundbreaking AI-powered assistant for Lightroom Classic. No cloud uploads and no per-image fees – just intelligent, local processing that cuts editing time in half. How Lightpanel Helps Professional Photographers As a professional photographer and long-time user of ON1’s software suite, I’ve seen many tools promise to revolutionise our workflow. Most fall short, requiring us to change our entire process or juggle between multiple applications....
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Retouch4me, The Ultimate AI Photo Retouching Suite Guide
In the ever-evolving landscape of photo editing software, Retouch4me has emerged as a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between artificial intelligence and professional retouching needs. This comprehensive suite of tools has revolutionised how photographers and retouchers approach their craft, offering an impressive array of automated solutions while maintaining the flexibility and control that professionals demand. An AI photo retouching software that speeds up and automates your workflow, saving you time to...
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Black Friday 2024: A Photographer's Guide to the Best Deals of the Weekend
As a professional photographer, I’ve carefully curated this list of Black Friday 2024 deals to help you enhance your photography workflow and gear collection. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your editing software or add new equipment to your kit, these deals from trusted brands I use and love will help you save while investing in quality tools. Black Friday 2024 Deals for Photographers Skylum For information on all the Skylum apps, you...
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Skylum Aperty Unveiled: A Portrait Powerhouse
Tired of spending hours perfecting portraits in post-processing? Wish you could be out capturing those magical moments (perhaps with the best Fujifilm lenses for portraits) and spend less time glued to your computer screen? Or catching up on that Netflix queue? Skylum, the innovative minds behind the award-winning Luminar Neo, is here to answer your prayers! They’re brewing up a portrait editing powerhouse, unlike anything you’ve seen before. A brand new app...
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The Apple Intelligence Key Feature You Missed from WWDC
Imagine you’re staring at a photo you took of a serene lake, palm trees gently swaying under an overcast sky. Now, picture this: with just a few spoken words, you can transform that sky into a dark, stormy scene with flashes of lightning. Yes, I said spoken words. Not written prompts. Sounds like magic, right? Well, Apple, in collaboration with AI researchers from the University of California, is turning this into reality....
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Adding Custom Shortcodes to WooCommerce Products
There are articles about using WooCommerche shortcodes, but very few help with adding custom shortcodes to WooCommerce products. Specifically, to the product’s short description. So, of course, I had to create a solution myself. If you’re lucky, my first solution will already help you achieve that. But, if you, like me, use a custom theme that modified the default WooCommerce structure… Well, you’re in for a ride. It wouldn’t be the first...
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Cara, a Worthy Instagram alternative?
Everything You Need to Know About Cara, the AI-Free Social Media Platform for Artists Have you heard about Cara? This app has taken the art community by storm in the past week. It skyrocketed from 40,000 to 700,000 users in just seven days, mainly thanks to Instagram’s controversy over using images to train AI. With its recent surge, the numbers are likely even higher now. The app also cracked the top 5...
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Adobe AI Terms of Service: A Wake-Up Call
If you’re a creative pro, chances are you’ve heard about the recent controversy regarding the update on Adobe AI Terms of Service. In case you’ve been off the grid, here’s the TL;DR version: Adobe sent a notice informing users that it could access their content via manual and automated methods. This caused a major stir, with many worrying that Adobe might use its users’ work to train its AI models. Ever tried...
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