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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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A Comprehensive Guide to Amazing Smartphone Photography
Smartphones have revolutionised photography, transforming how we capture and share our experiences. No longer are bulky cameras and complicated setups needed to create compelling imagery; our phones offer exceptional photographic capabilities right in our pockets. After I sold all my Nikon gear and before I started working with Fujifilm, I spent years solely shooting on iPhone or Samsung, so I have plenty of experience with that. You are about to read the...
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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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Black And White Presets Pack (BWPOTY Edition)
Yes, I have indeed just released my first black-and-white presets pack for Adobe Lightroom (and Photoshop and Capture One)! A couple of days ago, I received the news that my photos will be exhibited at the Black-And-White Photographer Of The Year exhibition in New York at the end of February. So, I thought it was finally time to release this black-and-white preset pack that I have worked on for so long. Myself,...
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Video Editing Breakdown of "Fog"
I’m publishing a video editing breakdown of my latest YouTube video, “Fog”, to thank you all. The feedback you are giving me on these latest cinematic vlogs and the response on YouTube have been incredible. I am still a very small channel and seeing that my recent videos are watched by thousands of you means a lot. A lot. So, thank you all very much! This video editing breakdown is split into...
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How to Edit the Milky Way in Adobe Lightroom
Do you want to learn how to edit the Milly Way in your photos, so it really pops? Good! Because this is exactly the content of the video I just published on YouTube! I went with my friend Robert to Stonehenge, UK, for a night out, hoping to get some good shots of Comet Neowise again. And also the Milky Way and all we could squeeze in one night. My photo of...
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Luminar 4.1: a worthy improvement?
The new update to Luminar 4 is here. It’s a minor update, but it has some interesting features and a few fixes. If you are remotely into photography, you must have least heard of Luminar. In particular, with the last milestone, version 4, their marketing campaigns have been quite aggressive in building hype. Skylum went all in with the promotion of its Artificial Intelligence. And one of the most discussed features is...
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My editing workflow: Luminosity Masks
In this blog, I start disclosing my editing workflow, and the first topic I’d like to introduce is Luminosity Masks. Luminosity Masks are something you might have heard before, mostly if you shoot Landscape/Cityscape. In a nutshell, they are selections based on tones that allow for refined adjustments. In their basic form, they broadly target highlights and/or shadows. But they can be further refined to include mid-tones or narrow down an image’s...
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