I was recently editing an image with Nik Viveza when I noticed some silvery dots appearing. When I zoomed in to 100% magnification I could see these dots a little larger and they seemed to be covering areas of very saturated colour. The Gamut warning feature was back, or perhaps it never went away. Gamut … Continue reading Gamut Warnings in Photoshop and Vivez
Category: Digital Photography
Friday Image No.75
I have been very pleasantly surprised recently, at just how well the Merge to Panorama feature is working in Lightroom. The image you see above is three vertical shots taken on the Olympus EM5 at 12mm. When I first tried the stitch I used Photoshop, which made a complete mess. This version though was done … Continue reading Friday Image No.75
Plaiting Fog
Here in the UK there is a term “plaiting fog”, used when something is very difficult to do. One example of this is photographing and enhancing fog and mist. In a previous post I mentioned that I had been processing a number of images that featured mist, or at least they had when I had … Continue reading Plaiting Fog
Sensor Cleaning
To be quite honest I had almost forgotten about the problem of sensor dust and dirt until recently. Since I began using the Olympus EM5 in April 2013, I have cleaned my camera sensor a grand total of 0 times. Yes that’s ZERO times. It has never shown a single spot on any of the … Continue reading Sensor Cleaning
Telephoto Solution
In my previous post I explained the problem I had encountered using the Canon 70-200 L f/4.0 with the Sony A7R. Whilst I did think about simply buying an identical replacement lens, in the end I decided that I couldn’t justify the expense as I seldom use Telephoto lenses in Landscape work. The first alternative … Continue reading Telephoto Solution
Please Read – Dire Website Problems at Lenscraft
The Lenscraft website is down yet again although this time I triggered it. Regular readers may recall some of the problems I have experienced over the past 12 months. In this time I have repeatedly upgraded the site and hosting package to cope with problems. At the same time the support from my hosting company … Continue reading Please Read – Dire Website Problems at Lenscraft
New Topaz Texture Effects
Have you seen the new Topaz Texture Effects yet? This is a new plugin from Topaz that allows you to blend textures with your images as well as add many more effects. I’m having quite a bit of fun playing around with it as you can see from the images above. The effects are … Continue reading New Topaz Texture Effects
Friday Image No.71
I love trees and last weekend went for a walk in the Peak District, above and then along the banks of Derwent reservoir. The autumn colours were quite spectacular but it’s this tree that captured my attention. The bark was a wonderful silver blue colour and seemed so smooth. I’m not sure that it comes … Continue reading Friday Image No.71
A New Brush for Lightroom
Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to everyone for your support with yesterday’s problem. A number of people also emailed me to say don’t worry about 1 star reviews where there is no comment (“no one ever pays attention to these”). Unfortunately the sales data suggests people are swayed strongly by … Continue reading A New Brush for Lightroom
I Need Your Help Please
I recently published a book on Amazon called “Photoshop Layers: Professional Strength Image Editing”. It took many hours and days of effort over a 6 month period to develop the end product and I was very pleased with the end result. It was actually doing quite well until it received its first review. The review … Continue reading I Need Your Help Please
The Lightweight Photographer 