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DxO Nik Collection Review

DxO Nik Collection Review

by | February 23, 2024 | DXO, Photo Software Reviews

DxO Nik Collection - Introduction DxO and Skylum (producers of Luminar NEO) have different approaches to photo editing. DxO is about control and quality. Luminar is about creativity and maximising the use of AI. Both yield successful results. DxO Photo Lab is a brilliant RAW photo processor that also offers post-processing options. But it offers [...]
Topaz Photo AI – The Power of Automation

Topaz Photo AI – The Power of Automation

by | December 5, 2023 | Software Reviews, Topaz Photo AI

Topaz Photo AI-Introduction As a professional software developer, one of the first things I did after getting a digital camera that could shoot in RAW was to write some automatic (batch) processing software for it. My reasoning was simple—I was taking hundreds of photos with this new toy, but getting the best from each photo [...]
The ‘Holy Trinity’ of Photography Software

The ‘Holy Trinity’ of Photography Software

by | December 5, 2023 | DXO Photo Lab, DXO Pure RAW, Luminar NEO, Photo Software Reviews, RAW Conversion, Skylum Luminar, Software Reviews, Topaz Labs, Topaz Photo AI

This blog post looks at the 'holy trinity' of photography software. Three products that, when combined, provide everything you need to develop your RAW images and edit your photos. There is some overlap between the three, as each continues to add to and refine their capabilities. Yet I don't view them as competing with each [...]
Topaz Photo AI V2 – Any Good?

Topaz Photo AI V2 – Any Good?

by | September 9, 2023 | DXO Photo Lab, DXO Pure RAW, Photo AI, Topaz Labs

Topaz Photo AI V2 Update: December 2023: For the latest view and a comparison with DXO and Luminar NEO, see this post. I use Topaz Labs photo software and have done so for many years. This blog contains many reviews of their tools. I only publish reviews of tools I use in my own workflow [...]
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