Plug ins and external editors are part of most photographers’ workflows. But how do they work and what’s the difference?
Featured posts
Welcome to the Life after Photoshop archive of 'Featured' posts. These are favourite articles or tutorials that appear in the carousel at the top of the home page.
Shadows, midtones and highlights explained
Photographers often use the terms ‘shadows’, ‘midtones’ and ‘highlights’ as if their meaning is obvious. Perhaps it is, but it still probably deserves a little explanation.
The best photo editing software for organizing, editing, RAW and effects
Choosing the best image editing software can be complicated. It all depends on what you look for most in your photo editing software. Here are 12 programs with their own distinct strengths.
Lightroom FAQ: how Lightroom works, which version to use and more
These are the top questions about Lightroom on the Internet right now, and some quick and simple answers which will hopefully be useful.
DxO PhotoLab control points tested and rated
DxO PhotoLab 5 now offers chroma and luma mask adjustment sliders for its control point adjustments. How do these work, and are they effective?
Layers explained: what they do and how to use them
Layers are a central part of many photo editing processes, but they come in a number of different types, notably image layers, adjustment layers, type layers and vector layers.
ON1 Photo RAW 2022 Sky Swap AI: is it any good?
ON1 Photo RAW 2022 copies the AI-powered sky swapping technologies in Skylum Luminar and Photoshop, but ON1’s first attempt falls some way short of the mark.
RAW files explained
Many photographers prefer to work with RAW files – but what are they, how do you work with them, and why are they so much better than regular in-camera JPEGs?
DxO FilmPack 6 review
Verdict: 4 stars: DxO FilmPack 6 is a powerful film simulation tool, but its main strength – technical accuracy – is offset by its lack of local adjustment tools.
Exposure X7 review
Verdict: 4.5 stars Exposure X7 is a great all-in-one program for cataloguing your images, enhancing and retouching them and adding a huge range of evocative analog film effects