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We haven't all got time for long, wordy explanations or step-by-step tutorials. Sometimes we just want our information in bite-sized bullet points. So here's a collection of quick and to-the-point list articles – or 'listicles' as they are now known. Apparently.

4 reasons to shoot RAW+JPEG and not just RAW files

September 1, 2022 by Rod Lawton

images on laptop screen

But why would you want both? Surely a RAW file is superior, as it has everything you need and a JPEG version is simply superfluous? Well maybe not, and here are 4 reasons why.

Filed Under: Featured, ListiclesTagged With: 14-bit RAW, 8-bit images, JPEG vs RAW, RAW processing, RAW+JPEG

10 myths about RAW files – and why they’re wrong

March 31, 2022 by Life after Photoshop

Almost any photographic expert will tell you that you should shoot RAW files not JPEGs, and that RAW files are innately superior. The trouble with this kind of wisdom is that it’s repeated and passed on without question.

Filed Under: General, Listicles, WorkflowTagged With: 14-bit RAW, 16-bit image, 8-bit images, Artefact/artifact, Bayer sensor, Bits and bit depth, Compression, Dynamic range, JPEG, JPEG vs RAW, Lens corrections, Lossy/lossless compression, Noise reduction, RAW file, RAW processing, RAW+JPEG, TIFF, White balance

12 ways to control and use white balance more effectively

July 26, 2020 by Rod Lawton

White balance sounds a pretty simple image adjustment, but there’s a little more to it than meets the eye. Here are 12 white balance tips that might help you get the results you want and explain what’s gone wrong if you don’t.

Filed Under: Featured, General, ListiclesTagged With: RAW file, RAW processing, Temperature (white balance), Tint (white balance), White balance, White balance presets

5 quick masking tips to save time and get better results

June 25, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Masking complex outlines can be a slow and fiddly business, but there are tools to help, and once you’ve got your mask, there’s a lot you can do with it.

Filed Under: Capture One, Featured, General, Listicles, TutorialsTagged With: Masks

5 ways to convert colour images to black and white

January 5, 2019 by Life after Photoshop

Black and white conversion

With just a couple of exceptions, all digital cameras capture in colour, so if you want black and white you can either use the camera’s monochrome mode, which will simply convert the image in-camera, or you can carry out the conversion on a computer. But which conversion method works best?

Filed Under: General, ListiclesTagged With: Black and white, Black and white filters

10 things you should know about keywords

December 4, 2018 by Life after Photoshop

Keywords sound like the perfect way to find your photos later. You can create any number of keywords for any purpose and they’re supported by just about all photo-editing applications. What could possibly go wrong?

Filed Under: Listicles, Uncategorized

10 tips for using digital graduated filters

December 13, 2016 by Rod Lawton

Graduated filter tips

1. Shoot raw You can’t recover detail in an overexposed sky if it’s been clipped and lost forever in the original image. With a JPEG, what you see is what you get, but with raw files you’ve generally got an extra 1EV of ‘invisible’ highlight detail which can be recovered with a good raw converter. […]

Filed Under: Featured, General, ListiclesTagged With: Graduated filters

12 tips for better HDR

December 6, 2016 by Life after Photoshop

HDR photography can produce spectacular images. It can also produce a supersaturated, overcooked look that we’ve probably all seen too much of. Getting that balance right is an art in itself. For now, though, here some HDR tips for shooting and then editing your images. 1. In-camera HDR In-camera HDR is becoming more common and it can work pretty […]

Filed Under: General, ListiclesTagged With: Aurora HDR (Skylum), HDR

6 tips for getting an authentic analog film effect

November 29, 2016 by Rod Lawton

Modern cameras can reproduce the world with utter, clinical accuracy. The trouble is, it turns out that’s not what we wanted after all. A lot of the time, what we actually want is the faded, distressed, imperfect look of analog photography. So here are six top tips for getting that analog film effect ‘look’ with […]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Listicles, Nik Collection, TutorialsTagged With: ACROS (Fujifilm), Analog, Analog Efex Pro (Nik Collection), Bokeh, Borders and frames, Corner shading, Film simulation, Grain, Textures, Vignette

10 tips for curves adjustments

November 22, 2016 by Rod Lawton

Almost any image-editor worthy of the name offers curves adjustments, but they can be tricky things to get right. It’s easy to overcook the results or fix a problem in one area only to cause a problem in another. So here are ten top curves tips to show how they work, what they can and cannot […]

Filed Under: General, ListiclesTagged With: Contrast, Curves

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