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Life after Photoshop software reviews

Choosing the right software isn't easy and you often have to try quite a few different applications to find the ones that suit you. We're all looking for different things, and quite often a single piece of software won't do everything that we need.

Some people simply want a Photoshop replacement without the subscription payments, some want an image cataloguing tool that can also carry out photo enhancements, some primarily want an image effects tool for crafting a very particular 'look'. Most of us want a bit of all of these things.

• Always download the trial version if there is one. My best guess at what photographers need is not necessarily right for you.

These reviews are designed not just to see whether the software out there is any good or not, but to explain exactly what it does and how it might fit into your workflow.

I don't review every program out there, only those which I personally consider add something significant to the image-editing process. There are some notable and quite possibly very popular programs not in my review list but that's because – and I don't want to upset any publishers out there – I don't think they're different enough, interesting enough or just plain good enough.

Lightroom CC vs Lightroom Classic

June 16, 2019 by Life after Photoshop

The name is the same, but despite the apparent similarities, these are two very different programs. So what are the key differences between Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC, and how do you choose which one to use?

Filed Under: Lightroom, Reviews Tagged With: AI (artificial intelligence), Lightroom, Sensei (Adobe)

Color Efex Pro review

June 15, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 5 stars . Colour Efex Pro initially looks a little dated, but dig deeper and you’ll find its best filters are very useful indeed and the ability to combine filters into Recipes dramatically expands its potential.

Filed Under: Nik Collection, Reviews Tagged With: Color Efex Pro, Nik Collection

Silver Efex Pro 2 review

June 13, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 5 stars For fans of black and white photography, Silver Efex Pro is just superb. It recreates the depth, intensity and ’soul’ of black and white in a way few other tools approach.

Filed Under: Nik Collection, Reviews Tagged With: Analog, Black and white, Nik Collection, Silver Efex Pro

Aurora HDR 2019 review

April 21, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Aurora HDR 2019

Verdict: 4.5 stars Aurora HDR 2019 can create dense, wild and dramatic HDR effects, natural-looking images, and anything in between, and with out the ‘glow’ effects and other artefacts that plague other HDR tools. It also goes way further, with local adjustments, even image layers and masks. Brilliant.

Filed Under: Aurora HDR, Reviews Tagged With: Aurora HDR, HDR

Topaz Labs AI Gigapixel 2.1.1 review

January 18, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4 stars AI Gigapixel isn’t magic and isn’t perfect, but it does take a different approach to other blow-up apps that sometimes comes off. It’s perhaps the least worst solution for a situation you’d rather not be in.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Topaz Labs

iON 360U review

November 30, 2017 by Rod Lawton

iON 360U review

The iPhone camera is great, but theres a limit to what it can do. For example, its built-in panorama mode is one of the best around, but it only shoots horizontal ‘flat’ panoramas, and meanwhile the world is waking up to the incredible potential of 360-degree spherical imaging. Right now there’s no shortage of 360-degree […]

Filed Under: Reviews

Lensbaby Trio 28 review

October 14, 2017 by Rod Lawton

Lensbaby Trio 28 review

Photographers spend thousands and lens makers spend millions on lenses which are as optically perfect as possible, and then Lensbaby goes and makes lenses which are deliberately bad. Or maybe that’s just how it looks. In fact, Lensbaby’s speciality is making lenses that recapture the charming imperfections that we didn’t know we wanted until they […]

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Manfrotto Manhattan Changer-20 3-way camera bag review

October 8, 2017 by Rod Lawton

Manfrotto Manhattan Changer-20 three way bag review

Life after Photoshop is all about image cataloguing processing and effects but I also like to pick out interesting bits of kit to try them out, and the Manhattan Changer-20 really caught my eye. I’ve got a cupboard full of camera bags and none of them are exactly right. They’re all good at a couple […]

Filed Under: Reviews

CyberLink PhotoDirector 9 review

September 22, 2017 by Rod Lawton

CyberLink PhotoDirector 9 review

  Photographic experimenters and artists are always looking out for new and exciting tools to expand their vision, and CyberLink PhotoDirector 9 does seem to offer some interesting and alternative approaches to photography, including 360 photo and video editing and crossover video and stills imaging. It’s also a pretty powerful all-in-one photo cataloguing, enhancing and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: PhotoDirector

Adobe Stock review

July 21, 2017 by Rod Lawton

Adobe Stock review

Update: My first batch of images has passed through the Adobe Stock review process. Most were accepted, two rejected. I’ve updated my review below. If you’re a designer or an illustrator you might have an interest in Adobe Stock as a quick and cost-effective way to find and buy stock images to suit your projects. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews

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