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Exposure X

Exposure X is an all-in-one photo browsing, organising and editing tool that concentrates on replicating classic film and darkroom effects but is also a very effective everyday image-editor, with fully non-destructive editing tools and support for virtual copies.

The best image-editing software: what to look for, where to find out more

November 2, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Choosing the best image editing software is complicated, not just because there are so many alternatives, but because they all do different things. It all depends on what you look for most in your photo editing software. Here are ten programs with ten different approaches.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Affinity Photo, Capture One, Cataloguing software, DxO PhotoLab, Exposure X, Lightroom, Luminar, Nik Collection, ON1 Photo RAW, Photoshop, RAW processing

Exposure X6 review

October 9, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4.5 stars Exposure X6 remains one of the best tools for recreating atmospheric analog looks and has a large catalog of very good preset effects. It’s also a very good all-round non-destructive image-editor, and offers very good integrated image cataloguing which offers an excellent hybrid approach between ‘live’ folder browsing and quite powerful search and album tools.

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Analog, Exposure X, RAW processing

Balancing rocks on Poltesco beach, Exposure X5

October 6, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Balancing rocks on Poltesco beach, Exposure X5: When I saw this balancing pile of rocks, I was sure I could make a picture out of it, with the pebble beach in the foreground and the silvery sea and sky in the background.

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Tutorials Tagged With: Black and white, Exposure X, Gradient mask

How to highlight a color and then suppress the rest

August 27, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Color is great, most of the time. But sometimes colors can fight with each other or just undermine the mood you’re trying to create. This is where an understanding of how your software’s color controls work can be a big advantage.

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Tutorials Tagged With: Color adjustment, Exposure X

Best image cataloguing software: tools to keep your images organised

July 21, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Best photo cataloguing and browsing software

What is the best image cataloguing software right now? Lightroom? Not necessarily. Here are six different programs which offer six distinctly different approaches to image organisation.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Capture One, Cataloguing software, Exposure X, Lightroom, Luminar, ON1 Photo RAW

Dawlish Beach in black and white, with Exposure X5 adjustment layers

May 16, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

Exposure X5

This project turns a regular color RAW file into a strong black and white image in Exposure X5. It uses a number of different tools so it’s a good chance to see how these work and how they can be used together. It’s also a good example the kind of image which works well in […]

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Tutorials Tagged With: Adjustment layer, Black and white, Borders and frames, Curves, Exposure X, LUTs, Overlays, Radial mask, Split toning

Exposure X5 review

April 30, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4.5 stars Exposure X5 is still the go-to tool for recreating the atmosphere and depth of analog film. Its presets are one of its best assets. But Exposure X5 is a modern image-editing tool too, with a straightforward but highly effective image browsing and cataloguing system.

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Analog, Exposure X, RAW processing

How to carry out white balance and color adjustments in Exposure X

April 2, 2020 by Rod Lawton

White balance and color corrections are basic image adjustments you’d expect to find in any photo-editing application, so let’s see how they are applied in Exposure X. We’ll use this interior shot of a boutique hotel as an example because it has some very serious color issues caused my the mixed lighting. The strong blue/purple […]

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Tutorials Tagged With: Color adjustment, Exposure X, White balance

An Icelandic church edited in Exposure X

March 31, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Exposure X

This shot of an Icelandic church looked nice enough in color but I thought it had a bit more potential as a black and white image – though there were a few issues I wanted to sort out first. For this project I used Exposure X. The same tools exist in other programs, but I […]

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Tutorials Tagged With: Black and white, Exposure X, Linear gradient, LUTs, Masks, Perspective correction, Vignette

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