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Quick fixes

The idea of 'quick fixes' probably won't appeal to those who think of photography as an art or a craft, but sometimes they're all you need. Sometimes a quick fix is an important part of the culling process, where you don't just need to know what the images look like straight from the camera, you need to know what they could look like. That's why tools like Lightroom's Auto Tone button are worth taking seriously – they don't provide the final image but they do give you an idea of its potential.

There is also some crossover between quick fixes and effects presets. You know your photo needs a very particular 'look' to make it work, and a quick fix preset can give it to you.

How to double-up on adjustments in Luminar and get twice the effect

July 18, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Luminar filters can be used in any combination, but did you know you can use the same filter twice? This is especially useful with the Accent AI 2.0 filter.

Filed Under: Featured, Luminar, Tutorials Tagged With: Luminar, Quick fixes

Skylum Luminar 3.1.0 update adds upgraded Accent AI 2.0 filter

April 25, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Experts may sneer at automatic ‘quick fix’ filters, but the new Luminar Accent AI 2.0 filter does seem to make some quite intelligent adjustments.

Filed Under: Luminar, News Tagged With: Accent-AI filter (Skylum), Luminar, Quick fixes

How to use the Luminar Accent – AI Filter

June 15, 2017 by Rod Lawton

MacPhun Luminar Accent – AI Filter

The Luminar 1.2 Neptune update brought a bunch of new and interesting tools, and one of them is the AI Accent filter. AI stands for ‘artificial intelligence’, which is used to analyse different parts of the picture for objects, structure, colour, light and dark tones and more. When you drag the slider it intelligently enhances […]

Filed Under: Luminar, Tutorials Tagged With: Accent-AI filter (Skylum), AI (artificial intelligence), Luminar, Quick fixes

Looking for an instant boost? Try this three-step fix in Capture One

December 18, 2013 by Rod Lawton

Capture One colour boost

We’ve all been there. You’ve got a shot that’s fundamentally sound but lacks rich, strong colours or any kind of atmosphere. They can be tricky to fix and you can spend hours experimenting with settings that don’t seem to get you any closer – and you don’t want to resort to flashy and obvious effects […]

Filed Under: Capture One, Tutorials Tagged With: Capture One, Contrast, Quick fixes, White balance

Are you missing your best shots? Capture One’s Auto Adjust tool could tell you with a single click

December 11, 2013 by Rod Lawton

Capture One Auto Adjust

You can’t keep every picture you shoot – but how do you know you’re keeping the right ones? We all shoot more than we keep, and the obvious thing to do is make a first pass of your images and delete the ones that look wrongly exposed, flat or lacking in colour. Obvious, yes, but […]

Filed Under: Capture One, Tutorials Tagged With: Capture One, Quick fixes

Perfect Photo Suite 8 and its new Enhance filter

November 28, 2013 by Rod Lawton

Perfect Photo Suite 8 Enhance module

OnOne Software has worked hard to promote its new Perfect Photo Suite 8 product, and it’s finally been launched officially. You can take a look for yourself at the OnOne website, and download a 30-day trial while you’re there – click the ‘Try now’ link at the  top of the page. I’m going to take […]

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Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: ON1 Perfect Suite, Quick fixes

Find out what you can do with the Elements 12 Quick mode

September 29, 2013 by Rod Lawton

Elements 12 Quick mode

Elements 12 is designed to be all things to all people, offering simple image fixes for beginners, Guided edits for those who want to try something more ambitious and learn about the Elements editing tools at the same time, and Expert mode, where you have full manual control and can achieve many of the effects […]

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Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: Photoshop Elements, Quick fixes

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