Repair tool (DxO)

The DxO PhotoLab Repair tool works by replacing an area you want to repair with a same-shaped nearby area containing 'source' pixels for covering up the object you want to remove. It's similar to the Spot Healing Brush in Lightroom and can be used to remove sensor spots or small unwanted objects or distractions from the scene.

DxO PhotoLab Graduated Filter, Control Points and Repair tool in action

May 25, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

This step-by-step editing walkthrough shows a number of DxO PhotoLab tools in action, principally the Local Adjustment tools, including the Graduated Filter and Control Point tools.

Exposure X7’s new Selection tool is pretty remarkable

Exposure X7, just launched, has a new Selection tool that can follow the outlines of complex objects with little effort. It sounds familiar, but Exposure X7’s approach is powerful, controllable and has real hidden depths.

Edit History: Battery Point Lighthouse in Lightroom Classic

Battery Point lighthouse. Using Lightroom Classic’s Profiles, Color Grading, Post Crop Vignetting and Radial Filter tools to create a strong black and white image.

Black and white portrait enhancement: how effects can work together

This black and white image uses two beautiful things: a fabulous portrait shot by Albert Dera on Unsplash and one of ON1 Photo RAW’s excellent B&W Modern presets. Portrait images don’t always convert well to black and white, but this one works brilliantly, thanks in part to the perfect portrait lighting, the strong, symmetrical composition […]