Topaz plug-ins allow the user to quickly apply any of an included collection of visual effect presets to an image, and to tweak those effects via additional adjustment controls. For this review, I will be focusing on how I use the Topaz plug-ins within my post processing workflow.
Topaz Labs Plug-Ins Review
July 4th, 2012 
Rob Will 
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Tags: effects, filters, hdr, Photoshop, Plugins, post processing, topaz labs 
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DIY Flash Bracket for Under Five Dollars
March 14th, 2009 Keith Alan Flash brackets allow flashguns to be placed off-camera and help eliminate the dreaded deer-in-headlights look.
Here’s how to make your own Flash Bracket for under $5.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Flash/Lighting, Technique Tags: DIY, flash bracket, flashguns No Comments »
Wall Mounted DIY Digital Photo Frame
March 20th, 2007 Rob Will In search of DIY excellence, Rob Will takes us through the process of building a large, wall mounted digital photo frame, using an old laptop and LCD monitor.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Technique Tags: Digital Photo Frames, DIY 11 Comments »
Sensor Cleaning with the VisibleDust Arctic Butterfly 724
February 4th, 2007 Julian Tan Sensor cleaning is one of the necessities with Digital SLRs, if one is interested in blemish-free photos. In this article, we look at dry sensor cleaning in general, as well how the Arctic Butterfly 724 sensor brush from VisibleDust performs this task.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Reviews, Technique, Tools Tags: Arctic Butterfly, Sensors, Tools, VisibleDust No Comments »
Putting Together a Budget DIY Lighting System
March 25th, 2006 Adrian Broughton A lighting system in photography seems to be a fairly expensive area to get into. Thankfully, this article will show you how to put together a flexible and robust lighting system that is both useful and relatively easy on the hip pocket, for under US$75.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Flash/Lighting, Technique Tags: Digital Cameras, DIY, Lighting System, Sto-fen Omnibounce 68 Comments »
Hand-Colouring Black and White Images with Photoshop CS
March 22nd, 2005 Adrian Broughton Just before Christmas I scanned a heap of old family photos, including many black and white ones in need of some restoration. In this tutorial, Adrian Broughton takes us through a step by step on hand colouring photos in Adobe Photoshop CS.
Posted in Articles, Featured, PC & Software, Post Processing, Software, Technique Tags: Adobe, Coloring, Colouring, Photoshop 6 Comments »
Review of Canon Digital Photo Professional 1.5
December 27th, 2004 Mitch Schlesinger So you got a Canon EOS Digital SLR and now you’re wondering how to go about processing all of those RAW files you’ve got stored on the card. In this article, we take a closer look at Canon’s RAW image processor for its EOS Digital SLR cameras.
Posted in PC & Software, Post Processing, Reviews, Software, Technique Tags: Canon, Canon DPP, Image Processor, Imaging, Photo Management No Comments »
Review of StudioLine Photo 2.5 from H&M Software
December 15th, 2004 Julian Tan StudioLine Photo 2.5 from H&M Software is another image management and post-processing product, supporting a rather elaborate feature list. We take an in-depth look at the product in this review.
Posted in PC & Software, Post Processing, Reviews, Software, Technique Tags: H&M Software, Image Rating, Image Sorting, Imaging, Photo Management, StudioLine Photo No Comments »
Review of FocalBlade Sharpening Plugin from The Plugin Site
November 28th, 2004 Mitch Schlesinger In this review article, we take a look at the FocalBlade sharpening plug-in, published by Harald Heim at “The Plugin Site”. Having already tried several plugins and numerous other techniques, I wasn’t fully satisfied with any of them and expected FocalBlade to also disappoint. Let’s see how FocalBlade stands up to the scrutiny of Mitch Schlesinger.
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Shuttertalk Interviews Jamie Ferguson
September 7th, 2004 Julian Tan Shuttertalk takes time out to interview Jamie Ferguson from Studio J Media, event photographer extraordinaire – renowned for assignments such as the 2003 Melbourne Cup, Gold Cost Indy for Redline, Australian Swimwear Model of the Year, Miss Indy, V8 Supercar, QC Girl, Miss West Coast, Summergirl, and more.
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