Archive for February, 2012
Topaz Monthly – February 2012 – Pro Insights, New Resources and New Events, plus an exclusive offer from Trey Ratcliff!
Posted on23. Feb, 2012 by Ashley Robinson.
Get fresh perspectives and workflow tips from industry professionals to help you improve your craft. Learning to Love B&W Again – By Charlie Borland “Honestly, I lost my appreciation for black and white processing a long time ago while attending Brooks Institute in the 1970’s. We spent our first year literally swimming in photo chemicals [...]
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Pro Insights with Charlie Borland
Posted on23. Feb, 2012 by Ashley Robinson.
Written by guest photographer: Charlie Borland Learning to Love B&W Again Honestly, I lost my appreciation for black and white processing a long time ago while attending Brooks Institute in the 1970’s. We spent our first year literally swimming in photo chemicals as we processed our film and printed our assignments. Although I loved seeing [...]
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Charlie Borland: How Topaz InFocus Saved the Day
Posted on23. Feb, 2012 by Ashley Robinson.
Written by guest photographer: Charlie Borland Last fall I was in Colorado and after teaching a workshop, I shot this image. My problem is I got lazy and did not use a cable release. The exposure was f/16 @ 1/10 and although on a tripod, I used my hands to move around recomposing and shooting [...]
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Adobe Lightroom 4 Compatibility
Posted on23. Feb, 2012 by Ashley Robinson.
With the Lightroom 4 public beta currently underway (and the release hopefully not too far off) there are many questions regarding continued support of Topaz plug-ins – via Fusion Express. I have played around with the beta version, which has some neat new features, and all of my Topaz programs are still usable. While official [...]
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What happened to the Add/Remove options in Star Effects™?
Posted on17. Feb, 2012 by Ashley Robinson.
Many have noticed that in the new Star Effects™ 1.1 update (released 02.13.12) that there was a name change up in regards to the selective brush. Although no change in the functionality of the brush, the name change seems to have caused a little confusion for some users. I want to quickly explain what changed…and [...]