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Raw Converter Comparison – Lightroom vs DXO Optics Pro vs ON1 Photo RAW vs Photo Ninja

Raw Converter Comparison – Lightroom vs DXO Optics Pro vs ON1 Photo RAW vs Photo Ninja

For most digital photographers, getting out and making the photo in the field is only the first step in the process, unless you’re happy with JPEG files straight from the camera. Raw converter software takes the raw data recorded by

Steve February 23, 2017 Digital Darkroom No Comments Read more

Pigeons playing in Rundle Mall

Pigeons playing in Rundle Mall

Walking around Rundle Mall on a cloudy day, I noticed some pigeons having a fun time playing in the water and cooling off! Looking through the lens, I really enjoyed the pigeons playing in the foreground, and the line-up of

Steve January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 Photo Stories 2 Comments Read more

Saint Andrews by the Sea Uniting Church – Glenelg

Saint Andrews by the Sea Uniting Church – Glenelg

A few years back we stayed for a few days at Glenelg; a traditional tourist mecca in Adelaide featuring heavily trafficked becahes, restaurants and amusement areas. I used my little silver Olympus Pen EPM1 with the lowly but fun Olympus

Steve February 29, 2016March 1, 2016 Photo Stories No Comments Read more

Flowers in the sun : photo post-processing tips

Flowers in the sun : photo post-processing tips

In the previous post, I included a link to a tutorial video I’d made about using the Photo Ninja software to convert a RAW file and edit a photo. Today, I’m posting before / after photos of some lovely looking

Steve April 17, 2015April 22, 2015 Digital Darkroom 4 Comments Read more

Photo Ninja tutorial – RAW file photo editing

Photo Ninja tutorial – RAW file photo editing

I spent some time today creating a video tutorial for a photo editing and RAW conversion program called Photo Ninja. In this video, I explain the basics of using Photo Ninja and my own processes. If you’ve used Adobe Lightroom,

Steve April 16, 2015November 20, 2015 Digital Darkroom 6 Comments Read more

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