Who does not love a bargain? And with the prices of Adobe and other software rising constantly, it is nice to know that there is perfectly capable editing software out there that will be useful to most people, most of the time! Although you would have heard of many of these before, many of themContinue reading “Your Choice: Free Photo Editors To Replace Adobe In 2025”
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Affinity Studio: Affinity Photo Has Gone Free!
Canva’s relaunch of the Affinity suite as the all-new Affinity Studio is a seismic event in the creative software landscape, transforming its three powerful desktop applications—Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher—into a single, unified platform that is now, surprisingly, completely free. Affinity has always been a powerful photo editing package, but it has always been heldContinue reading “Affinity Studio: Affinity Photo Has Gone Free!”
Don’t Follow the Crowd: Why You Should Trial Photo Editing Software Before You Buy
In the world of digital photography, the conversation around post-processing software often feels like a one-horse race. Adobe’s offerings, particularly Photoshop and Lightroom, are the “gold standard” and the packages that everyone “knows.” While there’s no denying their power and ubiquity, simply choosing a program because “that’s what everyone else uses” is a major disserviceContinue reading “Don’t Follow the Crowd: Why You Should Trial Photo Editing Software Before You Buy”
The Question I Always Get Asked – Why Do I Use Darktable?
I keep getting the same question, time after time, from all kinds of photographers. “Why Mark? Why do you use Darktable so much when you have plenty of more advanced paid software?”. Today I will answer that question as best as I can. Before we begin, let us take a look at what Darktable actuallyContinue reading “The Question I Always Get Asked – Why Do I Use Darktable?”
Three Extremely Useful Online Apps For Your Photography
Sometimes there are things that you want to do with your photography, such as see what settings were used for a photos colour grading, or copy the look of an image, or write text quickly behind your subject or even use what is basically the full Photoshop for free, but you are not at yourContinue reading “Three Extremely Useful Online Apps For Your Photography”
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