Tag Archives: Photoshop

Editing Wildlife In RapidRaw Like A Pro

RapidRaw is going from strength to strength, and I have released numerous editing videos on my YouTube channel for the software. Today I present a simplified version of an edit of a bee using RapidRaw 1.5.9. Each step talks you through getting the best from an edit. This is a bare-bones edit, and usually IContinue reading “Editing Wildlife In RapidRaw Like A Pro”

RapidRaw 1.5.9- The Latest Update (July 2026)

There is a brand new update for RapidRaw! Version 1.5.9 has now been released and it has a feature that I have been asking for at last. Here is what is new in RapidRaw 1.5.9. “New Features” Manual clone and heal inpainting – At long last, the too l have been waiting for! While AIContinue reading “RapidRaw 1.5.9- The Latest Update (July 2026)”

Darktable 5.6.0 Review

The release of Darktable 5.6.0 marks a massive leap forward for the open-source RAW developer, introducing a highly anticipated, modern toolkit while keeping its privacy-first core intact. Although I have not been using Darktable as my everyday editing software as much as I used to, I still check in on every new pre-release and releaseContinue reading “Darktable 5.6.0 Review”

Things I’ve Learned About RapidRaw Using Your Raw Files.

Over the last couple of weeks I have been asking people to send me in raw files so that I could test out on RapidRaw (versions 1.5.4 and 1.5.5). I have been hearing people having several issues with files that are underexposed or overexposed or very noisy, so I had people send me in examples. Continue reading “Things I’ve Learned About RapidRaw Using Your Raw Files.”

Why I’ve stopped using Darktable and use RapidRaw.

Long time readers of this website know that I have been quite the advocate for Darktable over the last decade or more. Darktable is free and open source software that is considerably more powerful than a free photo editing program should be. It is something I have relied on for my “me” images (i.e,  notContinue reading “Why I’ve stopped using Darktable and use RapidRaw.”