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.”
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The most important editing setting once you’ve cropped your raw image
We all know that one of the, if not the most important tool in your photography editing toolkit is the crop tool. It can really make a composition better, and even create multiple compositions from a single image, cropping into various sections. However, the next most important setting is one that some people skip forContinue reading “The most important editing setting once you’ve cropped your raw image”
Your Choice: Free Photo Editors To Replace Adobe In 2025
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”
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”
One Camera One Lens Photography 