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Apr 11 2012

Topaz DeNoise 5 Review

When it comes to HDR tone mapping, noise can be your worst enemy and many times can separate a good shot from a great shot.  However, there are a plethora of options on the market for noise reduction.  If you are anything like me, you like to attack the noise after the images have been …

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Apr 04 2012

HDR Expose 2 Review

I was recently contacted by Unified Color to do a product review of HDR Expose 2.  It seems it is still in it’s developmental stages but has plenty or room to adapt to the HDR world due to it’s many positive attributes.  While it will not produce stunningly detailed HDR images, it will give you …

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Mar 20 2012

Machinery HDR Effects 2 Review

The creators of Machinery HDR Effects 2 recently contacted me requesting a review of their new HDR tone mapping software.  I am really glad they did as this is one powerful tone mapping program.  Machinery adds many exemplary features to the world of HDR tone mapping.  There is a little bit of a learning curve …

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Feb 06 2012

Exclusive Access: Nelson Atkins Museum

After processing my pictures from the Nelson Atkins Museum a couple of weeks ago I could see that I really needed to use my tripod there to really make great HDR’s.  In order to take my exposures in the museum I had to increase my ISO to 640 just to get a decent shot at …

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Feb 01 2012

Topaz Star Effects Review

The folks at Topaz Labs are at it again, continually making great post processing products for the creative photographer.  Their newest release is Topaz Star Effects.  Star Effects mimics that star like pattern that lights emit at narrow shutter speeds.  Shoot a lamp post at f/22 and you will get a pretty interesting star pattern, …

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Jun 22 2011

Oloneo PhotoEngine Review

I have tested many HDR programs in the past and until this point none have given Photomatix its run for the title belt until now.  Oloneo has created the Oloneo PhotoEngine, a brand spanking new HDR processing software that really takes the cake.  As always I went into the download a skeptic, but came out …

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