3 minute read time - header credit : Image by prostooleh on Freepik Let’s be honest — when you’re earning (part of) your living through photography, you want tools that are reliable, fast, and get the job done without fuss. But do those tools have to be Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop? Or can you deliver... Continue Reading →
5 minutes read Well, it’s been a few weeks since I started the Deep Dive series and published that article on GIMP 3.0 — and let’s just say, it didn’t go unnoticed. I’ve received quite a few responses, mostly via email, a handful in the comments, and they all share one thing: things don’t always... Continue Reading →
Beware of Upgrading to GIMP 3.0: What You Need to Know! GIMP 3.0 has finally been released, bringing numerous improvements and a refreshed interface. However, before you rush to upgrade, there are some important issues to consider. Some popular features and plugins, such as the 'Resynthesizer' plugin, may no longer work properly. This can have... Continue Reading →
Less than 6 minutes read time - Latest update below I’m always looking for ways to improve, and recently, I focused on optimizing my website's limited storage while presenting larger, high-quality photos to my audience. During this search, I discovered an alternative image format: WebP. WebP and JPG (JPEG) are both widely used image formats,... Continue Reading →
There are plenty of excellent free photo editing programs available, such as RawTherapee, Darktable, and DigiKam, to name a few. But whether they suit your needs is something only you can determine. Even if a program is widely praised or deemed "the best," it’s the subtle differences between them that ultimately matter—and those differences can... Continue Reading →
Did you happen to see the header photo on the main page? It’s a misty landscape, a bit blurry and painterly. The idea was to create an image that feels like a dreamy, perhaps even slightly ethereal, painting. Some time ago, I experimented with this style, inspired by the techniques of Jo Stephen, a photographer... Continue Reading →
Film Simulation with Grain or Noise For a more analog appearance, consider introducing grain or noise to your digital images. If you lack the necessary software or prefer not to invest in costly applications, you can achieve this effect using the free tools Gimp or Krita as well. You've got a choice between two alternatives.... Continue Reading →
The Luts and the Style : The last two Luts from the PictureFX J.S Style series, Purple and Pink Ethereal.I was searching for photos of Bluebells when I first discovered Jo's Ethereal photos, they were the first thing I really liked about her remarkable style. These photos eventually led me to Flickr and then to... Continue Reading →
PictureFX J.S. Style Mystical Dusk is the more dark and gloomy version of the style found on Jo Stephen's website.But as written before, the result depends very much on the chosen photo and its color pattern.If you have visited Jo's website you will most likely have also read about ICM - intentional camera movement.You can... Continue Reading →
A tutorial on using textures in Gimp.What do we need :Well, a Texture to start with, and preferably more than one.There will be another tutorial soon about textures and how to make them.What you should know is that the photo you are going to use as a texture, unless it has a completely even structure... Continue Reading →
This fourth and final part of the workshop is certainly not for everyone, because even though the title is "improving the analog film look", this is actually not entirely true.In the first part of this series I already wrote about "the perfectionism" that some people are looking for, but that can go two ways.On one... Continue Reading →
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