Where I walk my dog
Alness disused gravel pit with the Autumn Colours beginning to show.Taken with my phone camera
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Month: October 2025
Affinity update 2025
https://youtu.be/jxvzlb02Z7U Summary Affinity has released its biggest update yet, merging Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher into one unified app called Affinity. This new app is now free to use, marking a significant shift in its pricing model. However, advanced AI-powered features are accessible only via a Canva Pro subscription, reflecting[…]
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5 Updates for ACR v18 – JK
https://youtu.be/FcR0JvW6-T8 Summary In this video, Julianne Kost presents five new features in Adobe Camera Raw designed to enhance photo editing efficiency and quality. The automatic dust removal tool simplifies eliminating dust spots with visualization and batch processing options, including preset creation. The reflections removal feature is improved with a refined[…]
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Luminar Neo Restoration – JN
https://youtu.be/rUVR8NKTmwg Summary This video provides an in-depth exploration of the upcoming Luminar Neo fall upgrade, focusing specifically on the new AI-based Restoration tool designed to bring old photos back to life. The tool offers three modes: full restoration (color and scratch removal), colorization only, and scratch removal only. Jim demonstrates[…]
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Adobe to Become Your AI Supermarket ? – SB
Adobe has made a bold and ingenious move by throwing open the doors to a wide range of creative possibilities. Rather than limiting users to their own AI tools, they’ve taken a refreshingly open approach. IF you are a Creative Cloud subscriber, you now have access to a comprehensive suite[…]
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Firefly 5 (Oct 25) : The Glow-Up
Summary Adobe has launched Firefly Image 5, a significant upgrade to its AI-powered image generation platform, designed to enhance creativity for digital artists and content creators. This version introduces native 4-megapixel resolution, a substantial improvement over the previous 1-megapixel output, delivering higher-quality images with better detail and human model rendering.[…]
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Lightroom Top 10 New Features (Oct 2025 Update) – MK
https://youtu.be/Ccvwvj-BdSk Summary The video discusses the latest features introduced in Adobe Lightroom (desktop version, not Lightroom Classic) as part of the Adobe Max conference updates. The presenter highlights around ten new or improved functionalities designed to enhance photo editing efficiency and creativity. Key features include the new variance slider for[…]
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Photoshop (Oct 2025 Update) – MK
https://youtu.be/JGbvUOytwX0 Summary The video provides an overview of the new features introduced in Photoshop 2026, presented at the Adobe Max conference. Key highlights include the new “Harmonize” feature that adjusts colors and shadows of selected layers to blend more naturally with the rest of the image. Improvements in “Select Subject”[…]
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Do we need AI prompt-driven LUTs ? – SB
AI is quickly changing how we make Look-Up Tables (LUTs), and by 2026, it looks like anyone will be able to whip up a LUT from a reference image in no time. That sounds awesome, but there’s a lot more to it—especially if you’re working in Photoshop or ON1 Photo[…]
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New Features in LR Classic (v15) – JK
https://youtu.be/dKXqg50v1sA Summary Julian Kost presents 15 new features in Lightroom Classic that enhance photo editing efficiency and quality. Key additions include automatic dust removal, improved reflection removal, and enhanced object detection that now includes shadows and reflections. New color adjustment tools, such as the point color variance slider, allow for[…]
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Luminar’s New Light Depth – JN
https://youtu.be/ZkcCU-R_nMo Summary This video focuses exclusively on the new “Light Depth” feature in the Luminar Neo fall upgrade. Jim highlights how this depth-based masking tool revolutionizes photo editing by allowing precise control over lighting adjustments, simulating a 3D light effect on 2D images. Unlike traditional linear or radial gradients, Light[…]
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5 Updates for ACR v18 – JK
https://youtu.be/FcR0JvW6-T8 Summary Julianne Cost presents five new features in Adobe Camera Raw designed to enhance photo editing efficiency and quality. The first feature, automatic dust removal, allows users to easily detect and eliminate dust spots using a visualization tool, with options to copy, paste, and save these corrections as presets.[…]
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ON1 2026 UI Improvements – DH
https://youtu.be/YIvHSSOPgcY Summary In this video, Dan introduces new workspace customization features in ON1 Photo 2026, focusing on improving usability on smaller laptop screens. He highlights the challenge of limited space when using the histogram, masking, and layers panels simultaneously, which often restricts the visible area for editing controls. To address[…]
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Luminar Fall Upgrade Full Demo!
https://youtu.be/QHgn7YL1KaQ Summary The video presents an enthusiastic overview of the upcoming fall upgrade to Luminar Neo, highlighting several new features designed to enhance photo editing workflows. The central focus is on the new Light Depth tool, a reimagined replacement for Relight AI, which provides powerful depth-based lighting adjustments that significantly[…]
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5 Best on-line & FREE PHOTO EDITORS
https://youtu.be/uRT2hvbxcw4 Summary This video presents the top five free online photo editors, ideal for users who prefer browser-based editing without downloading software like Photoshop. The editors reviewed vary from beginner-friendly to advanced tools with a range of features including basic adjustments, text addition, collage making, and graphic design elements. The[…]
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Color Palette App – small upgrade
Our FREE in-house developed app used to create harmonious palettes for classic photo editing and web site design projects has had a small upgrade. Each of the 9 harmony panels (Monochromatic, Complementary, Split Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, Square, Tetradic, Desaturated, and Grayscale) now has its own download button as has the[…]
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Three interesting drives in the Trossachs
Here are three excellent scenic drives through the The Trossachs (Scotland) — each with clear route, highlights and a risk-check. You can pick the one that suits how much time you have and how deep you want to go. You’ll find winding roads, lochs and forest views across The Trossachs;[…]
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ON1 2026 Next Level Masking – SD
https://youtu.be/IBADtmGhd3I Summary In this video, Scott Davenport explores the significant updates to masking tools in Photo RAW 2026, focusing on enhanced control and flexibility in creating complex masks. The new masking properties area allows photographers to add, subtract, and combine multiple mask layers easily, improving precision and editing efficiency. Scott[…]
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ON1 2026 Intersect Mode
https://youtu.be/YIb1_Xgkn-8 Summary This tutorial demonstrates how to use the intersect mode in Photo Raw 2026 to target very specific areas within an image for precise local adjustments. Using a coffee cup as an example, the instructor shows how to apply a mask to the entire subject using Quick Mask AI,[…]
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Gemini & Nano Banana
https://youtu.be/RpAvlY4rz0w Summary Google has significantly expanded its Nano Banana AI image generation model from being solely available in the Gemini app to integration across three major Google products: Google Search (via Lens and AI mode), Notebook LM, and soon Google Photos. Since its launch in August 2024, Nano Banana rapidly[…]
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Loch and Glen Creran from the Cregan Bridge.
Creagan Bridge Glen Creran (Gleann Chreachain) The shot was taken just before Storm Amy hit.
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ON1 2026 Double Exposure
https://youtu.be/jrg9vBG1Byo Summary The video introduces the new double exposure filter in Photo RAW 2026, designed to simplify creating double exposure effects without complex layering or masking. The presenter demonstrates how to access the filter via the effects tab and choose from various thematic texture categories such as forests, mountains, skies,[…]
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ON1 2026 Update – FWP
https://youtu.be/PBP9hTZkAH4 Summary In this video, Chris covers the ON1 Photo RAW 2026 upgrade that introduced several significant updates aimed at improving the user experience and expanding creative possibilities. Key highlights include: Key Insights Key Learning Points Conclusion On1 Photo RAW 2026 brings a host of thoughtful enhancements and new features[…]
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Free Course ON1 2026 – AM
Summary Anthony Morganti provides an in-depth walk-through of ON1 Photo Raw 2026, focusing on getting users quickly familiar with its core features. He emphasizes the software’s flexibility and covers browsing, viewing modes, and organizing images using flags, stars, and color labels. The video then shifts to editing basics, including tone[…]
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ON1 RAW 2026 A to Z
https://youtu.be/OMPJrdKF2JU Summary On1 Photo RAW 2026 introduces a comprehensive suite of new features and enhancements designed to revolutionize photo editing workflows. This update focuses heavily on empowering users with smarter, faster, and more flexible tools, particularly in masking, resizing, and creative effects. The integration of ON1 Resize AI 2026 allows[…]
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Free AI Image Editor
Is here at https://imageeditor.online/ . It is really for those who would like to improve the looks of their phone or camera images but are not interested in learning complex editing techniques. The Free AI Image Editor is designed to make photo editing fast and easy, primarily by using text[…]
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Using Nano Banana in Photoshop
https://youtu.be/Db4ywOnEK74 Summary This comprehensive tutorial by Jesus Ramirez showcases the revolutionary capabilities of Photoshop’s new partner generative AI models, Flux Context Pro and Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana). These models enable users to perform highly sophisticated image edits and creations with minimal effort, such as changing colors with precise hex or[…]
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ON1 2026 Released
The long awaited (for many photo-editors) release of ON1 2026 was yesterday. This short PR video (1.05 mins) gives a high level overview of the key upgrades, most of which will no doubt be appearing in this blog over the next few days and weeks. As a by-the-by the video[…]
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Using Duotones in Photo Editing
Duotone, tritone, and quadtone techniques represent advanced tonal editing methods that transform an images’ grayscale values into a thoughtfully selected color palette. Of course many more colours could be used but that would detract from the powerful results that can be achieved leveraging the techniques to produce captivating visuals that[…]
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On1 Photo RAW (MAX !) as a LR plugin
https://youtu.be/Obpeoj2bUq4 Summary Seamlessly Integrating On1 Photo RAW with Adobe Lightroom – This tutorial guides you through the process of using On1 Photo RAW as a plugin within Adobe Lightroom, allowing you to enhance and stylize your photographs with ease. NB: YOU MUST have a MAX subscription. Process Flow Key Learning[…]
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