August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars named after the first Roman Emperor, Augustus Caesar it was originally called Sextilis in the old Roman calendar because it was the sixth month of their calendar that had 10 months begging in March, after a 61-day unassigned winter gap !
DON’T FORGET – ALL our apps will run on Chromebook Plus, are totally secure, require NO SIGN UP and have no ‘hidden’ subscriptions or paid upgrades. This is the second ‘Month in Review’ and we’ve split it into sections so you can quickly get an overview and ‘drill down’ from there, as always feedback is welcomed. (Thanks for all we’ve had so far.)
Photoshop Virtual Summit 8: – PROJECT PHOTOSHOP! If you’ve joined one of the Virtual Summits before, this one is going to be a little different. Dates: September 14 – 18, 2026.
This month we launched ::
More apps, more LumaticLab Prototypes and many additional collections of LUTs.
and upgraded :
Image Analyst – Image Analyst is a FREE browser-based diagnostic tool designed by LumaticLAB to help photographers identify technical flaws without altering the original file. An interactive version providing ‘live’ updates as edits are made, will be incorporated into the next release of the Image Sculptor and Mono Sculptor.
LumaticLAB – LUT/CSV Evaluator – Committing to colour transforms without validation is a technical gamble that disrupts professional pipelines. The LUT / CSV Evaluator provides the instant, offline environment needed to verify looks before they reach your workflow.
A NEW RELEASE – The Blend LAB app, an offline educational application designed to teach the basic mechanics of image blending.
In-Depth Articles
Masking & Intersecting Masks– There are two sets of prototype explanatory documents, the first deals purely with the masking element; the second adds the intersecting masks. A lot of the work on the latter followed on from a video by Scott Davenport on Intersect Masking
20 Post- Processing Mistakes – Here are the top 20 post-processing mistakes grouped logically into workflow categories. Available as a Infographic that can be downloaded and printed.
20 Mobile phone best practices. – Improving your phone camera photography comes down to mastering these best practices. Available as a Infographic that can be downloaded and printed.
Photoshop Filters & Presets as of the desktop version available on 13 August 2026. A 44-entry Photoshop desktop reference covering core filters, filter families, Neural Filters and Preset systems. Available as a list and an Infographic for downloading and / or printing.
ON1 Effects 2026 Filter Table – In ON1 Effects 2026, the 37 stackable editing filters are organized into four primary tool groups (categories) inside the streamlined Add Filter window: Essentials, Creative, Landscape, and Legacy. Available as a list and an Infographic that can be downloaded and printed.
Discussion or Process Papers :
Colour Management v Colour Grading – each serving distinct purposes and employing different techniques.
Photoshop And Lightroom To Diverge ? – For years, enthusiast and amateur photo – editors have viewed Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop as two sides of the same coin – will it stay that way?
The fallacy of RAW Pt1 and The fallacy of RAW Pt2 – RAW files are flexible BUT NOT fool proof. The danger is that flexibility can be mistaken for immunity and/or permission to be careless.
Blend Modes Pt 1, Blend Modes Pt 2 – 5 for 80% and Blend Modes Pt 3 introducing – The Blend LAB App
Survey :
Free Mobile Phone Image Editors – A summary of mobile photo editing apps that offer genuine value without hidden subscriptions, watermarking exports, or blocking basic features behind immediate paywalls.
HOW TO ::
ON 1 – Sky Swap – ON1 Sky Swap AI eliminates the users memory block using machine learning and curated 8K UHD aerial imagery from OcuDrone.