An Overview of the Brand New ON1 Photo RAW 2019 When it comes to post-processing your photographs, every workflow is unique and every photographer has specific needs. If you’ve been following Contrastly for some time you may have come across…

In-Depth Review of ON1’s Photo RAW 2018.5 Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to evaluate and review multiple generations of photo processing apps and software from a company called ON1. Their team has worked…

In-Depth Review of the Brand New ON1 Photo RAW Over the last couple years I’ve been privileged enough to be able to evaluate new processing software made by the good folks at ON1 Software. In that time, I’ve have…

Software Review: On1 Effects Free 10 On1 one is known for producing some of the more intelligent post-processing alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. On1’s photo editing software have consistently earned high marks from us…

Retouching Portraits With On1 Photo 10 – Overview Recently we took a quick look at On1 Software’s new and vastly improved On1 Photo 10 software. Today we’ll dive in a little bit deeper and focus on the Portrait…

Video Overview of On1’s New Photo 10 Software On1 Software is well-known for their award-winning photo editing apps – which we’ve written about previously on Contrastly. They recently released On1 Photo 10, the latest iteration of their app,…

In-Depth Review of On1 Photo 10 Software Last April, Contrastly took an in-depth look at OnOne Perfect Photo Suite 9.5. You can find that review here. The software scored high and was packed with features geared toward…

The Best Black Friday Deals for Photographers – 2021 Edition Black Friday deals are here! This time of year is always a great time to stock up on photography gear, training, courses, and other really useful photography products. During Black…

An Introduction to Splash Water Photography: 10 Tips for Stunning Images Water splash photography is one the coolest and most elegant types of photography. And it's not as difficult as you may think. The process is actually quite simple, you just…

Post-Processing Software Review: Zoner Photo Studio X It might very well be a bit vulgar even to discuss this. Perhaps slightly uncouth. A little inappropriate… like talking about the paintings on opening night at an art show.…

How to Crop Images for Better Compositions? Many photographers consider cropping to be a resizing method or fitting photos to a certain size for post-production. But the fact is that cropping is a much deeper concept, and…

10 of the Best Lightroom Classic Plugins & Tools You Must Try If you’ve spent much time in the world of photography, you’re likely familiar with Adobe’s Lightroom Classic, a favorite post-production photo editing software amongst both beginning and expert photographers. However,…

What Are LUTs and How Do You Use Them in Photography? LUTs are tools beloved by photo editors who are looking for that extra boost to take their photographs to the next level. Unfortunately, LUTs also have a reputation as being…

Are You Making These 6 Lightroom Post-Processing Mistakes? As one of the most popular photo editing programs available, Lightroom Classic is a favorite of both beginning and veteran photographers. However, Lightroom’s complexity makes it difficult to master, and…

8 Amazing Photo Editing Tools for Apple Users Photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, and artists the world over choose Apple for their creative endeavors. This is the case because Apple supports and offers software and hardware that is tailor-made…

How A Single Camera and Lens Setup Can Improve Your Photography? I used to be a victim of G.A.S. (gear addiction syndrome) for a long time. I used to save money month after month, hunt for different cameras, lenses and other…

9 Great Tips for Capturing Dramatic Images of the Sea If you’re anything like most people, trips to the seaside are filled with anticipation and excitement – and usually, lots of random photographs. Many of us head to the beach…

10 Street Photography Project Ideas To Get You Going Being a street photographer is quite an exhaustive experience when you are not on top of your game. Even the seasoned professionals feel this way during their long and successful…

In-Depth Review of Rokinon’s 14mm 2.8 Super Wide Angle Lens Faster, sharper, cheaper… that’s the mantra sung by those photographers today who want more out of there cameras than just ordinary. This is something extraordinarily new. We have now reached…

Review of Breakthrough Photography’s X3 ND Filters "Sunglasses for your camera" may very well be the best way to describe what a neutral density (ND) filter does for your photography. They allow for slower shutter speeds to…

In-Depth Review of onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 The latest update from onOne for their Perfect Photo Suite features many new enhancements that are worth taking a good look. Not only does the 9.5 update apply bug fixes…

275+ Excellent Free Adobe Lightroom Presets Lightroom is one of the most popular options for photo editing, and with good reason. Those who process a large number of photos can increase efficiency and decrease the time…

10 Informal Photography Rules You Can Break Rules tend to get a lot of flak, but deep down inside, most of us know that rules are designed to make life better. With photography, it’s no exception. The…

40 Exceptional Black And White Portraits You know, Ted Grant said that when you photograph people in color, you only photograph their clothes, but when you take pictures of people in black and white, you photograph…

My First Exhibition – How To Hold Your Own Exhibition (Part I) Your friends have long admired your work. “You should exhibit them”, they keep telling you. Plus, you have been getting good feedback from places like Flickr (or, God forbid, Tumblr…

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