Create Beautiful Mosaics With PrintMosaic

February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment

PrintMosaic allows you to create beautiful mosaics in just a few clicks. You can use your Facebook, Instagram or Dropbox photos.

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The result can be a unique gift for special occasions. Whether it is a wedding, the arrival of a baby, a birthday or just great holidays, you can create a mosaic that will gather all your photos in one place.

The app is extremely easy to use. First, select your main image and optionally crop or add a filter. Second, select the small images that will be used to build the mosaic. This can be done in just a few click, as you can either select a whole Facebook album, all photos matching a specific Instagram tag or all photos contained in a Dropbox folder.

People can create as many mosaics as they want, for free. They can also embed them on their websites or blogs. The proprietary magnifier effect will give a dynamic feel to your page.

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It is also possible to purchase a mosaic. The cheapest option is to order a super high resolution image (12000×9000 pixels) for $4.95. This is great if you are happy to print it yourself or want to modify the image further. For gifts, we recommend ordering a photographic quality poster (80×60 centimeters) for $39.95 (+shipping). Posters will be great to look from a few steps away, and also from up close, since they keep all the details of the small photos.

Advanced users will be able to create mosaics for literally any online image, thanks to the very straight forward api. So for instance, if you have an online portfolio that is not on any of the services mentioned above, you create a mosaic using them with a simple script

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PrintMosaic developer, Guillaume Fradin has been a visual effects artist for more than 10 years, starting in the R&D departments and currently evolving as an artist, between Paris, London and New Zealand. His combination of skills allowed him to work on numerous commercials and movies, including James Cameron’s Avatar and the upcoming Gravity by Alfonso Cuaron.

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3 Editions Of The onOne Software Perfect Photo Suite 7

December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

onOne Software is releasing a Standard Edition and a Lightroom & Aperture Edition of Perfect Photo Suite 7 to go along with the Premium Edition of the photography software suite. The Premium Edition is the version of Perfect Photo Suite 7 that has been available since October 31, 2012.

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Standard Edition

The Standard Edition allows usage of the entire Perfect Photo Suite 7 as a standalone application. This edition is ideal for those who don’t shoot RAW or use Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, or Apple Aperture but want to enhance, stylize, correct their JPG images with a professional touch, and create and edit multi-layered files without Photoshop.

Lightroom & Aperture Edition

The Lightroom & Aperture Edition of Perfect Photo Suite 7 is designed for the photographer who does not use Photoshop but uses Lightroom or Aperture as the hub of their editing and photo management workflow.

It provides powerful image editing tools that do not exist in those products and gives them the ability to extend their image editing power, maximize their creativity, and solve the most common problems in photo editing. With the Perfect Photo Suite 7, users can work with a variety of image format including RAW, JPG, PNG, and TIFF, create and edit multi-layered files, and access any of the Perfect Photo Suite 7 modules directly from Lightroom or Aperture.

After adjustments are made, edited images may be saved as a .PSD, .TIF, .PNG, or .JPG right next to the original image in their Lightroom or Aperture library. This edition of the Suite also works as a standalone application for quick touch ups and edits.

Premium Edition

Read more about the premium edition in the original announcement.

 

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onOne Software Releases Perfect Photo Suite 7

November 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

onOne Software announced Perfect Photo Suite 7 for Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Apple Aperture and as a standalone application.

Perfect Photo Suite 7 now offers new easy-to-use, yet powerful tools to develop stunning black and white images, enhance, stylize and correct images, retouch portraits and prepare all images, including mobile snapshots, for enlargement and print. Perfect Photo Suite 7 includes the brand new module Perfect B&W,Perfect Effects 4, Perfect Portrait 2, Perfect Layers 3 and Perfect Resize 7.5 Pro, Perfect Mask 5.2 and FocalPoint 2.

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What makes the Perfect Photo Suite the best photo editing software available?  Less time processing so you can keep shooting.

  • Perfect B&W is the completely brand new module that helps photographers develop stunning black and white images quickly and easily.
  • Perfect Effects 4 extends the creative power offered by the popular PhotoTools and provides even more ways to create images with impact.
  • Perfect Portrait 2 offers simply power portrait retouching, now improved with more accurate automated feature detection and enhancement tools to smooth skin, remove blemishes, brighten eyes and teeth, and correct skin color. Faster processing speeds also allow photographers to retouch images more quickly for simply stunning portraits.
  • Perfect Layers 3 gives photographers the ability to combine images and extend their image editing options in a layered file workflow without Photoshop. Create and edit multi-layered files with Perfect Layers directly from Lightroom, Aperture or as a standalone application.
  • Perfect Resize is that industry standard for image enlargement.
  • Perfect Mask 5.2 creates high quality masks quickly and easily with automated functionality and powerful tools that make selecting subjects and isolating backgrounds for removal extraordinarily accurate.
  • FocalPoint 2 allows photographers to put the focus where they want after the shot.

The Perfect Photo Suite is now available at a very generous price, lower than Photoshop!

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Display It for Web & Present It for Print With MCP Actions

November 3, 2012 by 1 Comment

MCP Actions have released a new set of Lightroom presets for any photographer looking to create beautiful collages for print or web.

How about a quick video?

And the result?

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Official video

So as you can see, the print preset makes it very easy to make website or printable collages.  There are couple reasons why this can be beneficial for your website.

  1. One image to upload
  2. Beautiful layouts
  3. Time saving
  4. Brandable

Head over to the MCP Actions Lightroom presets and see for yourself.  There are a lot of examples there to view.

Want to see more Lightroom presets?  Check out our list of the best Lightroom preset brands.

Thanks for reading,

Scott

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10 Lightroom Preset Brands For Streamlining Your Workflow

September 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Lightroom presets are a funny thing. Some people love them and some people hate them.

The problem with Lightroom presets are the ease of creating overly dramatic effects that can ruin a photograph. The trick is to create presets that have the ability to create subtle effects and local adjustments so the end-user (photographer) has the most control over his/her photograph.

Lightroom Presets

Below is a list of some of the top Lightroom preset creators. Each have their niche or own functionality. We highly recommend checking them all out.

SLRLounge

SLRLounge has a powerful pack of Lightroom presets.  Nearly 208 Presets including 182 Develop Presets and 26 Brush Presets.

  • Basic Color Correction
  • Faux HDR Processing
  • Vintage Fades and Washes
  • Black and White and Antique Efects
  • Tilt Shift and Toy Camera Special Effects
  • Detail Enhancing and Retouching

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PresetPond

The Presetpond Pro Line is a range of preset packages developed for next level photography.  For weddings, fashion, portraits or outdoors.

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Visual Supply Co.

For the VSCO Film pack, efficiency is everything. Native Adobe Lightroom controls and functionality enable you to get the look you want without ever leaving the Adobe Lightroom environment. This set includes VSCO Tools, a set of highly refined presets that give you the ability to quickly customize grain, fading, toning and more. The tools include presets addressing dynamic range issues like blown out highlights and underexposed areas.

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Pretty Presets

Pretty Presets is a Lightroom Preset factory.  They push out awesome presets often, each with their own special place in a photographers heart.

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Stuck In Customs

Trey Ratcliff’s Stuck In Customs has never released Lightroom Presets before August, 2012.  Pick up his complete bundle which includes:

  • A dozen HDR-in-Lightroom presets
  • 28 edgy and gradient presets
  • 36 extra moody presets

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MCP Actions

Breeze through your photo sessions faster and make your images look better with MCP Actions. Adjust color, add contrast, convert to black and white, or give your photos a cross processed or vintage twist.

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onOne Software

onOne Software is known for developing software to keep photographer shooting.  However, they also make Lightroom presets.  Check out the marketplace to see the onOne Software tested and approved Lightroom presets.

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X-Equals

Photographers have been searching for a single point of contact they can trust for their digital workflow and imaging technology needs. At X-Equals they focus on delivering no-nonsense, cost-effective solutions for both up-and-coming and seasoned photographers.

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Xposure Pro

The Xposurepro Lightroom presets will give your photos that extra something.

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Totally Rad

Totally Rad offers 100+ Lightroom Presets, encompassing 51 unique tools, which will help take your images from bland to AWESOME in record time.

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Honorable Mention

Of course, please don’t forget to check out Scott’s photography presets.

Your Turn

What is your favorite Lightroom preset brand?  Are you using one from this list or do you prefer another? Please comment below to share.

Thanks for reading

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5 WordPress Photography Themes To Make You Go WOW

July 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Are you in the mood for a few beautiful WordPress photography themes that will make you go wow?

Then you’re in the right place!

Below you find a 5 free and premium WordPress photography themes.  Please click on each to check out the demos.

Photocrati

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  • Build a beautiful photography website, fast.
  • All-in-one website + galleries + blog.
  • Sell images with ecommerce galleries!
  • Dozens of styles, customize everything.
  • Great SEO and social media so you’ll be found!
  • WordPress – the world’s most popular web platform!

Shutterbug

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  • Multiple Gallery Layouts
  • Responsive
  • Portfolio Custom Post types

Core

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  • Responsive
  • Multiple portfolios

Chocolate

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  • Responsive
  • Fullscreen
  • Multiple sliders

 Fullscreen

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  • Responsive
  • Fullscreen
  • Lightbox
  • Custom welcome message
  • 7 theme skins

Interested in more?

If you would like to see more, check these out:

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6 Tasty Tumblr Themes For iPhotographers

July 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since we did a post with Tumblr themes for photographers.  So we thought it would be fun to share some fresh Tumblr themes.

Remember, Tumblr makes it easy to setup and install themes.  Using the iPhone app means you can blog from anywhere your phone goes.  In fact, Tumblr can be your perfect iPhoneography blog.

Mars

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Contemporary and modern design with extended appearance options. Three layout modes you can choose between the default layout with the unique floating date column, a HD layout with high resolution posts, or the columns layout to fill the browser with posts.

Origin West

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A fierce theme laced with color, lots of personality, and a bit of shine to show off a collection of noteworthy posts. This premium Tumblr theme featuring unique layout with a central and contrasting edge as it alternates your posts.

Leica

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A minimal portfolio theme for photographers – taking after the popular brand.

Vogue

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Colorful collage / Pinterest style theme for photographers.

Slides

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Big and beautiful – full browser widget slideshow of your photographs.

Stockholm

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Slim, vibrant and minimal. Simply beautiful!

Conclusion

You don’t have to spend a lot on your iPhoneography website.  You also don’t need something complex.  The beautiful of Tumblr is the ease of posting and customization.  Log in, purchase a theme and install with little to no effort.

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Adobe Revel on iTunes and Mac Store

October 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Adobe Revel is the only photography solution that gives consumers access to their entire photo library from their iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Mac OS. It’s a simple way to browse, adjust and share photos without worrying about manual syncing. Adobe Revel is powered by the same photo-processing engine used in Lightroom, so customers get the finest photo-editing results delivered consistently, no matter the device.

Adobe Revel comprises a set of client apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Mac OS desktops; support for Windows and Android is expected in the first half of 2012. Photo libraries imported into Adobe Revel are automatically accessible on any supported device through Adobe Revel’s cloud-based smart mesh technology. Once photos are imported, any edits, deletions or additions made to the library on one device automatically update across all devices linked to the account. Subscribers can import an unlimited number of JPEG files and install Adobe Revel on as many of their compatible devices as they want. Getting started with Adobe Revel is as simple as downloading the apps and setting up a subscription plan on the iPhone and iPad.

Familiar multi-touch gestures provide a fun and interactive experience to explore photos quickly and easily, and Adobe’s powerful photo-processing engine lets users adjust exposure, shadows, highlights, white balance, vibrance, clarity and contrast. Customers can experiment with the appearance of an image by applying over a dozen different preset photo “Looks.”

Photo sharing is easy with Adobe Revel. Subscribers can invite up to 25 friends and family members to collaborate on a photo library for free – so anyone with an Adobe Revel capable device can view and add photos, apply adjustments and Looks to images, and easily flag favorites. Users can also share photos via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and email.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Revel is immediately available through the iTunes App Store:
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Official 500px App Released

October 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

If you are on 500px and own an iPad you are going to love the official 500px app. Use your iPad as a photo frame to show amazing photos with music from your iTunes library.

With the 500px account you can elegantly showcase your photos, create slideshows, browse your friends’ photos and your favourites.

Features:

• Browse Popular, Editors Choice, Upcoming and Fresh photo streams. Photos change in real-time, so come back often for a fresh dose of inspiration
• View beautiful, full size photos without distractions
• Login with your 500px account to see your photos, friends’ photos and your favourites
• Create a slideshow with music from your iTunes library for every photo stream
• Vote for photos, add to favourites, read and leave comments
• Share photos on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr or via email

Upcoming features:

• View photo descriptions, EXIF information and location
• Browse portfolios of your favourite photographers
• Browse photos based on specific categories
• Sign up for an account inside the app
• And much, much more!

Download the App

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FlickStackr now Supports 500px.com

October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment

One of our favourite ways to access flickr on our mobile devices has to be the brilliant FlickStackr App and today saw an update to 1.9.5 which brings support for 500px, via an additional in-app purchase. You can check out our review of flickstackr here.

FlickStackr was designed to bring Flickr photo sharing to the iPad. Built from the ground up for the larger screen, it allows you to browse, upload and edit your photos metadata in the Flickr universe.
With FlickStackr 1.9.5 you can do a one time $ 0.99/€ 0.79 in-app purchase that enables photo access to 500px.

The 500px add-in allows you to browse and upload photos in the up-and-coming 500px universe.
“500px is a great place to discover high quality photographs”, says Carlos Mejia, amateur photographer and main developer at iPont software. “A lot of Flickr users are ‘migrating’ to 500px to find fresh content and have their photos appreciated by a new crowd”.

Keeping in line with the current photo trends, iPont decided to provided support for 500px for existing FlickStackr users. “If you love photography, you’ll love it on Flickr or 500px”, says Martha Levi, program manager at iPont.

“The app is designed to provide a seamless experience on both 500px and Flickr, highlighting the photo sharing experience, regardless of the source”, said Alex Greene, in-app icon designer and UI tester.
For new users, PhotoStackr for 500px, is also available.

It is a separate app targeted for people who are not familiar with FlickStackr. It has a lower entry price, of $ 0.99/€ 0.79, and is a very easy way to get familiar with 500px content.

Get it:

FlickStackr for Flickr – iPont

You can follow our photos on 500px here.

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