Login or Join Now
New to ePHOTOzine? Join ePHOTOzine for free!
Join Now
Join ePHOTOzine, the friendliest photography community.
Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more for free!
Familiar software
07/04/2010 - 12:30 PM
112 (174)If you're like me you get into a habit of using the same software year after year. I use Photoshop and Lightroom and only visit others when I have a review to do or a tutorial. When I use other software I often realise why I stick with what I know, but occasionally I see a feature that makes me wish Photoshop was a little more interesting.
For example while recently writing some beginners guides to Paint Shop Pro X3 I decided to skim around the surface of some of the filter areas and came across a really good one that adds realistic print styles. Called Time Machine, you can set an era and recreate one of the classic print styles. There's Daguerreotype, Albumen, Cyanotype, Platinum, Autochrome, Box Camera and Cross Processing.
I used Platinum in a recent portfolio upload, and here's one using Daguerreotype. You can have it set to add a realistic frame too.
Let me know what software you use that has interesting extras that Photoshop lacks.
Tags: Albumen, Cyanotype, Daguerreotype, Platinum
Comments
A software package called LightZone has an interesting feature The Zone Mapper, video tutorial Number 04, which I guess, in reality, is just another way of doing Photoshop's "Point Curve" adjustments. ( Which by the way has also now appeared in the Beta 2 of LightRoom 3 )
I tried this software a couple of years ago and found it quite good but decided in the end to upgrade Elements 3 to 6 to supplement Lightroom.
I know what you mean Pete.
Perhaps we are all old stick in the muds 
I personally, only ever view my downloaded images with ACD.
I have done for years going back to ACD 4, was it?
Now on Pro 3.
Also only ever tend to use the CS4 Raw converting software.
I, as you, realise there is some fantastic stuff out there, but can I be bovvered?
Obviously not 
Adrian
Add a Comment
ePHOTOzine, the web's friendliest photography community.
Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more.
