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Review of Aurora HDR 2018

by Loaded Landscapes | Feb 15, 2018 | Reviews | 0

Learn more about Aurora HDR, the pros and cons, and how it can help you to get better results with your photos.

Review of Aurora HDR 2017

by Loaded Landscapes | Jun 27, 2017 | Reviews | 0

Aurora HDR 2017 is the leading software for creating HDR photos. If you’re interested in the software, be sure to read our review before purchasing.

From Big Landscapes to Visual Escapes

by Loaded Landscapes | May 22, 2017 | Tips | 0

As someone who started photography with birds, I initially thought landscape photography would be easy. It is quite the contrary. Taking a photograph of a scene is straightforward. Capturing a landscape image that gives the viewer a brief, visual escape may be easy during one shoot. The next shoot may be a different story. Some landscape compositions are obvious, some are not.

How to Create Realistic HDR Effects in Adobe Lightroom

by Loaded Landscapes | Apr 10, 2017 | Post Processing | 0

HDR effects don’t have to be extreme or intense. Lightroom makes it possible, and even pretty easy, to get to use HDR effectively and still have a realistic-looking image.

Aurora HDR 2017

by Loaded Landscapes | Sep 14, 2016 | Apps, Post Processing | 0

Aurora HDR is award-winning and powerful HDR software for Mac users by Macphun, and it is now even better with the updated version Aurora HDR 2017 available.

Photographing Piers & Boardwalks

by Loaded Landscapes | Apr 24, 2016 | Tips | 0

Piers and boardwalks in photography illicit positive memories as many greetings occurred as ships and boats returned from their time on the water. They also represent a sense of melancholy as we’ve waved farewells while watching our loved ones fade into the sunset from that same spot.

Introduction to Exposure Bracketing & Tips for Terrific Photos

by Loaded Landscapes | Nov 16, 2015 | Tips | 1

Exposure bracketing is taking multiple exposures of the same subject, including some that are underexposed and some that are overexposed. Exposure bracketing improves our ability to maximize optimum exposure and offers additional post processing creativity. We’ll review key considerations in exposure bracketing including 1) How it works, 2) How to set up your camera, 3) Photography tips and tools, and 4) Post processing.

New Features in Lightroom 6: HDR Merge and Panorama Merge

by Loaded Landscapes | May 4, 2015 | Post Processing | 0

Lightroom 6 (also known as Lightroom CC) was released a few weeks ago and among the most significant and popular new features, especially for landscape and nature photographers, are the HDR merge and panorama merge which allow you to now create HDR images and panoramas without leaving Lightroom. In this video Simon Plant walks through the process of using each of these new features. They are both fairly easy to use and can speed up your editing process by saving you from needed to leave Lightroom to create HDR and panoramic images.

How to Get an HDR Look in Lightroom

by Loaded Landscapes | Mar 4, 2015 | Post Processing | 0

HDR photography tends to be a somewhat sensitive topic. Many people either love it or hate it. The purpose of using HDR and exposure blending is not to create unrealistic or fake-looking images, but rather to simply increase the dynamic range of the photo. Many of the best uses are HDR and exposure blending are subtle and can still produce realistic images.