Revolution
Reduce Noise With Photoshop Filters
Despeckle, Dust & Scratches, Median and Reduce Noise.
Proofing
Proofing: Evaluating an image printed on a particular substrate, making adjustments, reprinting, reevaluating the image, and repeating until optimum results are achieved.
Noise: Lose It, Part II
Knowing the type and kind of noise produced will help guide you to solutions to reduce it.
Noise: Lose It, Part I
Noise happens. There’s always some degree of noise present in any electronic device that receives or transmits a signal. ...
Noise—Use It
Noise. It happens. What is it? Texture not native to the subject photographed, but introduced by the capture medium, editing process or output media. There are many reasons why it happens. There are things you can do to avoid it and things you can do...
Aesthetics Of XDR
HDR imagery is expanding today’s photographic aesthetics. Identifying the characteristics of contemporary HDR images will help classicists and pioneers alike. The basic ingredients are desirable for both sensibilities, but in varying combinations and t...
XDR, Part V
Beyond Photoshop, there are a number of HDR software options, both plug-ins and stand-alones. Some of the better-known programs include Artizen HDR, easyHDR, FDRTools, pfstools and Photomatix.
Color Theory
What is color theory? It’s not color management—a science of measuring color physically and describing it mathematically. It’s not color adjustment—techniques for changing a color’s appearance. It’s not color psychology—a social science of charting and...
XDR, Part V
HDR imaging represents a radical departure from traditional forms of photography. HDR (high dynamic range) images hold more luminosity than conventional cameras can record and potentially more than the human eye can see (at any one given time).






