Sunset Wheat and Capture One Express

On June 29, 2019October 16, 2019 By Mark DoddIn Baltimore County, Free Stuff, General Blog Post, Maryland, SummerLeave a comment

Capture One Express for Free

disclosure: I am an affiliate of Capture One

Capture One has created Capture One Express for both Fuji and Sony users and made it available for free. It is a complete editor with catalog (DAM), and all the tools you need to edit an entire RAW or JPeg image. The pro version adds the ability to do local edits, but you can get your feet wet and do most of what you need with the express versions.

Quick intro to the Express version and how to activate it.

Get Capture One Express for Fujifilm

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Download a Free Trial of Capture One

Capture One does have a sale on their Styles for all versions of Capture One, but ends tomorrow, June 30th, 2019

Check out the Capture One Styles

Image for Today

While out taking a few images for a long term project which will take me at least nine months I decided to see what different kind of compositions I could get.

Below is one of my favorites of the evening‘s experiments in different compositions. I may post some others later on

A field of wheat with the great backdrop of an awesome sunset.

#CaputureOne #fuji #sony #affiliate #freephotoeditor

Peak Design New Travel Tripod

On May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 By Mark DoddIn General Blog PostLeave a comment

The great folks at Peak Design have just kicked off their latest kickstarter product.

This time it is what I’m sure is going to be the world’s best travel tripod.

It comes in two flavors. Aluminum alloy or carbon fiber. Even at the retail price, these come in my lower than their closest competition. Especially for the carbon fiber model.

Some of the highlights

It has a new unique ball head design
folds up with no wasted space so it can fit in your water bottle holder on your bag
quick release and locking for your camera
fast to setup
includes an adapter for your cell phone
and more.

Check out this video for for a preview of this new design.

I’ve already placed my kickstarter pledge for the Aluminum alloy version as I’m that budget kind of guy, but if you are looking for a carbon fiber tripod this one is a deal during the kickstarter.

Check out the kickstarter now as it won’t last long and prices usually go up towards the end. Below is a link to the kickstarter so you can make your pledge and get the full details on this new tripod.

https://www.markdoddphotography.com/recommends/peakdesign-tripod/

#Peakdesign #traveltripod #affiliate #kickstarter

On1 Photo Raw 2019.5 Release

On April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 By Mark DoddIn General Blog PostLeave a comment

The next release of On1 photo Raw 2019 is announced today, version 2019.5 and will be available in Mid-May. This will be a free update for those who already own Photo Raw 2019.

If you do not own Photo Raw 2019, give it a try with a 30 Day Free Trial

Until the release, you the trial will be the 2019.2 version. Also, if you plan to get On1 Photo Raw 2019.5 you can purchase the 2019.2 version now and get the free upgrade when it is released in May.

This release has many requested new features and enhancements. Some of those being:

Dual mode – Lets you undock the browse mode from the edit module on a second display so you can browse your catalog of images while you are editing.
Edit History.
Settings applied info – lets you view what modules, tools, and filters have been applied.
Selective Sync – you can now select what settings to sync across several photos.
Hierarchical Keywords.
Enhancements to the Apple Photo Extension.
Tool Enhancements.

The New Dual Mode in Photo Raw 2019.5

The Edit History & Settings Applied in Photo Raw 2019.5

The Selective Sync in Photo Raw 2019.5

The Hierarchical Keywords in Photo Raw 2019.5

The Apple Photos Extension in Photo Raw 2019.5

Get your copy of On1 Photo Raw 2019 today

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Older Structures

On April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 By Mark DoddIn Carroll County, General Blog PostLeave a comment

On the way to a camera club meeting this week I passed an old mill that I drive by all the time and I’ve been meaning to get a picture of. As I passed, I realized I was going to be early so I turned around and parked the car and set out to get my picture of this old mill.

I mention this as further down the road was an older home that again, I have driven by for years and always thought to myself, I need to stop and get a picture of that. I have no idea when this house was built, but it obviously was one of the earlier homes built in the area. It had a large overhanging roof porch that looked like it went all the way around the sides and front of the house. It would have made a great picture.

I say would as when I drove by after getting my pictures of the old mill I was sad to see that it had been knocked down and removed from the property.

It just reminded me, if there are older structures you have been wanting to get a picture of, get it now, don’t wait and say I’ll get that someday as when that someday comes, it might not be there.

Here is one of the photos of the mill that I was able to get that evening.

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Pre-Order AirMagic

On March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 By Mark DoddIn General Blog PostLeave a comment

Skylum is accepting orders for AirMagic now

AirMagic is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to evaluate each of your drone images applying modifications such as color reveal, haze removal, sky enhancement, and other finely tuned adjustments to give you the best look.

It does use an interface similar to Photolemur, but this is NOT Photolemur renamed, but an entirely new application that has been designed specifically for your drone. It will recognize what type of drone you have and apply the AI adjustments that are best for a photo from that drone.

AirMagic detects the type of drone used and then analyses the image based upon the type of drone for lens and color profile for that drone.

You get AirMagic for $39 that includes a license for either Mac and Windows and can be activated on 2 devices.

Pre-Order AirMagic

Don’t forget to use the Coupon Code MARKDODD to save $10 on this order

AirMagic will be released on March 21st.

#airmagic #drone #dronephotography #skylum #affiliate

Free Cinematic Color Looks

On March 7, 2019March 13, 2019 By Mark DoddIn General Blog PostLeave a comment

Download these 4 free Luminar Looks & Lightroom Presets and Custom Profiles by Ilya Nodia

Additional Premium Luminar looks and Lightroom Presets Ilya Nodia are also available. Get all 12 for just $24

Check out the Premium Looks and
download your 4 free looks today

#skylum #luminar #looks #lightroom #presets #affiliate #free

Picktorial 4 – Start using for free

On February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 By Mark DoddIn Free Stuff, General Blog PostLeave a comment

Picktorial 4 has been announced and is releasing a base version of the program for FREE. Additional features are available in the premium version with the purchase of either a monthly/annual plan that comes with all upgrades, or a One time purchase.

This is a Mac OS only application

Free Features

Photo organization
Full JPEG support
RAW/DNG display
Dual layer JPEG
2 local adjustments per image
Unlimited undo steps

Premium features

RAW/DNG support
Unlimited local adjustments
Batch editing
Export to TIFF
Batch export
Up to 5 devices
Priority support

Check out the full list of Feature of Picktorial 4

Picktorial can be used as a standalone application or as a extension to Apple’s Photo app

Picktorial includes Digial Asset Management (DAM) that lets you Easily organize your photos with albums, keywords, ratings, saved searches and metadata edits.

Download the Free version or upgrade to the Premium version for additional features

If you purchased version 3.5 then you can upgrade to Picktorial 4 for free

#pictorial #photoeditor #free #affiliate

Thinking of My First Home

On January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 By Mark DoddIn Cathedral Cove, Coromandel, Fall, General Blog PostLeave a comment

Recent passing of an Aunt

With the recent passing of an Aunt that was the last of my fathers immediate family, I been thinking a lot of New Zealand, my first home. Even though I left New Zealand as a young child, I still consider it home and still have many family members there. I do occasionally get to go back and visit but not as often as I like.

For the photographers out there and anyone who likes outdoors, New Zealand is a beautiful county and I think is one of the places where you can experience every kind of environment from the Snowy Alps in the south to Desserts in the central highlands, and of course everything in between like the tropics or at least subtropics.

The photo below is one of those places that I just had to visit my last time back home.

Cathedral Cove

Cathedral Cove on the Northeast side of the Coromandel Peninsula of the North Island. There is a little hiking involved to get down to this beach and some area’s are very steep, but the track was well maintained when we were there.

#NewZealand #CathedralCove #Beach

Photolemur Holiday Bundle

On December 19, 2018June 20, 2020 By Mark DoddIn Expired Offers/Promotions, General Blog PostLeave a comment

The folks at Photolemur have put together a great holiday bundle for those who are just looking to use the AI powered automatic photo enhancer Photolemur.

Available for both Mac and Windows

Main Offer: ( for every one who is not the Photolemur user yet )
Photolemur family license ($55)
Three styles + Holiday style ($48)
Cityscape photography eBook ($99)
Coupon for Picaboo printed Christmas cards with your own photos ($50)
Pixbuf Pro 1 Year subscription ($48)
500px pro 3 months subscription ($119)
Total worth – 419 $
Price for the Holidays – 49 $!! 89%OFF

Upgrade Offer: ( for users, who own v2 and want to upgrade )
Photolemur upgrade license ($15)
Three styles + Holiday style ($48)
Coupon for Picaboo printed Christmas cards with your own photos ($50)
Pixbuf Pro 1 Year subscription ($48)
500px pro 3 months subscription ($119)
Total worth – 281$
Price for the Holidays – 19$!! 93%OFF

Offer for EU audience: ( for users outside the USA )
Photolemur family license ($55)
Three styles + Holiday style ($48)
Cityscape photography eBook ($99)
Pixbuf Pro 1 Year subscription ($48)
500px pro 3 months subscription ($119)
Total worth – 323 Euro
Price for the Holidays – 49 Euro!! 87%OFF

Get your Photolemur Holiday Bundle today

#photolemur #holiday #bundle #affiliate #limitedtime

On1 Releases On1 Photo Raw 2019

On November 13, 2018June 20, 2020 By Mark DoddIn Expired Offers/Promotions, General Blog PostLeave a comment

Today, On1 annouces pre-ordering of the next major version On1 Photo Raw 2019

This is a version I have been waiting for. I like many other photographers I know have still been using Lightroom for one thing, and that is its catalog. With this release, we finally have a great alternative to move to.

Not only does it now feature a full-featured catalog system, but it is also even a better photo editor that just Lightroom by itself.

A list of the features in this release

A newly designed interface to make using On1 Photo even easier to use with a fresh new look and of course, the Catalog.
Master Keyword list – New Feature
Focus Stacking – New Feature
Layered HDR Workflow – New Feature
Auto-Align Layers – New Feature (and something I’ve been waiting for)
Lightroom Photo settings migration. New AI-powered algorithms will give the ability to transfer Lightroom-edited photos – New Feature
AI Masking Tool – New Feature that will be released in December
Portrait Tools – New Feature
Text Tool – New Feature
Filter options in Effects – New Feature
and many more features already in On1 Photo 2018.
- Visit the On1 Photo Raw 2019 Product page to see the complete list of features

If you want to try before you buy, you can with the On1 Photo Raw 2019 Trail Download

Screenshots of the interface

Overview
Browse
Focus Stacking
Develop
Pano
Resize
Effects
HDR
Layers

Of course, if you are ready to make the move to On1 or upgrade from a previous version, you can pre-order On1 Photo Raw 2019 today

Existing users of On1 Photo can upgrade for $79 and new users can purchase the full version for $99. Both upgrade and new customers will received On1 Photo Raw 2019 Foundations Course and the On1 Photo Raw 2019 Looks eBook & Videos Bonus items with your order. The bonus items are for a limited time though.

Mark Dodd Photography

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