Digital Darkroom Software Review: LightZone

Program: LightZone (tested version: 4.1.0~rc1) Platforms Available Tested: Linux, Mac, Windows Installation: must register to get to the installer; installation is otherwise normal. LightZone is an open-source, cross platform RAW converter, and little more. It was originally a paid application, but converted to open source some years ago. Other reviewers have gone into more detail on its …

Snapseed Speaks

Back on April 17—the day after my post complaining about the file save problem*—Sven Tiffe posted to Google+ about SnapSeed and its saving methods. And just a couple of days ago, Mr. Tiffe posted to the ongoing chat about Snapseed and its saving issues—the thread to which he posted the copy/paste and export to iCloud or …

Digital Darkroom Software Review: Intro

As mentioned a couple of days ago, I’m looking to replace Lightroom (and Photoshop… and Apple) in my photography workflow, and to that end, I’m testing RAW file editing and digital photo softwares to see what my options are. Before I start posting my results (there’s one already tested and discarded), I thought it might …

Ansco Versapan 125

I loaded the old film into the old camera today, and thought maybe you’d like to see the unboxing… Do people share unboxings of old, expired black & white film? Well, I guess I do… especially since it’s kinda cool. So I acquired this film from the bay… $9.95 + shipping. Good deal? Average? Rip …

Coming Soon… or Sometime, InshaAllah

Just a head’s up, the blog may go a bit quiet for a bit. I have two projects in mind, both just begun: First, Adobe’s recent update to Lightroom, while exciting, has me looking at alternatives. Combine that with Apple’s current computer offerings (and the direction their products seem to be heading), I’m looking again …

Thirty Six… sixth post is the last, methinks

While I claimed earlier that Thirty Six forces users to slow down, that’s exactly what I didn’t do with these… And maybe that’s one of the best things about this app: it’s ideal for short-ish, limited photowalks, and similarly perhaps for specific projects of whatever 12- or 36-shot duration you might have. It’s a great …