Category Archives: Exposure

Exposure 5 Preview

I’m excited that Exposure 5 is close enough that we can start showing you parts of it. We’ve been improving the user interface to create a more pleasant experience and help you be more productive. Modern Interface We remade the Exposure interface … Continue reading

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Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton is a fine art, wedding, children, portrait, beauty and fashion photographer from Portland, Oregon. His passion for photography began as an obsession for landscape photography. A few years ago, his focus abruptly changed after a modeling shoot that … Continue reading

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Portrait Enhancement Video

Strategic blur can do remarkable things for a photo. It can either imply a sense of movement and action, or it can evoke stillness, peace, and focus. I used blur to my advantage in a recent tutorial video. I combined … Continue reading

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Quinn Mattingly

I’d like to introduce Quinn Ryan Mattingly. He’s an American documentary and editorial photographer based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Quinn is a big Exposure advocate. His favorite looks are Technicolor 2-Strip, Fuji Reala, and the color tints from … Continue reading

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Cloudy Day Photography

A rainy day recently started out as a miserable photography experience, but in the end turned out great. First I discovered that there were herons nearby. That perked up my spirits and made me wonder about ways to take advantage of … Continue reading

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It’s always a good day to shoot.

Recently we had a lot of cold, cloudy, rainy weather. Each morning a voice in my head said, “There’s no light out there for photography. Everything is dead in the winter. Stay in bed!” But then I had some strong … Continue reading

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Great Blue Heron

I discovered a small population of Great Blue Heron while getting to know my telephoto lens. They live year round at Lake Crabtree here in Raleigh, NC. It was fun learning how to approach close enough for a good shot … Continue reading

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Check your version of Exposure 3

If you use Exposure 3 then please check your version number in the about box. On Windows or Mac, start Exposure 3 and open the Help menu (circle with a question mark on your Exposure 3 toolbar) to find the … Continue reading

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Group Presets in Exposure

Here is a new video tutorial about group presets in Exposure. Complete presets such as Fuji Velvia 100F change every parameter to achieve the look. In contrast, group presets only change a handful of parameters at a time. For example, you … Continue reading

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Exposure Grain Size

Let’s talk about how to control film grain size in Exposure. First, I’ll acknowledge that individual film grains can only be seen with a microscope. The little fractal lumps you can see in film are clusters of many grains. Still, … Continue reading

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