My journey to find an Aperture replacement, and my personal solution… which may surprise you.

In part one of this two-part series, we explore various options available for local backup. Backing up is a critical – not optional – part of your photo storage strategy, and here we’ll cover the options from the most basic to the more complex.

Landscape scenes can look even more beautiful with a long exposure. However, a long exposure can blur subjects and elements we want to remain sharp. With a little forethought in the field, and a touch of post processing magic, you can get the best of both worlds.

Pixelmator for the iPad is an excellent image editing app… and now, it’s on the iPhone, too. This first look dives into some of the newer features, all viewed on an iPhone 6.

Today’s WWDC 2015 keynote didn’t mention Photos specifically, but the Extensions capability we’ve been waiting for was mentioned in the “other” slide, and is now on the Apple developer website, indicating that Extensions will be coming with OS X El Capitan.

This is part two of an evaluation of the capabilities of Tiffen’s Dfx 4—a highly visual software package of filters and effects that can be combined in creative ways. Dxf can be used standalone or as a plug-in for Lightroom, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Aperture and Capture OnePro. Part one focused on Organization and Philosophy as well as Filters and Presets, while part two looks at Masks, the Compare capabilities, general usage and additional tutorials.

This is part one of an evaluation of the capabilities of Tiffen’s Dfx 4—a highly visual software package of filters and effects that can be combined in creative ways. Dxf can be used standalone or as a plug-in for Lightroom, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Aperture and Capture OnePro. Part one focuses on Organization and Philosophy as well as Filters and Presets.

Dawn or dusk is the best time to shoot cityscapes, but the best natural light and the best city lights don't happen at the same time. You can make your cityscapes pop though when you blend several shots of the same scene together.

This is a simple test of how DxO OpticsPro 10 and its new DxO ClearView tool fares with a very hazy image, and a comparison to assess how best to achieve equivalent or similar anti-haze results with each of each of Aperture, Lightroom and Capture One Pro.