PHOTOGRAPHY
From PictureCorrect: “This is Why RAW is the Best Choice”, “Top 10 Most Famous Photographers of All Time”, “Advantages of a Vantage Point for Street Photography”, “5 Tips for Viewers to Connect with Your Photos”, “Long Exposure Calculation Trick”, “Geyser Eruption Photography Tips”.
PHOTOSHOP
From Shutterbug: “Add Missing Tools to the Toolbar & Remove Those You Don’t Use”
From fStoppers: “How to Clean Up Backgrounds in PS”
FREEBIES
From PhotoshopTutorials: “8 Free Guava LR Presets & LUTs”
From CreativeCrunk: “Christmas Photoshop Action”
NEXT WEBINAR
“Creative Smart Phone Editing”
Join me on Tuesday, November 23rd at 4:00 pm (Eastern Time)
I decided to switch things up and show you some of my favorite creative phone apps. I will demonstrate on my iPhone/iPad, but will also show some apps available for Android phones. I’ll show you how to edit, add textures and more!
WINTER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Mark your calendars so you don’t miss our
3rd Virtual Creative Photography Conference
on Feb. 26 & 27, 2022!
SPEAKER LINE-UP & TOPICS:
Mark Battista – “Simple Solutions for Still Life”
Jordan Blackstone – “Portrait Painting using PS (People & Pets” & “Pixels to Fine Art”
Lori Lankford – “In-Camera Creativity” & “The Beauty of Texture Photography in Nature”
Don Rosenberger – “Why You Should Be Shooting Infrared” & “Getting Close”
Shelly Roy – “One is not Enough: Multi-Photo Layouts”
Kate Silvia – “Get Creative with the Nik Suite” & “Introduction to Photoshop Layers”
Dave Meredith – “Fun Compositing with Photos & Digital Art”
Hazel Meredith – “Creativity with Plug-Ins & Phone Apps”
& “Using Textures, Brushes & Crop Shapes”
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE & READ ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS & THEIR PROGRAMS!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
(Or use the link on the web page.)
Conference price will be $39 before Jan. 31, 2022 and $49 afterwards.
LUMINAR NEWS!
Today Skylum announced some of the awesome new features of the upcoming Luminar Neo!
Dust RemovalAI — When capturing images in the field, artifacts can be introduced from dust on the surface of a lens or dust that finds its way onto the sensor during a lens change. After using AI to automatically detect these artifacts, Dust RemovalAI removes them to provide a spotless result. Now, artists can easily fix ruined photos, clean distracting spots in images, and save their beautiful memories.
Line RemovalAI — Used separately or as part of SkyAI, this new tool automatically removes unwanted power lines and phone lines from the sky in landscape photos. Whether editing photos of weddings, landscapes, or popular sightseeing spots, automatically getting rid of unwanted lines allows artists to focus on making powerful images, not cleaning up distractions.
Overlays leverage the power AI-enabled compositing
Skylum has already revealed RelightAI and Portrait Background RemovalAI, two tools that use Layers and the new MaskAI feature to help artists move beyond photo editing and explore compositing as a tool for creative expression. Overlays, graphic and photographic elements with a transparency channel, are yet another way for artists to break out of the photographic box.
To light the creative fire, Luminar Neo includes a rich library of free overlay content. Our community of artists and ambassadors regularly add new overlay content to the Luminar Marketplace, which is directly accessible from within Luminar Neo. Finally, using MaskAI, creators can create and save custom overlays to be used across their body of work.
Luminar Share
After editing comes another important yet sometimes tedious step in the artist’s workflow: exporting images from desktop to mobile in order to share them. Today, the sharing process is complicated and requires third-party services. Syncing to cloud drives is helpful, but what is really needed is a round-trip experience that fully integrates mobile devices with desktop editing. Luminar Share does exactly that. With Luminar Share, we aim to completely remove exporting complications and give artists the possibility to share their work in one click directly from the desktop.
A native mobile app, Luminar Share connects the photo library on Android and iOS mobile devices directly to Luminar Neo. Using a QR code pairing tool similar to those found in WhatsApp, Signal, and other synced messaging services, Luminar Share creates a secure link between a mobile photo library and Luminar Neo. Advantages include:
- A completely secure and private connection
- Automatic, round-trip synchronization of photos and edits
- Direct sharing from Luminar Neo to social networks (e.g. Instagram)
- No additional cost for cloud storage
Skylum is looking forward to growing and developing in the mobile field, and Luminar Share is the first big step towards that goal. From photographers sharing their work to influencers sharing a new look or a new adventure, visual storytellers of every stripe will find Luminar Share to be a great resource. At launch, it will be available for Android and iOS mobile devices.
Availability
Luminar Neo ships this winter with Luminar Share, Dust RemovalAI, Line RemovalAI, and other exciting tools. Early-bird pricing for the Luminar Neo application and plugin includes a 30-day money-back guarantee from the time of shipping. Luminar Neo will also be carried in both the Microsoft Store and macOS App Store.
YOU CAN LINK TO SKYLUM HERE
through my affiliate link.
LUMINAR NEO – coming later this year!
I’ve been posting reviews and details on this new product for several weeks, so I’ll keep this brief!
SPECIAL PRE-RELEASE PRICING!
Luminar Neo ships this winter (scheduled for late 2021). The pre-order pricing is the BEST pricing that will be offered on this product! And, you will have a 30-day guarantee on the product FROM THE SHIP DATE, so you can be assured you’ll get to try it out!
If you already own Luminar or Aurora:
$54 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo (1 seat = 1 computer)
$69 for 2-seat license for Luminar Neo (2 seats = 2 computers)
$83 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo + Luminar AI
$108 for 2-seats license for Luminar Neo + Luminar AI
For artists making a new purchase:
$76 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo (1 seat = 1 computer)
$87 for 2-seat license for Luminar Neo (2 seats = 2 computers)
$105 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo + Luminar AI
$126 for 2-seats license for Luminar Neo + Luminar AI
YOU CAN LINK TO SKYLUM HERE
through my affiliate link.
(Our affiliate codes are not active during the special pricing promo)
BARNS & BACK ROADS WORKSHOPS
2022 SPRING & FALL DATES NOW BOOKING!
Come visit us and share the beauty of East TN! Join me for a workshop – limit 3 attendees per session. Travel the back roads of TN with me and photograph our great finds including old barns, houses, churches, cars, and beautiful scenery. Possibly throw in some cows and antiques too!
SPRING 2022 DATES (all but one have 3 spots open at this time)
April 22-25, 2022 (FULL)
April 28-May 1, 2022
May 4-7, 2022
May 11-14, 2022
May 18-21, 2022
FALL 2022 DATES (all but one have 3 spots open at this time)
Sept. 21-24, 2022
Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2022
Oct. 12-15, 2022
Oct. 19-22, 2022 (FULL)
Oct. 26-29, 2022
We also have 2 guest rooms so there is an option to stay here if you wish (see website for details and fee).
There are also 2 hotels within 5 miles of our house.
Take a look at our website for info HERE, and sign up HERE or through the link on the workshop page.
Feel free to email me with any questions at Hazel@MeredithImages.com.
IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OF 3 AND WOULD LIKE TO DO A WORKSHOP ON DATES NOT LISTED, CONTACT ME AND WE’LL SEE IF WE CAN SET IT UP!
ONGOING COUPON CODES
I have coupon codes for textures and eBooks not already on sale:
Spend $25 in one order and save 10% with code PEACOCK10
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Meredith Images Blog 
Hi Hazel, when I click on the link to see the conference speakers, this is the message that pops up…is anyone have this issue? I have tried different browsers but get the same message. Any advice? Thanks!! Karen[Image.jpeg]
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Good morning Karen. I can’t see the image you attached unfortunately. Send me a direct email at Hazel@MeredithImages.com please. However, if it’s a note about the site being “unsafe”, that is a Mac/Safari issue (I posted about it in the blog a couple weeks ago). Here is an article with info on how to fix it: https://browserhow.com/how-to-fix-this-connection-is-not-private-in-safari-mac/. My website SSL certificates are up-to-date and the site is secure. Thanks!