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2025-07-27T19:24:00.001-06:00

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ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 - New Features and Performance Updates Now Available

2017-06-15T16:40:00.000-06:00

ON1, Inc. announced ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5, the latest update to their all-in-one photo organizer, editor, raw processor and effects app for macOS® and Microsoft® Windows®. Version 2017.5 adds powerful new features optimized for performance and ease of use.

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 Enhancements Include:

LENS CORRECTION – The new Lens Correction pane will automatically detect supported lenses and reduce distortion, chromatic aberration and peripheral fall-off

COMPARE MODE – Select a series of photos (up to 15) and zoom and pan each of them all at the same time

DETAILS PANE – Sharpening and Noise Reduction are improved and have been merged into a new Details Pane in Develop for global corrections tailored for raw photos giving better results in both areas

IMPROVED SEARCH – Search using a variety of metadata fields and decide if the search must match all or any of the search criteria

CLONE STAMP – The powerful clone stamp retouching tool from Layers is now inside Develop and Effects as part of the non-destructive workflow

STACKING PRESETS – The Insert Preset command is now available to stack presets in Effects

IMPROVED PRESET MANAGEMENT – Delete and rename preset categories as well as export categories for sharing and back-up

LIGHTROOM® MIGRATION ASSISTANT – Migrate photos, their metadata and collections from Lightroom to ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5

CAMERA UPDATES – Apple iPad Pro 9.7, Canon EOS T7i/ 800D / Kiss X9i, Canon EOS M6, Canon EOS 77D / 9000D, Fuji X100F (compressed), Huawei Mate 9, Panasonic LX10, Olympus Pen F, Panasonic DC-ZS70 / TZ90, Pentax KP, Olympus E-PL3, Sony NEX5n, and Sony Alpha ILCE 9

UPDATES AND BUG FIXES – Several more performance upgrades and bug fixes including reduced memory footprint, increased stability and fixed user-reported issues

Price and Availability
ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 is available today with an introductory price of $99.99, regularly $119.99. Previous owners of ON1 Photo (or Perfect Photo Suite) can upgrade for just $79.99, regularly $99.99. For a limited time, ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 is bundled with some excellent training materials. Four ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 Master Courses by industry leading educator Matt Kloskowski and Director of Product Dan Harlacher are free with purchase. Also included is activation via user account for up to five computers. A full-functioning 30-day free trial is also available for download from the ON1 website.

About ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5
The NEW all-in-one photo organizer, editor, raw processor, and effects app is just what photographers have been waiting for. It includes the best new and must-have ON1 editing features and tools for opening, viewing, and editing photos in an instant. The next generation of ON1 Photo works as a standalone photo editor, a plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® & Lightroom®, or a host app for other editing apps.

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 also supports the key online storage services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft’s OneDrive. ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 works on both macOS and Microsoft Windows. Version 2017.5 also supports Adobe® Photoshop® CC or CS6, Lightroom® CC/6, 5, Photoshop Elements® 15, 14 and 13.

ON1 Isn’t Done Yet
There are still more free updates coming to ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 this summer. Prioritizing user feedback is a top priority for the company. ON1 President Craig Keudell states, “We can’t be successful unless we listen to the photography community. Our main goal and something people rarely see from other companies, is the transparency with the way we develop our products. Several features and improvements in this release are the result of feedback from the ON1 community.” Today, ON1 users can go to the ON1 Photo Project and submit ideas and feature requests. Every submission is reviewed and the more votes each idea or submission gets, the higher the likelihood it will get added into development of the app.

About ON1
ON1 was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It is a privately held company consisting of a team of professional photographers, photography enthusiasts and software experts who share a passion for photography.

For over ten years, ON1 has delivered upon the ON1 promise of saving photographers time and frustration editing their photos so they can spend more time behind the camera. The ON1 promise includes the belief customers should have complete control of their photography software. From the feature set, training topics important to them, the workflow they choose (plug-in or standalone app), the preferred computing platform or cloud service, or even how they purchase their software (subscription or a perpetual license). With ON1, the customer is in complete control of their photography experience today, tomorrow and well into the future.

Affiliate Disclaimer

Dakota Visions Photography, LLC is an affiliate of ON1 and has received free copies of the software, but not with strings attached for positive reviews. Dakota Visions Photography, LLC uses ON1 software products in our normal, daily routine for post-processing and strongly feels that ON1 is worth our effort in being an affiliate.

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Richard's Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow Pecan Crumble

2016-11-24T19:48:00.001-07:00

A HUGE change for us on here! We are posting a recipe here because SO MANY people have asked for it, we needed an easy place to send them. So here it is...our famous sweet potato casserole recipe.

For my fanatic photography friends, I apologize for the posting...but it's well worth it! Oh, yes, and especially for the photo below. We weren't exactly expecting to post this today and it got demolished for Thanksgiving!

For the Filling
5-6 lbs of sweet potatoes (pre-cooked weight)
1/2 cup of packed dark brown sugar
1 stick of butter (8 tbsp.) butter, melted
1/3 cup of heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 (1") piece of ginger, finely grated (can use crystallized ginger pieces)

For the Crumble Topping
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup crushed Oats Blenders cereal (rolled oats or similar cereal can be used)
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
5 oz. chopped pecans, finely chopped or crushed
5 tbsp. butter, melted
Mini marshmallows

Instructions
Heat oven to 425°. Place sweet potatoes on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake until soft, about 1.5 hours; let cool for 30 minutes, and then remove skins. Pass potatoes through a food mill into a large mixing bowl; stir in sugar, butter, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, eggs, ginger, and pepper. Pour mixture into a 1.5 quart or 2 quart baking dish (if you want thicker filling, use smaller dish) and smooth top; set aside. This step can be done the evening before and stored overnight, covered in the refrigerator.

Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Stir together flour, oats, sugar and pecans in a bowl; add melted butter and mix until crumbles form. In a diagonal pattern, mound crumble mixture over filling with alternating strips of mini marshmallows. Bake until filling is hot and crumble with marshmallows are browned, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving. j

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ON1 Launches the Photo RAW Sweepstakes

2016-09-18T07:00:00.000-06:00

Portland OR – September 18, 2016

ON1 Inc. today announced the Photo RAW Sweepstakes, ahead of their November release of ON1 Photo RAW.

Individuals can enter for the chance to win ON1 Photo RAW and some great photography prizes including Wacom® tablets, Sony® Mirrorless cameras, both B&H and Amazon® gift cards, an Apple® Ipad® Pro, and a DJI® Phantom 4 Quadcopter. New prizes are awarded to lucky winners each week for the next 8 weeks.

The ON1 Photo RAW Sweepstakes
Each week, for the next 8 weeks, new prizes will be awarded to lucky winners. Individuals can enter once per week within the dates listed below. Winners of the weekly sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing and announced each following week. For official rules and eligibility, visit www.on1.com/sweepstakes. New videos showing the key features of their new raw processor, ON1 Photo RAW, are available also.

Sept. 18-24: ON1 Photo RAW and a Wacom Cintiq 13 HD Interactive Pen and Touch
Sept. 25-Oct 1: ON1 Photo RAW and a 12.9-inch Silver 128GB Apple iPad Pro
Oct. 2-8: ON1 Photo RAW and a $1000 B&H Photo Gift Card
Oct. 9-15: ON1 Photo RAW and a Sony Alpha α6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm Lens
Oct. 16-22: ON1 Photo RAW and a Wacom Cintiq 13 HD Interactive Pen and Touch
Oct. 23-29: ON1 Photo RAW and a Sony Alpha α6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm Lens
Oct. 30-Nov. 5: ON1 Photo RAW and a $1000 Amazon Gift Card
Nov. 6-12: ON1 Photo RAW and a DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter with 4K/12MP Camera

Enter to Win: http://www.on1.com/sweepstakes

About ON1 Photo RAW
Coming in November, ON1 Photo RAW is the future of RAW Photo Editing. It combines a fast browser, state-of-art RAW processor, a powerful effects engine and a layered pixel editor into one cohesive, fast and affordable app. ON1 Photo RAW will feature a new, modern raw processing engine, tuned for today's sensors and graphics chips. Combined with the extensive set of ON1 tools, Photo RAW will bring photographers the world's fastest, most flexible, and easiest to use raw processor and photo editor available. ON1 Photo RAW will continue to work where you want, as a standalone app, a plug-in for Adobe® Lightroom® and Photoshop®, or as a host app for other editing apps.

About ON1
ON1, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative software tools for professional, advanced amateur, and enthusiast photographers. Founded in 2005, ON1, Inc. is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon.

For additional information, please visit https://www.on1.com/.

Disclaimer: We are a user of the ON1 suite of products. We believe in them and the technology they are producing so much, that we agreed to team up with ON1 as an affiliate.

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September 3, 2016 Photo of the Day | Fiery Antelope in Custer State Park

2016-09-03T10:23:00.002-06:00

This fiery antelope buck was found crossing the prairie in Custer State Park.

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August 21, 2016 POTD | Young Coyote in Custer State Park

2016-08-21T16:43:00.001-06:00

We couldn't get pulled off to the side of the road quick enough to catch both of the coyote pups playing around, but we did catch this curious little guy checking us out before disappearing over the ridge.

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Photo of the Day March 5, 2016

2016-03-05T13:59:00.003-07:00

From a recent trip to the Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Spearfish, SD - just feeling a little fiesty this Saturday!

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Photo of the Day February 27, 2016

2016-02-27T10:28:00.000-07:00

Master of the Prairie in Color taken at Wind Cave National Park.

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The Ultimate Infographic Guide to Travel Photography

2016-01-30T14:06:00.000-07:00

Travel photography may have been popularized by legendary photographers like Ansel Adams, but technology is putting it in the fingertips of most travelers. However, with the rise popularity of smartphones, what are the differences in techniques that you should be applying in order to get the perfect photo?

Just check out the Ultimate Infographic Guide to Travel Photography!

Infographic Source: Fairmont Hotels & Daily Mail UK

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The Ultimate Adobe CC Photoshop and Lightroom Shortcut Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

2016-01-16T14:28:00.003-07:00

Check out the the ultimate keyboard shortcut cheat sheet infographic for Adobe CC Photoshop and Lightroom.

If you use either of these Adobe programs, learning the keyboard shortcuts for the tools you most commonly use can save you a LOT of time and improve your work flow. You’ll also feel like an Adobe Pro by minimizing your mouse usage.

Adobe Photographers Cheat Sheet

Via Make A Website Hub

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Parent Test Commercial: Part 1-3

2015-10-10T23:08:00.000-06:00

Friend: "Cool, you are in a commercial! What's your part?"

Me: "Ummm, well. I get to play the grey-haired parent-type taking a drug test in a school."

Friend: "Ha-ha......ah-ha...ha-ha....ahhh-ha......." Couldn't say a word because they fell over laughing...

Yep, gone is youth and it's time to accept we are just going to get cast into the grey-haired roles from now on! Ah, such is life.

Parent Test - Version 1

Parent Test - Version 2

Parent Test - Version 3

And for those of you about to make snappy remarks on social media, we really did have to 'act' when it came to not knowing what things were! LOL!

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Photo of the Day | Meadowlark on the Prairie

2015-10-06T22:30:00.000-06:00

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American Legion Battle Creek Post 303 - Part I Video of July-September, 2015 Construction

2015-10-04T20:59:00.000-06:00

American Legion Battle Creek Post 303 has, since its inception, been a hub of our small western South Dakota town. The Post is housed in what began as a wooden floored grocery store. In the mid-1960’s, the outer shell of the then vacant building was raised to replace the rotting floors with a concrete foundation, extending the useful life of the structure. But the old building is approaching the end of its life span and is in need of replacement.

Hence, the building of a new structure has begun. This facility is far more than just the American Legion Post home. The new building will be ADA compliant and include restrooms, meeting area, kitchen facilities and office space. This building will be used by the Senior Citizens, Legion Auxiliary, AA, Boy and Girl Scout organizations, plus other community entities and members as well as the American Legion.

Join us on this journey of creating a new home for American Legion Battle Creek Post 303 in Hermosa, SD.

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© 2015 Dakota Visions Photography, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Find us online at DakotaVisionsMedia.com or @DakotaVisions.

All appropriate releases on file with Dakota Visions Photography, LLC. All aerial photography and services donated by Dakota Visions. Dakota Visions Photography, LLC is in the process of filing for an exemption under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA) and is currently following all rules for safe flying as a hobby aircraft.

ON1 Photo 10 Video - New Filter Stack in Effects

2015-09-26T15:31:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to share one of the many cool new features in ON1 Photo 10. The new filter stack in ON1 Effects (part of ON1 Photo 10) has been given an upgrade!

As we mentioned previously in our article, The Next Generation of Perfect Photo Suite - ON1 Photo 10, there has been huge improvements made to the Effects module of ON1 Photo 10. Filters respond faster than ever before and presets are easier to find and apply. New preset categories have been added for popular photography genres, and include settings for color grading and haze reduction. The Perfect B&W module has been fully integrated into Effects, which lets you apply any filter—including the popular Dynamic Contrast effect—to your monochrome images. Lastly, you now have complete control over the organization of your presets and preset categories, making it easy to customize Effects to work the way you want.

Today, let's focus on the filter stack in ON1 Effects (part of ON1 Photo 10) which has undergone some great new changes. You can still work the same way you did in the previous version, but you can also learn some new ways to work. Dan Harlacher shows how the new options make it easier to find, add, and adjust filters in this great little 3 minute video clip.

If the video is not viewable in the browser you are using, please try to copy and paste: https://youtu.be/A-hCPIkPWok.

Don't forget to head over to ON1 today and get your ON1 Photo 10 copy reserved right away.

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The Next Generation of Perfect Photo Suite - ON1 Photo 10

2015-09-18T16:00:00.002-06:00

ON1, Inc. has announced ON1 Photo 10, the next generation of its photo editing and effects app for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

Version 10 is a ground-up rework of Perfect Photo Suite 9, optimized for performance, stability and ease of use. Up to 4x faster than the previous version and requiring less memory to run, ON1 Photo 10 also includes an integrated mobile workflow, a modern
user interface, and the essential ON1 photo editing tools photographers have come to love.

ON1 Photo 10’s enhancements include:

A significantly improved Effects module. Filters respond faster than ever before and presets are easier to find and apply. New preset categories have been added for popular photography genres, and include settings for color grading and haze reduction. The Perfect B&W module has been fully integrated into Effects, which lets you apply any filter—including the popular Dynamic Contrast effect—to your monochrome images. Lastly, you now have complete control over the organization of your presets and preset categories, making it easy to customize Effects to work the way you want.
Two-way syncing of photos between ON1 Photo 10 and mobile devices with our free Photo Via app for IOS. Photo Via lets you share albums, smart albums and folders of photos between your desktop and your iPad or iPhone using Dropbox or Google Drive. With Photo Via, you can search, rate and share photos easily from any iOS device, and have the metadata synced back to your desktop.
Better and faster workflow tools for working with faces in the Portrait module. Find facial features quicker, even with side views or faces at an angle. Portrait is faster and better than ever. The new way of working with facial features makes it easier to retouch the areas you care about.
Access to Resize from any module, which lets you use the photo enlargement features of Perfect Resize from any part of ON1 Photo 10. Sharpen, add a watermark, or create a gallery wrap when you want, without jumping to a different module.
Color and tone controls that make sense. Use Enhance’s exposure adjustments, better color controls, and improved highlight and shadow recovery to make your photos pop before taking them into other editing modules.

As most of you know, we not only use ON1 Photo products in our workflow, but we are also an affiliate with them. We strongly encourage you to check out the next generation of Perfect Photo Suite - ON1 Photo 10 today!

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Mt. Rushmore and Motorcycles - Just Meant To Be

2015-09-05T21:29:00.001-06:00

Sometimes, when you are out driving around, and image just hits slaps you in the face. Well, Mt. Rushmore and Motorcycles - Just Meant To Be was one of those shots. We hope you enjoy!

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Kool Deadwood Nites - 2015

2015-08-22T18:14:00.000-06:00

Kool Deadwood Nites brings car lovers together for four days full of classic cars, classic music and classic fun. It’s a 50’s and 60’s sock hop - Deadwood, South Dakota style.

Attendees enjoy classic car parades, show and shines and free concerts on Main Street featuring the biggest names in rock ‘n roll history like The Fifth Dimension and 1910 Fruitgum Factory.

This year's show did not fail to knock our socks off again. Here are three of our favorites from the show.

1961 Chevrolet Corvette

1955 Chevrolet BelAir 2 Dr. Hardtop

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How to Design the Perfect Business Logo [Infographic]

2015-05-02T15:12:00.000-06:00

A business logo is more than just a pretty graphic. It is the representation of an entire brand, a symbol that determines how people feel and react about your company. So what ingredients make up a tasty, irresistible logo? This infographic from Company Folders will provide you with ideas that a successful logo design must have.

How to Design the Perfect Business Logo

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Ultimate Guide to Creating Visually Appealing Content [Infographic]

2015-04-17T13:50:00.000-06:00

Why is visually appealing content so important? Our answer would be that the social media engagement, backlinks, and increased views keep our website continually higher ranked on search engine as well as increased overall readership. Key pieces to keeping the website (and our business) running.

Want to learn how to create more visually appealing content? Then check out this great infographic put together by the folks over at QuickSprout.

Courtesy of: Quick Sprout

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New! Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 Update Available Today

2015-04-13T16:35:00.000-06:00

For a list of the technical details and new feature list, see below:

Browse Enhancements

Persistent Thumbnail Cache: Stores thumbnails are previews on disk so that when you go back to folder a second time it loads much faster. You can control the size and location in the preferences.
Improved Detail View: Our goal was to reduce or eliminate seeing pixelated previews in Detail View. It now generates a larger preview up front so you will see less pixelated previews. It also reads ahead and behind so that when you move between images there is no pixelation. It also continues to process thumbnails and previews in the background.
Improved Grid View: The thumbnail grid has been rewritten. It should be faster changing folders. You can also scroll through large folders with no detail.
Albums: Create and manage lists of photos that can live anywhere, similar to a collection in Lightroom. Watch Videos

Crash Logger: Automatically logs crashes and hangs and reports them back to on1.

Scratch Disk: You can now configure where you scratch disk is located. This is handy if your boot volume is a small SSD. Adjust this in the preferences.

Mask Enhancements

Line Mask Tool: Create or edit masks with a point-to-point polygon tool. Click around the shape you want to mask, then click in the middle to mask that area.
Double-click on Blur and Chisel: You can now (or finally again) apply the Blur Mask and Chisel Mask tools to the entire mask by double-clicking on the tool icons.
Luminosity Mask: You create a luminosity mask or copy the luminosity to paste it as a mask onto other layers. The commands live in the Layer and or Mask menus.
Mask Contextual Menu: When you right click on a mask thumbnail in Layers or Effects there is now a contextual menu with the same options as the Mask menu.
Feather in or out with Blur Mask tool: There is now a mode option in the tool options bar for the Blur Mask tool. When it blurs it can either lighten or darken so that the blur goes inside or outside the current mask instead of just along the edge. Handy finishing touch for hair.
“O” key now toggles the mask preview on and off like Lightroom.

Portrait improvements

Faster Loading, like three seconds instead of 12!
Faster Control Point Adjustments. You can still get it to beep occasionally. We will continue to improve this for Suite 10.
Updated Control Point Overlay.

GPU Processing for Perfect Effects: We are in the process of converting everything in Perfect Effects to process in the GPU (video card). This make it much faster to adjust the sliders and use tools. For Suite 9.5 the following filters have been updated.

Blending Options
Antique
Color Enhancer
Cross Process
Lens Flare
Photo Filter
Split Tone
Vintage
Vignette

Misc Enhancements

Hold down command and option when you launch to delete preferences.
Colorize and Invert options added to the Borders and Textures panes in Effects. This gives you more control over what color you want for basic borders like Simple and Emulsion.
Crop settings now sticky across sessions and modules.
100% Actual Size option is now available in the Print dialog.
Brushes should now behave more like Photoshop. They feather equally in and out instead of just in. The brush profile has also been modified to act more like Photoshop.
Color Temp control has been adjusted to be more yellow, less orange. It now tracks closer to Lightroom when you are working on a raw file
Suppress Edit What dialog (coming soon). When you use the Suite as a standalone you will not be prompted for your file handling options every time you open a file. These options are being moved to the preferences instead.

Information and image credits: on1 - Focused on Photography®

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Quote of the Day: A Mind Stretched...

2015-04-12T15:32:00.002-06:00

A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 - Coming Soon!

2015-03-30T06:30:00.000-06:00

Not yet, but just around the corner (in around two weeks), Perfect Photo Suite 9.5, an updated version to Perfect Photo Suite 9 will be available for owners to download – FOR FREE. So, how will we notify Suite 9 owners once it’s posted? We will do the following:

Email registered users the day 9.5 is posted to our site
Auto update feature built into the app will prompt you to download the update once it’s posted
You can also get it here at any time after the post date

Included in this latest update are many significant performance and feature improvements.

Key Enhancements in Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 (check out the latest on1 labs posts for videos)

The Perfect Browse update add key improvements in four areas; grid view, detail view, caching, and albums. Grid view has been reworked to be much much faster and smoother when you scroll through thumbnails. Detail view, for looking at one photo at a time, has been improved so you will hardly ever see a pixelated version of your photo. This will be a much better experience when scrolling through full previews at a regular pace. The persistent cache of thumbnails and previews allows you to go back to a folder you have viewed before and make it lightning fast to view.

Albums are a new feature for Perfect Browse and it allows you to make a list, or collection of photos. The great part about on1 Albums is that photos added to the album can live anywhere (local hard disk or the cloud). Files don’t get duplicated when you add them to an Album, it’s more like a list of shortcuts.

Perfect Portrait has also undergone significant performance improvements. You will immediately notice the start up speed (from opening Portrait to finding faces). The adjustments of the eyes are mouth are also much faster.

There are many more features and performance enhancements found in version 9.5, including a new line mask tool; luminosity masking, and bug fixes.

About the Suite

Perfect Photo Suite is a full-featured photo editor that works either as a plug-in editor to Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and Aperture, or as a standalone app. Regardless of your workflow, the Suite provides all the necessary tools for editing your photos, improving portraits, adding popular looks in color or black and white, resizing for large-format printing, and making complex selections with minimal effort.

Our open system allows access to your photos no matter where they are stored: your computer, your network, or on cloud-based storage services. We support all of the key online storage services, including Dropbox, iCloud Photo Stream, Google Drive, and Microsoft’s OneDrive.

Availability and pricing

Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 is a FREE update to existing owners of version 9 (or 9.0.2). It is also available for sale in two versions: Premium and Basic. The Premium edition supports Photoshop CC, CC 2014, and CS6; Lightroom 5 and 4; Photoshop Elements 13, 12 and 11; and Apple Aperture 3. The Basic edition, works as a standalone app and does not have plug-in support. Upgrade pricing is available for owners of a previous version of Perfect Photo Suite.

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Posted on March 23, 2015 by Patrick Smith

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Quote of the Day: People Aren't Against You...

2015-03-29T19:51:00.002-06:00

Quote of the Day for March 29, 2015

People aren't against you; they are for themselves. < Click to Tweet This Quote >

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Better Exposure in 3 Infographics or Less

2015-03-28T17:01:00.001-06:00

Someone recently asked us about the secret to dialing in the correct exposure for a photograph. Yes, photography is an art, but it is also a science.

Aperture (depth of field)
Shutter Speed (duration)
ISO (sensitivity to light)

These three items make up the science behind exposure. Check out the 3 infographics below to learn more.

Infographic Source: www.photographerabroad.com

Infographic Source: finmmakeriq.com

Infographic Source: shotrockers.com

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2015 Social Media Shortcuts Guide Infographic

2015-03-14T19:18:00.000-06:00

You know we spend lots of hours on social media each week between here and our other media sites. Plain and simple - you have to learn some shortcuts while on social media to survive.

The folks at SetUpABlogToday.com have put together a list of social media keyboard shortcuts for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr and Google +. A shortcut is a key combination that links up with a specific command that would otherwise be accessible through a menu via a click (or multiple clicks) of a mouse button.

The shortcuts in this great infographic allow you to bypass the need for mouse clicks and get’s you to the function you need in the fastest possible way. We hope you enjoy your lightning fast keyboard shortcuts!

Graphic by the team at SetUpABlogToday.com

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New! Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 Update Available Today

Browse Enhancements

Crash Logger: Automatically logs crashes and hangs and reports them back to on1.

Scratch Disk: You can now configure where you scratch disk is located. This is handy if your boot volume is a small SSD. Adjust this in the preferences.

Mask Enhancements

Portrait improvements

GPU Processing for Perfect Effects: We are in the process of converting everything in Perfect Effects to process in the GPU (video card). This make it much faster to adjust the sliders and use tools. For Suite 9.5 the following filters have been updated.

Misc Enhancements

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About the Suite

Availability and pricing

Quote of the Day: People Aren't Against You...

Quote of the Day for March 29, 2015

People aren't against you; they are for themselves. < Click to Tweet This Quote >

Better Exposure in 3 Infographics or Less

2015 Social Media Shortcuts Guide Infographic