There’s more! Here’s what else you’ll find in Exposure X7.1:

• The ability to convert a selection mask into a polygon mask for easier adjustments and more flexibility.
• Exposure now provides basic support for video files. The grid will show video files and you can configure and launch external editors. You can also preview video files right in Exposure.
• Updated plug-in install location for Adobe’s new requirements.
• The image no longer returns to Fit view when opening or closing the Crop and Transform panel.
• A ton of miscellaneous usability improvements, and even some bug fixes.
• RAW Support for the following cameras:
  • Fuji X-E4
  • Sony A6100
  • Sony A7R III A
  • Sony A7R IV A
  • Nikon D6
  • Nikon Z fc

If you haven’t tried Exposure X7, now is a great time to check it out! It will help you merge the practical and the creative sides of your photography.

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We are delighted to announce the release of Exposure X7! It’s the latest version of our professional image editor for creative photographers.

Here are some of the exciting new features:

• An innovative new masking tool which enables you to make selections by quickly drawing a rough border.
• Editing workspaces organize panels needed for a particular task. Use the included culling, editing, and retouching workspaces or create new ones customized for your specific needs.
• Crop and transform have been united in a single easy-to-use interface. Additionally, new composition guides have been added.
• New defective pixel removal is available for raw photos.
• More faithful color reproduction when using custom DCP color profiles
• Improved color fidelity with DNG files
• Fine texture noise can be added to recover detail with aggressive noise reduction.

Upgrading from Previous Versions

Exposure X7 is available at a discounted price of $89 to owners of previous versions. If you purchased Exposure X6 on or after July 15th, 2021, we will be sending you a free upgrade to Exposure X7 soon. 

Buy Exposure Today

No subscription is required. When you purchase Exposure, you own it forever.

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Exposure X7 is coming together nicely, and it’s almost complete. One of the exciting features coming in the latest version is a powerful new way to make selections. We introduced the Polygon Selection tool, which helps you make selections quick and easy. This video demonstrates how it works.

The Polygon Selection tool provides a simple, yet powerful set of controls for creating selections in Exposure. You can quickly draw an outline of an object in just a few clicks and Exposure will select it for you. Make refinements at any time by moving the points, adding more, or placing markers to designate areas to include or exclude from the selection.

Exposure X7 will be here soon. Our blog is the best place to get more information about the release. It’s a great time to purchase Exposure X6 if you don’t own it already. If you purchase Exposure X6 now, we will send you a copy of Exposure X7 when it’s released.

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It’s a great time to be an Exposure user, especially with all the great enhancements coming in Exposure X7. One of the exciting improvements is a change to the way you crop images. We’ve unified the crop and transform panels to provide a more straightforward way to compose photos. We made this video to demonstrate what that means for your workflow.

The redesigned interface provides a streamlined level of control for changing crop ratios, correcting perspectives, or adding film borders without covering too much of the image. Additionally, the new visual overlay guides like the golden triangle or golden section give you new creative composition options.

Exposure X7’s new crop and transform tools create a special crop and transform layer. You can move this layer up and down in the layer stack to control exactly when crop and transform is applied.

Exposure X7 will be here soon. Stay tuned to our blog for more news about the release. And, it’s a great time to purchase Exposure X6 if you don’t own it already. If you purchase Exposure X6 now, we’ll send you Exposure X7 for free when it’s released.

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W00t! Exposure X6 was honored as a featured selection in Professional Photographer magazine’s 2021 Hot One Buyers Guide! 

Everyone on the team played a part in making Exposure what it is today. As proud as we are to have Exposure winning prestigious awards, we want to share the honor with our users throughout the world. We couldn’t have done it without the helpful feedback, recommendations, and feature suggestions from all of you.

If you haven’t heard of Professional Photographer magazine’s Hot Ones before, they honor the hottest products and services for professional photographers. This year marks the 23rd edition of the Hot Ones. We’re very thankful to the PPA and the PPMag teams for their continuing efforts to inspire, educate, and elevate the U.S. photography industry.

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Exposure, our award-winning photo organizer and editing software, is about to transform your workflow. Exposure X7 introduces workspaces that help you take speed and efficiency to a whole new level.

Watch the video and see how to use workspaces in your workflow. Workspaces are customized layouts of controls for a particular task, such as editing or culling. You can customize the size and position of all the elements on the screen so the layout flows perfectly with your style of working.

The release will be here soon. Stay tuned to our blog for more news about Exposure X7. It’s the perfect time to get Exposure X6 if you don’t own it, already. If you purchase Exposure X6 now, we’ll Exposure X7 for free when it’s released.

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We want to share the exciting news that we are working on Exposure X7, the next version of our creative photo editor. It will be available sometime this fall. We don’t have a firm release date yet, but are working hard to bring it to you as soon as possible.

One of the biggest new features is a revolutionary new mask tool. You’ll make a rough selection and then Exposure will intelligently refine it. Our innovative approach will make it a snap to separate a subject from the background.

Stay tuned to the newsletter and blog in the coming weeks. We’ll have more details about this new mask tool, in addition to the other new features leading up to the release.

Additionally, starting today we are introducing a new promotion. If you purchase Exposure X6, you’ll receive Exposure X7 for free when we release it.

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We’ve updated all our products to support M1 Mac computers. Exposure X6 supported the new Apple Silicon computers back in December, but now all our software does!

The Exposure Bundle supports Apple Silicon Macs. That includes Exposure, our creative photo editor and organizer, Snap Art, for creating beautiful art that looks painted by hand, and Blow Up, for making crystal clear enlargements at enormous sizes. The list of Apple Silicon Mac supported products also includes our graphic design application Eye Candy, which creates great-looking graphics like chrome, glass, and fire in an easy-to-use interface.

You can update your software right now on our website. Or, if you haven’t used our software before, you can try it free for 30 days by downloading the trial.

Quickly adding support for the latest platforms is another way our team shows our commitment to making the best software money can buy. Frequently that means we are continually making adjustments behind-the-scenes to squeeze more performance out of computing systems on the cutting-edge.

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We’re pleased to announce a new update for Exposure X6. There are a few improvements in this update we’d like to highlight. First and foremost, Exposure now supports HEIC format images!

This means you can process all the best moments you captured on your iPhone with Exposure’s advanced creative tools. Exposure’s fast organization makes it easy to find the best shot from your camera roll. Exposure also enables you to apply editing adjustments easily. You could even apply Exposure’s intelligent auto corrections to an entire folder of iPhone shots all at once.

Also included in the update are improvements to GPU speed, noise reduction quality, and support for the following cameras and lenses:

Expanded Raw Support

• Olympus SP-570UZ
• Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ10002
• Sony Alpha a9 II

Expanded Lens support

• Canon RF24-105mm F/4-7.1 IS STM
• Nikon Z 24-70mm F/4
• Olympus M.12-45mm F4
• Viltrox 56mm F1.4 XF

Exposure checks periodically to see if new updates are available, so you should get a notification about the update in the next week. Or you can update right now by accessing the update from the Help menu in Exposure. Select Check for Updates at the bottom and Exposure will give you directions. If you don’t already own Exposure X6, you can try it free for 30 days. Click to download the trial.

These new updates are one of the ways our team shows our commitment to making Exposure an unmatched creative editing tool.

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The move to the new M1 hardware was pretty straightforward. Apple’s previous transition from PowerPC to Intel chips left technology in place that made switching easier. And, our own experience with that project made the M1 transition go much faster.

Our development team ran a series of tests to compare Exposure’s performance on Intel vs. Apple Silicon Macs. They noted that using Exposure on an Apple Silicon Mac was snappier and speedier overall. Throughout the entire process in Exposure, there was a performance boost. It included faster file organization tasks, editing adjustments, and exports. For example, image duplicates appear almost instantly on the Silicon Mac, where a comparable Intel Mac takes a moment or two.

Our testing showed the following performance increases.

• Launch Speed – 100% faster (1sec M1 vs 2 sec Intel)
• Slider performance speed – 30% faster (98ms M1 vs 140ms on intel)
• Export Speed – 25% faster (50sec M1 vs 1min 07sec intel)

If you don’t own an Apple Silicon Mac, you should still update. The update also adds support for several new camera models and lenses. The update includes various minor bug fixes, too. You can download the update from within Exposure. Select Check for Updates from Exposure’s Help menu.

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We are delighted to announce the release of Exposure X6! It’s the latest version of our professional image editor for creative photographers.

Here are some of the exciting new features:

• New GPU optimization leverages the full power of your computer hardware to dramatically speed up image processing.
• One-click automatic adjustments select optimized values for white balance, exposure, haze level, contrast, and tone.
• Enhanced shadows and highlight processing is now more reliable, consistent, and accurate.
• New profile guided noise reduction eliminates noise based on camera sensor characteristics.
• The Advanced Color Editor builds on Exposure’s innovative 3D masking to enable vastly greater control of color modifications. Perform sophisticated color replacements in just a few clicks.
• Updated user interface provides a refined, modern aesthetic.
• New haze level slider counteracts contrast decreases caused by atmospheric haze.
• New mask visualization options.
• DNG converter integration enables conversion to DNG format manually or automatically when copying from a camera card.
• The new user manual complements our video and in-product documentation.

Upgrading from Previous Versions

Exposure X6 is available at a discounted price of $89 to owners of previous versions. If you purchased Exposure X5 on or after July 15th, 2020, we will be sending you a free upgrade to Exposure X6 soon. 

Buy Exposure Today

No subscription is required. When you purchase Exposure, you own it forever.

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Exposure X6 is close to being ready. We are excited about the upcoming version and all the great new features it will bring. This video demonstrates a few of the new features coming soon.

We show you how to configure auto adjustments for white balance, exposure, atmospheric haze, and more. You’ll also see how to control noise removal with the tools on the Noise Reduction panel. And we demonstrate how to recover image detail in bright highlights and dark shadows. 

The release will be here soon. Keep watching this space for more news about Exposure X6!

It’s a great time to buy Exposure. Anyone who buys Exposure X5 now will automatically get a free upgrade when Exposure X6 is ready.

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It’s an exciting time to be an Exposure user. The new version has some new advanced masking features that help you make precise selections with ease. We made this video to show you what that means.

In Exposure X6, you can easily customize the hue and opacity of layer masks. Additionally, you can use one of the new visualization modes, each with a specific use. Quickly clean up mask selections with Mask Only mode, or dial in mask boundaries with saturation and luminance each with their own specific mode.

The release will arrive soon. Stay tuned to our blog and social channels for more news about Exposure X6.

It’s the perfect time to purchase Exposure if you don’t own it already. If you purchase Exposure X5 now, we will send you a free upgrade to Exposure X6.

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We love to share details about Exposure X6 as it comes together. One of the great new features is the Advanced Color Editor, which provides a simple, intuitive way to replace colors in a photo. We made this video to show you how it works.

The advanced color editor builds on Exposure’s innovative 3D masking for making precise color modifications. Simply select color regions in the image and refine the selection with easy-to-use adjustments, then choose what new color to change it to. Multiple color replacements can be performed in a single step, and the effects can be saved as a preset to use again in the future.

The release will be here soon. Keep watch on our blog and social channels for more news about Exposure X6. It’s a great time to buy Exposure if you don’t own it already. Anyone who purchases now will automatically receive a free upgrade to Exposure X6.

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It’s an exciting time to be an Exposure user. When Exposure X6 arrives, your workflow will be faster than ever. The upcoming version is going through a major overhaul under the hood to bring your post-processing to a whole new level. We made this video to show you what that means.

Exposure X6 achieves new levels of processing speed with GPU acceleration. This uses the full power of your computer hardware. Editing adjustments to exposure or contrast are as much as three times faster using a typical GPU. Multiple graphics cards can be used for additional power, even a mixture from different manufacturers.

The release will arrive soon. Stay tuned to our blog and social channels for more news about Exposure X6.

It’s the perfect time to purchase Exposure if you don’t own it already. Anyone who purchased Exposure X5 on or after July 15, 2020 will automatically receive a free upgrade to Exposure X6.

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Exposure, our award-winning photo organizer and editing software, is about to take a huge leap forward. The new version will introduce loads of powerful new capabilities that take post-processing to a whole new level. We made this video to show these new features:

• Amazing levels of processing speed with GPU acceleration.
• Auto adjustment tools that intelligently correct exposure, white balance, contrast, and more.
• A unique, adaptive profile-based noise reduction system
• Highlight and Shadow slider quality improvements
• An advanced color editor for seamlessly replacing color regions
• Controls for atmospheric haze
• Customizable layer masks
• Clear, concise masking isolation views
• DNG converter integration

The release will be here, shortly. Stay tuned to our blog and social channels for more news about Exposure X6. Anyone who purchased Exposure X5 on or after July 15, 2020 will automatically receive a free upgrade to Exposure X6 when it’s available. It’s the perfect time to buy Exposure if you don’t own it already.

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We just released an update to Exposure. It’s called the Exposure X5.2 update, and it’s free to anyone who owns Exposure X5. You can download it from our customer downloads page, or you can select Check for Updates from Exposure’s Help menu.

This update adds expanded support for several camera models, including Canon CR3 files. Additionally, there are various minor bug fixes contained in this update. An added feature to note is the sliders can now be controlled simply by hovering over the slider or the label and using the mouse-wheel.

Here is a list of the new camera models supported with the Exposure X5.2 update:

Canon

• EOS R
• EOS RP
• EOS M6 Mark II
• EOS M50
• EOS M200
• EOS 90D
• EOS 250D
• PowerShot G5X II
• PowerShot G7X III

Fuji

• GFX100
• X-Pro3

Olympus

• Tough TG-6

Panasonic

• Lumix DC-G95
• Lumix DC-90

Sony

• A7R IV
• A6600
• Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

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We’ve heard a lot of positive feedback about Exposure’s new 3D color masking. Today we’re making it even more useful by releasing an update with a new masking feature. The update will enable you to combine multiple color constraints in a single layer. For example, you could target two specific colors to enhance with vibrance. This further streamlines creative editing by making it easy to create precise masks very quickly.

Watch our video to see the new feature in action. We’ll demonstrate how to select areas using 3D color constraint, then show how to add additional constraints on the same layer and switch between them.

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The best creative photo editor has gotten even better!

Today we released Exposure X5, a huge step forward in creativity and efficiency. It includes many improvements that make Exposure even more essential for creating artistic photos.

Here are some of the exciting new features:

• 3D Color Masking – Precisely control where an image adjustment is applied. Rendering can be limited to areas defined by specific color characteristics, including hue, saturation, and luminance. Easily target foreground or background areas, skies, skin tones, specific color ranges, and more with just a few clicks. The improved masking tools integrate seamlessly with Exposure’s existing brushes and gradients for even more flexibility.
• Chromatic Aberration Correction – Removes color fringes caused by lens refraction. Apply via lens profile or by manual adjustment if precise control is desired.
  Fringe Removal – Chromatic aberration correction is complemented by a new tool for full-featured fringe removal, enabling precise removal of even the most noticeable fringe problems.
• Vignette Correction – Counteracts unwanted darkening around the edges of photos. Apply via lens profile or by manual adjustment for greater control.
  Custom Camera Profiles – Assign custom camera profiles that enable you to control the interpretation of color from RAW data for a particular camera. Camera profiles created by X-Rite or other software can be automatically applied by matching a camera model or serial number, and can optionally match a particular lens or ISO range.
• New light and airy presets
• New season inspired looks
• New complementary color presets – Orange/Teal, Red/Green, and Purple/Yellow
• More black & white films – Ilford FP4 Plus, Ilford Pan F Plus, Kodak Recording 2475, and Polaroid Chocolate
• New image flip options
• Support for grayscale TIFF and JPEG images
• Multiple user interface language options – English, French, and German

Upgrading from Previous Versions

If you purchased Exposure X4 on or after August 1st, 2019, we will be sending you a free upgrade to Exposure X5 soon. If you purchased any version of Exposure before August 1st, you can use your license code to buy Exposure X5 for the upgrade price of $89.

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There are loads of exciting new features coming in Exposure X5 that expand the control you have over your photos. Nearly every camera image suffers from some level of imperfection caused by the lens. The new features coming in Exposure give you control over correcting these common issues.

Check out our preview video and see Exposure X5’s new lens correction tools in action. We demonstrate how to easily correct lens distortion, vignetting, and chromatic aberration. Exposure resolves these problems by applying carefully designed lens profiles, or by precise manual adjustments.

The release is coming soon. Keep watch on our blog or our social channels for the latest news about it. Anyone who purchased Exposure X4 on or after August 1st, 2019 will be sent a free upgrade to Exposure X5 when it is available. It’s a perfect time to buy Exposure!

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We are delighted to announce that Exposure X5 is coming soon! The new version of our award-winning creative photo editor will introduce plenty of new, powerful capabilities. Watch the video above to learn about these new features:

• New masking tools enable adjustments in areas selected by hue, saturation, and luminance.
• Improved lens correction tools, including chromatic aberration and vignette correction
• Customizable camera profiles for precise tuning of RAW processing
• New black and white film, complementary color, and season inspired presets
• Horizontal and vertical flipping transformations
• Support for grayscale TIFF and JPEG images
• Additional camera and lens support

The release will be here soon, so keep watching our blog or our social channels for the latest news. Anyone who purchased Exposure X4 on or after August 1st, 2019 will be sent a free upgrade to Exposure X5 when it is available. It’s a perfect time to buy Exposure!

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Professional Photographer Magazine featured Exposure in their annual Hot One Buyers Guide, which is a tremendous honor. It is always exciting to have our software recognized as some of the best photography products available. We appreciate the PPA and the PPMag team, and we love what they’ve done to inspire, educate, and elevate the U.S. photography industry.

The Alien Skin Software team would also like to thank all of our users from around the world. Without all your helpful feedback and feature suggestions, our software wouldn’t be as capable or balanced as it is today. As proud as we are that Exposure is winning prestigious awards, the driving force behind what helped achieve this honor goes to all of you.

We’re excited to see what this year will bring as we continue our quest in building creative tools for photographers everywhere.

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Live theatre photography is technically challenging, but it can be learned through trial, error, and research just like everything else. The real issue is time. Images have to give viewers a favourable impression of the live show, and they have to be ready to publish, instantly. That’s where Exposure’s workflow really became desirable for me.

I use Exposure for speed, image quality, and reliability. It’s the primary tool in my post-processing workflow. Improvements in the RAW processing capabilities in Exposure X4 have enabled me to cancel my subscription with Phase One. Now my workflow is as simple and fast as it needs to be.

The Need for Editing Speed

I shoot for West End and provincial theatres, irrespective of the size and the prestige my post-processing is the same. I’ve used a mixture of pre-selected images in this article. Unless it’s a long-running show, the turnaround between shoot and delivery is measured in hours. You have to be prepared to lose sleep to deliver the images on time. Between the installation of stage, props, backdrops, flats, lighting, and the opening performance, there will be one full dress rehearsal, two if you’re lucky. The actor’s performances will likely be perfected already, but the rest of the production might not be as finished.

The lights may not be focusing correctly, or they may be too strong or too weak. Also, the lighting will switch between extremes of light and shadow in different scenes, or they may use different hues, and all of them may need adjusting. You can forget about using auto white-balance when every scene uses different colored lighting. Additionally, the stage painting may not be complete, or sections of the stage might not even be built. The performance may stop suddenly, there will be scattered cables and equipment everywhere, and there may be an open orchestra pit you have to be careful not to fall in. You have to be as close to the action as possible, while not getting in the way.

Thinking Strategically

I shoot with two pro Nikon cameras and one Fujifilm X-T2. The Nikons are for the live stage, and the X-T2 is used for backstage shots. All of my cameras are set up to shoot lossless compressed RAW and fine/large JPEG. I use the JPEGs for the culling process because they have practically zero rendering time in Exposure. After the shoot is narrowed down to my winning shots, then I can switch to the RAW files for editing.

Firstly, I take a total count of the images I’ve taken. I use this to monitor my progress through the photos. It’s vital I keep my energy levels and focus up, and seeing the number of candidate images reduce as I complete each stage gives me a sense of being on target. I also use it to gauge how brutal I am in the culling process. If too many survive a specific phase, I edit again with more prejudice.

Ultimately, I’ll be evaluating the images based on emotional impact, but I can’t start there. Depending on the type of show, I could have anywhere between 1,200-3,500 images before I start culling. Getting drawn into the emotion of the images with that many to choose from isn’t recommended. I have to keep moving, and trust my instincts. I use Exposure’s star rating system (1-5) to narrow things down until I’m left with a manageable group of selects. That’s when I start using the emotional eye.

Fast, Easy Culling

I don’t “cull” a shoot by removing photos, instead I promote them through a series of passes. Winners are assigned a rating 5, but 3’s and 4’s may still have their place in certain contexts. I find it useful to send clients my recommended 5-star winners, but I make 4’s available to them if they need more options. Also, actors will ask for images of themselves that didn’t make it to the official promotional materials. It’s always good to have other quality options on hand.

1-Star: Focus

Anything in proper focus gets 1-star. Focus isn’t a subjective or fixable phenomenon, so this is a natural choice as the first step. During this step, I hide the Exposure’s panels and enlarge the thumbnails to fit four images on the screen at a time. This enables me to move down through the photos, and quickly mark each one by pressing the number 1 key. This rates them with a 1-star for proper focus.

At the end of this pass, I set the filter to hide any images without a 1-star or higher rating. Then I double check that the image count is where it needs to be. Having a high number of images at this stage is a double-edged sword. It’s great that I managed to nail focus in low light conditions with fast moving subjects x number of times more than usual, but it will make the next phase longer.

2-Stars: Distractions

Anything that doesn’t have a prominent distracting feature gets a 2-star rating. I quickly assign the rating by pressing the number 2 key. Again, this is an early phase because it’s the next least-subjective point.

(image below – main focus is nailed, but the blurry hands in the front is a huge distraction).

3-Stars: Performer

Anything flattering to a performer gets a 3-star rating with the number 3 key. Facial muscles can be massively exaggerated as stage actors push out volume and emotion. This isn’t meant to be a film, the performance is meant to look believable from 100 feet away. As a result, half-closed eyes, grimaces, stomachs sticking out where they aren’t meant to happens a lot. No performer is going to thank me for having something like that printed of them 6-feet high. Keeping the actors happy is key good for business.

4-Stars: Removing Duplicates

Through hours of live performance, I’ll be switching from single shot to burst shoots. This invariably means that by this phase, I’ll have a mixture of single shots and groups of images that are essentially of the same thing.

It’s important to keep the brain’s tasks as simple as possible. Picking a photograph because it has a great emotional impact is not the same task as picking a photograph because it’s the best one of a group. If you try to do both things at once, you’ll confuse yourself and slow your progress.

So, for this process, I’ll start using the color labels. I’ll label all groups with blue and all single shots with red. I then set the filter to only display shots marked with blue, so my brain can easily choose which shot is the best of the group. I choose the best one based on impact, gut feel, or a finer application of the rules I applied in the first three phases. There can only be one winner in each group. They are labeled red. After I have labeled a red photo from each of the group shots, I switch the filter back to show red 3-star photos. All the thumbnails will now be unique. I then select all, and click 4 – promoting all images to 4 stars.

5 Stars: Impact

By now I now have a reduced set of images that are all in focus, flattering to the performer, free from obvious distractions, and that aren’t duplicated. Depending on how successful the previous phases have been, I may have around 200-300 such images. Now is the best time to take a break, and then come back ready to engage your emotional eye. The next phase is purely subjective.

I’ll zoom the thumbnails to show a varying range of images at once, and click anything that hits me. That is a bit of an oversimplification of a quite complex subjective process. You’ll be taking into consideration the aesthetics, the type of show you’re shooting – but mostly anything that really hits you emotionally. The images have a job to do, they need to sell theatre tickets, and increase the artistic status of professionals involved. A clever, well-executed shot can be stale and lifeless, but you can easily spot a standout winner. These get a 5-star rating.

RAW Editing

Now we have our winning shots, so we switch over to perform editing on the RAW files.

Theatre lighting can change from one extreme to the next in a moment. At first glance an image may appear to be far too toned in one primary colour to be useable, but the color temperature presets Cloudy/Tungsten/Shade can easily correct for it. I’ve been impressed at how Exposure has pulled back a saturated sensor into a great-looking image on many occasions. White balance isn’t something I worry about until this final phase. This is also when I set the blacks, contrast, and bring out the pop. I’ll also use the spot heal, and I’ll add additional layers for adjusting sharpness.

Notable Performance

I built my own custom editing computer system to maximize my production speed. So, from the ground-up, my PC is as streamlined as I can make it.

It has dual Intel Xeon six-core processors, 24GB RAM, SanDisk Extreme Pro SSDs, and a lightning-fast GPU. Even though this is an overclocked computer, I can’t stand to give up 30% of my computer’s resources to run Creative Cloud in the background. When I start uploading another 4,000 images, it will set off Creative Cloud’s indexing process. This would drag my PC’s performance to a halt for no good reason. I don’t need collaboration support, I don’t need to edit my images on multiple devices, and I don’t upload images directly to social media. And definitely don’t want some random and time consuming update happening.  All I want is the editing speed I paid for. The kind of speed that Exposure gives me.

It’s not complicated. My clients just need their photos delivered by 9am the next day. Exposure gives me the processing speed I need to keep my clients happy. The editing tools in Exposure are high quality, it renders my RAW files beautifully, it’s easy to use, and it’s reliable. This is why Exposure plays such an integral part in my editing workflow.

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Introducing Exposure X4.5, the huge update to our photo editor and organizer Exposure X4 that introduces powerful new tools and refinements. This update is available now and is free to all owners of Exposure X4!

Here are some of the exciting new features:

LUT Support

Explore a whole new world of creative possibilities by importing LUTs into Exposure, where you can achieve striking new looks like cool cinematic styles. There are many LUTs freely available on the Internet and in other photo and video apps that you can add. Exposure makes it easy to visually preview LUTs and enables you to further refine them using powerful editing and layering tools.

Redesigned Copy Photos from Card Tool

A complete overhaul makes copying images from your card or other source location even easier and faster. Visually preview your images before you copy them, choose the ones to copy, rename them, and apply metadata like keywords and creative presets from Exposure’s huge library of looks.

Configurable Keyboard Shortcuts

Assign your own custom shortcut keys for your editing, navigating, and organizing functions. If you’re migrating from Lightroom, use the new Lightroom keyboard layout to make switching easier.

Lens Flare and Haze Overlays

New freely moveable overlays mimic realistic lens flare and haze, for a variety of new creative looks.

Additional Features

There’s support for new cameras and lenses, the ability to see the full list of collections a photo belongs to, and more.

Exposure Bundle Updates

We’ve also updated the Exposure Bundle to include Exposure X4.5 as its central app. The bundle integrates all of our award-winning photo apps: Exposure, Snap Art, and Blow Up.

Discover a New World of Creativity

Exposure is the advanced photo editor that combines stunning image processing quality, gorgeous creative tools, and a library of beautiful presets that other photo editors cannot match. Its fast workflow gives you all the creative and organizing tools you need to efficiently create unforgettable images. Plug-in support is included, so you can use Exposure’s advanced creative editing tools in Photoshop or Lightroom.

Visit the Exposure features page to see a full list of the new features.

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Exposure X4.5 will be here soon. We are excited about what this major update brings. Several powerful new features will help make your post-production faster and more efficient, which helps you spend more time shooting and less time in front of the computer.

In Exposure X4.5, you can completely customize your keyboard shortcuts, which helps you process photos efficiently. Even if you only use a few keyboard shortcuts in your workflow, like copy and paste edits between images, you still benefit from this valuable new functionality. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to assign, modify, or discard keyboard shortcuts in Exposure X4.5.

You can assign shortcuts to organize photos, apply creative edits, seamlessly transition between view options, open and close control panels, and more. Additionally, you can save your current set of keyboard shortcuts as a preset. Exposure comes with a Lightroom-compatible keyboard layout that helps Lightroom users feel right at home working in Exposure.

Exposure X4.5 is a free upgrade for all owners of Exposure X4. Stay tuned in to our social media channels for the latest news about the new version.

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