Print your photos! Yes – it’s wonderful to have an online gallery to share with friends and post to social media – but there’s something extra special about having prints in your home or photo books to flip through year after year. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Saal Digital was offering a voucher for photo books in exchange for a review.
I used their online webshop to create my book (you also have the option of downloading their software for a more customized look). I did wish the online version had more options and flexibility (ability to add text to each page or handle multiple photos per page) without having to download extra software.
But the end result was gorgeous – the print quality was super high – and I loved the feel of the pages. See below for a short video flip through of what I created.
I was recently contacted by SleekLens, a Danish company that focuses on Lightroom and Photoshop processing tools (they also offer Retouching Services as well as Online Courses).
I was sent the “Portrait Perfection Collection” action bundle to test out and review (it’s available for $39). The set includes 56 actions (compatible with Adobe CC, CS2-CS6 and Elements 11-14). I had fun trying out the different bases, all-in-ones, tone enhancers and other tools in the set.
My favorite “All-in-One” was Grundge (and what a fun word that is) – though I didn’t like that you couldn’t adjust the individuals layers of those actions, it was all flattened out into one layer. I expect I’ll use the bases, tones and other enhancements and retouching tools more in the future.
I found Sleeklens Actions to be easy to work with and understand, and I could see myself using some of these actions in my everyday portrait workflow. You can see some of the variety offered in the photo slideshow above.
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