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Photographic editing is the process of reworking an original photo, either produced by film or digital, to create the artistic vision of the photographer.

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Panaroma software for ubuntu?

There are two types of software for stitching panoramas: those that are easy and those that are not. The easiest and free ones are only available for Windows so far. The way I manage is to to run the …
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How to achieve the grainy/pixelated effect on this photo?

This what photos look like when they come out of my phone! To obtain a similar effect with a camera, raise the ISO pretty far up, say ISO 6400 on an APS-C or 25600 on a Full-Frame and then set noise-r …
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Data transfer rates required to edit images on an ext HD?

There will be no discernable difference during editing. Given that you are not going for an SSD both USB-C and USB 3.0 will deliver roughly the same throughput. Even a high-end standard HDD will not d …
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Can I edit photos in Lightroom using only previews

No, you can't. LR will not open a file in the development module if the image is not there. You can however change keywords and other attributes.
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How can I get rid of a black dot in a picture?

What you are looking for a spot-removal or healing tool. The name varies by software but they tend to work similarly. Adobe Lightroom has such tool. You basically place a circle over the spot, size i …
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How to make non-standard photo standard size

In most cases, there is nothing to do. When you print something, the usually default it uniform scale to fit which will scale the image preserving its aspect-ratio until it fits the desired paper size …
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How many photos should I keep?

You are right, that is a personal question and it will vary tremendously, some situations like fast-moving actions will often get a higher hit-to-miss ratio, so I do not think you can get a useful num …
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Photo editing: Is it ethically ok?

The action of editing is neither ethical nor unethical. What you do with the resulting images is what counts. Those who manipulate their images to deceive are doing something unethical. If you are ju …
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How does "sweep panorama" compare to traditional montage?

The truth is that it gives you a compromise which may be what some are exactly looking for: Motion panoramas are extremely easy to do, up to 360-degrees now. Within seconds you have a circular panora …
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How to watermark a folder of photographs?

2022 Update There are numerous applications with this feature and if you already have image processing software you may have access to this feature. One standout application that can easily do this i …
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Do professionals all edit their pictures heavily?

Not for certain type of Pro. Images represent the publications that they appear in and it is not usually up to the photographer to decide what level of manipulation is needed. It is up to the photo-e …
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Why does my Lightroom library now show two photos with the same file number?

You clicked on the Y|Y button in the lower left of your image. Just click on the rectangle to get back to seeing one image. The one to the left, show here:
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How present is sky replacement in professional landscape photography?

It sounds like you are doing all the right things. This is fantastic and keep it up! Although it is frustrating that only a fraction stand out, that is reality. The reason people have fantastic photos …
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Which tools are good for creating panoramas/stitching multiple photos?

Microsoft ICE and Auto Pano have worked very well for me. I tried most other solutions proposed here and most of them take the fun out of making panoramas. If you want to simply put in your images an …
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Is there a more affordable program than Lightroom?

Those who told you that were wrong. Lightroom is great. It works both as a cataloging tool and a photo editor but as far as editing goes it is quite basic. What it does which is great in terms of edi …
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