Have you ever captured a perfect candid moment on a gray, overcast day, only to find the raw file looks flat, noisy, and uninspiring? It can be frustrating when the excitement of the "click" doesn't match the dull image on your screen. Chris from Free Will Photos has the perfect solution, demonstrating a professional workflow using DxO PhotoLab 9 and the Nik Collection 8. By following these steps, you can transform a lifeless street photo into a high-contrast masterpiece that

Editing photos can often feel like trying to color inside the lines with a giant, messy paintbrush. You want to darken a building to make it look dramatic, but suddenly the sky behind it turns into a muddy mess, too. The new "Intersecting Masks" tool in ON1 Photo RAW 2026 is the perfect solution to this frustrating problem. By allowing you to combine two different masks, this tool gives you surgical precision over your edits. The benefit is a professional, fine-art look that

Finding the perfect photography software can feel like trying to find a needle in a haystack—if that haystack was made of confusing buttons and subscription fees. You want to make your photos pop, but you don't want to spend hours guessing which tool actually does what you need. Chris from Free Will Photos has created a helpful guide to the DxO software universe to solve this exact problem. By breaking down their five main programs into specific bundles, he helps you find the

Editing can often feel like a daunting task, but the right tools can turn a flat, uninspiring shot into a cinematic masterpiece in minutes. In this tutorial, photographer Chris Scott demonstrates how to use Luminar Neo  to breathe life into images by focusing on atmosphere and depth. The video highlights a specific "quick edit" style that prioritizes mood over complex, manual adjustments, making it an excellent resource for photographers looking to streamline their workflow w

The Core Technique: Beyond Sensor Limitations In this detailed tutorial, photographer Chris Main demonstrates how to tackle one of the most persistent challenges in digital photography: capturing high-contrast scenes without losing detail. The video focuses on the technique of exposure blending  within ON1 Photo RAW 2026. By combining multiple shots of the same scene taken at different exposure levels, photographers can bypass the physical limitations of a camera sensor, ensu

In the world of modern photo editing, it is incredibly easy to get lost in an endless sea of filters and stylistic effects. However, as demonstrated in the latest look at ON1 Photo RAW, sometimes the most professional results come from stripping away the noise and returning to the fundamentals. By focusing exclusively on the Develop and Local Adjustment modules, photographers can achieve a polished, high-end look that maintains the natural integrity of the original RAW file w

See how ON1 Photo RAW can help reduce digital noise in your images. As photographers, we've all been there: pushing our camera's ISO in...

Do your photos sometimes lack that spark that compels you to edit them? You're not alone! This video will demonstrate how to use ON1...

Download the slides from this video here: This fall we will see what Skylum is calling the "Luminar Neo Big Fall Upgrade". This upgrade...

The ON1 community has gained some new users, and one of the most common questions I get is "Which button should I click at the bottom of...

Since the release of ON1 Photo Raw 2024, Brilliance AI has been a tool many people struggle to get updated properly. Sometimes it...

ON1 just announced the official pricing for ON1 Photo RAW 2024 compared to ON1 Photo RAW 2024 Max. This blog post covers some of the...

Eyes are no doubt the most important part of most portraits. Learning how to make them stand out should be high on the list of editing...

If you have never used local adjustments, then you are in for a treat. This is one of the best ways to really take control of the light...

Organization in any hobby or profession is important. Organization in photography is really important. Let me show you how you can use...

Getting a good lens blur in camera is super important if that is your style, but what if you can't afford the expensive lens that it...

No matter what you think about AI, it is here and it has crossed over into the photography space. For better or for worse, Artificial...

If you are an ON1 Photo Raw user and had no idea that Photo Raw Project was available to you, then this video is going to open your eyes....

This week we are going to try to make our own Laptop product photography. To join the challenge, go to the Free Will Photos Community...

It's no secret that photography gear can be expensive, but sometimes we can get a really great piece of gear without the heavy price tag....