We’ve talked a lot about the upcoming release of ON1 NoNoise AI, the best photo noise reduction software, and are very excited for you finally see it in action. ON1 NoNoise AI will work as a standalone or plugin for popular photo editing software applications like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, Capture One, Affinity Photo, and more. It’s super easy to use and produces truly amazing results. Enjoy!
Coming soon, FREE for ON1 Plus members, The All About Blending Course. In this course, we’ll discuss what blending modes are and how they’re helpful through real-world situations and editing scenarios. We’ll cover all of the most commonly used blend modes and when they work best in your workflow. We’ll also jump into the Apply To menu to showcase various ways of protecting and modifying specific colors and specific tones. Whether you’re new to the world of blend modes or you’re looking to learn new and creative ways of using them, this is the course for you.
When we developed our new photo noise reduction algorithm in the upcoming ON1 NoNoise AI photo editing software, we took a holistic approach to understand noise and its causes. Thinking like a doctor, if we could prevent noise, that would be better than just treating it. A lot of the research bears this out. The earlier you can tackle noise, the better. A lot of the image noise we see in digital photographs is a side effect of the demosaicing process. If you are unfamiliar with that term, don’t worry, I’ll explain.
May was a busy time for ON1 Plus, we hope you enjoyed learning and getting creative with your photography this past month. Let’s talk about the latest exclusives coming soon to ON1 Plus, as well as our favorite releases from May.
The June Plus Photo Critiques will open on Tuesday, June 1, and will close no later than the end of the day on Monday, June 8, or once we reach out monthly critique limit. Plus members may upload a single photo as part of the group critique exercise conducted by Hudson and me.
Our goal is to talk about all submitted photos, and, as such, we are keeping the total number of submissions to approximately 40, so that we can give each submitted photo a proper critique. If you have been a regular contributor, and can wait a few days before submitting your photo, so newcomers get a chance, that would be wonderful.
The upload page for critiques is here.
We’ve been working hard at bringing an all-new product to market – ON1 NoNoise AI. In this ON1 Insider post, VP of Product Dan Harlacher tells a story of what brought us to this point.
As a photographer, I’ve always had an innate understanding of reciprocity. Reciprocity is the give and take of two factors that are inextricably locked together with the yin and yang. There are equal and opposite pros and cons for almost every decision you make when creating a photograph. Exposure is the classic example. If you want a faster shutter speed, you sacrifice depth-of-field and vice versa. When I used to shoot film, to work in low light, you had to use a higher ISO film to get the faster shutter speeds needed to stop action for sports or concerts. With that higher ISO, the film grain size had to increase, making the photo more grainy. Back then, the highest ISO films available were 1600 for color or 3200 for black and white. And when you photographed with those films, the grain was the size of golf balls. Going beyond a 5×7 print was terrible.
