Photoluminary | Photography Blog

Jun
2

Why I Love Photography

Category: Featured, Sunday Muse Tags: photography 4 Comments

Some people, who just don’t know any better, consider photographers to be “failed artists”. It’s not true. Photographers are people who see the art that is inherent in reality.

May
29

By Rachael Towne

Presets Galore is my newest and most enjoyable website project by far. As I build the site up, I am allowing all products to be downloaded free of charge. All you have to do is “like” or “share” the product page of the presets that you want to download free, via the blue box. The download link will then appear. See the screenshot here:

May
20

By Rachael Towne

Topaz Clarity Review – Save $20 With This Coupon Code – Enhance Contrast and Clarity With No Artifacts or Halos

Category: Featured, Software Saturday, Whatever Whenever Tags: topaz clarity, topaz labs Leave a Comment

I have the pleasure of using an advanced copy of Topaz Clarity.

May
20

By Rachael Towne

10 Dismal Black and White Photos

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In this day and age we are exposed to quite a lot of depressing and dismal imagery on the news. Here’s some more!

May
18

By Rachael Towne

20 Cute, Handsome and Gorgeous Photos of Freckled People

Category: Featured, Whatever Whenever Tags: freckles 4 Comments

I adore freckles! Seriously, it’s a fetish. My husband is tall and freckly…the perfect man really.

Apr
9

By Rachael Towne

A Guide to Installing, Creating and Updating Lightroom Presets

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Installing Lightroom presets is actually pretty straightforward. First however, if you don’t yet have Lightroom or if you haven’t upgraded to version 4, you can download the trial version from Adobe here:

Apr
8

By Rachael Towne

Photographs of Genuine Happiness

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Negative emotions, such as anger, tend to get a lot more attention and press. However, positive emotions such as happiness deserve to be paid homage to as well…if only to help them spread.

Apr
7

By Rachael Towne

Dreams – Images from the Subconsious

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“It is on the whole probably that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it.” -Carl Gustav Jung
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Apr
2

By Rachael Towne

The Ugly Reality of Drug Addiction – A Photo Collection

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Photos like this are very hard-hitting. I’m not sure that anybody ever sets out to become an addict, but it is the sad outcome of so many lives. These people are somebody’s sons and daughters and sometimes they are even parents. If only more could be done to prevent the scourge of addiction in our society. Read More

Mar
27

By Rachael Towne

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Worth It?

Category: Featured, Software Saturday, Whatever Whenever Tags: adobe, creative cloud, lightroom, photoshop Leave a Comment

I recently purchased an Adobe Creative Cloud membership. To be honest, I was still pretty darn happy with Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3. However, since I write reviews of photo software and make things like Lightroom presets to both give away and sell, it made sense to upgrade for professional reasons.