Topaz Adjust

Cuban Colonial architecture is wonderfully textured and colorful!  There’s a lot of detail in the scrollwork and interest in the old signs. The paint is worn and aged to absolute perfection, creating great photo opportunities everywhere you look! One of my favorite filters is Topaz Labs Spicify, as it can make a dramatic difference with…

If you hail a taxi in Cuba, it’s likely to be of the 1950’s American Classic Car variety, such as the car above. These cars have such great personality! I like making pictures of these old cars by using a wide angle lens and getting in close and at eye level with the headlights. The…

HDR (High Dynamic Range) offers the photographer unlimited possibilities when working with scenes that would be impossible for the camera to record in a single image. I liked this alley in Lucerne,  Switzerland, with the repeating windows and bicycles that were parked along each doorway. The bicycles seemed to speak about how people get around…

Topaz Adjust is one of my favorite plug-ins to enhance detail, color, and exposure. One of the many cool presets in Topaz Adjust is Spicify. This preset does just what it suggests, spices things up a bit! Roll your mouse over the image to see the original. Spicify warmed up the tones in the image,…

Just for fun, I took a few photos of this car that was reflecting all the urban art surrounding it. The image was a three shot HDR and was processed through Photomatix. To add a little more drama, I used two filter’s from Topaz Labs Adjust to enhance the texture, color and shine of the…