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Last year onOne Software offered their Perfect Effects 8 plugin as a free download for a short time. Now as a special promotion for 500px members they’re offering their Perfect Effect 9 for free as well.
Great news though! You don’t have to be a 500px member to snag your free download. You can simply enter your name and email address and get your copy today.
It can be used as a plugin for Photoshop or Lightroom. It’s a $60 value and loaded with some really cool presets.
Check out the video below where master Photoshop retoucher Matt Kloskowski shows how he uses his favorite Perfect Effects presets.
I admit I don’t watch ‘Modern Family’ (or much TV at all) but discussions about the upcoming episode have been all over the internet. In a unique concept the entire episode would be shot on iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. The producers wanted to give a realistic portrayal of how modern families communicated with one another these days.
Check out the behind-the-scenes peek of how they pulled it off below.
Here’s an awesome series that beautifully shows how framing your subject in a shape can have serious impact. The series is called ‘Getting People in Shape’ and it’s by Italian photo enthusiast thatsval. She is currently working and living in Hong Kong. Make sure to check out the entire post here on Bored Panda. You can also check out thatsval’s Instagram page HERE. It’s loaded with great images.
I did happen to see this ad run during the Oscars ceremony a couple of night ago. I thought it was a good ad and found Martin Scorsese’s message in the voiceover inspiring. What I didn’t realize was that the entire ad was in fact shot on an iPad. Very cool. Check it out below.
Make sure to check out the entire post 