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How To Convert Photos to Black and White

The first black and white photograph was taken in 1826 only because color photography did not exist at that time. But color photography quickly took over once it was invented. Black and white photos still have their charm. Many photographers still like to come back to them, whether shooting analog, digital, or in post-production.

Architecture Photography Part 1: Old Masters

Humans have been creating architecture for thousands of years, and since the invention of photography, we’ve tried to capture them on film. We will focus on photographing architecture from today's perspective. That is, with modern technology. We’ll also show you how to edit architecture photos in Zoner Photo Studio X.

How To Add Shine to Hair using ZPS X

Photographers tend to focus on the eyes in portrait photography and the importance of hair is often underestimated. While the eyes are very important, we can’t forget about the other parts of a portrait. Let’s take a look at how to retouch the hair and enhance your portrait photography.

7 Things To Watch for When Editing Photos

Photo editing is an integral part of digital photography. If you're just getting started, be extra careful with your editing. Even though some adjustments may seem like a great idea, the opposite may be true. Let's focus on what you should watch for when editing your photos.

How to Remove Fog from Your Photos

Haze, fog, and smoke are frequent tools for creativity. But there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Too much haze, and your photo loses contrast... and is basically left with nothing left to see. Luckily, you can often remove or reduce haze in post-processing, and it’s not even hard to do.

How to Use the Histogram for Photo Editing

The histogram is a graph that shows the light and color values of an image. It also gives us information about an image’s Exposure. The left side of the horizontal axis of the Histogram contains information about the darkest areas of the image, while the brightest areas are on the right. The vertical axis indicates the extent to which these areas appear in the photo.

How Do You Fix Unhealthy Skin Tone? The Tone Curve Will Help

Having the right skin tone is key for portrait photography. But it often turns out that bad light or color reflections from your subject’s surroundings have given their skin an unhealthy look. You don’t have to throw these photos away, however. You can solve this problem easily using tone curves in Zoner Photo Studio. We’ll show you how.

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