3) Interfaceįor those of you coming from Lightroom, there is an immediate familiarity when opening X3. Preview window and easy adjustment of print parametersĪs you can see above, Exposure X3 has many of the features found in Lightroom.Apple sharpening appropriate for particular paper selection.Print a grid of images as a contact sheet.Ability to print photos directly from Exposure.Ability to view up to six images at once in side-by-side view.Overlay borders, textures, and light effects.Creative focus tools for adding bokeh and vignettes.Basic operations such as exposure, contrast, saturation, and other common adjustments.
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Local Adjustments with Layers and MasksĮxposure started out as a plugin for Photoshop 10 years ago.
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In no way did Alien Skin influence my impressions of the software. I want to stress that at Photography Life we endeavour to bring you completely impartial reviews. Moreover, they were very helpful, taking the time to show me some of the ins and outs of using the program. Alien Skin was kind enough to set me up with a licensed copy of Exposure to test for this review. So firstly, let’s get the disclosure out of the way. Maybe the learning curve would not be as steep here. What caught my attention was its similarity to Lightroom’s user interface. However, with their recent release of version X3 of their standalone application, Exposure, I became intrigued. Alien Skin is probably best known for their Lightroom and Photoshop film simulation plugins. Then I came across Alien Skin’s Exposure X3. Although to be fair, Skylum has plans to include DAM in a “soon to be released” upgrade to their software. And, I have looked into Skylum’s Luminar, but without DAM (Digital Asset Management) it is a no go. I have a copy of On1 Photo Raw 2017 but rarely use it. I have looked at Capture One, but feel overwhelmed by its cost and learning curve. I feel like Adobe has me between a rock and a hard place. So although my frustration with Adobe is mounting, I feel too tired (read, can’t teach an old dog new tricks) to invest massive amounts of time learning entirely new software. I work quickly with keyboard shortcuts and know exactly how to move through my edits quickly and efficiently, at least from a workflow point-of-view. I have used Lightroom since 2008, back when Lightroom 2 was introduced. Moreover, I am not exactly enamoured by the fact that Adobe has adopted a subscription-based platform. Like many of you, I have become frustrated with the speed of Adobe’s Lightroom. And since Spencer’s article, an update to the software was released, so I’ll fill you in on those details too. Here I will dive a little bit deeper into the user experience I have had with the program while using it exclusively for the last four weeks. I’m following his article up with a more detailed take on Exposure X3. In his article, he compared Lightroom to Alien Skin’s Exposure X3. A couple of weeks ago, Spencer wrote the first article of our “Lightroom Classic vs.
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This is an in-depth review of the Alien Skin Exposure X3 software for culling, managing and post-processing images.