![]() onOne’s plugins have made me become lazy at Photoshop. When a new plugin didn’t meet my expectations, they heard that too. ![]() When a new plugin worked, they heard my praise. I’ve found the company very open to feedback from photographers. I’ve been using onOne’s plugins since they were created in 2005. She wrote about her switch to Lightroom in Breaking up with Aperture. I don’t foresee Photoshop or Lightroom disappearing but then again, fellow author Lisa Robinson didn’t foresee her beloved Aperture disappearing either. Casual users or users intimidated with Photoshop will be happy. I think it’s great onOne is giving consumers an alternative. Will I ditch Photoshop or Lightroom, No, those other tools are too deeply ingrained in my workflow. The answer is yes (especially with its new Browse Module). The real question is can Perfect Photo Suite be a replacement for Photoshop and Lightroom. This ensures a smooth transition.įREE onOne Trial: Perfect Photo Suite Will I ditch Photoshop and Lightroom? I like to include a small part of the hair around the subjects face. Setting the mask view mode to show a red layer mask helps me make a better selection. The software starts by making a preliminary mask of the skin which I can edit with a brush. The skin doesn’t look fake or plastic thanks to the many options I can change. My favorite feature of Perfect Portrait is how it enhances skin. If her teeth were showing, the software would have whiten them along with adding vibrancy to the color of her lips. Perfect Portrait selected the lips in a similar way. The whites of her eyes were balanced with the sharpness of her iris. For the most part, Perfect Portrait did the bulk of the heavy lifting. I was able to tweak the selection and apply my own settings. The software places pins outlining the eye with a color pin in the center aligned with her pupil. Perfect Portrait auto selected her eyes, lips and skin. I first started with a photo of the model. Each tool has it’s purpose but still works together Perfect Portrait: Enhancing eyes, lips and skin. I was able to make the image look aged with color and texture similar to how I created it in Photoshop. After about 30 minutes, I was acclimated to the new software environment. This was a new approach for me, so I budgeted a little time just to play with the software and get familiar with the workflow. ![]() Since the concept of the Aviator was already established use textures and color to create a composite of a young woman in front of a World War II plane I had to figure out how to use the Standalone version to create these effects. I’ve included a free video at the end of the article. ![]() I wanted to see if I could work start to finish in Perfect Photo Suite and get the results I wanted. I’ve been using onOne for years as a plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom, but this was the first time I created a project from scratch using their standalone program. When onOne announced the release of their New Perfect Photo Suite, I was inspired to recreate the Aviator using their new standalone program. I originally created the Aviator in 2011 using Lightroom and Photoshop as my editing tools. ![]()
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