Luminous Landscape Forum
Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: donbga on September 11, 2016, 03:26:10 pm
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A friend has just e-mailed this link to me:
http://www.landscapepro.pics/
My first reaction to this package is sort of negative or perhaps I am just an old fashioned photographer. Yes this software requires judgement and imagination to use but where is this kind of software likely to take us?
I plead guilty about enjoying post processing images but is this package just going a little too far?
Don Bryant
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Been mostly bashed before:
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4008787#forum-post-57821285
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4029371#forum-post-58064240
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Been mostly bashed before:
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4008787#forum-post-57821285
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4029371#forum-post-58064240
Thanks for the links. I examined the samples posted online and noticed that the tops of land based objects such as trees were clipped as pointed out in the threads on dpreview, not exactly a good selling point.
I have enough masking tools in PS and plugins to make purchase of this product a complete waste. I do use Portrait Pro with great success (when used with proper restraint). It makes portrait retouching generally very efficient and effective though using PS techniques alone is useful to know.
Don Bryant
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Hi Don,
I also found that particularly the masking inside "Landscape Pro" was inadequate. The concept is how the future will probably evolve, with dedicated processing of recognized features with specific properties, and Relighting as a bonus. But as it stands, "Landscape Pro" is not ready for prime time, IMHO.
I have enough masking tools in PS and plugins to make purchase of this product a complete waste. I do use Portrait Pro with great success (when used with proper restraint). It makes portrait retouching generally very efficient and effective though using PS techniques alone is useful to know.
Yes, the knowledge of facial morphology will facilitate the application of distortions (if necessary), cosmetic enhancements, and Relighting. Knowledge of skin structure and color will help to avoid creating plastic skin. Portrait Pro offers a real workflow speedup, compared to a full blown retouch (unless outsourced).
Cheers,
Bart