Photography News Issue 62

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Improve your scenics

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LandscapePro V3 is the latest version of this capable software designed specifically to help you improve scenic pictures without expert editing skills. V3 uses artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve this and features include advanced image recognition technology and tools for sharpening, adding clarity, replacing skies and removing unwanted objects. A new Overlay

function lets you put a layer over the original to help you control different areas of the images and also lets you add a watermark or copyright logo. The software also includes a brand new selection of over 150 skies that you can flip horizontally to give many more permutations to make your pictures look better. Three versions are on offer. The Standard edition is a standalone

editing software while the Studio/ StudioMax editions also work as a plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. V3’s new Smart Filter capability also lets you switch easily between Photoshop and LandscapePro for a smoother, time efficient workflow. Investing more also gives greater processing power so if you want to workwithRaw files and 16-bit TIFFs

you will need the Studio or Studio Max version. The Standard version is available from £29.95 and if you have a previous version the upgrade costs from£22.45. The Studio edition is £49.95 and the StudioMax £99.95. The software is available for Mac OSX 10.7 and later andWindows 7, 8 and 10.

PNYmemory PNY has announced a few new flash memory products including a 512GB Pro Elite microSD card and three USB flash drives, the most impressive of which is the Pro Elite 1TB USB 3.0/3.1 drive. Products will be available from January. Canon go small The Canon PIXMA TS705 is the company’s smallest five-ink single function printer and, available from February, it’s nicely priced at just £59.99. It features five individual inks and optional XL and XXL ink cartridges mean you can print more for less. Standard cartridges will give up to 350 printed copies and the unit accepts paper sizes up to A4. This printer is also Alexa and Google Home compatible as well as working with iOS and Android smart devices. pny.com

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Travel winners

Skylum Luminar

Skylum Software has launched a major update to its Luminar app. Luminar 3 is a sophisticated image editor for Mac and Windows and incorporates an advanced library function and uses artificial intelligence to allow image improvements with an intuitive workflow. Luminar 3 costs £64 as an outright purchase to new customers and the same product Manfrotto has updated its Pro Light RedBee backpack collection with new models, the 110 and 310 priced at £139.95 and £159.95 respectively. The RedBee 110 will take two CSC bodies and several lenses plus a 13in laptop. The RedBee 310 has more storage capacity so there is room for a pro DSLR Manfrotto updates

key for Mac and Windows allows activation on five devices. Luminar 2018 owners can upgrade to v3 free of charge and that includes updates as they become available.

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The winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) contest have been announced. Over 20,000 images from 142 countries were submitted and if you want to see the winning and highly commended images, over 150 are on the website. We’ll be featuringmore winning images in the next issue of PN , whichwill be available from 12 February 2019. To whet your appetite, shown here is one of Stefano Pensotti’s

with a 400mm lens attached, a spare body and two or three extra lenses. Here, there is space for a 15in laptop too. Both feature flexible dividers, and safe rear access.

winning images; he is the winner of the title Travel Photographer of the Year 2018.

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