{"id":366,"date":"2017-02-07T17:14:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T17:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2017-02-07T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T22:32:56","slug":"alien-skin-exposure-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/07\/alien-skin-exposure-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alien Skin Software: Exposure X2"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, I have to make a clear confession. \u00a0I am a proficient Adobe Lightroom user, and don’t have much experience with Exposure X2 from Alien Skin Software<\/a>. \u00a0BUT I just took Exposure X2<\/a> out for a “test drive” and thought it was worthy of pointing out this nifty program to you all. \u00a0 Yes, Exposure X2<\/a> can be used as a plugin from Lightroom, but it also can be used as a standalone program.<\/p>\n

If you have experience with Adobe Lightroom, the first thing that you’ll notice is the incredible similarity of much of the user interface. With some portions of the program, you’ll almost feel like you are using Lightroom! \u00a0In spite of it feeling sort of like Lightroom, it’s definitely not Lightroom. Exposure X2<\/a> has an impressive set of photo adjustment tools built in.<\/p>\n

You’ll quickly notice that there are not different “modules” for managing and organizing that are separate from the developing and editing of the images. \u00a0Unlike in Lightroom, it is all kept together in one interface. \u00a0That has some advantages. \u00a0Also, as soon as you start using Exposure X2<\/a>, you might notice that you immediately have access to ALL of the images on your computer. \u00a0There is no need to first “import” them. They are just there ready to be edited when you open a folder.<\/p>\n

When you do any editing, remember that Exposure X2<\/a> still does “non-destructive editing”, meaning that it doesn’t really<\/em> change the image until you export it. \u00a0(Believe me, thats a good thing.) And it works handily with RAW and other image formats. As you look over the editing capabilities, you will see a range of additional tools not found in Lightroom, such as overlays of really cool borders, light effects such as flames and flare, infrared simulation, simulated bokeh adjustments, and a variety of textures.<\/p>\n

All of these additional built-in editing tools make Exposure X2<\/a> still useful as a plugin in Lightroom even if you don’t use it as a full Lightroom replacement. \u00a0But keep in mind it is indeed a fully capable standalone program. \u00a0Just note that if you were to make a complete\u00a0transition from Lightroom to only use Exposure X2<\/a>, Exposure X2<\/a> will not automatically know about the edits that reside within the Lightroom catalog. \u00a0So even though the interfaces look similar, it does not mean it’s an instant switch to quit using\u00a0Lightroom and switch fully over to\u00a0Exposure X2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned, Exposure X2<\/a> is capable of browsing any drive or folder to view and edit images without having to use any sort of ‘import’ operation. \u00a0Its response is pretty snappy when you browse to a folder it hasn’t viewed before. Exposure X2<\/a> appears to be a well designed program, not just in its user interface, but “under the hood” with fast efficient processing of images, which you really need when you work with thousands of images.<\/p>\n

OH and one last point. You can also use Exposure X2<\/a> as a plugin from Photoshop! \u00a0That is really cool because if you are proficient in Photoshop, you can use layers to mask in Exposure X2<\/a> effects in portions of an image or mix and blend the effects, further enhancing the value of using Exposure X2<\/a> as a handy tool in your bag of tricks along with other plugins and tools.<\/p>\n

Check out Alien Skin Software<\/a><\/strong> and see if their software or plugins might be a fit for your photography workflow!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.AlienSkin.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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P.S. \u00a0My students get a generous 10% OFF Alien Skin Software<\/strong>! \u00a0Thank you Alien Skin!<\/p>\n

Happy Photo Editing!<\/p>\n

Kevin Gourley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, I have to make a clear confession. \u00a0I am a proficient Adobe Lightroom user, and don’t have much experience with Exposure X2 from Alien Skin Software. \u00a0BUT I just took Exposure X2 out for a “test drive” and thought it was worthy of pointing out this nifty program to you all. \u00a0 Yes, Exposure … Continue reading Alien Skin Software: Exposure X2<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,107],"tags":[103,102,104,105,3,58,106,101],"yoast_head":"\nAlien Skin Software: Exposure X2<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out Exposure X2 by Alien Skin Software to see if it might be a good addition to your photo-editing workflow!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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