Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you know about a big summer sale that onOne Software is having on their plug-ins. Not only do you get the entire Perfect Photo Suite 8.5 (with their latest updates), but you get summer-styled presets and en eBook from the awesome Nicole Young.
I get asked a lot of questions on what plug-ins I use the most, and the Perfect Effects plug-in isย my go to preset for all of my landscape photos. Heck, I’ll even go on record saying…
I use onOne’s Dynamic Contrast preset (included in Perfect Effects 8.5) on all of my landscape and outdoor photos
And any portraits I take get put through Perfect Portrait as well because, well, it’s just easier and faster than anything else. So if you’re looking for a good deal to pick them up, I’d definitely jump on this one because it ends soon.
Here’s the link to their website to get the $99 deal. And here’s a link to a webcast I did for them showing how I use Lightroom and Perfect Effects together.
Enjoy!

I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results youโve always wanted.
Hey Matt,
I just received an email from onone stating this offer is available again until July 31.
Hey Matt,
What website company do you use or would recommend. I see you blog and website if very fresh looking.
Thanks
Geoff
Hey Geoff – I use WordPress and bought/downloaded my theme from ThemeForest.com. It’s called “Edition”.
Thanks ๐
Matt, that is an awesome tutorial!! Thanks so much and I have those OnOne plugins in my buy list for sure. I have one question on the focus blending example you did, I tried something similar taking two pictures at f16 one with the foreground in focus and then the background in focus. I noticed in post that the pictures were not perfectly aligned. Does changing the focus affect the zoom level slightly? Would a smaller f stop like f8 help this? Any workarounds or tips you suggest? Thanks so much and you are a true inspiration sir!!
Matt –
Do you have a professional relationship with OnOne, i.e. get paid by them or receive free software from them. I see you talk about them a lot and I was curious.
Thanks – Love your stuff.
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Nope, not sponsored by them. I just like their stuff. Kinda like me writing about Lightroom, Photoshop, Canon, Lee Filters, etc… I write about things I like that I think others can benefit from. Thx ๐