You may notice that when you open the folder, your images will be initially displayed as a Grid as shown on the second photo below.Ĭlick Fit on the upper right corner of the window and you will see (as shown on the first photo) that your chosen image is enlarged, but you can still see the rest of the set, in the thumbnails just below. Choose the folder you want to add, and double click. Click the + icon on the top left corner of the window to add folders from your computer.
And if you’d like to try Exposure X for the first time, download the full version here on a free trial basis.Open Alien Skin Exposure X (the latest version is 8, but previous versions work just the same).
Owners of older versions can upgrade for $99. If you already own Exposure 7, a free upgrade will be sent to you automatically. And of course, you can combine effects to create just exactly the result you’re after.Įxposure X is available for $149. In addition to a comprehensive set of film types, Alien Skin Exposure X allows you to create bokeh automatically and provides an assortment of other Lo-Fi manipulations. You can save the refinements and use them in future images.Īll editing is nondestructive, so your original image is always left unscathed. The bottom image is a pretty darn good rendition of how Infrared Ektachrome would handle this flower.Įxposure X features a very powerful set of adjustment tools that allow you to tweak ‘til your heart’s content.
The top image is rendered to look like an antique Autochrome, complete with ragged borders. In the panels above, the image in the center is unedited. I haven’t calculated exactly how many options are available, but there as so many you’ll never become bored. Adjust the size of the thumbnails to get a better idea. Select a film type and a set of thumbnails gives you a preview of the available options. A new window opens and you see your image in the center with a list of film effects on the left and a set of control sliders on the right. Open an image in Photoshop and select Alien Skin Exposure X from the Filters menu. Useable as a standalone product or as a Photoshop/Lightroom plug-in, Exposure X allows you to see your images the way film used to render them. Alien Skin, with its powerful and easy-to-use Exposure software, has restored much of what was lost. I don’t mean to start an argument, but digital made photography easier-and threw away some of the charm and magic in the process. For color it was usually Kodachrome 25 with an occasional roll of Fujichrome or, when I could get it, Agfachrome. For me, the standard black and white choice was Kodak Tri-X which I developed in D-76, but I enjoyed experimenting with every other emulsion and developer I could find. Not so many years ago, the first step in making a great photograph was deciding which film to load in your camera. Here is a close up view of how that works.įor a broader look at Aliens Skin's Exposure X, you can get more details and read about the announcement here. But its greatest strength, as I see it, still lies in accurately emulating the look of film of all types, vintage and modern.
In its latest incarnation, Exposure X is designed to deliver image organization and editing-and it does an elegant job of both.
Just in time to add some nostalgic film effects to our holiday photos, Alien Skin has released Exposure X, a greatly enhanced refinement of its popular imaging software package.