Fix a flat, muddy background with Lightroom’s Variance slider
Point Color’s Variance slider can pull colour back into a dull brown backdrop. Here are the steps, menu paths and limits in Lightroom Classic 15.5.
Software
Photo and video editing software: comparisons, free alternatives, AI tools and workflow fixes.
Affinity, darktable and Luminar compared with Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop in 2026
Affinity just landed free on iPad, darktable keeps shipping RAW tools, and Luminar 1.29 is out. Here is what each replaces in Lightroom and Photoshop, and what it costs.
Free photo editors vs Adobe’s plans after Affinity for iPad
Affinity now runs free on iPad, darktable is on 5.6.2 and Snapseed 4.2 imports Lightroom presets. Here is what each free editor does, and where Adobe’s paid plans still apply.
What Resolve, Final Cut, Premiere and CapCut cost and export
Plan prices, platforms and export caps for DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere and CapCut as of 31 October 2026, plus who each one suits.
Free Photoshop alternatives for photographers, October 2026
Affinity is now free, GIMP has non-destructive editing, darktable 5.6 added optional AI, and Pixelmator Pro sits in Apple’s bundle. Here’s who should leave Photoshop, and who shouldn’t.
DxO ViewPoint 6: what AI masks in ReShape Fusion change
DxO ViewPoint 6 adds AI masks to ReShape Fusion and opens RAW files directly. Here’s what it does, what it costs, and who should skip it.
Lightroom, DxO and Photoshop just drew three different AI lines
Adobe lets AI invent new eyes in Lightroom mobile, DxO says its AI only rearranges pixels, and Photoshop’s next filter has no AI at all.
AI color grading in 2026: Imagen Video vs. the tools already in your editor
A look at what Imagen Video, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and the new KOLAR BASIS 2.0 plugin actually do before you touch a LUT.
Browser-based RAW editors: Pixieset and Luminar vs Lightroom
Pixieset Photo Editor and Luminar on Web both launched browser-based RAW editing this month. Here’s how they compare with Lightroom and Capture One.
Photoshop’s Paid AI Tools Meet a Free AI-Built Rival
Photoshop’s new Relight tool charges credits per click while a solo coder’s free AI clone chases feature parity. Here’s what each actually offers.