Alien Skin just announced Exposure 7 with its expected film emulation updates and textures, along with support for RAW files in standalone mode. [Read more…]
Exposure 6 from Alien Skin Software Now Available
Alien Skin Software has released Exposure 6 as the latest version of the popular film emulation and effects software. [Read more…]
Alien Skin Software Announces Exposure 6
Alien Skin has announced its new Exposure version 6, which will be available in June. Exposure 6 retains its power of hundreds of presets for classic films like Kodachrome, Polaroid and TRI-X, while adding the complete power of Alien Skin Bokeh into the program. [Read more…]
Alien Skin Software Ships Exposure 5
Alien Skin has released Exposure 5, which is a film simulation plug-in that works with Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture or as a standalone application. [Read more…]
Alien Skin Eye Candy 7 Review
Eye Candy 7 is a very interesting software package. It renders realistic effects that are not easy to create in Photoshop. Have you ever wanted to add lightning or fire to your images?
This software is meant for graphic designers, but as a photographer, I’ve been known to dable in the design of my own promotional materials.
Using Eye Candy 7 to add effect to graphics is easy. Just select the layer in Photoshop you want to add an effect to, launch Eye Candy, select the effect and tweak. Most of the effects need a shape layer to be applied. [Read more…]
Alien Skin Exposure 4 Review
Alien Skin Exposure 4 is a Photoshop and Lightroom plugin designed to give you the creative tools of film. The goal of the software is to give your photographs a more human feel with the ease of choosing a preset. [Read more…]
Alien Skin Exposure 4 Released

Exposure 4 Light Leak
Following up on the preview of Exposure 4 from last week, Alien Skin has officially released Exposure 4, which is a plug-in for Photoshop CS4+, Elements 9+ and Lightroom 2+.
Exposure 4 allows for post-processing photos with a number of film presets, texture overlays, light leaks and more. Check out the preview video below.
Exposure 4 is available direct from Alien Skin’s website. It costs $249 for the full version. Upgrades from any prior version of Exposure is $99. Exposure 3 users who bought in since November 2011 can get the Exposure 4 upgrade for free.
- Color Toning After
- Color Toning Before
- Cyanotype After
- Kodachrome After
- Kodachrome Before
- Light Leak After
- Light Leak Before
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Alien Skin Exposure 4 Preview
The above video shows off a preview of processing a glamour photo with Alien Skin Exposure 4.
I’ll pass along full details once the software is officially released later this month. Exposure 4 will run $249 for the full version, or $99 for upgrades from Exposure 3. If you’ve bought Exposure 3 since November, the upgrade is free.
Also, check out Alien Skin’s Exposure page for updates.
Alien Skin Blow Up 3 Announced
Alien Skin has unveiled Blow Up 3, an image enlarging tool. (You can see my review of Blow Up 2 here.) Blow Up 3 includes a simper interface and Lightroom integration.
Alien Skin describes the difference in the above images as follows: [Read more…]
Alien Skin Snap Art 3
Alien Skin recently released its new Snap Art 3 Photoshop plug-in that turns photos into paintings or sketches. Snap Art 3 uses Alien Skin’s new intelligent stroke placement for clean edges and nature stroke patterns.
See a short intro in Alien Skin’s video below. [Read more…]