Maira Martins

self-taught in everything

Tag: photography

Excire Foto 2027 was just released and it has one feature I really love and miss from my LR days: Map View.

My current version (Excire Foto 2025), which I just bought three months ago, does everything I want and need, but I'm very tempted to upgrade. Also: their Map View is powered by OpenStreetMaps, which is kind of a big deal for all of us trying to degoogle!

Found my DAM! Excire Foto 2025

I was a loyal customer of Adobe until they raised prices by 100% and slapped me with a 80 euros fine for ending my 13 years old Lightroom subscription. I've been a lightroom refugee for a year now and...

photography

Week 19: Time is relative

I did it again. This week note is twelve weeks long. Clearly, the concept of time is completely relative and a week can be as long or as short as I see fit.

weeknotes, Astro, photography

Open unsupported old camera files in DxO Photolab

Going through photos of my dog and found several taken with a Fuji F600exr, a camera not supported by DxO. Just used my own hack to solve this inconvenience. Done. Files opening without issues, all ed...

photography, dxo photolab

Open raw files from any phone on DxO Photolab

It it possible to use DxO Photolab to edit raw files produced by ANY camera that is not on their supported list, even from mobile phones such as Samsung and Xiaomi.

photography, dxo photolab

DxO Photolab 9 came out today! πŸ“· I bought it within minutes of the release! I fell in love with v8 during the trial, it is miles ahead of LR. I'm so happy to be free from Adobe and supporting an European business!

I have too many photos

Help, I have over 120k personal photos in my hard drive. I am overwhelmed by trying to organize, keyword, and find a way to see them, to share them. In the past I have created: Printed albums for our...

photography