Having used Paintshop Pro 7 for as long as I can remember, I decided as prices are so cheap at the moment I'd have a go at Paintshop Pro Photo X2. I'm glad I did, it has some interesting features for the photographer.
Here's an image I've been messing around with. Typical back-lit shot on a spring day: you have either the sky burned out to get the foreground, or, the foreground dark to get the sky. Photographically speaking, not a lot going for it. This is at +1 stop compared to the original.
So onto PSP X2... What I did here was create 5 images in my Nikon Capture NX software to cover half stop ranges from -0.5 stop to +1.5 stop, then combined them using the HDR (High Dynamic Range) merge feature in PSP X2
Quite a transformation!
Providing the highlights are not burned out, my Nikon D-300 covers -2 to +2 stops. All the detail is there, it just needs coaxing out.
PSP X2 only arrived today, but already I've the feeling it's the best bit of software I've bought.
