{"id":689,"date":"2013-05-22T15:41:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T21:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/?p=689"},"modified":"2013-05-22T15:58:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T21:58:00","slug":"claritya-new-plugin-by-topaz-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/claritya-new-plugin-by-topaz-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarity: A New Plugin by Topaz Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.topazlabs.com\/aff\/idevaffiliate.php?id=650&amp;url=541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.topazlabs.com\/aff\/banners\/Clarity Banner 250x250-1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Today, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topazlabs.com\/650.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TopazLabs<\/a> is releasing a new plugin called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topazlabs.com\/aff\/idevaffiliate.php?id=650&amp;url=541\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clarity<\/a>. About a week ago, I was able to get my hands on a pre-release copy of it and I have to say it\u2019s a great tool to help make your images look even better. And the best part is they are releasing this wonderful new plugin at a discount!<\/p>\n<h3>What is Topaz labs Clarity<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cTopaz Clarity is the ultimate tool to create compelling and powerful images by intelligently enhancing contrast and clarity with absolutely no artifacts or halos. With just a few clicks you can easily manipulate your micro, mid-tone and overall contrast, transforming your image from ordinary to extraordinary, while maintaining the natural feeling and tonality you are after. Using a proprietary technology, Topaz Clarity effectively improves local contrast without halos or noise, giving you remarkable results with minimal effort.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Features of Topaz Clarity:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Selective Contrast Control<\/li>\n<li>Breakthrough Halo-Free Algorithm<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Hue\/Saturation\/Luminance Technology<\/li>\n<li>Re-Imagined Masking Workflow<\/li>\n<li>User Interface Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Before Topaz Labs Clarity<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"thickbox\" href=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladybug-before-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Clarity\u2013A new Plugin by Topaz Labs\" alt=\"Clarity\u2013A new Plugin by Topaz Labs\" src=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladybug-before-1_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The above image was taken with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004J3V828\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004J3V828&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=evolutdesign-20\">Canon PowerShot Elph 100 HS<\/a> in the morning with poor lighting. Since the little guy was so shy I couldn\u2019t get a good shot of her. But that wasn\u2019t the point for this image. I took this image mainly to see what Topaz Clarity could do to it.<\/p>\n<p>I first imported the image into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=adobe%20lightroom&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;sprefix=adobe%20lightroom%2Celectronics%2C234&amp;tag=evolutdesign-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Dsoftware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adobe Lightroom<\/a> and made a copy of the image so I can share a before and after styled example. I cleaned up the image and got the lighting and color the way I wanted it.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion the image came out pretty good as it is, but there could be more detail.<\/p>\n<h3>After Topaz Labs Clarity<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px 1px 10px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Clarity\u2013A new Plugin by Topaz Labs\" alt=\"Clarity\u2013A new Plugin by Topaz Labs\" src=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladybug-1_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After finishing my processing in Lightroom, I then pulled the image into Clarity. I tried out a few of the presets and ended up using one of the presets designed for macro shots. I then adjusted the sliders until I came up with the above image. I then imported back to Lightroom where I added a light <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vignetting\" target=\"_blank\">vignetting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Clarity and see my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/22\/topaz-clarity-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a>, check out my post on Evolutionary Designs.\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<h3>How to Get a Discount from Topaz Labs<\/h3>\n<p>From <strong>May 22nd, 2013 until May 31, 2001<\/strong>3 you can purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topazlabs.com\/aff\/idevaffiliate.php?id=650&amp;url=541\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clarity <\/a>for <strong>$29.99 <\/strong>instead of its regular price of <strong>$49.99<\/strong>. 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