Category Archives: Adobe

Camera Specs that may no longer Matter

05.06.24

With the recent improvements in software, notably from Adobe and Topaz, there are a few camera specifications that may no longer merit too much concern. Those two specifications are sensor resolution and high ISO noise. It feels strange to write that last sentence as I have been chasing the best cameras and sensors for decades...

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The Annular Eclipse of 2023

11.13.23

In early September this year, Jeff Provenzano contacted me about doing a project in tandem with the annular eclipse, which was taking place on October 14, 2023. Jeff is one of the world’s most elite sky divers and also a member of the Red Bull Air Force–a team of elite sky divers, BASE jumpers, and...

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For the Love of Motion Blur

05.09.22

Early on in my career as an adventure photographer, I had a fondness for motion blur imagery. Using slow shutter speeds to show the motion was just part of telling the story and conveying the speed of the athletes I was photographing. I remember my first big commercial assignment with Adobe for the launch of...

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Summer 2021 Newsletter

08.04.21

The Summer 2021 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue of the Newsletter includes an editorial entitled Upside Down, a review of the FUJIFILM GF80mm f/1.7 lens, an...

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Super Resolution: An incredible new Tool in Photoshop

03.10.21

Today, March 10, 2021, Adobe dropped it’s latest software updates via the Creative Cloud and among those updates is a new feature in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) called “Super Resolution.” You can mark this day down as a major shift in the photo industry. I have seen a bit of reporting out there on this...

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Simon CarterMarch 10, 2021 - 7:14 pm
Many Thanks for the heads up on this Michael. Fricken awesome eh! Keep up the great work.
Eric jonesMarch 11, 2021 - 11:13 am
Mike – Adobe’s actions remind me of Teddy Rosevelt’s quote, “Walk softly and carry a bug stick.” I too have been playing with this new feature and my only comment here is “Wow.”
Robert StolpeMarch 14, 2021 - 8:47 am
MOST INTERESTED IN OLD FILES AND IF THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE USED WHEN SCANNING FILM TO DIGITAL.I look for to what it does with smart Phone images.
Michael ClarkMarch 14, 2021 - 10:29 am
I would test it out yourself.
JoshMarch 14, 2021 - 10:33 am
So the zoom and enhance cliche is becoming reality. So all those csi shows had it right all along.
Jean-GuyMarch 21, 2021 - 8:11 am
Can’t use it with my Nef or DNg files
Michael ClarkMarch 21, 2021 - 9:21 am
Make sure you have updated Photoshop to the latest version and are trying to use this feature in Adobe Camera Raw.
Olli ThomsonMarch 22, 2021 - 12:27 pm
I too have been playing with this feature and agree it is suerb. I also tried it on a very old cropped file from an old 4MP camera and a scanned film negative. Results from both are excellent (and on my blof if you’re interested). I think it is also worth pointing out that this feature is fully functional with Fuji X-trans sensors since Adobe ran through the entire machine learning process twice – once for bayer and once for x-trans.
Edwin GenauxMarch 27, 2021 - 5:18 pm
TOPAZ GIGAPIXEL HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE!!!!
Whit RichardsonApril 6, 2021 - 12:18 pm
Thanks for the write up Michael. I was not getting the ‘Enhance’ option in camera raw, so with a little research realized I had to use a different workflow. I just figured you could export from lightroom as smart object and then go into cR from there but that doesn’t work. One must open photoshop, then choose ‘File’ then ‘open’ from the menu above.
https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/enhance.html#SupportedImageFormats
MichaelMay 1, 2021 - 1:16 pm
Whats your thoughts on using this if you camera somehow switched to JPEG during the middle of a ceremony and you want to recover as much as possible for post processing? Im wondering if this is something that should be done prior to editing or if I am overthinking this
Michael ClarkMay 1, 2021 - 3:07 pm
Michael – This won’t convert your jpeg image file back into a raw image file. Hence, it is only for upressing your images. It is definitely a tool for use after processing.

A Professional Photographer’s workflow (7th Edition)

04.30.20

I am happy to announce that I have updated my highly regarded e-book, A Professional Photographer’s Workflow: Using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, for Lightroom Classic CC (2020) and Photoshop CC. This book is a 565-page digital workflow workshop in book form. This new edition was sorely needed as the last version was nearly five years...

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CreativeLIVE: The Professional Photographer’s Digital Workflow

04.02.18

I am very happy to announce that I will be back at CreativeLIVE in the Seattle studio on April 16th and 17th teaching an in-depth two-day class on digital workflow. The class, entitled The Professional Photographer’s Digital Workflow, will cover everything from image capture to the final print. This is not just a class on how...

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