Here are some great reviews of Exposure 1:
 Dr. Macenstein (9 out of 10 Rating)
"There is something about the look of film, both still and moving, that is just more compelling than the clean look digital photos and video can deliver. Exposure really does deliver great results in a fraction of the time it takes to achieve similar results on your own."
- Dr. Macenstein, March 2007
Camera-news.com
"For someone like me, an advanced amateur, Alien Skin's Exposure takes the complexity out of complex Photoshop methods. Professional grade results are at your fingertips with a little experimentation."
- Rick Blythe, July 2006
Profotos.com
"With Exposure, my prayers have been answered for the creation of film grain in digital images."
- Larry Davis, July 2006
PC-Review Online (5 out of 5 Diamonds)
"I have seen other offerings including plug-ins, tutorials, Adobe Photoshop actions and the like that are supposed to do these kinds of things. However, I have not seen one that comes even close to what Alien Skin Exposure offers."
- Robert Barnett, July 2006
Macworld Magazine (4.5 out of 5 Mice)
"Exposure is a good choice for professional photographers who want a quick way to simulate the look of a favorite film stock. The plug-in’s film emulations look quite authentic and are easy to preview and apply."
- Jan Kabili, June 2006
The Globe and Mail (5 out of 5 Stars)
"Call Exposure a film simulator. It includes 85 factory settings and 31 film stock emulations, and each one comes with a bewildering array of tweakable settings, offering a lot of the control that film-photographers once had."
- Jack Kapica, June 2006
Cameratown.com
"Exposure can create the look of real film grain like no other program I have seen. This is not a "noise" feature where single pixels of stray colors are placed throughout the photo. Exposure can render grain independently in the highlights, midtones, and/or shadows of an image - and the grain, just like in film, is not limited to a pixel."
- Ron Risman, June 2006
Geek News Central
"If you want your pictures to look like film to get that vibrant look you have been missing, this is the application for you."
- Todd Cochrone, June 2006
HomeTheaterSpot.com
"The big selling point for many photographers will be the ability to bring a film look to their images."
- Floyd Pierce, June 2006
Artist with light (professional photographer's 'blog)
"Not only does Exposure add imagination to photos, but, in some instances, it produces effects that are entirely unprecedented and quite sublime."
- Taran Morgan, May 2006
Photoshop User
"Many attempts have also been made to simulate grain digitally by adding noise to an image, but to date, these attempts have ended with mixed results at best. With Alien Skin Software's latest release, Exposure, there’s finally an answer with incredible results."
- David Singer, April/May 2006
The Digital Story
"Never has film grain been such a welcomed sight. And unlike the old days, I can control the grain in the shadow, midtones, and highlights...and even the size of the grain itself. The Alien Skin presets for the different film stocks are all you'll probably ever need, but if you really want to tinker, they can be the starting point for you creating your own film stock (and saving it for future use)."
- Derrick Story, April 2006
Shutterbug
"Alien Skin's Exposure lets digital shooters explore a number of fascinating imaging options, all with push-button ease. And the image matches are at times uncanny, as if you had scanned the actual film in the proffered emulsion emulations."
- George Schaub, May 2006
Digit (subscription to magazine required for full review)
"Exposure could well be the final, missing link between digital and film photography...Aimed squarely at professional photographers, it delivers seriously impressive results as it seeks to emulate a wide range of film effects."
- Matthew Bath, April 2006
Professional Photographer
"Exposure goes a long way to bring the look and feel of film to digital photography, with the added bonus of studio/darkroom effects and very functional optimization tools."
- Wendell Benedetti, March 2006
SyncSpeed
"The filters are very easy to use. It includes a nice pre/post view where you can select a variety of ways of looking at the photo. On top of the preset filter settings, you can adjust just about every aspect of each effect."
- John Koontz, March 2006
PC Magazine (Four out of Five Stars)
"Just the thing for photographers who've been dragged grudgingly into the digital world..."
- PC Magazine, March 2006
Dr. Photoshop (Usability: A+)
"Whether or not you're a fan of film and the effects, Exposure is a simple and useful tool in a photographer's arsenal. There is a free demo so you can try it for yourself."
- Dr. Photoshop, March 2006
Dingbat Magazine
"If you wield a digital camera but have 35mm film in your blood, you'll love this new set of Photoshop plug-ins from the extraterrestrials at Alien Skin Software. Exposure's interface is thankfully earthbound, smooth and intuitive...Exposure's controls may be down to earth, but the results are truly out of this world!"
- Derek Pell, March 2006
PDN Online
"If you want the effects of shooting film without the hassle of chemical processing, you need Alien Skin Software’s Exposure."
- Joe Farace, February 2006
Digital Outback Photo
"This is a well implemented and fun to use high quality plugin that allows very creative explorations… Highly Recommended."
- Uwe Steinmueller, February 2006
ePHOTOzine.com
"You could do most of the things you can here with the controls available to you in programs such as Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop, but not with the ease or clarity that Exposure allows. … This is a very easy to use plug-in that's fast and has some realistic emulations of some classic film and processing styles. … It's a winner in my book."
- Peter Bargh, January 2006
Review has images of a lady's naked behind. You know, in case you are surrounded by prudes.
Multipart-Mixed.com
'No question about it, Exposure is a useful tool. It combines all the right photo adjustments into a slick package. There's great presets to start from, and lots of tweak-ability for the power user. Even if you know most of these tricks in Photoshop, Exposure is a great time-saver that can collapse a many-step process into one does-it-all filter, each step ready for instant tweaking.'
– Josh Carter, June 2007.
Photoshopsupport.com
"This is a fantatsic and easy to use plug-in that will delight the amateur and professional photographer alike. And it's a seriously good tool for graphic designers to keep around, as it offers a very nice collection of classic and modern artistic photo effects that can be used in a variety of ways."
- Jennifer Apple, August 2006
Max Ferguson, writer for Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.
'I don't miss the darkroom, but film has a quality that pixel capture doesn't have.. Something organic.. and what I've seen so far of this plugin regains that organic territory.'
– Max Ferguson, July 2007 www.maxferguson.biz, www.betterphotoshoptechniques.com
Popular Photography and Imaging
"The black and white converter is great: You can control the relative intensity of the Red, Green, and Blue channels, and-unlike with Photoshop's complicated Channel Mixer - automatically equalize the three so you don't have to do the math in your head."
– Debbie Grossman, April 2006 |
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