Be sure to check out all of the amazing Before & After shots showcasing the power of Perfect Photo Suite 6.1!

First off, we are starting May off with a bang by putting select albums on sale for 50% off. Head on over to the Marketplace to check 'em out!

We're also excited to announce new items that have been added - they're hot off the presses!  New additions include fun templates along with an assortment of textures and backgrounds to really help propel creativity with your images. You'll also find new presets for Perfect Effects and Adobe Lightroom 4 that have been added to our growing collection, too!

Delicate Vibrance Textures
When your images need just that little something extra, this set of textures provides a delicate grit and color boost. This texture pack can also be used to enhance you’re album layouts and designs. No matter how you use them they are sure to take your creativity to the next level.

California Surf Senior Album by Sal Cincotta
Capture the easy, laid-back, and warm feel of the SoCal Coast with this 10x10 album. Designed by Salvatore Cincotta exclusively for the onOne Marketplace.

Jacob Lucas' Vision Presets for Perfect Effects 3
Start your post-processing in Perfect Effects with these presets! You will find all different kinds of styles in the effects within this pack. From rough and rugged UrbEx style to tranquil end-of-day moods and rock 'n' roll portraits, it's all here.

In all forms of art, one of the most precious commodities is Inspiration.

Inspiration drives us to see and create in our own individualized ways and we constantly search for it across many different mediums. It is that magical spark that can set our creativity and our imaginations ablaze.

This is why I am so thrilled to announce the launch of Perfect Inspiration. As the Curriculum & Education Manager here at onOne Software, it is my utmost goal to provide creative inspiration in everything that we do. Like art, Inspiration is meant to be shared and I am beyond excited to share what we have in store for all of you!

Perfect Inspiration is a weekly series that brings a new episode to you every Friday. Each episode focuses on sharing the creative and technical backstory of an image in four distinct sections:

• First, we want you to be able to see and interact with the starting and ending points of the image. We encourage you to spend time sliding our preview bar left and right to see the evolution of the image.
• Next, you can read about the creative process and lessons learned that lead to the capture of the image
• This is followed by a video that outlines more of the creative process as well as shares the steps taken to achieve the final look of the image using the Perfect Photo Suite and other companion products like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
• Finally, we provide downloadable content that directly relates to that week's episode. Some weeks, we will provide the preset that was used to achieve a particular look and other weeks, we'll provide the actual image for you to experiment with.

It is my absolute hope that you gain the inspiration you need from our new program to go out and create a library of images that you will look back on with pride for years to come.

The best is yet to come!

Cheers,

Brian Matiash

Here is Keith's intro to the image:

I was fortunate enough to live near DC and watch the Space Shuttle Discovery land on Tuesday. I also received an email from you guys on the same day to download the Perfect Effects Free. It is the first time I have ever played with effects at all. I just wanted you guys to know how impressed I was with the free version of your software. I am assuming the full version is amazing. Here is what I came up with in literally 3 minutes of opening the program for the first time. Thanks!!

Image Credit & Copyright 2012 - Keith Gillan

Go ahead and email your images to connect@ononesoftware.com for your chance to be included in our 'onOne Customer Spotlight'!

Scott is bringing the grand finale of his 'Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It LIVE!' Tour to London and if you're in the area, you won't want to miss it. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th, 2012.

Click here to register!

onOne Software is proud to be a sponsor of Clay Blackmore’s 30-city 2012 “How To Photograph Everyone” Tour. The tour kicked off Monday evening, March, 26 in San Diego and runs through June 11, visiting cities throughout the US. Don’t settle for snapshots and flash-on-camera images - you need to know the techniques to set yourself apart from the crowd. HTPE brings portrait photography back to where it started, with all the tools you need to make timeless photographs that sell.

Clay will teach the following principles during the seminar:

Posing, Lighting, Lifting, and Refining - A live demonstration will take place with all participants looking through Clay’s lens as he creates elegant portraits on the stage.

Clay’s Flow Posing - Clay will demonstrate live how to create 10 portraits of a couple infive minutes.

“How to Photograph Everyone” - A descriptive analysis of how to make portraits of children, mother and child, maternity, men, women, high school seniors, business portraits, and small-to-medium groups.

The Perfect Portfolio - How to create an awe-inspiring portfolio that is sure to entice potential customers.

Weddings: Catering to the Modern Bride - Learn how to take photos that sell, and get your client to fall in love with the pictures before they even leave the wedding.

Big Portraits with Small Lights - Take cover! We’ll focus on working with scrims, reflectors, and window light to produce photographs that rival studio portraiture.

Post Production – Clay will show you several of his secret weapons for portrait retouching and enhancement.

DSLR Filmmaking Opportunities - Learn how Clay is bundling his photography with this new technology to increase his bottom line.

Don’t Just Survive—Learn to Thrive - Learn how to control the sale and increase profits.

Register using OnOne Discount and Save!

Registration is $69, but you can save $10 and pre-register for only $59 with promo code OOSOFT. Click here to register for a program near you!.

For more details about the upcoming How to Photograph Everyone Tour, click here.

Perfect Layers gives you a powerful starting point for creating the images you envision with easy-to-use tools designed specifically for photographers. With Perfect Layers, you can combine images to blend exposures, create layer masks, build composites, and more—giving you endless creative options.

Perfect Layers also allows you to use the workflow of your choice, giving you a seamless way to create layered files with your images directly from Lightroom, Aperture, or by using it as a standalone application.

Combine photos for endless creative options — for FREE

• Create and edit multi-layered files without Photoshop
  • Combine images directly from Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture into a new layered file
• Create layer masks and build composites
• Add Color Fill Layers for photographic effects

To learn more about Perfect Layers or to download it for free, please click here.

This is a free update for all existing Perfect Photo Suite 6 owners.

Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 is more than just a standard maintenance release. Our engineers and developers have been working non-stop to refine each of the modules for performance, stability, and speed so that you can get the most out of using them. Here is a brief outline of just some improvements you'll find in Perfect Photo Suite 6.1.

Improved Refine Brush
Rebuilt for improved results, the Refine Brush in Perfect Mask now better recognizes soft edges, like hair and trees, so you can make your edges more defined between your foreground and background.

New Color Spill Brush
Remove unwanted reflected or transmitted colors with the new Color Spill Brush in Perfect Mask to ensure all areas of your image reflect their true colors.

Enhanced Brushing Performance
Experience faster, smoother and more responsive brushing functionality, including improved opacity control with Wacom tablets and reduced brush stickiness, that allow you to create high-quality and natural looking masks with just a few strokes.

Retouch Portraits with Faster Tools
Images and presets now open faster in Perfect Portrait, and the automatic detection of smaller faces has been improved, so you get to the task of retouching your portraits more quickly.  

Visual Tips to Get You Started Faster
Getting Started tips show you the key tools to use when you open each module, recommending the first steps to take to start realizing your photographic vision.

Select Your Performance Preferences
Now you can optimize the Perfect Photo Suite’s memory usage and undo behavior to match the resources of your computer.

Additional performance updates

• Improved panning speed and responsiveness
• Updated Raw processing library, added support for 35 more cameras
• Ability to change thumbnail size in matrix view on the browser
• Improved tool tracking when interacting with other controls
• Improved speed when using as a Photoshop plug-in
• Improved preview quality at all zoom levels
• Added mask thumbnail to Stack in Perfect Effects
• Perfect Mask Pen Tool greatly improved for classic use
• Borders in Perfect Effects now scale non-proportionally to fit the image better

If you haven't tried Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 yet, click here to learn more and to download your 30-Day Free Trial!

Get live previews of each effect along with the ability to adjust the strength and where the effect is placed on your photo. Perfect Effects 3 Free can be used as a plug-in directly within Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom or Aperture. You can even use Perfect Effects 3 Free on its own as a standalone application.

Add a professional look to your images — for FREE

• The next generation of PhotoTools 2.6 Free
• Based on the popular, new Perfect Effects 3
• Over two-dozen professional photographic effects
• Live, full-screen effect previews
• Combine multiple effects to create your own unique look
• Includes Perfect Layers for creating layered files
• Works as a standalone application or directly with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom or Aperture

To learn more about Perfect Effects 3 Free or to download it for free, please click here.