Luminar 3 imaging software for $29 [Mac/PC]

And now back to the land of Stacksocial where for a limited time they are offering the Luminar 3 imaging software for $29 as a digital download. This includes a lifetime access with updates included. The license covers up to two computers. It is available in Windows or Mac.

Check the terms and conditions for all the details and deadlines. Optionally you can upgrade to V4 for an additional fee. If you have any Stacksocial coupons, gift cards and store credits, don’t forget to apply them to your order if they are not applied automatically…

Corel Software Returns to Humble Bundle starting at $1

If you are a fan of COREL and Humble Bundle, for the next ten days or so [as of the time of writing] they have brought back the COREL Humble Bundle

Paying $1+ gets you three software titles:
+ Photo Mirage [Windows]
+ Particle Shop plug-in
+ Brush Pack – Animation

Meeting or beating the current average price [$22.51 as of the time of writing] gets you additionally:
+ Paintshop PRO Ultimate
+ 1-year of Gravit Designer PRO
+ Brush Pack – Superheroes

Paying $25 or more [very close to the average price] gets you all of the above plus the following:
+ Corel Painter 2019
+ Pinnacle Studio 23 Ultimate
+ Brush Pack – Manga
+ Brush Pack – Concept Design

They have two featured charities for this “bundle” but you can also select your own charities from a long list of options…

Nik Collection 2 Plug-Ins for $79 [ends 9/23]

Good until September 23 (2019), the DXO online store is offering the Nik Collection 2 Plug-Ins for $79. A total of seven plug-ins are included. Note that Dxo PhotoLAB is NOT included in this offer, only the seven plug-ins.

Just like Motorola, the Nik Collection made a brief stay in GoogleLandia before the “Data Creepers” decided to sell it off elsewhere 🙂

Mac OS: Corel Software Bundle for $40 includes Aftershot PRO 3 and Toast 17 Platinum

This offer is only available for Mac OS computers! Stacksocial is running a Corel software bundle for $40 and for that you will digitally receive these four software titles:

  • Aftershot PRO 3
  • WinZip
  • Particle Shop
  • Toast 17 Platinum

Check the details and prerequisites of each software package further down the page over there…

In-stock alert: Firefox 69 now blocks 3rd-party cookies

We have an in-stock alert of a totally different kind! Version #69 (they chose an important number for it LOL) of Firefox is now rolling out on all major systems and with it comes blocking of third-party cookies, which is one of the more common and effective ways the Advertising Industrial Complex is keeping tabs on us all. If you don’t want to install it immediately, it will prompt you for an update (Linux, Windows) or get updated when you do your next app-store update (iOS, Android).

More details via Techmeme

12-month Creative Cloud Subscription (all tools, not just Photography CC) for $30/month [Prime Deal]

It’s cloud busting time! For Prime members, Amazon-Adobe are DRMing offering this 12-month subscription offer: Adobe Creative Cloud (the whole set of tools, not just the Photography CC) along with 100GB of Cloud for $30 per month. After the 12 months are over, it will auto-renew at the going rate of the time of renewal (so pay attention at renewal time if you don’t want it to auto-renew). The price for non-Prime members is $53/month.

Amazon’s product pages can be quite busy, so I’ve annotated the parts to pay attention to. Sometimes the “Prime deal” is written with smaller print and it can easily get lost in the chaos of the ever-expanding product page:

Corel Aftershot PRO 3 software [digital] for $30

For a limited time, Stacksocial is offering the Corel Aftershot PRO 3 software on sale for $30 as a digital download…

PS: don’t forget to use any store credits and/or coupons you may have to drop the price further down [if eligible]… This applies to all Stacksocial offerings, not just this one…

Luminar 3 Software + Training Class for $49

For a limited time, Stacksocial is offer a bundle of the Luminar 3 software (Windows or Mac) along with a Training Class, together as a bundle for $49 with digital delivery. You have lifetime access to them online. Check the terms and conditions for deadlines for registering and for refunds.

This is an AI workflow type of a software package. Because AI is buzzing like it’s the end of the world 🙂 Minimum 8GB RAM needed on your PC/Mac for this.

In addition to this, they are also having a Semi-Annual sale featuring a mix of digital and not-so-digital products.

Nik Collection 2 Launch Offer for $100 or 100 euro [w/free PhotoLab 2 Essential]

DXo is having a special launch offer for their Nik Collection 2 software. You can get them for $100 in the US and 100 euro in Europe. With it, you get the PhotoLab2 Essential software for FREE at the DXO website… This is a limited time offer that expires June 30 in 2019…

iPads: Adobe accepting Beta Testers for Photoshop CC (iPad)

According to the interwebs, Adobe is taking in beta testers for its upcoming release of Photoshop CC for the iPad devices. The invitations were sent to select Creative Cloud subscribers but they use Google Forms to collect candidates and the Google Forms are open to everyone. Not sure if during the selection they might be filtering for subscriber/invited emails. I’m sure now that this news is making the internet rounds, they’ll see a spike in beta-tester applications. And a new wave of iPad upgrades among photographers. Or mayhaps it’s a viral marketing attempt to get photographers to buy the latest iPads 😉

DXo PhOtO LaB 2 Elite for $89 after coupon

It’s better than Black Friday exclaims the DXo emailing list promo. Coupon code APRIL-SAVE-DPL2 drops the price of the DXo PhOtO LaB 2 Elite edition software from $199 to $89 until April 2nd in 2019. This is a digital download with immediate activation. This is the full version, not the upgrade version ~ thanks to le couponeaux!

Nik Collection for $60 or 60e

DxO is now the babysitter of the Nik Collection software and until the end of February 2019, they are offering the Nik Collection for $60 in the US and 60 euro in Europelandia through the DXO online shoppe.

Wedding photography classes sale at C-LIVE

It’s never too late to be preparing for wedding photography season, since rumor has it people get married all around the year 😉 Which brings us to the latest Creative LIVE sale, it is a Wedding Photography sale with the discount amounts varying by class. The price you see is the price you pay.

The sale includes classes from well-known photographers like Lindsay Adler, Robert Lim, Jasmin Star, Jirsa, Cincota and more. Topics cover most aspects of wedding photography but they also have more all-around classes like a “Bootcamp” and a “30 Days” class. There are many classes there, so many there are TWO pages of search results at the aforelinked page.

Speaking of weddings, the 2019 WPPI trade show tips off on February 25 in Las Vegas. Check the trade show calendar for the planned 2019 action…

I am too working on a wedding photography class, it’s a very niche topic but something I believe no one has paid attention to, “Wedding Photography with WebCams for couples married by an internet priest” 🙂

Wedn: Paintshop PRO 2019 Ultimate for $40

One of the Wednesday Best Buy daily deals is the Windows version of the Paintshop PRO 2019 Ultimate software going for $40.

AS of the time of writing, Amazon has not price-matched it…

Meanwhile at the Woot website, “Electronics” features refurbished Pixel 3 smartphones (unlocked Verizon) for $550 to $600 (XL) with a 90-day Woot warranty… At “Computers”, it’s the refurbished Surface PRO 3 tablet bundle for $500 (12″, i5, 8GB, 256GB, Type Cover 3, 3rd-party Pen, 3rd party power supply, 90-day Woot warranty). There are many Surface models out nowadays, it’s a headache sorting things out if you are not intimately familiar with them, especially when you start factoring in the prices of accessories (covers, keyboards, pens, mice, cats, etc) and condition (new, open-box, manufacturer refurbished, 3rd-party refurbished, used, etc).

Dxo PhotoLAB 2 for $110

If you are a fan of the DxO software, they are running a Valentine’s promotion (in other words, it ends at the end of Valentine’s day, aka FEB-14), you can get the DXo PhotoLaB 2 software for $110 or the Elite version for $170…

Also part of the sale is the FilmPack 5 for $70 and the ViewPoint 3 for $70… The Elite editions of the aforementioned software cost more [as it is often the case with these type of things]…

EU: Elements 2019 for 50 euro (single) or 71 (both)

For EU photographers, if you are a fan of the Adobe Elements series, they have a sale at Amazon Germany on their Elements 2019 series. Individual Element titles (Photoshop or Premiere) go for 50 euro each, or you can get both together for ever and ever to part for 71 euro. These are the digital download options and may be restricted to Germany…

Photography Software Humble Bundle

It’s photography time at Humble Bundle. They have a Professional Photography software bundle running that gets you digital keys to a variety of software titles.

  • Pay $1 or more and get Photo Mirage and Photo LeMur 2
  • Pay more than the average ($14~ as of the time of writing) and additionally get Paintshop PRO 2019 and Camera Bag PRO [camera bag NOT included; that’s just the name of the software title]
  • Pay $25+ and additionally get Imerge PRO and ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2018 and Aurora HDR 2018

All the software titles are available for Windows. About half of them are available for the Mac. Look for the tiny Windows and Mac logos at the bottom right corner of each software title picture at the aforelinked page.

Thur: $50 Amazon Gift Card + 1 Year Microsoft Office 365 Home [up to six people] for $100 total

Amazon hearts Microsoft in the Thursday Amazon USA Gold Box as they are offering a FREE $50 Amazon plastic gift card with the purchase of a prepaid 12-month Microsoft Office 365 Home auto-renewing subscription for $100 total. This promotion is for the first 12 months. After that, the auto-renewing subscription will renew at the future going rate. The $50 gift card is only for the 12 months of year of the subscription: the one you are buying now; the auto-renewal will NOT include a $50 Amazon gift card. This subscription options includes up to six people. You can buy up to two bundles per Amazon account, so you can cover a physical or virtual household of up to 12 people with these.

Up to 30% off DXO software

Adobe may think they are only game in town when it comes to imaging software, but the DRM-loving and Analytics-selling company is far from it. Good until Christmas Day, the official DXo online store is having an up to 30% off sale on their various software titles. There’s no coupon code to enter ~ the price you see is the price you pay…

50% off everything at DXO

Adobe is not everything! Many and more others are making photography related apps. One such is DXO, the new proud owner of the Nik Collection. And as part of the Black Friday festivities, they are offering 50% off everything at the DXO online shop. No coupon is needed ~ the price you see is the price you pay…

Corel Black Friday software offers

Adobe is not the only one making imaging software! Many others continue, surprising, I know 🙂 If you are a fan of Corel, they have launched their Black Friday promotions already featuring their usual assortment of photo and video and arts-n-crafts software packages and bundles…

DXO PhotoLAB 2 for $100 or Elite for $150

Adobe is not the center of the image editing universe, although they want the world to believe so 😉 Good until 11/18/18, you can get the DXO PhotoLAB 2 for $100 in the Essential edition and $150 in the Elite edition at the DXO online store. No coupon is needed.

Friday (EU): 1-Year Creative Cloud Photography Plan for 85 euro

The Amazon Germany Gold Box is more active in terms of name-brands than the Amazon USA Gold Box, mayhaps because Amazon is not as dominant in Germany/EU as it in the USA, so they need to be more $competitive$ in order to attract more customers into their CULT Prime membership ^_^

Which brings us to the Friday daily deals at Amazon Germany which include a 1-Year Adobe Creative Cloud subscription of Photoshop CC and Lightroom for the one prepaid price of 85 euro for the first year (12 months of subscription).

In other action they offer:

+ Surface Laptop for 599 euro (13.5″, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, HD 615, Win 10S, etc)
+ a few other tech related things among the general purpose products offered

1-Year Creative Cloud Photography Plan with 1TB cloud for $180

All your clouds are for annual hire now 😉 B&H Photo is offering the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan bundled with 1TB of Adobe Cloud storage, both together as a 1-year subscription for the one time fee of $180; instead of its usual price of $240. This is a digital download, not a physical delivery.

Mon: PaintShop Pro 2019 Ultimate (Win) for $35

Some action in the Best Buy daily deals for Monday, also running approximately in the central time zone of the day. It is the PaintShop Pro 2019 Ultimate for Windows offered for $35. The sale is only for the physical copy of the software. The digital version remains at its list price.

Stacksocial Freebies include VSDC Video Editor

Stacksocial is also offering a handful of freebies at their website, among which you can get the VSDC Video Editor. Terms and conditions apply on this 1-year license for two-computers and non-commercial use. Updates are included for the year of the license. Works with Windows 7, 8 and 10.

Among the other freebies, they have this Ultimate Coding Bundle (27 hours; Rudy, Go, Java, Javascript, Full Stack) as well. A total of 27 hours between all the included courses.

DXO PhotoLab 2 for $100, Elite for $150

As a special launch promotion, DXO is offering their Photo Lab 2 software for $100 in the “Essential Edition” and $150 in the “Elite Edition”… If you can’t decide which version to get, there is a small red “Which edition to choose” link that pops up a feature-comparison between the two versions… Because no one wants a complete Adobe monopoly ^_^

Corel Software $20 each: Aftershot PRO 3, PSP X9, VS X9

Amazon is using Woot to conduct various “experiments in online shopping”, and among those is a Last Chance Sale that includes a trio of Corel related products, each going for $20 with free shipping for Prime members, or $5 flat for non-members:

+ Aftershot PRO 3
+ Paintshop PRO X9
+ VideoStudio X9
+ up to ten of each option per customer

Per the Woot product pages, these are delivered as “Key Cards” in the mail…

PS: speaking of Woot, their Computers Garage sale including the refurbished 6″ Kindle Oasis e-reader with Wifi and free AT&T 3G for $150 but with a 90-day Woot warranty, not the Amazon 1-year refurbished warranty. This sale also features low capacity SSDs for $20 to $25 [if you need them for experimentation or just for a specific app/purpose]… The Garage sales work in mysterious ways at Woot ^_^….

Cloud Prime Day Deals: Dropbox and Adobe’s Creative Clouds

And now some cloud-y action in the Prime Day festivities. For a limited time, there is an in-cart discount for the following items:

+ 1-Year Dropbox PLUS for $79 after in-cart discount

+ Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC plan | 1 Year Subscription for $96 after in-cart discount

+ Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan with 20GB storage | 1 Year Subscription for $96 after in-cart discount

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 & Premiere Elements 2018 for $80

The bundle of the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 & Premiere Elements 2018 is currently on sale in the physical packaging (DVD) for $80 with free shipping by Adorama thru Amazon and Adorama directly. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…