reviews

internationalpress.com
"Because of Exposure 3, I have been able to reproduce the look of some of my earlier works digitally ... If you are not familiar with this company, you should be."
– Len Rapoport

MaUsE.ca
"Exposure 3 provides a simple yet powerful tool set with the ability to apply realistic film mimicry to digital images in minutes - effects that would require hours of experimentation with Photoshop on its own."
– Michael Shaw

about.com
"Exposure 3 gives us back this part of photography that helped make it such a unique art form."
"This plug-in is a must for those wishing to quickly replicate the look of ‘real’ film."
– Liz Masoner

PictureSoup
"What makes Exposure 3 such a great plug-in is the fact that Alien Skin has put in a lot of work to make sure the film simulations are realistic."
– Diane Berkenfeld

Forensic Photoshop Blog
"With the trend towards putting inexpensive digital cameras in the hands of novice shooters, the quality of crime scene photos is going down. Long gone are the days when an actual photographer would show up with the appropriate lens/body/film combo to make the shot "just right." With Exposure 3, you can get some of that back in Photoshop without spending a ton of time."
– Jim Hoerricks

Tyson Robichaud Photo-blography
"From color recreation and cross processing down to grain structure, everything has been meticulously thought out and digitally replicated."
"Whether you are an old film shooter that longs for the look of film, a wedding, studio or event shooter looking to provide a more film like “look” or just someone who would like to incorporate a film look with endless modification into your own personal work flow, this is a really, really cool plug-in!"
– Tyson Robichaud

CreativePro.com
"Exposure's grain, dust, and scratch controls create incredibly realistic results and are great not just for realistic simulation of specific film stocks, but for beating up an image to create texture and atmosphere."
"IR sim can sometimes look like an obvious hack, but Alien Skin's IR algorithms are realistic. The ability to control the amount of halation (blooming) around highlights is really cool."
– Ben Long

Techbyter.com
"Even if only occasionally you miss the look of film, Exposure 3 makes recovering that analog appearance possible without the cost, the time required for processing, or the nasty chemicals. Along the way, you may find that you're having more fun than is permitted in at least 27 states."
– Bill Blinn

Computer-Darkroom
"Exposure 3 does what Alien Skin claims and it's integration with Lightroom can't be faulted."
– Ian Lyons

Here are great reviews of Exposure 2.

Popular Photography (Pop Award)
Exposure 2 won a 2008 Pop Award in Popular Photography magazine’s Buyer’s Guide issue. In that same issue, Debbie Grossman included Exposure 2 in her “Must-have Programs” list. No plug-ins from other companies made it into those lists!

Photoshop User (5 out of 5 Stars)
"For those wedding photographers who miss Kodak’s Porta 160NC, I’m glad to report that the emulation looks just like the film stock I used to shoot."
"As someone who actually shot infrared film, the results are amazingly realistic."
– Dave Huss

Popular Photography (on Exposure’s black and white conversions)
“Alien Skin's Exposure 2 is one of my favorites because it lets you replicate a long list of great-looking film stocks, as well as easily make your own b&w and split-toned versions.”
– Debbie Grossman

Rangefinder
“Whether you want to simulate the look of film to your digital images or easily create a unique look for your portrait, wedding or commercial work, Exposure 2 provides the tools to stimulate your creativity without adding unnecessary complexity to your workflow.”
- Stan Sholik

Photoshop Creative (9 out of 10)
In issue 48, there is a detailed two-page review of Exposure. This review gives a good tour of the major user interface tabs in the Black and White Film filter. Among the many compliments, “Exposure 2 is a thorough plug-in that covers every possible step in recreating the original film effects, and with a high degree of precision.”

Mac|Life Magazine (4 out of 5)
“Alien Skin, in its quest to cook up unique Photoshop plug-ins, has essentially condensed the history of film into Exposure 2, a wonderfully capable and sublime tool for emulating a vast range of film stocks and looks.”
– David Biedny

Studio Photography (not a review, but a great article)
“I use Exposure 2 on every image that leaves [my studio], whether for print, exhibition, portfolio, or client.”
– Francis Hills

Black+White Photography (part 1 • part 2)
“Exposure 2 makes sophisticated black & white conversions a breeze.”
– Niall Benvie

About.com (five star guide rating)
"Whether you're an old school photographer nostalgic for the look of film or someone who's only known digital, Exposure can bring a unique quality and new variety to your digital photography.”
– Sue Chastain

Digital Photographer
"I’ve used Alien Skin products for a very long time and have to say that Exposure 2 is definitely my favorite Alien Skin photographic plug-in. And I’ll be using it for a long time to come. If you have any doubts, download the trial version and see for yourself; if I were in Vegas, I’d lay odds that you’ll find it as creatively inspiring as I do."
– Theano Nikitas

PhotoshopSupport.com
"This is a fantatsic and easy to use plugin that will delight the amateur and professional photographer alike."
– Jennifer Apple

MacReview (rated 9.4 out of 10)
"Exposure 2 is an impressive “tool kit” for serious digital photographers.”
– Mark Starlin

MacNN (4.5 out of 5 stars)
“I recommend Exposure 2 for any digital photographer who owns Photoshop CS2 or later and likes the artistic elements that film provides or wants to create vintage effects.”
– Glen Wood and Ilene Hoffman

Shutterbug
"Beyond the ability to reproduce the look and feel of film, Exposure 2 offers darkroom effects such as push- and cross-processing, glamour portrait softening and warming. After applying a preset, you can fine-tune color saturation, tone, sharpness, and grain with advanced control panels.”
– Howard Millard

Computer Shopper (8.5 Editor’s Rating)
"You can get some great effects from Exposure 2 using the wide variety of built-in presets. Click "Kodak Ektachrome mid-1970s" in the "Films-Slide" section, and your photo will take on the bluish tinge and slight graininess of that film.”
– Denny Atkin, February 2008

PC-Review Online
“I think it is important that the old analog photo styles and types be preserved for the digital era. Digital has brought photography to the masses; I see no reason why it can’t bring the analog styles to them as well. Exposure 2 is well on the way to doing that.”
– Robert Barnett

DigitalMediaNet
"There is a new generation of photographer that has no idea what these film types are, or what fix is, or what to do with silver halide crystals, or what a darkroom smells like. Alien Skin Exposure 2 will give them a glimpse of what these different films looked like.”
– John Virata

Wired Magazine Blog Network
"Black-and-whites can go from Ansel Adams smoothness to photojournalistic grit with a few clicks and slider adjustments.”
– David Becke

BLOGCRITICS.com
"Exposure 2 is a very mature product and as such, very easy to use. It provides the user with an almost limitless set of variations that one can use to create effects.”
– Michael Testi

International Press Association
"Each filter set has its own set of custom adjustments. In the black and white section you have the Factory Settings but also Color, Tone, Focus, Grain and IR, which makes the possibilities endless."
– Len Rapoport

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