Zoner has changed the name of Zoner Photo Studio X to Zoner Studio. The new label reflects how much Zoner Studio’s capabilities have grown well beyond merely editing photos.

Zoner Studio is a powerful, fully-featured editor and everything you need to import, organize, quick edit, advanced edit and print your photos, plus edit video, all from the same interface. An affordable alternative to Lightroom and Photoshop designed for Windows 10 and 11 based PCs, Zoner software has been downloaded more than 10,000,000 times.

“This isn’t just a name change,” said Michal Prouza, Head of Software for Zone Inc. “The new visual identity shows how far Zoner Studio has come. We want to demonstrate how it’s kept pace with technology and the needs of photographers—and in many ways, it’s even one step ahead. Whether it’s the integration of AI-powered tools, support for the latest image formats, or its fast performance on modern hardware.”

Zoner Studio Performs End to End
Zoner Studio is easy to use even if you’re an absolute beginner. Navigation is intuitive. You conveniently switch from one powerful module to another without leaving the Zoner Studio program—a huge simplifier. Use Zoner Studio to edit JPEG, HEIF, HEVC and Raw images (including use of Layers and Masks) and perform all cropping, blemish removal, cloning and other photo manipulations with ease.

Enjoy a broad range of creative presets or create your own. Change a photo’s entire mood with just one click (one of the best-loved features in Zoner Studio). Catalog your images for easy organization and retrieval. Browse them by date, shot location, keywords or folders, even their GPS location.

With Zoner Studio you can also edit video. Turn your photos into a video, a presentation, or a time-lapse, and do everything without switching software.

Watch the official Zoner Studio introductory video.

Zero-Risk Free Trial
Download the full version of Zoner Studio for Windows 10 and 11 PCs and try it for 7 days absolutely free and with no obligation. No credit card required.

Zoner Studio can be purchased for $5.99 per month or $59 for a full year.

Zonerama is for Sharing
Summer is the time for vacations, reunions and other family get togethers. Zonerama, Zoner’s free-to-all online media storage and sharing platform, is perfect for sharing photos and videos captured during your family events.

Why Zonerama Beats Social Media Sharing
Photo and video files stored on Zonerama are secure and can be shared safely. Uploaders (users) select custom privacy and sharing settings, so they’re in complete control of who has permission to see what. Users can even hide the metadata, so the GPS location info can be concealed. Users can also share albums, so the whole family can contribute to the collection of holiday photos, for instance. It’s not just “one-way sharing.”

For more details about using Zonerama to exchange precious memories, read Strategy For Sharing Holiday Photos & Video With Family and Friends Safely and Privately.

Join the Shutterbug Community!
Sign up for a free account. It’s easy and free. Subscribe to our newsletter (see sign-up form on our homepage) and bookmark Shutterbug as a Favorite on your browser so you can check back often. Visit our Gallery section and spend five minutes or less uploading your best shots once a week or so. You may even become a Shutterbug Photo of the Day photographer. In the Galleries you’ll see the amazing work of thousands of photographers from all over the world; add your own images to our ever-growing collection. It’s a great way to connect with other photographers and share your knowledge and passion for photography.

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Many photographers prefer the look and feel of natural light people pictures, whether they’re shooting environmental portraits in the field or working in a makeshift studio at home. There are also shooters who simply avoid flash photography at all costs because of a misconception that it’s too complicated for their rudimentary skills.

Whatever the reason, this comprehensive how-to video with instructor Kyle Cong, will set you free and disabuse you of the notion that you need artificial illumination to capture  pro-level portraits. Kyle is a Canadian expert who specializes in flash-free photography. He’s also a respected educator and workshop leader who regularly shares straightforward techniques on his popular YouTube channel.

Cong promises that, “whether you’re just getting started with natural light photography or looking to level-up your portraiture game, this lesson will help you see light in a new way and make it work for you.”

He covers a wide range of topics in the next 20 minutes, beginning with an overview of how to accurately evaluate the intensity and direction of natural illumination. He also demonstrates the techniques he recommends for shooting in direct sunlight, in mixed shade, on cloudy days, or during the beautiful soft light of Golden Hour.

You’ll also learn when and how a simple reflector can enhance your results by bouncing ambient light from the sun onto your subject to fill in shadows and create perfect catchlights in a person’s eyes and bring them to life.

Cong then moves indoors to demonstrate the advantages of illuminating portraits with nothing more than indirect light streaming through a nearby window and by using a few other practical tips. He illustrates his seven foolproof techniques with convincing real-world examples that are very easy to emulate.

Once you’re done watching pay a visit to Cong’s popular YouTube channel where you’ll find many more how-to videos for improving your skills.

And before you start editing your images to remove blemishes and other unwanted distractions, be sure to watch yesterday’s tutorial from a post-processing expert who explains the difference between Lightroom’s Remove, Heal, and Clone tools. Then he demonstrates which one works best in various situations.

The Sandisk® PRO-CINEMA CFexpress^TM Type A Card delivers unparalleled speed, reliability and durability to professional videography and photography users by leveraging PCIe® Gen 4 protocol. Here are the details.

Say goodbye to slowdowns and hello to lightning-fast performance with the Sandisk PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type A Card. Sandisk created this new Type A Card to be the optimal storage companion for professionals in the field or studio who capture 4K, 6K or 8K video³ or shoot in rapid bursts and demand fast, time-saving transfers so they can get to post-production more quickly.

Professional Performance
The Sandisk  PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type A Card delivers unparalleled speed, reliability and durability to professional videography and photography users using PCIe Gen 4 protocol.

With up to 960GB¹ of storage capacity, you can keep shooting high-resolution photos and video without storage worries. Even more amazing, you can experience write speeds that reach up to 1650MB/s² and media transfer speeds that soar up to 1800MB/s.²

Sustained Workflow
Sandisk PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type A Cards are available in capacities of either 480GB¹ or 960GB¹ which means you can shoot longer without switching cards. Fewer interruptions translate to a more streamlined workflow, and that leads to greater productivity.

Durability You Demand
Accidents happen. And sometimes working conditions are rigorous and very demanding. That’s why Sandisk CFexpress Type A cards are engineered to be tough. They provide up to 7.5-meter (24.6 feet) drop protection, bend protection up to 150 Newtons, and IP57 water and dust resistance.⁴ Furthermore, the operating temperature range is expansive: -13°F to 185°F (-25°C to 85°C).

Compact and Eminently Portable
A Sandisk PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type A card measures 0.79 x 1.1 x 0.11 inches (20 x 28 x 2.8 mm) and weighs a barely perceptible 0.13 ounces (3.69 grams). In comparison, two sticks of chewing gum stacked together are approximately 3.0 x 1.74 x 0.18 inches⁷.

VPG200 Certification
The CompactFlash Association (CFA) has given the Sandisk CFexpress Type A a VPG200 rating, which means it’s certified to maintain a sustained write speed of at least 200MB/s. The takeaway: this Sandisk card can handle high-resolution video recording, including 4K and 8K,³ and/or high-resolution Raw still images, for a seamless and smooth recording process.

File Recovery
You don’t need it—until you need it. Sometimes gremlins press the delete button when our back is turned. If detected soon enough, you can usually recover inadvertently deleted files with the included two years of access to RescuePRO® Deluxe data recovery software (download required).⁵

Lifetime Limited Warranty⁶
Your Sandisk PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type A Card is protected by a Lifetime Limited Warranty⁶ (visit website for warranty conditions and details).

Pricing & Availability
Sandisk PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type A Cards are available in 480GB¹ capacity for $290.99 MSRP (Model Number: SDCFEA-480G-GN4NN) and in 960GB¹ for $518.99 MSRP (Model Number: SDCFEA-960G-GN4NN). Prices are expressed in US dollars.

Order directly from Sandisk to receive:
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1. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
2. Up to 1800MB/s read speed; up to 1650MB/s write speed. Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device, usage conditions, and other factors. 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes.
3. Compatible device required. 4K (4096×2160), 6K (6144×3160) and 8K (7680×4320) video support may vary based upon host device, file attributes, usage conditions and other factors. See https://shop.sandisk.com/support.
4. Based on internal testing. Water- and dust-resistant, and was tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP57 under IEC standard 60529; product must be clean and dry before use.
5. Registration and download required; terms and conditions apply.
6. 30 year warranty in Germany, Canada and other regions not recognizing lifetime warranty. See www.sandisk.com/wug
7. According to documents published by the USDA.