Recently (mid June 2026) Adobe announced that it intends to acquire Topaz Labs. Assuming the deal gets regulatory approval, Topaz will become part Adobe in the latter half of 2026. Here’s a link to the incredibly boring and legal-marketing-speak announcement if you...
Adobe added a few new features to Camera Raw (version 18.4) recently. Among them is a masking feature that people have been asking for since Linear Gradients first came out. It’s called a Bidirectional Gradient, or you can think of it as a Two-sided or Double...
Hi everyone. This week Adobe released a new Lightroom update with some new features. Of those, are two that I think you’ll really want to try out. The first is a duplicate finder which is something Lightroom users have been wanting for a long time. Next,...
Today we’re going to cover a feature that I think all of you who use masking tools will love. It’s been one of the most requested features I’ve seen and I’m glad it’s finally here. Unfortunately, it’s not in Lightroom yet but...
Hi all. Sony just announced a new 100-400mm f/4.5 lens this week (retail $4300). A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to test it out before it was released. So I thought I’d share my experience with it while photographing shorebirds in the Tampa Bay area. Some...
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.
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I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.