by Matt | Sep 20, 2018 | Gear, Reviews, Sony
About a week ago I got a call from Sony asking if I was interested in a super secret project. I responded with “I LOVE super secret things… so YES of course!” 🙂 A day later I had a Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM lens at my doorstep. The only caveat(s)? Obviously...
by Matt | Sep 14, 2018 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorial
This past week I got the same question from a few people about their photos looking a little weird, and funky in Lightroom. It’s actually a thing called “banding” and you’ll mostly find it in your sky. But here’s the thing. You...
by Matt | Sep 7, 2018 | Lightroom, ON1, Photoshop, Tutorial
Here’s a really popular technique I see a lot in landscape photos so I figured I’d share my take on it. Below is the Lightroom/Photoshop version of it, but right below that is the ON1 Version as well. Enjoy! The Orton Effect in Lightroom and Photoshop The...
by Matt | Aug 29, 2018 | Gear, Lightroom, Photography, Photoshop, Sony
This past week a good friend of mine, Blake Rudis (from f/64 Academy), and I decided to take a trip to Zion to shoot and catch up. Blake and I go way back to a photo walk I was part of in San Francisco almost 10 years ago. Since then, we’ve always kept up with each...
by Matt | Aug 27, 2018 | Lightroom, Tutorial
Adobe just released another update to Lightroom Classic CC – version 7.5. If you haven’t checked your Creative Cloud updater, now’s a good time to open and install the latest updates. In this version they released some new book styles as well as a...
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.