Landscape Photography with the New Sony 24mm f/1.4 Prime Lens
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 I couldn't...
Do Your Photos Look “Funky” in Lightroom
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 won't see it everywhere in Lightroom. In...
Your Questions Answered On The BenQ SW271 4K Monitor
A while back, BenQ contacted me and asked if I was interested in taking a look at one of their monitors - the BenQ SW271 4K which goes for just under $1100 at B&H Photo. To be totally honest, the last thing I needed was another monitor. I use an iMac so it’s got...
Creating the Landscape Soft Glow Look (The Orton Effect)
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...
Zion National Park Photography Trip Recap
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...
What’s New in Lightroom 7.5 – The August 2018 Update
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 paper type. You'll...
Lightroom and Photoshop Brush Tips You Probably Didn’t Know
The brush tool is such an essential part of my raw editing that I wanted to dedicate a video to some key tips and tricks for using it. I originally released this video as just Brush Tips and Tricks. But within the first day of the video being out, I had a ton of...
I’m On A Mission To Change Photo Editing
There’s something that’s been swirling around in my head for a while, about my photo editing, and I thought I’d share it with you today. It ties in with my new course No Light? No Problem! but even if you're not interested in the course, I think this will resonate...
Relighting Your Photos in Lightroom, Photoshop and ON1 Photo
The idea behind this technique is that sometimes our scenery doesn't cooperate. Most of us don't have unlimited time and budgets to keep reshooting the same place when the light is perfect. So we get what we get when it comes to light. But who's to say we can't help...
5 Tips to Speed Up Lightroom
Hey everyone! I hope you're having a great week. This time around, I wanted to share a few tips I have for speeding up Lightroom. I hear a lot of questions on the topic, so I figured I'd give you some best practices to help squeeze as much juice out as you can....
My Top 5 Landscape Filters in ON1 Effects
A while back I did a video on my top 5 filters in ON1 Effects for landscape photos. But I realized that over time my taste and workflow have changed, so I thought it was time to revise. As you can imagine, technology changes and new filters are added. But also, trends...
Luminosity Masking in Color with Photoshop
You've probably heard of Luminosity Masks or even Color Masks in Photoshop before. If you haven't, or you're not sure what they are, here's a quick explanation. A luminosity mask is basically a mask (or selection) of the luminance values in a photo (the brightness)....