Photographing Oceans, Beaches, and Waterfalls
Back in October I spoke at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York at the Sony Booth. Luckily, Sony records these sessions and puts them up at AlphaUniverse.com so the content can be shared after (even if you couldn't attend). My latest class, Water is Everywhere, is now up on...
Are You Getting The Lightroom Catalog Size is More Than 4GB Message?
In the latest update of Lightroom CC, there's a message that pops up if you try to back up your catalog. The message tells you that your catalog is over 4GB and that it'll be zipped when backing up. The message box looks something like this. But My Catalog Isn't Over...
ON1 Photo Raw Is Here
If you've been following the photo editing news, you may have heard that ON1 announced it was working on a fast, streamlined raw photo editor earlier this year. Well, it's here! I've been part of designing this from the ground up and I'm really excited to see it. I...
Thank You Jim DiVitale – You Will Be Missed
Earlier this week I found out that we lost one of our industry's great artists - Jim DiVitale (aka. Jimmy D! - yes, you need the exclamation whenever you said it) 🙂 Jim was recognized by every aspect of the industry as one of the top photographers, artists and...
What’s New in Lightroom CC (Version 2015.8)
If you have the CC version of Lightroom, Adobe snuck a new feature in there (as well as some camera and lens updates) last week. If you get the update, you'll actually see a screen the next time you launch Lightroom that show's you what's new. Mostly it's performance...
Adobe Lightroom Mobile Gets A Big Update
Adobe just released a new version of Lightroom Mobile for the iPhone, and it's gotten a pretty big update from an interface perspective. I wanted to do a quick write up here to let you know what's new, but I've also got a free 10 lesson video course for you where you...
Free Lightroom Calendar Presets and Templates
Well it's that time of year again. Time to get the Lightroom Calendar Presets and Templates rolling for 2017. I've been posting about these every year for a while now. Years ago, Ed Weaver from RED Photographic contacted me with these really cool Lightroom Calendar...
A Special Thanks and a Holiday Sale
I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you get the chance to do some relaxing, enjoy your family & friends, some football, turkey, lots of food and a few of your favorite beverages. As a special thanks, we've jumped on the black...
A Preview of Using Lightroom with ON1 Photo Raw
I get asked just about every day about how I'll be using ON1 Photo Raw when it ships in December. For me, I'll continue to do my organizing and editing with Lightroom. Any heavy layer and selection work will move over to Photoshop. But ON1 has always been, and...
B&H Photo Tells The Story of My Switch from Nikon to Sony
A little while back B&H Photo contacted me to see if I'd be interested in doing an interview about my switch to Sony. I was a little apprehensive at first because I don't ever want anyone to think they need to switch camera systems to get good photos. I honestly...
Great Smoky Mountains Photo Summit Photography Recap
A few weeks ago I had the honor of teaching at the 2nd Annual Great Smoky Mountains Photography Summit. Last year was the first year and it was so amazing that I immediately signed up to teach the next year right on the spot. I equate this photo summit with going to...
A Quick Photography Update from Costa Rica
Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to give you a quick update on a project I'm working on, and share a photo from my current location - the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. This is an amazing area for photography with everything from rainforests, wildlife, beaches, gorgeous...