How to Get the Most From Adobe #2: Free Custom Brushes
In episode 2 of "How to get the most from Adobe" we're going to take a look at a very creative feature - brushes. You'll see how Adobe gives you access to full sets of high quality creative brushes for textures, watercolor, lettering, and just about anything else you...
How to Get the Most From Adobe: #1- Online Gallery Sharing
We're going to do something a little different things month. I listen to a radio show in the morning that does a "What's Good Wednesday" where they just talk about good stories. Let's face it... controversy sells. Bad news and scary headlines get clicks. And if you...
My First Time Using Photoshop
Back in the 90's, when I first opened Photoshop, I had no idea that it would be the core of my career almost 30 years later. I didn't have any kids yet. Heck I hadn't even met my wife at that time. Yet somehow today - married for over 20 years and my oldest son in...
What’s New in Photoshop 2020 (February Update)
To celebrate Photoshop's 30th birthday, Adobe released a couple of new enhancements to Photoshop. The main one, and the reason I devoted a whole video to this is the Content Aware Fill feature that's just been added. Now, if you've got several things you want to...
What’s New in Lightroom 9.2? (February 2020)
If you follow the Adobe world you'll know that Adobe releases what they call a "dot" update to Lightroom every 2-3 months or so. These updates are usually meant to take care of new camera and lens profile updates that come in to the market between those months, but...
Do You Really Need To Use Photoshop?
I received this comment on one of my videos the other day and I thought it was pretty timely considering I just finished a big update to my Photoshop System Course. It was a video where I had edited a bunch of photos all at once and did the edits rather quickly: This...
Start to Finish Edit of My 2019 Favorite Photos
Earlier this week I shared two different posts. The first was my top favorite landscape/travel photos of 2019. And the second was my top favorite wildlife photos I took in 2019. I do this every year but I figured I'd change it up a bit and also share the editing and...
My Favorite Wildlife Photos of 2019
Yesterday I posted my favorite landscape/travel photos of 2019 (click here to see them). Today I'm posting my wildlife shots, since I felt the page would have gotten too long if I included both. My Outlook This Past Year I changed up my shooting philosophy this year a...
My Favorite Photos of 2019
At the end of every year, I always enjoy going through my photos and picking some of my favorites. It’s a fun exercise. And I inevitably end up finding some photos that I may not have thought much of at the time, but I really like now. Or sometimes, photos that I...
Photoshop Texture and Winter Effects
Hi everyone. I have a bird feeder in my backyard and managed to grab a nice photo of a cardinal sitting on a branch nearby (a branch that may have been artificially set there by me) 😉 Anyway, while I was editing the photo, some how I ended up doing something...
More Lightroom Calendar Template Ideas
Every year I release calendar templates for use in Lightroom, Photoshop and ON1. Well, I decided to do a video that digs a little deeper in to some layout ideas and how you can use those calendar templates to get creative with your photography. Honestly, when it comes...
Why Is No One Mad at Capture One?
Here's a random thought on this Wednesday as I opened up my email and saw a full version upgrade for Capture One. Their last update was one year ago (Capture One 12). Now they're at Capture One 20. Most likely following the industry by numbering the software based on...