When the Weather Doesn’t Cooperate: Corona Del Mar Photo
You'd think I'd be used to this lesson, but for some reason I seem to get it over and over again. I must be a slow learner 🙂 Anyway, last week while in Los Angeles, I did some research on 500px.com and found a great place called Corona Del Mar right along the coast...
Inspiration: My 500px.com “Favorite” Photos
Happy Friday everyone. I've probably mentioned it before, but 500px is the website I go to for my photo inspiration. During my usual 500px.com surfing, I tend to "favorite" a lot of photos and I figured I'd post them here every now and then. Rather than taking the...
What Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) Means For Lightroom Users?
There's obviously lots of feedback, buzz, interest, and excitement, from Adobe's announcement yesterday. If you missed it, in a nutshell, Photoshop as we know it is going totally subscription based. So basically, you can't buy a stand alone boxed or download copy of...
Getting It Right In Camera
I came across an article the other day, from a blog called Jonas Hellsen Photography. It made such an impact on me, and struck a chord that I wanted to share it. See, he touches on the topic of getting it right in camera and poses the thought that retouching is...
Nikon D800 12-Month Review (Would I Buy It Again?)
So I've been shooting with the D800 for about a year now. At first I was borrowing/renting one for selective shoots, but I pulled the trigger a while back and bought my own. Most of the reviews I read about the D800 were all written within a month of having the...
Announcing My Latest Landscape Photography Workshop Update
I've had a new workshop added to the schedule and a change to another one so I wanted to write a quick post to update you in case you're able to attend any of them. First, last month I wrote about a workshop I'm doing with Bill Fortney in Washington state (the Palouse...
Before and After Video – Photo Processing with onOne Plug-ins
Recently, onOne Software gave the the opportunity again to host an episode of their Perfect Inspiration weekly video series. This time around I processed a photo of my cousin's son from start to finish using Lightroom and Perfect Effects. The thing I really like about...
Heading to Moab / 5 Ways To Kickstart Your Lightroom Workflow
A couple of weeks ago I posted about a new online training class (for Kelby Training) that I'm doing on Landscape Photography. Your responses were so helpful, and it really helped fuel me for this trip that I'm leaving on today. The Kelby Training crew and I are...
Recap On Your Landscape Photography Class Suggestions
First off, I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to leave a comment the other day when I asked for your help with ideas for my landscape photography class I'm planning. You ROCK! All of your comments were so well thought out. I could tell you...
I Need Your Help With My Landscape Photography Class
Hey everyone! In a couple of weeks I'll begin filming a series of landscape photography classes for Kelby Training online. I have some good ideas in mind for how I want the class to go, but I wanted to turn to all of you because, well, you'll be the ones watching the...
Lightroom Presets – Black and White Tonal Contrast Effect
A while back I released some presets that simulated one of my favorite effects in Photoshop plug-ins - the Tonal Contrast effect. onOne Software's Perfect Effects has it, and Nik has it as well. But I know that lots of people still don't use 3rd party plug-ins, so I...
The (simple) Story Behind The Photo
I was looking through my photos from my trip to the California coast and Big Sur last December, and I came across a photo that I barely remember taking. I'm assuming I'm not the only one that goes through their photos (like I did after the trip) and heads straight to...