Photoshop 2022 – Major Photoshop Update
Adobe just released the latest update to Photoshop and I've got a video covering everything that's new. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/VKw_f3wGxnY
The Biggest Change to Lightroom… EVER!
Today, Adobe has announced and released a new version of Lightroom Classic (and Photoshop too). This new version has totally changed the way I edit in Lightroom. And it's been so hard to sit on this new feature for the last few months because every time I do a video,...
3 Tips for Boosting Fall Colors in Lightroom and Photoshop
This week I thought I'd share some of my favorite tips for boosting fall colors in Lightroom and Photoshop. https://youtu.be/9YOV1xh9daE
Pastel Colors and Soft Light
I had a really nice morning earlier this week out at Fort Desoto park in St. Petersburg FL. Dick and Vicki from DVWildlife.com (they run the Eagle photography tours in North Florida) came down the day before and we met up for a morning shoot. I really like this time...
Sony 70-200mm GM II Lens Review (for Wildlife)
Over the last three weeks I was fortunate enough to get to try out a pre-release copy of the new Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II lens. Sony gave the lens to a few different photographers with various genres and they asked me to photograph some wildlife with it to I could...
Simplify Your Backgrounds in Photoshop
Here's a quick idea for removing a distracting background or just simplifying it a bit so it looks more uniform. And the key to this is that we're able to simplify it without cropping some necessary area out of the photo. https://youtu.be/6eHEzdNgrtU
What Do Pros Say “Gear Doesn’t Matter”?
Let me start this out by saying I don't want this to simply be another "gear doesn't matter... just practice" post. I want to, more specifically, answer a question about why the pros always say "Gear doesn't matter", yet they are the ones always shooting the best gear...
Mandatory Poke? Caption this Photo!
Thought I'd have a little fun today. I captured this photo a month or so ago when I was at Ft. Desoto making some videos for my Bird Photography Guide. Not only was it interesting to watch, but I got some great action stills and video, so you can actually see the...
Lightroom Sneak Peek – Completely Redesigned Masking
Adobe just released a sneak peek of some MAJOR changes coming to Lightroom and Photoshop Camera Raw. Up until this point, I've always thought that the introduction of the brush and gradient tools in LR 2 were big. After that, there was the radial filter which was also...
What’s New in ON1 Photo Raw 2022?
The fall is always a big time for software updates and this fall isn't any different. ON1 just released the latest version of their software called ON1 Photo Raw 2022. Below you'll find a video where I recap some of the major new features in this version. Enjoy!...
Test Your Bird IQ (a fun bird photography quiz)
Hi all. I have a fun 10 Question Bird Photography Quiz for you. It's just for fun, but who knows... you may learn a tip or two as well. Enjoy! Click Here to Take the Quiz and feel free to discuss below. Remember... this is for fun! So if you're gonna nitpick my...
Bird Photography – Absolutely No Guarantees
Leave your thoughts below please... But for me... You know what I've found with Bird Photography more than any other genre out there? There are ABSOLUTELY No guarantees here. I can't even promise you that on any given outing you'll even take a photo of a bird. But we...