Lightroom Presets – Focal Point with Blurry Backgrounds
A few weeks ago I released some Focal Point Lightroom presets that basically help you draw focus to one part of a photo by darkening other areas. Well, I was messing around with the presets the other day and realized that you could also do the same thing by blurring...
Follow Up To How People See Photos Differently
Yesterday I posted about a photo I'd seen recently in which I absolutely fell in love with. I mentioned how my wife had the most opposite reaction to the photo that I could have ever predicted and the crazy reason why. So if you haven't read the post, go back and read...
How People See Photos Differently
I was in the studio yesterday and today (and probably tomorrow too) recording some new classes for Kelby Training. So it's been hard to carve away time to post. But an interesting topic came up the other night while I was looking through 500px. I came across the photo...
5 Random Thoughts About Google Buying Nik Software
NOTE: This is an old blog post. I was obviously very wrong about some of my thoughts in it, as it looks like Nik is officially dead according to the Google/Nik website and the message (at the very top in orange) that they have no plans of updating the plug-ins again....
Lightroom Presets – Desaturated Sports Photo Presets
Not a great sports weekend here in Tampa. The Giants beat the Bucs. Even though I'm from New Jersey, I've been in Florida long enough (over 20 years) that I consider the Tampa Bay Bucs my home team. Sadly, my USF Bulls lost to Rutgers the other night too (yes, another...
The Story Behind The Photo (Week 7: Mesa Arch)
This week's story is about a photo that'll go down as one of the coldest photos I've ever taken. It's a sunrise photo and it looks much warmer then it really was when I took it (especially for this Florida guy). But First...The Story Behind, The Story Behind the Photo...
Lightroom Presets – Game Day Presets for Sports Photography
I was watching the Pittsburgh Steelers/Broncos game yesterday (I'm a Bucs fan, but my son loves the Steelers) and I thought of a preset idea. See, I went to the University of South Florida and when I got a chance to shoot a home game for them I jumped at it. Now, the...
Follow Up To My “Favorite Wacom Tablet For Photographers” Post
Last week, I wrote a post about the Wacom tablet that I swear by. I get asked a lot about which tablet I use, so I wrote about which one I recommend for photographers. I saw a few questions come up both on the road and in some comments so here's a little follow up...
Thanks Seattle – The Story Behind The Photo (week 6)
I got back over the weekend from my Seattle Lightroom seminar and I thought I'd share a photo I took while there. First off, a big thanks to everyone who came out. Like always, I had a great crowd and met lots of people who follow the blog. The Backstory and Why I...
Lightroom Presets – Focal Point Background Effects
A while back I had an idea about using the adjustment brush to create a focal point in certain parts of the photo (by darkening the rest of the photo). The vignetting controls (in the Effects panel) are great for doing this but if your subject isn’t in the middle of...
The Wacom Pen/Tablet That I Swear By
I'm gearing up for my Lightroom seminar in Seattle tomorrow, and I was thinking of just skipping the blog post for today because I'm freakin' beat. I've been shooting sunset and sunrise all week, and busy days of driving or meetings in between. But as I unpacked my...
Photo Update From Portland
I'm teaching my Lightroom seminar in Seattle on Friday, so I decided to visit some friends in Portland and shoot for a couple of days. Well, last night, my buddy Brian Matiash and I drove to the Oregon Coast to a place near Cape Perpetua called Thor's Well (a 3+ hour...