What Do Dave Black, Jackson Hole, and the Grand Tetons Have in Common?
What do they have in common? The fact that they'll all be together and I'll get to hang out with (and near) them for a few days. I'm thrilled because I just booked my trip to Jackson Hole, WY and Grand Teton National Park in late September. The Grand Tetons have been...
The Story Behind The Photo (Week 2)
Hey everyone. I had some great feedback from last week's post so I'm back with another "The Story Behind the Photo" post. This time around I've got a photo of my cute little niece, Ella. I think the story offers a lot of insight for anyone wanting to take photos of...
Lightroom Presets – Black & White for Landscape Photos
You'll see there's 4 presets in this download. I went through my photos and realized that most of my landscape photography falls into several categories (canyons, beaches, photos with lots of green in them, and photos with a lot of sky in them). So I created the...
What I Learned from Joe McNally About Being On The Other Side Of The Camera
Today is Joe McNally's birthday and it got me thinking about all of the wonderful things I've learned from Joe over the years. Sure, like many out there, you'd think most of it was about using flash. But I've learned just as much from watching Joe about "how" to be a...
The Art of the Black and White Print
A while back Dan Steinhardt from Epson and Josh Haftel from Nik Software proposed a class for Kelby Training on Black and White printing. Of course we jumped at it because this is always a hot topic. Plus, you really can't get two people more knowledgable and relevant...
Tips For Getting Smooth Long-Exposure Water If You Don’t Have An ND Filter
Last week, I co-hosted DTown TV with RC Concepcion and I mentioned a little trick that I used on the photo above (click on the photo to see it larger). It has to do with getting that smooth silky water effect (or anything in motion for that matter) when you don't have...
The Story Behind The Photo (Week 1)
Last month, Scott Sheppard interviewed me over on Nik Radio. It was basically a 30-40 minute interview on how I got into photography and Photoshop, what inspires me and a bunch of other things. Here's the link in case you missed it. Anyway, back to our story. Toward...
Lightroom Presets – Adding a Sunflare Effect With a Brush
There's some pretty cool possibilities for creating presets with the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom. This week I have 3 presets that create a sunflare effect that you can brush on to your photos. It's a little different from the normal Develop module presets, but I...
My Favorite Photography Lenses
If you're looking for some weekend viewing then I've got two shows you've got to see if you're a photographer. A few months ago, RC Concepcion and I did a series of photography shows on DTown TV on our favorite lenses. We went over lenses for portraits, landscapes,...
Sunset on Baker Beach
A Quick Tutorial On the Changes to My Boston Photo
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a photo I took while in Boston. It got a lot of great feedback, but there was one thing that I didn't like in the photo (and it was confirmed by some comments here on the blog). At first, I was kinda lazy and thought it would be a pain...
What You Need to Know About the MacBook Pro Rentina Display for Photoshop, Lightroom And Photographers
One of the questions I've been getting asked a TON lately is about the new MacBook Pros with Retina display and how they work for Photoshop, Lightroom and for photographers in general. Well, I've been kicking the tires on one for about a week now, so I thought I'd...