Frame of Mind Episode 17 (Hard Truth About Landscapes)
Landscape and nature photography is one of the most popular genres among enthusiast and hobbyist photographers. In this episode, Matt Kloskowski and Blake Rudis talk about the hard truth behind landscape photography and what it takes to get that great shot. How to...
My Masking Suffered Until I Learned This
When making certain adjustments with the masking tools, I often get questions about some of the halos and fringes that can appear along edges in the photo. https://youtu.be/8CgBBWG2yzw
Does Lightroom Need These LR Classic Features? (Frame of Mind Podcast Ep 16)
Many people have chosen to use Lightroom over Lightroom Classic because of it's simplicity and cloud features. However, Lightroom is missing a lot of features compared to Classic, and in this episode Matt Kloskowski and Brian Matiash talk about what features may need...
5 Lightroom Features You Should Know
For those of you that are using Lightroom (or considering it), I put together a video with 5 features that you may not have known were there. Even if you're a hardcore LRC user, I think at least one of these features is something that just about everyone can use....
Putting All of Your Photo Eggs in One Basket
I've been getting a lot of questions lately about Adobe owning our photos, and being locked in to their software for our editing needs. Or maybe you think one day you won't need the software, for whatever reason, and you're worried your photos will be locked in to a...
Should We Be Upset at Adobe (Frame of Mind Ep. 15)
This week Blake Rudis and I teamed up for a podcast on the changes to Adobe's Terms of Service. How to Listen/Watch You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google. Or you can watch it below. The podcast is NOT intended to be visual in any way, so...
Q&A on Adobe’s New Terms of Service
Hi all. If you've heard of Adobe's Terms of Service updates and had any questions, I did a few things this week to hopefully help out. To be honest, while I hate drama and conspiracy theorists, I'm almost glad this happened because it forced me to become a bit more...
Adding Depth and Light to Landscape Photos with Lightroom and Photoshop
I've got another start to finish tutorial for you this week. This photo was submitted by Catherine Spangler (thanks Catherine!). I though the composition was really nice and she did everything right in the camera. I just think we can bring out a little more in the...
Am I Still Using Lightroom (and which version?)
Every time I release a tutorial, and it shows Lightroom Classic, I get asked the same question a bunch of times: Matt... Are you still using Lightroom (Cc, Cloud, or whatever you want to call it - though it is just called Lightroom), or are you back to using Lightroom...
What’s New in Lightroom (May 2024)
Adobe released a new update to Lightroom this week that contains an AI feature for removing distractions. You can find out more in this video. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/373gZSwkAiw
Unlimited Creative Ideas
Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a tip that you probably didn't know I use often, and one you probably didn't even know existed. SIDE NOTE: Don't forget my new Simple to Stunning course is out and on sale for 50% off this week. Click here for more info. See, I...
Better Distraction Removal in Photoshop with Generative Fill
There's a lot of talk about AI these days. I think most of you DON'T want AI to generate photos for you - and you'd rather make your own with the camera you spent thousands on. But when it comes to the most common Photoshop task (Removing Distractions), Photoshop's...