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Light Adjustment Layer in Photoshop – Should You Use It?

There's been a good amount of confusion around the Light adjustment layer in Photoshop. If you're an Adobe user for your photography, it can be odd...

An Easier Way to Add the Orton Soft Glow Effect

The soft glow or Orton effect has been a popular one for landscape photographers for years. But it was always a pain to add. You needed layers,...

Your Raw Isn’t Always Raw

This question has come up a lot over time. It can get confusing when working on a raw photo to know that the photo isn't really a raw photo anymore....
5 Lightroom Develop Tips for 2024

5 Lightroom Develop Tips for 2024

Every now and then I like to do a "5 Tips" video to show off some tips I find people may not have known about. Some of these I've known about for a while, but I have to admit that a couple of them I just learned in the last year or so. Enjoy! If you haven't signed up...

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Some Not-So-Common Tips for Shooting the Solar Eclipse

Some Not-So-Common Tips for Shooting the Solar Eclipse

The big eclipse is coming up and I thought I’d give you some not-so-common tips for photographing it. I’m not going to give you settings, gear, etc… because there are thousands of places on the internet with that info. So my tips will be more from a practical and...

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The Joy Is In the Improvement

I play a lot of golf and you’ll often hear me equate that hobby with photography because there's a lot of learning overlap for those of us that don't do either professionally. Well, a while back I read something about how the enjoyment, is in the improvement. Read...

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Spray and Pray Wildlife Photography (Episode 12)

In this episode Matt is joined by renowned wildlife photographer and photo educator expert, Steve Perry (Back Country Gallery). Steve and Matt discuss the aspects of high frame rate and continuous shooting of wildlife interactions... or as some people call it "Spray...

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My Thoughts on the Sony a9iii for Wildlife Photography

Back in November when the Sony a9 iii was first announced I had the chance to attend the launch event in New York and even got to spend an entire day shooting the camera in a space with a lot of action sports happening, so we could really test it. While the shooting...

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Adding Light and Mood and Blur to a Dark Photo

Adding Light and Mood and Blur to a Dark Photo

Welcome back to another Photo Makeover. This week I'm using a photo submitted by Ken McClure (thanks Ken!). The photo presents a great opportunity to add some light to it as well as use the (recently) new Lens Blur adjustment. Enjoy! Find out more about Matt's...

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Selling Your Camera Gear (Podcast Episode 11)

Episode 11 Topic – Selling Your Camera Gear In Episode 11, Matt and Brian Matiash talk about selling your photography gear. We all like to upgrade from time to time and unfortunately the longer you keep your old cameras and lenses the less valuable they become. In...

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