by Matt | Jan 19, 2023 | Photoshop, Tutorials
A while back, Photoshop changed the way the Save window works by defaulting it to the Cloud. That means you either accidentally save your photo there, or you have to click on the option that allows you to save it to your computer. I know I’m not alone in this,...
by Matt | Jan 16, 2023 | Birds, Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Over the years I’ve had a number of photos sent in to me to review and there is one small editing issue that I see a lot of people miss. And I definitely understand why… people in general have a hard time seeing when a photo is crooked and when you have...
by Matt | Jan 13, 2023 | Photoshop, Tutorials
There’s a hidden setting in Photoshop that can dramatically improve your selections. When we use the Select Subject tool, the selection has never been great and still leaves us with a lot of masking work. But when you see the difference in quality after changing...
by Matt | Nov 25, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! My son’s go to University of Florida and one goes to Florida State. So we have a big rivalry football day today 🙂 I hope you’re able to do something fun as well and maybe this project will give you an idea or two. A few...
by Matt | Nov 21, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
If you use a third party app (Topaz, ON1, DxO, etc…) for Noise Reduction then you’ve probably thought about when you should do that in your workflow. Many of the companies actually suggest you do your noise reduction first, on the raw file for the best...
by Matt | Nov 15, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Hi there. If you’re a Topaz user or have purchased my Topaz Deep Dive course, then there’s some big news for you this month. First… Topaz has announced their Black Friday sale early. You can save around 60% off their Image Quality bundle (includes...
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.