by Matt | May 27, 2022 | Lightroom, Photography, Photoshop, Tutorials
This week I thought I’d do something a little different from just an editing tutorial. I thought it would be fun to share the gear I used, the settings I used, the sequence of photos and the one I picked, all the way to the editing process on one of my wildlife...
by Matt | May 20, 2022 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Here’s a quick exercise that should be interesting. There are over 70 tools in the toolbox in Photoshop. But take a moment to think about how many of them you actually use? For me, it’s about 10. How about you? (Find out more about The Photoshop System)...
by Matt | Apr 29, 2022 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Adobe recently added a new feature in the Sky Replacement window called “Edge Lighting”. It helps blend the transition from sky to foreground and for certain sky replacements can really help out. In this week’s tutorial we’ll take a closer...
by Matt | Apr 8, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
This week we’re going to take a look at two ways to adjust the sky. One, which is something we’ve used for a long time… the Graduated Filter seems to have fallen out of favor and the newer “Select Sky” feature has taken over. But is...
by Matt | Apr 1, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
In this tutorial we’re going to use some creative techniques to re-light a very flat scene. I also wanted to thank Marcia Colucci for submitting this photo. It will be part of my upcoming No Light? No Problem (Volume 3) course coming out on Thursday April 7th....
by Matt | Mar 24, 2022 | Birds, Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
One morning when I was out shooting, there wasn’t much happening. Not wanting to go home empty handed, I decided to take some really tight shots of a Snowy Egret. As I watched its feathers blow in the high winds I had an idea to experiment with some longer...
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.