by Matt | Sep 27, 2018 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorial
This week I’m tackling a topic that I’ve been asked about more times than I can count – Luminosity Masking. In fact, I’ve been asked so many times that I finally decided to create a course dedicated to it, and how I use these masks in my...
by Matt | Sep 25, 2018 | ON1
If you’re an ON1 user, today was a big day. They just announced the new features coming in the latest ON1 Photo 2019 update coming in November. If you’ve been an ON1 user for any amount of time you’ll know they release a new version in the last...
by Matt | Sep 21, 2018 | Photoshop, Tutorial
Many times, before the wedding, the bride will get some sun and inevitably end up with tan lines. Or if you’re on vacation, you can find that your friends or family members get them as well. Here are a few quick techniques to help get rid of them or even them...
by Matt | Sep 14, 2018 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorial
This past week I got the same question from a few people about their photos looking a little weird, and funky in Lightroom. It’s actually a thing called “banding” and you’ll mostly find it in your sky. But here’s the thing. You...
by Matt | Sep 7, 2018 | Lightroom, ON1, Photoshop, Tutorial
Here’s a really popular technique I see a lot in landscape photos so I figured I’d share my take on it. Below is the Lightroom/Photoshop version of it, but right below that is the ON1 Version as well. Enjoy! The Orton Effect in Lightroom and Photoshop The...
by Matt | Aug 29, 2018 | Gear, Lightroom, Photography, Photoshop, Sony
This past week a good friend of mine, Blake Rudis (from f/64 Academy), and I decided to take a trip to Zion to shoot and catch up. Blake and I go way back to a photo walk I was part of in San Francisco almost 10 years ago. Since then, we’ve always kept up with each...
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.