by Matt K Photography | Aug 27, 2012 | Lightroom
A while back I had an idea about using the adjustment brush to create a focal point in certain parts of the photo (by darkening the rest of the photo). The vignetting controls (in the Effects panel) are great for doing this but if your subject isn’t in the middle of...
by Matt K Photography | Aug 20, 2012 | Lightroom
People love to shoot skylines and cities while traveling so I thought these would make a good recipe to try out on those photos. Like many of my presets, there are 3 flavors to this one (Light, Medium, Strong). They all have a slightly dark theme to them so if you...
by Matt K Photography | Aug 16, 2012 | Photoshop
I’ve been tossing around a series of posts called “Photoshop Myth Busters” for a while now and I thought I’d start one today. Basically, the idea came to me at a seminar a few months back when some one came up and asked a question about...
by Matt K Photography | Aug 15, 2012 | Lightroom
Hey everyone. I’ve got another Before/After video for you where I start from scratch in Lightroom, jump into Photoshop and back to Lightroom (but don’t forget to scroll down because there’s another post today). I’m even throwing in a...
by Matt K Photography | Aug 13, 2012 | Lightroom
So, we’re driving home last night, and I look west toward the beach to see this crazy-cool-cloudy sunset. We live in Florida and this time of year (with all of the thunderstorms out there), you can imagine some of the dramatic scenes we get. So it got me...
by Matt K Photography | Aug 10, 2012 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Reviews
Hey everyone. First, don’t forget to scroll down to the next post. I’m giving away a ticket to my upcoming Lightroom seminars. Next… I wanted to post a quick follow up to the Tiffen review from yesterday. I realized from some questions I got on the...
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.