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...
by Matt | Aug 16, 2018 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorial
The brush tool is such an essential part of my raw editing that I wanted to dedicate a video to some key tips and tricks for using it. I originally released this video as just Brush Tips and Tricks. But within the first day of the video being out, I had a ton of...
by Matt | Aug 10, 2018 | Lightroom, Photography, Photoshop
There’s something that’s been swirling around in my head for a while, about my photo editing, and I thought I’d share it with you today. It ties in with my new course No Light? No Problem! but even if you’re not interested in the course, I think this will...
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.