by Matt Kloskowski | 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...
by Matt Kloskowski | Mar 21, 2022 | Birds
I’ve got tens of thousands of photos of the Reddish Egrets I see at Ft Desoto Park in St. Petersburg FL. But somehow, every time I go, I seem to get something a little different. I guess that’s what keeps us coming back right? These egrets run around with...
by Matt Kloskowski | Mar 4, 2022 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Layers are such an important part of Photoshop that I don’t think you can ever learn enough tips and tricks around working with them. This week I’ve put together 7 of my favorite layer-related tips. Enjoy! For more about my Photoshop System course click...
by Matt Kloskowski | Mar 2, 2022 | Birds
A friend let me know of a spot that has 3 baby owls that have recently started “branching”. So just in case any of you are like me, and didn’t know what branching was, it’s a common behavior where birds move from the nest to a branch, and start...
by Matt Kloskowski | Feb 18, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
It’s time for another start to finish tutorial (Photo Makeover). This is where I start from scratch with a raw photo and show you my editing process and thoughts along the way. It’s less of a in-depth tutorial teaching you features, and more about the...
by Matt Kloskowski | Feb 16, 2022 | Birds
Here’s an interesting one I haven’t seen before. I was out shooting (with some new friends, Glee and Robert Finnegan) at Fort Desoto the other morning. We saw the Reddish Egrets doing their thing for well over an hour, but eventually it flew away and the...
by Matt Kloskowski | Feb 11, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Once you experiment with Lightroom’s (semi) new masking features, I think it’s mostly straightforward to get the hang of the new tools. But there’s one little area I keep getting questions on so I thought I’d dedicate a video to a few uses of...
by Matt Kloskowski | Feb 3, 2022 | Gear
Toward the end of last year I shared that I had purchased a new MacBook Pro 14″ laptop and that it was going to be my main computer. That meant that, since I was using a 27” iMac before, I would need a screen to go with it since the iMac has a built in screen....
by Matt Kloskowski | Jan 21, 2022 | Lightroom, Photoshop
I just wrapped up my Fresh Start 2022 program this week and had over 10,000 people participate. And during this process, I learned something really valuable. The value of Focus. Not camera focus, but focussing your attention. NOTE: The video with some Photoshop...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jan 3, 2022 | Birds
At the end of every year, I always enjoy going through my photos and picking some of my favorites. It’s a fun exercise. And I inevitably end up finding some photos that I may not have thought much of at the time, but I really like now. Or sometimes, photos that I...
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 9, 2021 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
I don’t often do videos on what Lightroom can’t do, but I’ve gotten enough questions on this that I want to save you some some...
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 8, 2021 | Birds
Hi all. Merry Christmas and happy holidays. I’ve seen enough gift guides out there with gear and software and tech and all that stuff. So I thought I’d create one that would get people out shooting. In this short 7 minute video, you’ll hear about 3...
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.