by Matt Kloskowski | Aug 27, 2021 | Birds
I spent some time with Carl Ackerman (and the NutHouse – click here to find out more) this week recording a mini-course on setting up a backyard bird feeder area (this mini course will also come out along with my official Bird Photography course in September)....
by Matt Kloskowski | Aug 19, 2021 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Hi all. This week (mid August 2021), Adobe released a small update to Photoshop that includes some new design features and an update to the Sky Replacement editor as well. In this video I’ll cover what’s new and where you can get your free skies from...
by Matt Kloskowski | Aug 18, 2021 | Birds
While I was in Costa Rica last month we stumbled on a bird I’ve never seen there before. A Laughing Falcon, which is also referred to as a Snake Hawk. I honestly don’t know how our guide spotted it, as it was buried back behind so many trees, inside of...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 29, 2021 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Content Aware Fill is probably one of the biggest reasons I ever leave Lightroom to go to Photoshop. Even if I only spend 60 seconds removing a distraction, that is sometimes the most important part of the photo edit. Well, Content Aware Fill actually has two places...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 26, 2021 | Birds
Last week I had the opportunity to photograph swallow tail kites. My friend Dick, over at DVWildlife Tours, has a great tour on a lake here in FL, and there are literally thousands of these birds that come in this time of year. It was a fun outing and a little...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 19, 2021 | Birds
I was looking through my library the other day and found some humorous photos. While out with a DVWildlife Boat Tour, we came upon some Barred Owls. First there was one, and then another flew up to it… and then the funny behavior began. First, the owl on the...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 15, 2021 | Birds
When I’m out shooting wildlife for a morning, I’ll often come back with 1000 (or even double that) photos. Out of that, I may end up keeping 50-100 and that’s just because I’m too lazy to pair it down any further than that. So why do I end up...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 13, 2021 | Birds
My last day in Costa Rica was a non-workshop day, but I went out with a few people to just shoot and I realized I have a problem. I’m addicted to take off shots… Hence the name of this post (special pat-on-the-back prize to who knows where the phrase came...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 8, 2021 | ON1, Tutorials
ON1 has released their noise reduction software called NoNoise AI 2021. I wanted to do a first impressions video on it and compare it to Topaz DeNoise AI which is what I currently use on my wildlife photos. Also, if you do decide to purchase ON1 NoNoise it’s...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 1, 2021 | Birds
Hi everyone. I just returned from my Costa Rica Workshop. I had a wonderful group of people. Several returning workshop attendees which is always nice to see, and some fantastic new people I got to meet as well. And we had the best abundance of wildlife I’ve...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jun 21, 2021 | Birds
I’ve visited Ft. Desoto Beach ,here in the Tampa area, a number of times this spring. Once you shoot there a time or two, you start to change your expectations. At first, you’re just happy to get a nice photo of a Snowy Egret flying. They don’t fly...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jun 17, 2021 | Photoshop, Tutorials
A few weeks ago I released a video talking about some changes to the way we “Save As” in Photoshop. This was specifically for people who opened a photo in to Photoshop, and wanted to save, say, a JPG. It wasn’t really anything directed toward a...
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.