by Matt K Photography | Feb 17, 2017 | Lightroom, Photography
*Update this workshop has sold out!!! You might remember that back in November I did a quick blog post on my trip to Costa Rica and mentioned that I was down there to see if it was good place to do a workshop. Well, I was blown away by the natural beauty there. There...
by Matt K Photography | Feb 16, 2017 | Photography
Here’s the 2nd episode of Photo Makeovers. The series isn’t about editing my photos – it’s about editing yours. I’ve realized that if I just edit my photos it eventually becomes kind of boring since my photos may be totally different from...
by Matt K Photography | Feb 6, 2017 | Photography
Here’s a quick tip that shows you how to amp up a boring sky using...
by Matt K Photography | Feb 1, 2017 | Photography
Hey everyone, I’m guest coaching at ON1 Plus for the month of February. I started ON1 Plus as a educational membership area of ON1 when I used to work there. As you probably know, I don’t work there anymore, but we’re all still great friends and talk...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 30, 2017 | Photography
This is the first video in a brand new free video series called Photo Makeovers. The series isn’t about editing my photos – it’s about editing your photos using Lightroom and Photoshop (and any other plug-ins, actions, textures, or whatever I would...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 19, 2017 | Photography
The post processing world has been undergoing some pretty big changes lately. There are so many apps out there that do so many different things, yet so many things that are similar. It gets really confusing. I hear it and read it from people every day. And if there’s...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 9, 2017 | Photography
Not many people know that you can use Free Transform tool in Photoshop on Selections too. But the problem is that it doesn’t really give you much feedback as you adjust your selection. But with this tip, you can actually see exactly what’s happening to the...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 7, 2017 | Photography
Last year I started a series called 60 Second Photoshop Tips. It’s based on a series I used to do years ago where I did quick one-ish minute tips. I also added some 60 Second Lightroom Tips to it too (Just click the Photoshop link in the menu at the top and you...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 6, 2017 | Photography
Thanks so much for following my recaps this week. Today, we’re going to take a look at the top blog posts of 2016, as well as some other stuff. But, first let’s talk a little about a change in the blog over the last year. I consider my blog my workbench. I...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 5, 2017 | Personal, Photography
A while back I wrote about how my wife and I both left our jobs and struck out on our own business adventure. It wasn’t the best time for it, as we have two kids getting ready for college. But it was definitely the right time for it, so we pulled the trigger...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 4, 2017 | Photography
Breaking in today, between the 2016 Annual Report week stuff, for a quick tip on the one Lightroom setting that you need to change for 2017. And the best part is, it doesn’t matter what version of Lightroom that you have. It’s not a glamorous feature,...
by Matt K Photography | Jan 4, 2017 | Photography
This past year was finally the year of Instagram for me. I’d posted there once in a while before, but never really consistently over the years. I know everyone uses Instagram, but I guess I just didn’t get it for a while. But I’m on board now, so I...
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.