by Matt Kloskowski | Jan 10, 2025 | Podcast
Staying motivated with any activity can be hard sometimes, especially when it’s not going as well as you wanted. In this episode, Blake Rudis and Matt Kloskowski talk about a few simple ways to build positive habits and stay motivated with your photography and...
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 19, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Podcast, Tutorials
Hi all. I’ve got a couple of videos to share if you want to learn more about the Adobe Pricing Changes. Before you dive in to them, let me reiterate something that seems to get missed… DO NOT CALL ADOBE TODAY AND CHANGE YOUR PLAN!!! Please read my FAQ here...
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 19, 2024 | Photoshop, Tutorials
This week we’ll take a look at a new feature in Photoshop (Camera Raw to be specific) on how to remove reflections from your photos. It’s super easy to use and can be hit or miss – but when it works, it can really help save a photo....
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 15, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
I guess the day had to finally come. Adobe first came out with their Photography Plan that included Lightroom and Photoshop for $9.99 a month back in 2013. Since then, the price hasn’t changed. What we’ve gotten as part of that plan has increased, but the price...
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 12, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Lightroom users (Not LR Classic) have wanted more “Edit In Photoshop” features for a while now, and now we’ve got them. In the latest December update to Lightroom, Adobe added some more features to how we can move one (or multiple) images in to...
by Matt Kloskowski | Dec 2, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Recently I received a lot of questions about my choice to sharpen photos in Topaz Photo Ai. So I thought I’d share a video on 3 reasons why I choose it for most of my sharpening needs, whether it’s a wildlife photo, or even landscape and travel photos...
by Matt Kloskowski | Nov 22, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Hi all. I recently shared a video about my noise and sharpening workflow which happened to use a plug-in (Click Here to see it). Well, I got a lot of questions about overall plug-in workflow because both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom have a couple of different ways...
by Matt Kloskowski | Nov 21, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
I’ve made some big changes to my Noise Reduction and Sharpening workflow recently, so I thought I’d share. While I’ve always had a good noise reduction workflow overall, I have seen opportunities to make it better. As for sharpening…...
by Matt Kloskowski | Nov 19, 2024 | Sony
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 4 years since the original Sony a1 was announced. That camera has been, hands down, the best camera I’ve ever used. But this week Sony just announced the successor, the a1 ii (Side Note: It’s not...
by Matt Kloskowski | Oct 22, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
After sending out my new features videos for Photoshop and Lightroom, I received a lot of questions. One of those common questions led me to create a video on the Adobe DeNoise feature that’s in Camera Raw (but not in Lightroom). I had a lot of people asking how...
by Matt Kloskowski | Oct 17, 2024 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Hi all. I’ve gotten a lot of questions on the recent Photoshop and Lightroom updates from Adobe so I put together an FAQ. Enjoy! Q. I’m having trouble updating Photoshop or Lightroom. I can’t update, or I’m not seeing the features you...
by Matt Kloskowski | Oct 16, 2024 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Yesterday I sent out my new feature videos for Photoshop and Lightroom. But Adobe also added some new features for Camera Raw. And for the first time it’s got some significant changes that ARE NOT in Lightroom. Will they get there? I’m sure, but for now...
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.