Start to Finish Edit of My 2019 Favorite Photos
Earlier this week I shared two different posts. The first was my top favorite landscape/travel photos of 2019. And the second was my top favorite wildlife photos I took in 2019. I do this every year but I figured I'd change it up a bit and also share the editing and...
Photoshop Texture and Winter Effects
Hi everyone. I have a bird feeder in my backyard and managed to grab a nice photo of a cardinal sitting on a branch nearby (a branch that may have been artificially set there by me) 😉 Anyway, while I was editing the photo, some how I ended up doing something...
Lightroom Calendar Ideas for 2020
A couple of weeks ago I released my 2020 Calendar Templates. Well, this week I decided to do a video that digs a little deeper in to some layout ideas and how you can use those calendar templates to get creative with your photography. Honestly, when it comes to how to...
What Photoshop Auto Selection Tool to Use
Adobe recently (November 2019) released some new selection technology in the form of the Object Selection Tool as well as the Remove Background option. Combine that with the Select Subject tool that was already there, and you've got several tools that all seem to do...
2020 Calendar Templates for Lightroom and ON1 Photo
Well, it's that time of year again. Each year I've shared some calendar templates for Lightroom. This year, those of you that use ON1 Photo will be excited to know that ON1 has enabled a feature in the past year that will allow them to work with ON1 as well. The...
What’s New in Photoshop 2020 (for photographers)
Each year at Adobe Max (this week), they introduce a new version of Photoshop with brand new updates. This week was no different. We're now at Photoshop 2020, and Adobe released some new features like the Object Selection tool, better Select Subject, and lot's of...
What’s New in Lightroom (November 2019 Update)
Every few months Adobe releases a new update to Lightroom. These updates usually included various camera and lens profiles, performance increases, as well as some new features. In this video, I'll share the new features like the Edge Fill option in the Panorama...
Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and macOS Catalina
Whenever a new operating system comes out, the same statements and questions always come up about upgrading. First... people I run in to, always wonder if Adobe's applications are compatible. And next, if it's a Mac OS update, PC people always say "Just buy a PC". If...
Presets vs. Profiles (Which one should you use?)
Let's take a look at what the difference between Lightroom (and Camera Raw) Presets and Profiles are. They each have their place for your photography workflow. While, on the surface, it can seem like they do the same things, they actually work very different - and we...
What’s New in ON1 Photo Raw 2020
Well, it's that time of year again. Every fall, ON1 updates their software with a bunch of new features and enhancements, and this year they're releasing a beta version to let you try it out early as well. Below is a video that recaps some of the new features in ON1...
Amazing Skies and Clouds in Photoshop
A sky is one of the most important parts of an outdoor and landscape photo. Sometimes we get really lucky with a magical sky filling the entire width of the photo. And sometimes we don't. In this tutorial, we're going to take a look at how we can use Photoshop to take...
What’s New in Lightroom 8.4 (August 2019 Update)
https://youtu.be/UPZ38MC3WDo In this video we'll look at what's new in Lightroom Classic 8.4 (the August 2019 update). Lightroom has added features such as GPU Acceleration and performance updates when editing your photos or viewing on a 4K screen. You can Batch...