Bird Photographers Need This Editing Tip
Over the years I've had a number of photos sent in to me to review and there is one small editing issue that I see a lot of people miss. And I definitely understand why... people in general have a hard time seeing when a photo is crooked and when you have wildlife in...
One Click to Better Photoshop Selections
There's a hidden setting in Photoshop that can dramatically improve your selections. When we use the Select Subject tool, the selection has never been great and still leaves us with a lot of masking work. But when you see the difference in quality after changing one...
What Happened to the Done Button in Lightroom?
Over the years I've had this love/hate relationship with the DONE button in Lightroom Classic. Honestly, it was more hate. That's because I never used it, but I'd always get questions on what the difference between using the DONE button was when using a tool, instead...
Another 2023 Calendar Template Idea
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! My son's go to University of Florida and one goes to Florida State. So we have a big rivalry football day today 🙂 I hope you're able to do something fun as well and maybe this project will give you an idea or two. A few weeks back I...
Noise Reduction Workflow – When to Do It?
If you use a third party app (Topaz, ON1, DxO, etc...) for Noise Reduction then you've probably thought about when you should do that in your workflow. Many of the companies actually suggest you do your noise reduction first, on the raw file for the best results. But...
Topaz Course Updates and Big Sale
Hi there. If you're a Topaz user or have purchased my Topaz Deep Dive course, then there's some big news for you this month. First... Topaz has announced their Black Friday sale early. You can save around 60% off their Image Quality bundle (includes DeNoise, Sharpen,...
Lightroom and Photoshop 2023 Calendar Templates
Hi all. The 2023 Calendar Templates are now available. Below is the full download with all of the individual months, as well as a single JPG image of all months in one. Click here to download all of the individual months, along with a tutorial video. (this is for all...
AI is Killing Photography?
I’ve never really talked about the AI thing and my feelings on it. But this week kind of pushed me to write something about it. Also, don’t forget that my new ”Lightroom / ACR Portrait Editing System” is on sale for 50% off for a few more days. Stop by and check it...
Lightroom and Photoshop 2023 Update Q&A
This week Adobe released their big yearly updates to Lightroom and Photoshop. It’s always generates a lot of questions, so I thought I’d write a Q&A post to help answer some of the most common ones. If you read this and it doesn’t answer your question, feel free...
Help! Can’t Update Lightroom or Photoshop
If you're having trouble updating the new versions of Lightroom and Photoshop then this video should help out. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/5QklubnctRU
What’s New in Photoshop 2023
This week Adobe updated Photoshop to version 2023. They added better Object detection and selections, improved ways to remove objects, as well as some Camera Raw updates for editing portraits, selecting background and other objects. In the video below we'll take a...
What’s New in Lightroom 12 (Oct 2022 Update)
Each year at Adobe Max (this week), Adobe releases all new updates for their apps. In this video, we'll take a look at the new features in Lightroom Classic (officially it's version 12 now). If you edit portraits, then you're going to love this update. But they also...