Heading to Moab / 5 Ways To Kickstart Your Lightroom Workflow
A couple of weeks ago I posted about a new online training class (for Kelby Training) that I'm doing on Landscape Photography. Your responses were so helpful, and it really helped fuel me for this trip that I'm leaving on today. The Kelby Training crew and I are...
Lightroom Presets – Black and White Tonal Contrast Effect
A while back I released some presets that simulated one of my favorite effects in Photoshop plug-ins - the Tonal Contrast effect. onOne Software's Perfect Effects has it, and Nik has it as well. But I know that lots of people still don't use 3rd party plug-ins, so I...
Lightroom Presets – Sunflare Glow Effect
FREE Lightroom Sun Flare Glow Effect A preset for Lightroom and Photoshop's Camera Raw The Sun Flare Glow Effect Preset Overview: Hey everyone! This preset was created on Easter evening while going through a post-Easter-Sunday-chocolate-sugar-high, so I can make no...
A Free Lightroom Video And A Few Links To Check Out Today
Happy Friday everyone. I'm a little late on the blogginess for the day, but here's a few things to check out as you're surfing around this weekend. 1. I did a video over on Lightroom Killer Tips based on my post yesterday (about removing spots). This video shows two...
If You Print Your Photos Then Read This
Today is my public service announcement day. It's a lesson I learned many years ago, but every once in a while it comes back to remind me that I've gotten a little too relaxed. It mostly rears it's head when printing your photos, and it's something that we can easily...
Free Lightroom Presets – The Ultimate Fighter Look
Being into the martial arts, I always enjoy watching the UFC Ultimate Fighter fights when I see them on TV. And since everything has its own reality TV show, you can imagine that the UFC isn't left out. They actually have one called the Ultimate Fighter. In the...
My Favorite Go-To Long Exposure Photography Trick
First off, a huge thanks to the 350 Lightroom fans that came out to my Arlington/Dallas Lightroom seminar yesterday. I'm very lucky to have such nice crowds in each city I go to. Now it's on to Atlanta, GA for the same seminar tomorrow. Anyway, I took the photo above...
Video: Photo Workflow From Start to Finish
Last week I was extremely honored to be featured in another episode of onOne Software's Perfect Inspiration series, hosted by Brian Matiash (and I'm totally stealing it at my blog post for the day) 😉 Basically, it's like a Before/After video where you take a photo...
Free Lightroom Presets – Tonal Contrast Effect
One of my favorite effects in Photoshop plug-ins is the Tonal Contrast effect. onOne Software's Perfect Effects has it, and Nik has it as well. But I know that lots of people still don't use 3rd party plug-ins, so I set out to try to recreate the effect in Lightroom....
Free Lightroom Presets – Black & White HDR Presets for Landscapes
Some of the most popular presets I have are the HDR presets I created for Lightroom 4. As I looked through my website stats, I also realized that some of the other most popular presets were the black and white presets for both landscapes and portraits. Then it hit me...
Free Lightroom Presets – Wedding Day
Here's an update to some older presets. See, I’m always dissecting “looks” that I find in photos, and I’ve seen this one for a while now. I named it Wedding Day because that’s mostly what I see the effect used on – wedding photos shot outdoors in the afternoon. It’s...
Lightroom 4 Presets – Vignettes and Edge Darkening
Hi everyone. One of the things that just about all of my photos get is a vignette to darken the edges. It really helps bring in focus on your photos, and makes a great finishing touch. It's also perfect for a preset because it's something that's very repeatable, and...