Learn to harness the power of the Lightroom Tone Curve Panel in this easy-to-follow, comprehensive Lightroom tutorial!
Learn how to open JPEG & TIFF files in Adobe Camera Raw so you can access features like radial filters, split-toning, noise reduction and more! Written & Video tutorial.
Are you wondering how you can achieve a dreamy, soft edit in Lightroom? Here is a quick & easy way to do so!
This is my favorite way to change the background color in Photoshop, with a couple of additional tweaks to make your subject stand out & background look more natural.
Learn how to edit video in Lightroom: How to make basic adjustments, capture a still frame, & how to apply Presets to a video allowing you to change color & tones for a custom look.
5 Tips for Better Summer Photos With summer quickly approaching, here are some tips to help you make the most of your time shooting in the warm, summer months! 1. Timing Do not shoot in the middle of the day. In ge...
How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop Layer Masks are one of the most useful tools in Photoshop and learning how to use them will make your editing so much easier. What is a Layer Mask? Essentially, a Layer Mask is a ...
Knowing how to read your camera's light meter and how to compensate for exposure are important photography concepts you should understand. Not only will it help you get your exposure correct in-camera, but it will A...
6 Tips for Using On-Camera Flash For me, personally, and for a lot of the photographers I know, we all love natural light. However, sometimes you will find that you just NEED to use a flash. For example, when shoot...
Understanding High-Key VS Low-Key Lighting In this post, we will look at two different, yet very popular, lighting techniques: HIGH-KEY and LOW-KEY. High key lighting is just what you would imagine - very bright and...
Image above edited with Reverie Preset from the Dark & Moody Millennium Preset Collection. Should You Sell Your Raw Unedited Photos to Clients? There always seems to be a lot of debate amongst photographers abou...
The Importance of Having a Photography Contract for Your Business As a photographer and business owner, one of the most important details of your business is your contract! Not only do your contracts protect you, bu...
15 Things Every Photographer Should Have in Their Camera Bag If you spend any amount of time shooting on location (as opposed to shooting in a home studio) you may have found that there is something you left at home ...
How to Clean Your Camera Sensor When to have your camera cleaned is a very common question that comes up in regards to gear maintenance. Keeping your camera's sensor clean and dust free will help you have sharper ima...
How to Clean Your Camera Lens I will be the first to admit that I'm a camera gear junkie. I love my camera gear, old and new, and I totally treat it like a baby. Just like your monitor, TV, or glasses, sometimes, y...
Full Frame or Crop Sensor (Which Camera is Right For You?) Full frame & crop sensor. These four words seem to spark a lot of debate within the photography community! As photographers, we are artistic, but most o...
How to Use Hue & Saturation in Photoshop The Hue Saturation Panel in Photoshop is a simple yet fine-tuned tool for color management. You can use Hue Saturation to adjust unwanted color casts in your images, such...
How to Choose a Camera Lens (That's Best For You!) I remember when I started shopping for my first lens. I had a Nikon D60 (this was nearly 8 years ago now!) with a 18-55mm kit lens, which came with the camera. I h...
How to Recover Deleted Images from Your SD Card Have you ever accidentally erased your memory card before you were able to transfer your images to your computer? Or, have you ever had a memory card hiccup for no obv...
How to Make a Diptych in Photoshop Here is a quick method for creating a two image collage (aka a "diptych") in Photoshop. You can easily add as many images as you would like using this same method, but for this tut...