The wrong way to add contrast (and what to do instead)

How to improve contrast adjustments by finding an image's true midpoint

How to stay safe when doing landscape and outdoor photography

Practical tips and essential gear to help you stay safe while photographing landscapes, wildlife, or any outdoor environment on your own.

BenQ PD2770U review: the display that calibrates itself

Reviewing BenQ's new PD2770U, a DesignVue display with Adobe RGB, a newly designed light hood, and a built-in colorimeter for easy color calibrations.

Polarize and diffuse light with Maven's new magnetized filter

Reviewing Maven's new Linear Polarizer and Show Glow diffusion combination filter for use in landscape photography.

Photographing drip sand castles in the desert at Cathedral Gorge, Nevada

Finding images in a unique state park in northern Nevada

This place shocked me (Gold Butte, Nevada)

My experience photographing Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada

Step inside my new Sprinter 170 camper van

After years of renting vans from other people to create landscape images, I finally have one of my own.

Better color grading using Photoshop blend modes

Using the Color/Linear Burn and Dodge blend modes in Photoshop for stronger, richer color grades

Two mistakes I regret when creating landscape images

Looking back through old Lightroom catalogs, I've identified two editing mistakes from my early photography days that seemed sophisticated at the time, but were actually counterproductive.

Introducing Luminosity Mask Bootcamp with TK9

New course with over three hours of instructional video content, plus my custom built Photoshop actions for use with TK9

BenQ SW272U long term review: still a good photography monitor?

My experience editing photos and videos using the BenQ SW272U 27" 4K PhotoVue display, and comparing it against newer options.

Editing a landscape image from start to finish

Step by step walkthrough of how I edited a landscape image from New Mexico using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop