Product Reviews
Color Precision's new Fujifilm film emulation profiles for Lightroom promise accurate recreations of eleven classic stocks, from Velvia 50 to Pro 400H. The profiles were built from real film captures at multiple exposures. I tested them against Adobe's defaults to see how they hold up.
Landscape photography
Photographing White Sands alone, before anyone else arrives, in the best light of the day.
Tutorials
There's a simple framework that maps the psychological journey of learning any skill, including photography.
Tutorials
Most editors add saturation by feel. Here's a quick Lightroom trick that shows you exactly where color is too hot, too flat, or just right, before it becomes a problem in your final edit.
Tutorials
Many photographers push blue into shadows out of habit. It feels right. But there's a reason those edits can sometimes look off, and it has nothing to do with the sliders you're using.
Tutorials
A second display can transform your photo and video editing workflow, and Lightroom Classic and Photoshop both offer powerful ways to take advantage of one.
Tutorials
How to improve contrast adjustments by finding an image's true midpoint
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Practical tips and essential gear to help you stay safe while photographing landscapes, wildlife, or any outdoor environment on your own.
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.
Reviewing Maven's new Linear Polarizer and Show Glow diffusion combination filter for use in landscape photography.
Finding images in a unique state park in northern Nevada
My experience photographing Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada
After years of renting vans from other people to create landscape images, I finally have one of my own.
Using the Color/Linear Burn and Dodge blend modes in Photoshop for stronger, richer color grades
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.
New course with over three hours of instructional video content, plus my custom built Photoshop actions for use with TK9
My experience editing photos and videos using the BenQ SW272U 27" 4K PhotoVue display, and comparing it against newer options.
Step by step walkthrough of how I edited a landscape image from New Mexico using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
Exploring the many tools and methods for controlling saturation in an image, from basic to advanced.