One of the things I enjoy most about travel photography is the way you get to meet interesting people in …
The Ultimate Guide to Using Lightroom Develop Presets
If you are new to Lightroom Classic or not yet totally comfortable with the Develop module then you may be …
How to Make Lightroom Classic Run Faster
Lightroom Classic is an amazing application that helps you organize and develop your photos much faster then using a program …
Create Dramatic Photos with Shadow and Contrast
You can make strong, dramatic photos by utilizing two key elements of photographic composition – shadow and contrast. Contrast occurs …
Improve your Portrait Photography With This Simple Exercise
Photography is a gear based pastime, and because of this it’s easy to overcomplicate a shoot by taking more equipment …
Are You Making These Seven Common Portrait Retouching Mistakes?
I’ve seen photographers make the same portrait retouching mistakes over and over. Part of the problem is that applications like …
Introducing Alien Skin’s Exposure X4
Lightroom is a powerful application, but it doesn’t do everything. One way to extend its range is to use Photoshop …
Lightroom FAQs
In October 2017 Adobe announced the launch of a new version of Lightroom called Lightroom CC. In a move that …
Lightroom Classic FAQs
Adobe recently (May 2019) changed the name of Lightroom Classic CC to Lightroom Classic (dropping the CC), successfully confusing photographers …
Which Lightroom Version Do I Need?
A few years ago buying Lightroom was easy as there was only one version to choose from. Now there are …
How To Use The New Texture Slider In Lightroom
You may have heard that Adobe added a Texture slider in its Lightroom Classic 8.3 release earlier this month. Until …
How To Pick The Best Camera Lens For Any Situation
Photographers love to discuss which is the best camera lens to buy or use. Most discussions of this topic are …
How To Get Up Close With Close-Up Lenses
Close-up lenses could be the ideal solution if you’re looking for a relatively inexpensive and easy way to take close-up …
How To Take Amazing Close-Up Flower Photos
Flowers are photogenic. Making amazing close-up flower photos is straightforward with the right techniques and equipment. But it can get …
How to Make Lightroom Faster Using DNG
If you’ve ever wondered how you can make Lightroom faster in the Develop module then converting your Raw files to …
How To Use Reference View In Lightroom Classic
In early 2017 Adobe added Reference View, a new viewing mode, to the Develop module in what is now Lightroom …
What is the Luminar Flex Lightroom Plugin?
Skylum has made big promises for Luminar since its launch, and many of you are probably wondering whether it would …
10 Essential Lightroom Tips For Photographers
These Lightroom tips are the things that I wish someone had told me before I started using it. I’m sharing …
Why Lightroom Profiles Matter
Now that I have used Lightroom for many years, processing photos from two different camera systems (Canon EOS and Fujifilm …
How to Post Photos to Instagram From Lightroom Using the Lightroom CC for Mobile app
Instagram has become a popular photo sharing and social media website with photographers (not to mention food bloggers), but it …