Some portrait photographers try and make people look beautiful, others try and capture character. They are two distinct approaches that …
How To Use The Show Focus Points Plugin In Lightroom
Have you ever wondered if there’s a way in Lightroom to see which of your camera’s autofocus (AF) points were …
How To Bring Old Processes Back To Life With Topaz B&W Effects
Even in the digital age some photographers choose to work with film, while others go even further back in time, …
A Brief Guide To Silver Efex Pro 2
Before I bought Silver Efex Pro 2 my main questions were ‘What can this plug-in do that I can’t do …
Import Photos Faster With A Photo Mechanic And Lightroom Workflow
In our earlier article How To Save Time Importing Photos Into Lightroom we looked at some ways you can save …
My Ten Best Lens Buying Tips For Photographers
Are you thinking about buying a new camera lens? There are lots of things to consider. Such as how much …
How To Save Time Importing Photos Into Lightroom
Perhaps one of the biggest frustrations Lightroom users face is the initial process of importing photos from your camera’s memory …
How To Work Faster With Lightroom Presets
There are everyday tasks in Lightroom such as importing images, renaming photos, and adding copyright information that would be much …
What Is Long Exposure Photography?
There’s no precise definition of long exposure photography, but a good working definition is that long exposure photography uses shutter …
What’s The Best Lens For Family Portraits?
When choosing which lens to use for family portraits, there are several issues to consider. Here’s some advice from my …
How To Merge Lightroom Catalogs
Many photographers use Lightroom on two computers. A typical scenario is the photographer who uses a desktop computer at home, …
How To Take Beautiful Photos In Low Light
Low light photography can give you beautiful photos but working in it provides plenty of technical challenges. As a result …
How To Take Low Light Landscape Photos
One of the challenges of taking low light landscape photos during the golden hour or the blue hour is mastering …
How To Use The Blue Hour In Photography
In our last article we looked at the reasons why the golden hour is such a productive time for photographers. …
How To Use The Golden Hour In Photography
Most photographers are aware that the golden hour is one of the best times to take photos. But what exactly …
Five Strategies For Coping With Hard Light In Photography
Photographers often like to avoid the hard light found in the middle of a sunny day. There’s a good reason …
How To Use Soft Light In Photography
Soft light in photography is a gift from nature that helps you create interesting images using high quality light. In …
How To Fade Presets With The Opal Lightroom Plugin
The Opal Lightroom plugin is the best tool I’ve seen for fading Develop Presets in Lightroom. But before we look …
How To Photograph People In India
During our recent photo tour to Rajasthan in India I concentrated on photographing people rather than landscapes or architecture. It …
How To Find Duplicate Images In Lightroom
Last week I received an interesting question from a reader who asked “Is there any way to find duplicate images …