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Our mission is to inspire, educate, and spark a lasting passion for photography in every member of our audience. Whether you’re just beginning your journey or refining your craft as a professional, you’ll find a wealth of insights, techniques, and creative inspiration to help you grow your skills and discover new artistic possibilities.
Maximize JPEG Potential With Camera Settings
RAW images give you the full data from your camera’s sensor. There's no data loss (or image quality loss as a result) because there's no file compression like with JPEG. When your camera shoots JPEG, it makes a series of calculations to determine the appropriate settings for the best photo.
Try Adobe's offer: Photoshop 7-days for free!
Adobe is running a deal right now on its latest version of Photoshop that allows you to download it and use it for FREE for 7-days! It's a great way to test it out before committing to purchasing it.
New Year Means Updating Copyright Date in Lightroom!
It's an easy update to do using your previous copyright preset. If you don't already have on, meaning this is the first time you'll be doing this, you can create a preset by following the instructions below. Step three addresses that issue.
Move photos to external drive w/ Lightroom
At some point, photographers find that they are running out of space on their current drive or they want to use an external drive as their working drive. If you'd like to move your photos from Lightroom to an external drive, it's relatively easy.
Five Photography Etiquette Tips for Traveling
Photography etiquette is something to consider while your traveling. It's easy to get carried away when you're in a beautiful place with a lot to offer a photographer.
How to create a must-read email newsletter for your business.
Social media marketing has grown into a saturated business niche helping owners leverage social media platforms. However, newsletters are sometimes under-utilized or overlooked. And, they shouldn't be because they are a terrific way to garner a new audience with potential clients.
Achieve great skin tone before using a preset!
Below are some tips for creating that skin tone through adjusting your white balance and using the eye dropper.
15 Tips for Awesome College Graduate Photo Book
There’s no better way to capture your graduation day than by taking the best pictures. Though perfect graduation photos do not come quickly, student tips and best advice on photography can help you capture those moments perfectly. Here are 15 tips for an excellent college graduate photo book.
Is there an Ideal Street Photography Camera?
An excellent street photography camera should be light, compact, and easily transportable. You should be able to carry it around while shooting street photography without feeling weighed down by your camera.
Basic Tips for Shooting Indoors
You don't have to shy away from indoor photography. Yes, it presents a different set of challenges than outdoor photography, but with a few basic tips - and lots of practice - you can make it work.
10 Steps to Create a Photo Album using Lightroom's Book Module
You can use the Lightroom Book Module to create a photo album you will treasure for years. Of course, once you perfect the process, you can also develop ones you can sell to clients.
The importance of gear selection for photo & video editing
So, if you do a lot of photos or video editing, it's critical to select the best equipment for your budget. Otherwise, you risk running into issues that can slow you down or bring your work to a grinding, sudden halt.
Quick look at Adobe's Four Photography Software Options
There's usually no getting away from some level of editing, no matter how much time you spend perfecting your shots out in the field.
Handy Refresher Tips to Improve your Outdoor Pictures
Anyone who shoots outdoor photography can use a refresher every once in a while to help them avoid the most common pitfalls of this genre.
Three Effective Tips to Help you Create Focus in Your Photos
The reason I believe this is is that some of the most highly regarded and effective photos in our history all but blatantly tell the viewer how they are supposed to look at the photo.
Four Tips to Creating Abstract Photography
Have you ever shot abstract photography? It can be a particularly exciting genre of work to tackle, although not necessarily as easy as you might think. While almost anything can be viewed in the abstract.
3 Great Tips for Macro Photography Beginners
If you've ever tried shooting with a macro lens, you already know that they're not particularly easy to use.
Seven Tips for Great Smartphone Kid Pics!
There are several advantages to using a phone rather than hauling out your equipment: children aren't going to be frightened by a phone, and it's faster and easier to get that quick shot.
A Brief Look at Types of Lens Filters
Having presets at your beck and call doesn't mean you can't (or shouldn't) use filters out in the field. We believe that whenever possible, you should use filters to improve your photography, or better manipulate it to achieve your desired results, out in the field.
Let your black and white photos shine with these four tips
Sometimes black and white is the best option if you want to create drama, depth, and drive focus toward the details of an image. Here are a few tips to help you improve your black and white shots.