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Ron Leach  |  Apr 20, 2023  | 

It’s an unfortunate fact than many photographers routinely hold their camera at eye level and point it straight ahead. There’s nothing wrong with doing this, and nice images are often the result, but sometimes there’s a better way.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 19, 2023  | 

If you're familiar with Aftershoot's AI-driven Culling app, prepare to be amazed by their latest innovation: Aftershoot EDITS. This cutting-edge AI editing software streamlines the entire post-shoot workflow, saving photographers countless hours and preserving their unique editing styles.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 18, 2023  | 

How often have you returned from a shoot thinking you captured some great images, only to discover that they look flat and uninspiring on the computer? If you’re like most photographers, you’ve experienced this disappointment more than once or twice.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 18, 2023  | 

Adobe is constantly busy refining their software, and today we’re taking a looking at a key new feature in the just-released update to the Cloud version of Lightroom 2023. Of specific emphasis here is the new artificial intelligence (AI)-based Noise Reduction capabilities.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 17, 2023  | 

Over the past few months we’ve been paying far more attention to Luminar NEO as photographers are increasingly making the switch with from Lightroom or Photoshop. In fact, it was only a week ago that we ran a storing explaining what’s new in the recent NEO update 1.8.0.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 17, 2023  | 

For the past few weeks we’ve been bringing you installments of an ongoing free Lightroom Masterclass from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel. The lessons cover everything the basics to more involved tasks, and we have a new one for you today.For the past few weeks we’ve been bringing you installments of an ongoing free Lightroom Masterclass from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel. The lessons cover everything the basics to more involved tasks, and we have a new one for you today.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 14, 2023  | 

Experienced landscape photographers know that accurate colors, the right amount of contrast, and the proper use of light greatly contribute to the success of an image. Unfortunately, conditions in the field sometimes make it impossible to attain these goals in the camera. That’s when it’s time for a bit of Photoshop magic.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 13, 2023  | 

OK, be honest: How often have you skipped past the Color Calibration tool when processing images in Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw (ACR)? If you’re like most photographers, the answer is something along the lines of “quite often.”

Ron Leach  |  Apr 12, 2023  | 

Hot spots and highlight blowouts are the bane of portrait photographers and others. They can occur with images shot in the studio under artificial illumination, as well as those captured with natural light outdoors. Fortunately there’s a simple and effective Photoshop fix, as you’ll see in the quick tutorial below.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 12, 2023  | 

If you don’t realize that your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription incudes a wealth of helpful free tools, it’s time to wise up and grab what you need. Many of these freebies aren’t readily apparent, and they’re easy to get and put to use.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 11, 2023  | 

A primary goal of all photographers is to capture images with precise focus. The challenge is getting the job done when shooting scenes like landscapes that have important objects in the foreground, background and mid range of the frame.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 11, 2023  | 

If you’re like most photographers you’d rather be out shooting than sitting behind a computer processing images. The tutorial below will help fulfill that desire by accelerating the editing task so you can grab a camera and get back in the field ASAP.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 10, 2023  | 

Luminar Neo is becoming increasingly popular among photographers these days—either as an alternative to Photoshop and Lightroom, or to add one more option to their image-editing toolkit. Today we’re going to give you a quick rundown of what’s new in the latest version 1.8.0.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 07, 2023  | 

Have you ever captured what you thought was a great photograph, only to discover ugly white edges when viewing the image on your computer? These image-killing artifacts are known as “halos,” and today you’ll learn how to quickly eradicate them in Photoshop.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 06, 2023  | 

One of the most common image-editing tasks is cleaning up a photo by eliminating distracting elements. Until recently the standard approach involved turning to Photoshop’s Object Selection tool, and using or one or more time-consuming options to vaporize and fill the mess.

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