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Ron Leach  |  Dec 29, 2021

Winter is upon us with some pretty nasty weather, and that means protecting your gear from the elements. It’s also important to keep yourself comfortable when shooting in the field, and part of that involves warm gloves designed for photography.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 27, 2023

Today we're featuring a quick trick from the Rogala Photography YouTube channel that will help make it easier to adjust the exposure of photos in Lightroom. You'll learn why the histogram is "essential" for getting the light right, and what a long-time pro says is "the best simple Lightroom trick you don't know."

Ron Leach  |  Dec 13, 2022

If you’re tired of hearing the same composition tips over and over again, like the Rule of Thirds or Leading Lines, you’re going to learn some different for framing outdoor photographs in the quick tutorial below.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 06, 2023

If you're new to shooting in Raw and need some help color grading your images, the tutorial below from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel is just what you need. Even if you've done this before, there are likely a few tips and tricks that will speed up your workflow and deliver superior results.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 21, 2023

If you use Lightroom to process outdoor photos you'll want to pay close attention to the eye-opening tutorial below. In just 12 minutes you'll learn a better way to give all sorts of outdoor images more contrast and texture, without damaging the files.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 21, 2021

Sometimes you capture what you think is a beautiful image, only to look at it on the computer and realize it’s simply not sharp. There are a number of third-party apps and plug-ins that do a good job of fixing this problem, but you can actually get great results using Photoshop with the following advice.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 04, 2022

One of the most common ways to ruin a great scene is the failure to attain proper focus. Sometimes that’s due to incorrect camera settings, while in other instances you may have simply focused on the wrong portion of the frame.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 25, 2023

If you’ve ever tried to locate a photo in your Lightroom catalogue and been unable to find it you know how frustrating this can be. While organizing your images isn't the most glamorous of tasks, taking time to do it right will save plenty of time and headaches in the future.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 09, 2022

There’s nothing more distracting that a beautiful photo with distorted vertical or horizon lines, or a crooked horizon. Fortunately, there’s a simple method for straightening everything out during the editing process in Photoshop or Lightroom.

Henry Anderson  |  Feb 10, 2022

As we've said time and time again, it's ok to make mistakes as a beginner photographer. The important part is learning from your photography mistakes even if they're big ones.

Deborah Sandidge  |  Nov 17, 2022

The photography essayist, critic, and historian A.D. Coleman once said that the biggest mistake photographers make was “thinking that what they’re experiencing is what they’re capturing in the photograph.”

Ron Leach  |  Jun 28, 2024

There's no denying the fact that some mobile photographers understand how to consistently capture beautiful images that would make all of us proud. There are others, however, who consider their phone a camera of last resort—reserved for times when their "real" gear is at home.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 13, 2024

This quick tutorial from photographer Simon d'Entremont begins with a question: "Have you either wondered how spot metering works in your camera, or tried it and got inconsistent results like blown highlights or crushed shadows? If so, you've come to the right place.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 10, 2024

Dodging and Burning is a powerful post-processing  technique that enables you to selectively brighten and darken specific areas within the frame without affecting the image as a whole. Today you'll learn the best way to get the job done while avoiding three common mistakes that can spoil the edit in a hurry.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 04, 2024

Nobody wants soft photos and there are several ways to sharpen things up in Lightroom depending upon the task at hand. In this 5-minute tutorial from one of our favorite post-processing experts you'll learn to use Capture Sharpening and how this method differs from Output Sharpening.

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