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Want Better Wildlife & Nature Photos? It's Time to Smash Some Rules (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 10, 2023

Most new photographers begin their creative journey by learning a bunch of so-called "rules" to  help them develop their craft. But here's the deal: while many of these guidelines are great for beginners, they may actually inhibit growth as your skills become more advanced.

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Easily Straighten Crooked Lines in Photoshop & Adobe Camera Raw (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 10, 2023

One dead giveaway that your skills aren't quite ready for prime time is when your images display significantly skewed lines that detract from the impact of a shot. Fortunately there's a simple and effective method for addressing the problem during the editing process as you'll see in the tutorial below from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel.

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Want Better Generative Fill? Use These Quick & Easy Tricks (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 06, 2023

Now that all the pre-release excitement has subsided and Generative Fill is an official component of Photoshop 2024, we'd thought it was time for some quick and easy tips for making the most of this game changing technology. And that's what you'll find in the 10-minute tutorial below from the popular Photoshop Café YouTube channel.

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FAST Dodge & Burn with RADIAL MASKS in Lightroom: Better Outdoor Photos (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 06, 2023

Dodging and burning is a classic image-editing technique dating back to the heyday of film and the darkroom. Back then, dodging was used to lighten a specific portion of an image, while burning did the opposite.

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Use Focus Bracketing & Stacking for Sharp Macro, Nature & Landscape Photos (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2023

If you're looking for a way to optimize the range of focus throughout an image the tutorial below explains the best way to get the job done, and it works for just about any type of photos you make. We refer to this technique as "bracket and stack it" and it's not difficult to do.

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10 INCREDIBLE Photoshop Features That You've Never Tried (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2023

Photoshop is such a robust package that it's almost impossible to understand everything it can do. Most photographers understand the basics, and others take things further, but there's still a lot going on under the hood that's unfamiliar to us all.

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You've Never Cleaned Your Dirty Sensor & Lenses? Do it Safely Like This (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 04, 2023

What do you mean you've never cleaned your lenses and the dirty sensor in your camera? After all, some of us spend a small fortune on cameras, lenses, and important photo accessories, and regular maintenance is part of the game. As one pro says, "It definitely behooves us to do everything in our power to try to extend the life of our gear as much as possible."

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5 Pro Landscape Framing Tricks That You Don't Know (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 04, 2023

Well-composed landscape photographs are often difficult to achieve—especially in scenes with several important elements. Sure, there are a variety of common guidelines, like the Rule of Thirds and the importance of leading lines, but you're undoubtedly familiar with those.

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This Photoshop Hack Lets You Make Local Adjustments Without Masks (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 04, 2023

We constantly preach the importance of selective, rather than global, adjustments when editing photos. Even though this approach takes a bit more time and effort it provides maximum control for enhancing different portions within a scene independently of one another.

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Give Landscape Photos a Warm Sunset Effect No Matter Time of Day They Were Shot (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2023

Most outdoor photographers love shooting at Golden Hour, when soft warm tones bath the landscape before the sun disappears below the horizon. Unfortunately it's not always possible to control when we come across an epic scene, and sometimes that happens earlier in the day when light is less than ideal.

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