Ron Leach

Photoshop's powerful Layer Mask tools enable you to enhance photos in a way that's not possible with other methods. Unfortunately, some photographers avoid this technique because of a misconception that it's beyond their skills.

When first getting started we all learn a bunch of so-call "rules of photography." Some of these are more useful that others, and many are meant to be broken in certain situations. In the quick tutorial below, one of our favorite landscape photographers expresses his objection to the popular Exposure Triangle and he insists there's a better way to get the light right.

One reason Lightroom can be so complicated is that it's a very robust program that's not designed exclusively for photographers. Art directors, web designers, and other content creators use it to, hence there are some tools you may never use.

Many photographers set their camera for Auto White Balance and never modify the setting regardless of the subject at hand. If that sounds like you it may explain why the colors in your photos don't accurately convey the colors in a scene.