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Updating your Lightroom Classic copyright preset

Updating our online and electronic information is crucial and something we should put in our calendars every year. Not only do we need to remember to update the copyright information in our cameras, but we also need to update our preset in Adobe Lightroom Classic (and whichever your software of

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How I got my photo in National Geographic books

I’m sometimes asked about the experience of getting a photo in National Geographic books. I’ll describe photographing the image, how National Geographic contacted me and some common questions people have. About the photograph I was on the tail end of a weeklong night photo journey that took me through the

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Color concepts for 2022

Color concepts: What’s “in” for 2022?

For the last few years, I have been writing an article on the expected color concepts for the year. It’s fun and a little quirky to see what other people deem to be our color concept palettes for the year. So what’s “in” for 2022? Predominantly green, so many different

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Best of season two: Photowalks TV

I started the Photowalks travel photography series because whenever I popped into a new town, I’d pepper locals with questions about where to go to get the best sunset and iconic photo shots. And I always got great suggestions which really helped my photography. I figured if I was interested

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Hero Image for Setting SMART Photography Goals, captured at Montana de Oro at sunset

Setting SMART photography goals for 2022

Success comes in many forms. For the pro photographer, success might mean meeting a specific level of income or doing a certain number of paid shoots. For the enthusiast, it might be learning a specific skill or doing a 365 challenge. No matter what success looks like for you, setting

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Using Instax Wide film in a 1960 folding Polaroid camera

Vintage Polaroid cameras remain popular among film photographers despite the rarity of compatible instant films. The older the model, the more difficult it is to get film for it these days. But, knowing Polaroid fans, someone among the DIY crowd is bound to come up with an ingenious solution. Many

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Save time with the Auto Rotate feature in Capture One 22

The use of Artificial Intelligence or AI in so many software editing programs is fast becoming the norm. Capture One 22 is no different. I recently started using Capture One to edit my images and found that using the Auto Rotate feature in Capture One was rather handy. Save 20%

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