Exposure beyond the camera manual
Susan Kanfer
You reviewed the camera manual and completed an online tutorial. You did everything you thought you were supposed to do. And yet, your photographs aren’t exposed the way you want
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Photography Marketing: Using Instagram stories and highlights for a mini-portfolio
Bryan Esler
Instagram is a powerful tool, and one that I use on a daily basis. While posting and seeing everyone’s photos as you scroll down your feed might be great (and
Photography 101: How to read and understand a histogram
Bryan Esler
Whether you use it in-camera or in your post-processing software, you ultimately will come across a set of mountains that help to describe the pixel distribution by the brightness of
Portrait Tips: A Layered Workflow for Retouching
Levi Sim
Retouching the portraits you make can be a lot of fun, and it can be a lot of frustration. I realize that I’ve retouched thousands of portraits and one thing
Quick Tip: Detailed Clipping Preview
Tim Grey
If you want to set the white point and black point in your photos with precision, you’ll want to take advantage of the detailed clipping preview option in Lightroom. Go
Bringing Back the Depth of Grey Skies
Bryan Esler
I just got back from an amazing trip to Ireland! We went everywhere from the Ring of Kerry to the Cliffs of Moher, capturing the beautiful landscapes. Along with foggy, grey
HSL Panel – The Secret for Local Color Adjustments in Lightroom
Nick Minore
There are two kinds of tools in Lightroom – global adjustment tools and local adjustment tools. Global adjustments refer to sliders that adjust the overall image. Things like Exposure, Contrast,
Spot Metering: The Trick to Perfect Exposures
Bryan Esler
We all have had experiences where the lighting isn’t perfect — either inside or outside. And we might think we need to boost our ISO, change our aperture or play
Using Shadows and Highlights Adjustments in Photoshop
Rich Harrington
When used effectively, Photoshop’s Shadows/Highlights sliders can help you transform your images. Learn how to use it in this tutorial form lynda.com. You’ll see that overblown skies and muddy shadows
Fixing Shadows and Highlights with Lightroom
Rob Sylvan
Editors Note: The following is an excerpt from a new book called the Photofocus Guide: Develop Great Images in Lightroom. This book is almost done and well be giving away
Stop Clipping Your Highlights and Shadows in Photoshop or Lightroom
Rich Harrington
Clipping can really screw up a photo. As you make adjustments to a developed image, its possible to clip data (essentially create a loss of detail in the shadows or
Avoid Clipping Your Highlights With Adobe Camera Raw
Rich Harrington
A popular stop for photos is to pre-process them using Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Fortunately both provide access to the Adobe Camera Raw engine which allows for powerful processing
How to Fix an Underexposed or Overexposed Photo in Seconds
Rich Harrington
Do you want to lift the shadows in your photos? Give me two minutes and I’ll show you the powerful Shadows Highlights Adjustment in Adobe Photoshop. In seconds you can