The crop tool inside Adobe Lightroom is far more useful than many may think. In addition to the obvious function, like cropping an image, the crop tool can also be used to straighten images. We have all taken images that are slightly crooked when we look at them back on the computer. Now, don't say [...]
I would say every single digital camera is capable of black and white photography in camera. Well, maybe with one exception. The question I get asked a lot regarding black and white photography is, should I shoot in black and white in the camera or should I shoot in colour and convert to black and [...]
Lexar memory cards have been around for more than 20 years and have been one of the main manufacturers of quality memory cards. The Lexar name has been synonymous with quality and reliability when it comes to memory cards for our digital cameras. However, the parent company, Micron, has just announced that they are winding-up [...]
As our site has grown, along with our training and writing commitments, we wanted to remind everyone that we accept guest posts about photography related articles. Guest posts are open to professional photographers, enthusiast photographers, photography gurus and anyone who has a photography related article that they would like us to publish. We realise that lots of [...]
Last week was our first Tuscany workshop of the year. How did it go? Well, I think it could be described as cold, wet but good fun with the opportunity of some unique images. Let me explain more. On the flight over, I made sure I had a window seat to allow me a great [...]
Yesterday I realised that it wasn't long to go and I had better start getting ready for my gallery in Tuscany. You see, near the end of April I am travelling out to Tuscany for the first of my photography workshops for this year. Part of my trip will also involve hanging the images that [...]
This is a simple trick to save you a lot of time when importing photos into Lightroom. This technique will show you how to apply develop settings to photos as you import them into Lightroom. Firstly, let me explain what the terminology here means. What Are Develop Settings in Lightroom? Develop settings in Lightroom [...]
Adobe has announced that they are working on a project to bring voice controlled photo editing to the iPad and other compatible mobile devices. Adobe has released a video which demonstrates the concept. The video shows the user making a basic crop, flipping the image before sharing it to Facebook. Adobe is referring to the project as Adobe [...]
This is another article about the story behind the image. An image that I shot in a small village called Sassorosso in the mountains of Garfagnana, Tuscany. About Sassorosso The village of Sassorosso is tiny but beautiful. It has a population of about 55 people and sits on a rocky outcrop made up from a [...]
Often, we find ourselves wanting to add warmth to the highlights of an image. One preferred way of adding warmth to the highlights is to use the Photo Filter inside Photoshop. This is an acceptable method but it has the disadvantage of adding tint to the entire image. The method I describe below will show [...]
