


Major Update to Lightroom Classic
On April 18th, Adobe released a game-changing update to Lightroom and Camera Raw. While there are some improvements in masking that will be of interest to portrait photographers, and we finally have the Tone Curve in local adjustments, the big news is in the Detail...
Embrace Contrast
(Adapted from my eBook, “Twelve Ways to Improve Your Photography”. Available free, here.) When most photographers think of “contrast”, they think of differences between light and dark. But there are many more forms of contrast than just “tonal contrast”. There are...
Mastering the Art of “Less is More”
Creative Use of Negative Space for Impactful Photo The area of a photograph that is not taken up by the subject(s) is known as negative space. It can also be called “empty space” or “white space,” and it has a big influence on the balance of...
Create Depth
Create Depth – For More Engaging Images Photography is a two-dimensional medium desperately trying to represent a three-dimensional world. Without some help from us, it often fails. We view the world with two eyes rather than one, so a sense of three...