Major Update to Lightroom Classic

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

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”

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

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...
Ask Better Questions

Ask Better Questions

Ask better questions. This post is adapted from material in my Free eBook, “Twelve Ways to Improve Your Photography, without spending a cent”, available on my website (pacificLIGHT.ca), or by clicking here “Would you use an 85mm lens or something else, for this?”...
Content-Aware Remove Tool in Adobe Lightroom

Content-Aware Remove Tool in Adobe Lightroom

Starting with the October 2022 release of Lightroom Classic (version 12.0), Adobe added some exciting new tools making image editing easier and faster. One of these new tools is Content-Aware Remove tool in the Healing panel, lets you remove unwanted spots and objects...
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