In anticipation of the holiday season, we recently asked more than a dozen photographers to tell us about the most valuable items in their camera bags—and the gifts they’d love to get in 2023. From a splurge-worthy studio flash that’s small enough to take on location to an ultra-wide tilt-shift lens to uplevel your game,… Continue reading The best gifts for photographers, according to the pros
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How to Use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom Classic
Lightroom is the most powerful tool for managing archives and editing photos by the hundred. However, many photographers still prefer Photoshop for the ability to edit small, local areas of the photo. Although Lightroom doesn’t have pixel level editing powers, its adjustment brush feature lets us apply edits to selected regions of photos. Today, I’ll… Continue reading How to Use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom Classic
The best Sony lenses in 2022
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master II SEE IT Best ultra-wide angle Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM SEE IT Best telephoto Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens SEE IT Sony makes… Continue reading The best Sony lenses in 2022
How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom makes it really easy to create strong black and white images. With control, however, comes complexity. In this screencast I show how to convert your photos using Lightroom’s powerful Black and White panel. This tutorial will show you everything you need to know to start using Lightroom to create awesome black and… Continue reading How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic
How to Add Color in Lightroom Classic Using Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
“How do I edit my photo to look like (insert famous photographer’s name)?” Certain photographers have unique, signature styles that others try to emulate. All kinds of things go into a signature style, from the choice of subject matter to the shooting approach, equipment, and a lot of small choices that are unique to every… Continue reading How to Add Color in Lightroom Classic Using Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
How to Join the Guilded Media Workers’ Cooperative
Welcome back to our look at cooperative media-making. So far we’ve looked at a co-op subscription platform and how to split streaming revenue on a YouTube video. Freelancing can be a tough gig and it can often leave you feeling like you are on your own. Billing, gear, website, social media, taxes, and health, it’s… Continue reading How to Join the Guilded Media Workers’ Cooperative
Questmas Time is Here!
12 Days. 12 Quests. 12 Prizes. One of the most important things as a photographer is your kit and this Questmas we’re bringing you 12 different chances to expand it! We have partnered up with some amazing brands to make our 4th annual Questmas one to remember. ‘Tis the season to get creative and put… Continue reading Questmas Time is Here!
Rode’s new VideoMicro II offers pro on-camera audio in a tiny package
The new Rode VideoMicro II is a perfect microphone for smartphones and small cameras. Rode Audio technology company, Rode, has made some impressively small yet high-quality and reasonably priced microphones over the years. That trend is continuing with the company’s announcement of its newest offering, the VideoMicro II. Rode released the original VideoMicro nearly 10… Continue reading Rode’s new VideoMicro II offers pro on-camera audio in a tiny package
How to Use Batch Processing in Lightroom Classic
You’ve just wrapped up that newest award winning photoshoot and you’re ready to process your images to get them looking their best. After copying your images you find that you’ve captured far more images than you realize, and you’re already feeling overwhelmed by the amount of editing you have on your plate. Have no fear! … Continue reading How to Use Batch Processing in Lightroom Classic
How to Crop a Photo in Lightroom Classic
Cropping is one of the key components of improving your images in post production. Lightroom has tons of tools to help improve the composition of your images long after you make them. In this screencast, you’ll learn all about the advanced features of Lightroom’s cropping tool and how to get the most out of them.