How to Use Smart Previews to Save Space and Speed Up Lightroom Classic

With Lightroom’s Smart Previews you can work on your Lightroom catalog without access to the image files. This is a powerful, but under-appreciated feature of Lightroom. Smart Previews give you the freedom to keep working even if you lose access to the drive that stores your image files. This feature makes it easy to send… Continue reading How to Use Smart Previews to Save Space and Speed Up Lightroom Classic

Lightroom Classic for Beginners — Free Video Tutorial (2hrs)

Get started with photography in Adobe Lightroom Classic using this free 2-hour video course. You’ll learn all the tools and techniques you need to edit photos with confidence. Watch Lightroom Classic for Beginners for Free Here  Table of Contents This course contains 38 lessons organised into eight chapters. In total, the video runs two hours… Continue reading Lightroom Classic for Beginners — Free Video Tutorial (2hrs)

The best gifts for photo and video creators

Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best backpack for traveling creatives WANDRD PRVKE 31L Photography Travel Backpack SEE IT Best for capturing aerial footage DJI Mavic 3 Classic SEE IT Best external recorder Atomos Shogun 7 SEE IT Chances are… Continue reading The best gifts for photo and video creators

Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Bouncing Ball

In this tutorial I will take you through the steps to create an animated bouncing ball that you will be proud of! We are going to create a ball that bounces up and down. Our bouncing ball will be a cycle, which means is that the first frame of our animation is also the last… Continue reading Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Bouncing Ball

Tips for gorgeous fall photos

As the days grow shorter, tree swallows and monarch butterflies begin their migrations. Garden spiders weave their webs, visible in the morning dew. Over warm water, the cool autumn air creates ethereal fog. The green leaves turn to shades of lemon, amber, and mahogany. The quality of the sunlight itself also changes at this time… Continue reading Tips for gorgeous fall photos

Best photo blankets for 2022

Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall MPIX SEE IT Best custom Shutterfly SEE IT Best water-resistant Walgreens SEE IT Photo blankets may not be the best way to show off your work when compared to a gallery-grade print… Continue reading Best photo blankets for 2022

Save up to $52 on Tiffen filters with this early Black Friday deal

You can save on select Tiffen filters on Amazon right now. Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Filters are an often overlooked part of photography and videography, but they can have quite an impact on final results. Good filters can… Continue reading Save up to $52 on Tiffen filters with this early Black Friday deal

Canon EOS R6 Mark II early review: A fast and capable camera for hybrid shooters

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a great full-frame mirrorless camera. Abby Ferguson When Canon released the full-frame, mirrorless EOS R6 in 2020, it offered a well-rounded suite of features designed to fit just about any photo or video situation. Canon clearly aimed to continue the tradition with the R6 Mark II, offering specs… Continue reading Canon EOS R6 Mark II early review: A fast and capable camera for hybrid shooters

October 2022

In the October 2022 issue of Better Photography, you can look forward to the following stories: – Nikon Z30 – Perfect tool for capturing high resolution still and vlogging – Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary – A versatile, worthy alternative to proprietary X mount optics – 10 Things You Probably Did Not Know About… Continue reading October 2022