How to Use Split View to Compare Before-and-After Versions of a Photo in Lightroom Classic

So you’ve put in your time finessing the edit of a photo. There comes a time where you think you’re finished and in creeps some doubt. Does this edit look natural? Are my colours right? Is that too much clarity? Because photo editing is inherently a subjective skill, only you’ll know the answers to these… Continue reading How to Use Split View to Compare Before-and-After Versions of a Photo in Lightroom Classic

6 Practical Tips for Getting Ready to Photograph Your First Wedding

A wedding is often one of the most important days in a couple’s lives, and as the wedding photographer, there’s a lot of pressure on you to capture those memories in the best way possible. Try our course, Wedding Photography for Beginners to learn about everything you’ll need. In this lesson, you’ll find out about… Continue reading 6 Practical Tips for Getting Ready to Photograph Your First Wedding

How to Turn a Lightroom Preset Into a LUT Profile

So many of us have Lightroom presets that we use often on our photos, specific adjustments that can be repeatedly applied to our still photos at the click of a button. However, what if we wanted to apply these same adjustments to video files? Or maybe you’d like to edit your photos with the same… Continue reading How to Turn a Lightroom Preset Into a LUT Profile

How to Use Clarity and Saturation to Change the Tone of Photos in Lightroom Classic

Let’s take a look at a couple of adjustments you’ll want to really understand when editing your photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic. Both the Clarity and Saturation adjustments offer a wide range of aesthetic looks to help you get the most out of your photo edit. In this tutorial we’re going to learn about how these… Continue reading How to Use Clarity and Saturation to Change the Tone of Photos in Lightroom Classic

Licensing Contributor William Trostel on shooting commercial photography

William is a 500px Licensing Contributor based in Pennsylvania, USA. His style ranges from capturing candid lifestyle moments to documenting real life in urban America to beauty and fashion. Working with a number of commercial brands throughout his career, William is able to apply his diverse experience within photography to a broad range of dynamic… Continue reading Licensing Contributor William Trostel on shooting commercial photography

Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI

Dan Bracaglia Last weekend The New Yorker published an essay by Kyle Chayka with a headline guaranteed to pique my interest and raise my hackles: “Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?” (March 18, 2022). Aside from being a prime example of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, it feeds into the idea that computational photography is a… Continue reading Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI

From the midst of a war zone, Skylum nevertheless ships software improvements for Luminar Neo

Released just last month, Luminar Neo is Skylum’s rival for Adobe Photoshop. Skylum Although the software company Skylum has a US headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, these days, most of the company’s employees are based out of a development center in embattled Kyiv, Ukraine. And with their country at war, times have been understandably tough. But… Continue reading From the midst of a war zone, Skylum nevertheless ships software improvements for Luminar Neo

How to Use Vibrance in Portrait Photos With Lightroom Classic

Getting the colours just right in your photo can be difficult. There are so many variables at play while editing that can effect the brightness of your colours, the density of your colours, and the saturation of your colours.  In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom Classic to get… Continue reading How to Use Vibrance in Portrait Photos With Lightroom Classic

The best gifts for photographers of every skill level

Searching for the perfect holiday gift for a photographer? We’ve got you covered. Popular Photography The 2022 holiday season is upon us, and it’s time once again to shop for that special photographer in your life. Here at Popular Photography, we love gift-giving, but even more, we love recommending gifts for photographers. What follows are… Continue reading The best gifts for photographers of every skill level

Best photo editing software in 2022

Find your ideal software match. Tranmautritam via Unsplash Finding the best photo editing software isn’t just about saving the pictures you screwed up. It’s about choosing a program that will drag every last bit of image quality out of your jpegs and raw files. But everyone’s needs are different. Software that’s great for professional photography,… Continue reading Best photo editing software in 2022