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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!

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.

The Best Used Gear to Buy From MPB

Last year Pop Photo’s Pop Awards highlighted 24 pieces of the best photography gear that had been released in the previous 12 months—cameras, lenses, drones, and a number of photography accessories. The diverse mix of gear included products aimed at working pros, advanced amateurs and those new to photography. As the Pop Photo editors select… Continue reading The Best Used Gear to Buy From MPB

How to engage Gen Z in your commercial portfolio

They’re on track to be the best-educated generation yet. 49% get most of their news from social media. 49% work remotely at least some of the time. They’re 20% more likely than other generations to try a new product to see how it compares to their current brand. 75% agree that the world is at… Continue reading How to engage Gen Z in your commercial portfolio

How to Sequence Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Make an Edit)

In our photo editing series we’re getting down to business and the heart of the editing process. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to review and select your best pictures, unlocking the hidden potential in your images. 1. The Photo Assembly Process The first part of photo editing is simply reviewing our images and getting… Continue reading How to Sequence Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Make an Edit)

How to Add Star Ratings to Pictures in Lightroom Classic

With cheap storage and 8+ pictures-per-second cameras, many photographers are waking up in an archivist’s nightmare: they have a very large collection of images without a quick and useful way to explore them.  Organizing photographs in a catalog is an ideal way to reclaim your collection. Adobe Lightroom offers fast and meaningful ways to add… Continue reading How to Add Star Ratings to Pictures in Lightroom Classic

How to Review a Photoshoot : Quick Intro to Digital Asset Management in Lightroom Classic

Last month, in “How to Edit and Assess Your Photographs,” Amy Touchette outlined her photo editing process. In this tutorial we take another look at photo editing principles and practices, but from a digital asset management perspective. You’ll learn how to plan your editing, use ratings, and harness the potential of subjectivity to keep your… Continue reading How to Review a Photoshoot : Quick Intro to Digital Asset Management in Lightroom Classic