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Ron Leach  |  Nov 07, 2025

If you're serious about nature and landscape photography and looking for a quick post-processing trick that will take your images to the next level, you've come to the right place. That's because the video below from expert Austin James Jackson reveals "the pro masking secret that most people don't know how to use, and how you can use it to transform your images."

Ron Leach  |  Nov 06, 2025

Today's time-saving post processing tutorial demonstrates how easy it is to enhance a photograph with one click by applying Lightroom's game-changing Adaptive presets in a selective manner, i.e. just where they're needed. The video lesson below is presented by the popular Adobe Lightroom YouTube channel that boasts 37M views, 358K subscribers, and almost 900 instructional videos.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 05, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 06, 2025

Create more compelling product images using the powerful Harmonize feature in Photoshop. Whether you're a product reviewer, content creator or just want to add more excitement to you social posts, this easy how-to tip takes less than five minutes.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 05, 2025

Get ready for some expert advice from a Finnish pro who reveals seven smart camera settings that are guaranteed to change how you shoot on the street. The promise is that there will be no more missed shots or incorrect exposures if you heed Peter Forsgard's advice.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 03, 2025

Adobe just released their fall update with a host of powerful features that we'll cover extensively in the coming days. Today's video from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel takes a deep dive into Lightroom's new Variance tool that one expert says, "easily fixes a BIG problem in seconds."

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 01, 2025

Laowa just introduced a 180mm f/4.5 telephoto macro lens for full-frame cameras that delivers 1.5X image magnification at its closest focus setting. Shutterbug had a chance to exercise an early sample for a few weeks. Here is our review.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 31, 2025

Earlier this week we brought you an unconventional beginners guide to minimalist black-and-white photography, demonstrating how restraint and simplicity can deliver landscape images with greater impact. We're following up on that lesson today with an interesting video that applies these same principles to photographing birds and other wildlife subjects in the field.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 30, 2025

There are times when we're out in the field and our widest lens doesn't enable us to squeeze an entire expansive vista into the frame. That's when it's time to shoot multiple images and merge them during post processing to create one spectacular ultra-wide shot.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 29, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 30, 2025

Just in time for Halloween, an exciting new camera filter from Cozen. This adjustable X-Ray Filter lets you peer through organic material with ease! Ogle your neighbors, check your feet for fractures and even detect Zombies!

Ron Leach  |  Oct 29, 2025

Your camera's light metering system is one of the most important tools in photography, yet some shooters fail to understand how it works. So if your images often appear too bright or unnaturally dark, this tutorial from the Hamed Photography YouTube channel is just what you need to solve this frustrating dilemma.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 28, 2025

Today's eye-opening tutorial from expert Ken Evans is for those of you who are disappointed by your monochrome images, and is all about understanding how to view outdoor scenes in b&w. The unique video below describes how restraint, tone, and structure can be used to shape meaning within the frame.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 27, 2025

Today's post-processing tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel. illustrates a powerful Lightroom workflow that's guaranteed to transform how-hum landscapes into spectacular images that simply can't be ignored.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 24, 2025

We've all suffered the disappointment of capturing what we thought was a spectacular photograph, only to return home, pull it up on the computer, and discover that the image is painfully soft. Maybe the problem was camera or subject movement, incorrect camera settings, or some other mistake, and other times we can't even identify the culprit.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 23, 2025

We often turn to the globally popular Photoshop Training Channel (PTC) for practical advice on late-breaking Adobe updates and new or upgraded tools. While some of the latter may seem incidental, they can actually have a huge impact on how you go about processing your work.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 23, 2025

When we consider the bonehead blunders photographers unwittingly commit, we usually think about gross mistakes that result in fuzzy or poorly exposed images. But the error in this story involves sharp images that we want to abort at all costs. The catastrophic bungle we're identifying is…

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