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Ron Leach  |  Feb 06, 2025

If you haven't experienced the amazing power of Photoshop's Smart Objects tool you've come to the right place, because this eye-opening tutorial from the PHLEARN YouTube channel covers all the basics for getting started now.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 25, 2025

Most beginning photographers are taught to shoot will the sun at their back and avoid composing scenes with the sun behind their subject. While that technique is super easy, it often results in photos that could best be described as snapshots.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 18, 2023

Last week we featured a tutorial explaining why your hand-held photos may be unsharp, with techniques you can employ in the field to fix the problem. That lesson turned out to be quite popular, as expected, because the goal of most photographers is fast and precise focus.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 18, 2024

Today we're going to demystify the concept of complementary colors to create dynamic and visually captivating photos. This fundamental principle of color theory may sound  overly technical, but it's actually quite easy to understand and employ.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 07, 2024

Is Lightroom's Tone Curve panel part of your everyday workflow? If not, you're missing out on a very versatile tool that's useful for enhancing just about any photo you capture. The video below will get you up to speed with a quick primer from "digital-imaging evangelist" Julienne Kost.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 27, 2024

What if we told you that in the next four minutes you'll learn how to use a "secret" Knock-Out tool that will greatly simplify your Photoshop workflow and delver precision results faster than you thought possible? If this piques your interest, pay close attention to this video from the Photoshop Tutorials Pejiz YouTube channel.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 19, 2025

How often have you been out in the field, captured what you thought was a truly spectacular image, and returned home to pull it up on the computer—only to find that the photo is painfully unsharp? If you're like the rest of us, you've suffered this disappointment more than one or twice.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 27, 2021

If you’re a regular visitor to our website you know that many of the tutorials we post are designed to improve your skills and help you “shoot like a pro.” And sometimes that means upgrading to a camera with pro-level features.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 16, 2024

Have you ever captured an image that looked like a pixelated mess, either because your camera was inadvertently set to low resolution or you cropped the photo excessively? If so, this tutorial from the Bazillions instructional YouTube channel  is just what you need, as it explores the fascinating world of AI upscaling.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 10, 2019

Superzoom cameras are wildly popular but a bit misunderstood. They have fantastic zoom ranges, that’s obvious, but there’s much more to them than that. Here are our favorite tips for shooting Urban Animals with a superzoom camera.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 15, 2022

You say your older computer has only USB-A ports and the new external hard drive you’re eyeing comes with a USB-C cable? Do you keep searching for a drive that’s advertised as USB-A or what? It’s as confusing as 12th grade calculus.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 10, 2024

Experienced photographers typically set their camera's Mode Dial to Manual or Aperture Priority for most of their work. But there's another option that's frequently overlooked and you'll learn exactly how it works and when to use it in the quick tutorial below.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 14, 2021

Photoshop recently added a Sky Replacement Tool for processing images with boring skies. If you’re one of those photographers who rebel against such drastic measures, this tutorial is for you.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 26, 2023

Ask any landscape photographer to name two filters they can't live without, and the answer is likely to be a polarizer and a neutral density (ND) filter. The video below concentrates on the former, explaining how this affordable tool can really add impact to just about any image you shoot outdoors.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 30, 2023

It seems like every time we post a tutorial about the use of external flash we receive a bunch of comments from photographers who insist on shooting with available light—despite the fact that this approach doesn't always deliver the best possible results in certain situations.

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