Photo How To

Effective composition can make or break the impact of every photograph you capture, whether it's an expansive landscape scene or an environmental portrait. Today's tutorial from instructor Gerhard Needham concentrates on the latter, with three pro tips than anyone can master with ease.

The first thing that often comes to mind when using Selections during the editing process is removing, and then replacing, a background. It's true that Photoshop's powerful Section tools work great for this purpose, but there's a lot more they can do as you'll see in the tutorial below.

One difference between pros and amateurs is that the former make fewer mistakes and rarely commit an error more than once. This tutorial from one of favorite instructors reveals three common mistakes that you may be committing repeatedly, and how to fix them once and for all.

Today's interesting tutorial is for those of you who may understand the power behind Lightroom's Masking tool but are unsure how to use it for enhancing your photos. Instructor Austin James Jackson puts it like this: "The Masking tool allows you to make selective adjustments to your images, giving you total control over the most miniscule details in the frame."

Let’s fact it: Landscape photography can be really expensive. Not only do you need a good camera and an arsenal of great glass, but a solid tripod, filters, and a closet full of hiking gear and apparel for all seasons.

Maybe you don’t know it already, but camera filters can help you take better photos right away. No, we’re not talking about those software “filters” you might use in Lightroom as a plug-in. We mean actual physical filters you put on the front of your lens.