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Ron Leach  |  Feb 13, 2024

After all the excitement of spring and summer macro photography, when insects begin to disappear and plants start to wither, it's not uncommon for photographers to stash their close-up lens in the back of their cabinet. That's a real shame because winter provides a bunch of great opportunities if you take a different approach.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 16, 2022

One of the challenges facing landscape photographers is dealing with the wide range of tones from deep shadows to bright highlights that often exist in outdoor scenes. With this broad dynamic range, high-contrast edges are very common.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 11, 2025

All of us who shoot in color have experienced the disappointment of capturing a unique scene that fails to meet expectations. The video below from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel explains why some images can be significantly more compelling in b&w, with a basic workflow for making a dramatic transformation.

Ron Leach  |  May 02, 2024

We recently featured an eye-opening tutorial explaining why it sometimes make sense to shoot Jpeg images, and the best way edit them in Lightroom for optimum results. We're following that up today with this beginners guide to processing Raw files in Photoshop with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR).

Ron Leach  |  Jul 18, 2022

A common mistake made by beginning Lightroom users is going a bit overboard when processing images. Sometime this involves over-sharpening, while other times it’s a heavy-handed approach to enhancing color.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 23, 2025

This timesaving tutorial will enable you to apply any of your edits, like AI Denoise, to dozens, hundreds or even thousands of similar images. It turns out that there are three straightforward ways to quickly get the job done using the recent June update to Adobe's Lightroom ecosystem.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 23, 2024

Most Lightroom users are always looking for timesaving techniques that will streamline their workflow without any sacrifice in image quality, which is why understanding how to batch-edit multiple images is a great way the streamline the process.

Ron Leach  |  May 08, 2023

Photoshop Actions are extremely helpful when editing images, whether you’re a novice or an experienced user. As the folks at Adobe explain, “Actions are a user-based series of recorded tasks or commands that you can play back and record on single or multiple files.”

Ron Leach  |  Jun 21, 2023

Are you struggling to get correct exposures when shooting landscapes and other outdoor scenes? Well, join the club, because this can be a real challenge with ever-changing light, and a wide range of tones from highlights to shadows.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 31, 2024

Let's face it: Some scenes are far more compelling when captured in b&w, or when you convert a color image to monochrome during post processing. Today we're going to welcome beginners to the elegant world of b&w photography with some great advice from instructor Mike Rogala.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 22, 2024

So you've thought about trying your hand at creating expansive panorama photos, but you assumed this interesting technique was beyond your shooting and editing skills. We're going to dispel that misconception with the beginners guide below.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 30, 2024

This quick image-editing tutorial from the Lou Imag'in You Tube channel begins with a bold warning: "Using Photoshop without employing masks is a big mistake." If you're an inexperienced user who thinks masking is beyond your skills, this beginners guide will get you up to speed in less than seven minutes.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 02, 2024

If you're unfamiliar with Lightroom's powerful masking filters, you've come to the right place. That's because these easy-to-use too will make a huge difference in the quality of your post-processing results.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 10, 2022

Macro photography in winter? You bet. Opportunities abound this time of year, from snowflakes, berries, and pinecones, to frozen dewdrops and barren tree branches covered with sparkling frost. If you’re new to close-up photography, the quick tutorial below will help you get started.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 28, 2022

So what exactly is an “Adjustment Layer” in Photoshop, and what does it enable you to do? According to Adobe it’s “a layer that lets you apply color and tonal values to your image without permanently changing pixel values.” In basic terms, you can use various layers to experiment with color, tones, and more.

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