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 |  Aug 15, 2025

We're taking a look at a new masking feature that one pro describes as "hidden" because many Lightroom users don't know it exists. In barely four minutes you'll learn how powerful it is for enhancing skies, balancing color and light, and adding depth to your images with just a few clicks.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 14, 2025

A simple eye-catching vignette can often transform a good photograph into a great one by accentuating the main subject or object within the frame, whether you're capturing landscapes, wildlife images, or environmental portraits. Today's comprehensive guide from Eastern Shore Photo Instruction walks you through a simple step-by-step process for getting the job done with precision.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 13, 2025

If you're unfamiliar with Lightroom's powerful Point Color tool, this comprehensive beginners guide from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel will set you straight. In barely 10 minutes you'll learn how to expand your workflow by gaining full control of the colors in your images.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 13, 2025

According to the experts at the Exploring Photography YouTube channel there's a good chance that you've been wasting time behind the computer by taking the wrong approach to culling photos after you return from a shoot. This quick tutorial will dramatically speed up this chore so you can get back out in the field with a camera as soon as possible.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 12, 2025

If you're new to post-processing and shy away from employing adjustment layers you're in for a big surprise. That's because these transformational tools are much easier to apply than you think. We'll bring you up to speed in the next four minutes and your workflow will instantly improve.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 11, 2025

Today's six-minute tutorial from VerticDesigns demonstrates Photoshop's amazing new AI Generative Upscaler that quickly transforms enlarged photos from pixelated to perfect like never before. It's a must-watch video whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced user.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 11, 2025

This is another of our "fix-it-don't trash-it" post-processing tutorials than can quickly turn an unimpressive outdoor photograph into a spell-binding image that really grabs attention. In the video below you'll learn how to introduce natural-looking light to photos that don't quite make the grade.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 08, 2025

Many of today's modern cameras enable you to determine the maximum reach of their lenses, whether you're shooting with a smartphone, pocketable compact, or mirrorless model. And understanding what the two options mean, and how they work, will have a significant impact on the ultimate image quality you receive.

 |  Aug 06, 2025

Lightroom Classic can be a powerful tool for photographers—I myself use it extensively!—but when it comes to organizing large catalogs, it can also be slow, tedious, and downright frustrating. 

Ron Leach  |  Aug 06, 2025

British photographer and imaging-editing specialist James Feaver kicks off today's eye-opening explainer like this: "One of the things I really struggled with when I started my photography journey was white balance. I would spend hours changing the color temperature and tint and I just never was happy with the results."

Ron Leach  |  Aug 05, 2025

Are you tied of spending hours tweaking sliders or relying upon presets that rarely seem appropriate for the specific task at hand? If so, this straightforward Lightroom tutorial is guaranteed to save you serious time whether you're editing Golden-Hour mountains, misty forests, or unimpressive skies that are lacking in drama.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 04, 2025

If you're interested in giving boudoir photography a try, the first step is understanding how to pose inexperienced models like a spouse, significant other, or a friend who wants to give it a try. You can also keep things simple by shooting with natural illumination, like light streaming through a window in your home.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 04, 2025

We're all looking for ways to capture attention-grabbing outdoor photos that stand out from the crowd, while keeping things looking natural. The Lightroom workflow illustrated below is a lot of fun because it involves experimenting with stylizing your images until you discover a signature look that's easy to replicate in the future.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 01, 2025

Earlier this week we brought you a quick tutorial from the highly regarded Photoshop Training Channel that reveals what one Adobe expert says are his five favorite features in the game-changing late-July Photoshop update. Instructor Jesus Ramirez is back again today with a deep dive into the powerful AI-based Harmonize tool that enables you to blend multiple objects into a scene with a single click.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 31, 2025

Today we're taking a quick look at boring white skies, and a very simple workflow for restoring lost detail that you didn't realize was actually there or thought was impossible to recover. It's all about understanding how to use Lightroom's easy-to-use Select Sky tool to get the job done to perfection.

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