Ron Leach

Unless you're absolutely new to photography you likely know that the f/stop you choose has a big impact on every photo you capture whether it's a landscape, street scene, wildlife image, or portrait. But do you really understand how this works and how to choose the appropriate aperture setting for the specific task at hand?

You've all heard the chatter that cameras with larger pixels deliver better image quality than those with smaller pixels, and probably wondered if this is really true and exactly how it works. The video below from one of our favorite outdoor photographers reveals what he says is the truth about this contentious matter.

Let's start with a question from photographer and Adobe expert Colin Smith: "Do you ever get spots on your photos from sensor dust or a dirty lens?" Eliminating these image-killing distractions used to be a time-consuming task, but Adobe just made it automatic and effective.

Dynamic range is a key concept in photography that's important to understand if your goal is to create properly balanced images. This quick from James Feaver provides a couple straightforward secrets for precisely adjusting this essential component of every great shot.