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Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 28, 2025

Do you own the copyright to your photos? By chance, did the contract you signed have a "work made for hire" clause? Do you get your legal advice from anonymous strangers online? The award-winning law firm DeWitt LLP offers an essential copyright guide that shows photographers how to lock down their ownership rights and legally fight theft. The downloadable PDF is free of cost or obligation. Read more to access the download link.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 26, 2025

Today's quick tutorial is all about breaking one of those "rules" you learned when first starting out; namely, that you should strive to shoot with the sun at your back whenever possible. That's because this approach delivers predictable results, when your ultimate goal should be to capture unique images that stand out from the crowd.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 25, 2025

Have you ever panicked when opening Lightroom & discovering that your photos are missing for no apparent reason? If not, you've been fortunate so far but it's time to get prepared in case this annoyance happens in the future.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 24, 2025

Here's another eye-opening tutorial from German landscape specialist Christian Mohrle whose popular YouTube channel is full of shooting and editing videos designed for photographers of all skill levels. Today's episode explains how to employ Lightroom's Color Contrast tools to transform flat, dull scenes into images that simply can't be ignored.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 22, 2025

Adobe just released the latest versions of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. Last month we itemized what's new in 2026 for both. Today we take a closer look at the former and explain 1) Why Photoshop Elements is the ideal photo editor for 95% of all people who take pictures, 2) How Photoshop Elements can play the principal role in improving and expanding your family relationships, and 3) Point you toward our earlier coverage of the upgraded features. Jump into the story at the point that matches your interests. This isn't a news story, it's an analysis.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 21, 2025

This insightful tutorial from Adorama TV explains how easy it is to compensate for different straight lines in a photo that appear crooked and simply don't line up. It's a common problem indoors or out, and the solutions you'll learn in the video below are both effective and super simple to achieve.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 20, 2025

Do your wildlife and nature photos lack balance, emotion, or impact? If so, a likely culprit is poor composition, and this problem starts with inappropriate cropping. Today's insightful tutorial from pro Ejaz Khan provides four simple solutions that will help you create compelling images that feel alive, elegant, and unforgettable.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 18, 2025

Birds are a unique subset of wildlife subjects because you don't have to travel far to capture compelling images. This accessible genre can be pursued at a nearby park, local nature reserve, or even in the comfort of your own backyard. And interesting species change throughout the year.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 17, 2025

Lightroom boasts a wide array of transformational features for adjusting exposure, perfecting colors, and enhancing other attributes of unimpressive photos. Today's quick tutorial from photographer James Feaver explains why the oft-ignored Point Color tool is "incredibly" powerful, and how you can begin using now regardless of your post-processing experience.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 14, 2025

Today's interesting tutorial from the Lightroom-only Color & Editing Mastery channel encourages you to replace the conventional approach of editing with Curves, with a less- familiar method of employing Lightroom's Curves panel that many pros prefer. And you can grab a FREE selection of time-saving presets in the description beath the video.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 13, 2025

Today's eye-opening tutorial is for those of you who struggle with flat, dull outdoor photos—even in beautiful locations and good light. Instructor Serge Ramelli demonstrates a beginner-friendly shooting and editing workflow that's guaranteed to take your landscape imagery to the next level.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 12, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 13, 2025

I was wrong. Bokeh is far more important, useful and beautiful than I'd thought. Let me explain.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 12, 2025

Adobe has enhanced Lightroom's landscape masking capabilities in the most-recent update, and there's a new-and-improved way to achieve precision results. Pro Austin James Jackson brings you up to speed on these important developments in the thorough tutorial below.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 10, 2025

If you overlook Curves when editing your images you're missing out on one of Lightroom's most powerful tools that can easily be mastered, even by inexperienced users. Today's beginners guide from the Adobe Lightroom YouTube channel explains how to get started today.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 08, 2025

What’s the best thing to do with an old, sub-2-megapixel camera? Go out and capture some remarkable images, that’s what.

Can you take good pictures with a 1.2-megapixel camera? Can anyone? Here’s a small album of images shot with a diminutive Sony CyberShot DSC U10 to challenge your preconceptions. The images were all captured 20+ years ago at various locations in the US, Germany and Japan.

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