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AI Retouching is coming to Aftershoot soon, and you're invited to join the waitlist to become a beta tester.

We're going to jump in our time capsule for a seven-minute trip back to the days of 35mm photography and discover how an old-school (and largely forgotten) sharpening technique is still valuable today. So grab your digital camera and climb aboard!

But here's the rub: When we turn to post processing to rehabilitate a problem image, here too there are several preventable mistakes that compromise the enhancements you make. This eight minute video from instructor Jalen Oban identifies nine of the most common errors made by Lightroom users, and then he demonstrates a better way.

Macro photography provides a year-round opportunity for shooting stunning images, whether you subjects are budding flowers in the spring, insects during summer, or fascinating snowflakes in winter. If you've been disappointed with closeups in the past, this quick video  from the Wildlife with Rich channel will significantly boost your results.

Tamron just announced the availability of a 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens for Sony E and Nikon Z full-frame and APS-C cameras. Shutterbug had the opportunity to shoot extensively with this new lens for a few weeks prior to its release. Here's our evaluation of the Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III Macro VXD (Model F072) and a gallery of sample images.

Skylum, makers of popular AI-powered Luminar Neo, has announced the release of Aperty, an all-new professional portrait editing solution that promises faster natural-looking results and abundant advanced features.

Lately we've been featuring a series of interesting tests you can easily do at home to verify the various attributes of cameras and lenses so that there are no surprises after you make a shot. The previous episode from photographer Fil Nenna explains a quick way to find the sharpest aperture setting of every lens you own, which may differ significantly from one lens to another.