Photoshop How To

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Ron Leach  |  Feb 18, 2025  | 

Experienced Lightroom users understand why dodging and burning is an "essential" technique that enables them to control light and shadow for perfectly balanced tones through a scene. The standard approach typically works pretty well, but this tutorial reveals a unique trick that delivers absolute precision every time.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 18, 2025  | 

We often discuss the importance of applying post-processing tools is a specific sequence, and why not doing so may compromise the quality of your results. This eye-opening tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel reveals an "essential" preliminary step that many Lightroom users ignore.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 18, 2025  | 

The first thing most landscape photographers do upon arriving on location is set down their bag and pull out a trusty wide-angle lens. After all, what better way to capture an expansive vista? The problem with always following this routine is that your images will fail to stand out from the crowd because just about everyone else does the same thing.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Feb 14, 2025  | 

Adobe just announced major enhancements to AI-powered editing in Lightroom & ACR, a text-to-video app based on Firefly, Project Neo (3D design app), significant speed enhancements in Illustrator and more.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 11, 2025  | 

Today's Lightroom tutorial describes how to use the powerful Brush tool to take portrait photos to the next level by creating a soft, dreamy look. Be sure to take check it out, even if people pictures aren't your thing, because a solid understanding of this versatile technique is important for editing other types of imagery as well.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 11, 2025  | 

Some photographers intentionally introduce lens fare for creative purposes but most of the time our goal is to eliminate these unintended distractions. Doing so by conventional means can be a very arduous and time-consuming task, but today you'll learn an effective trick for getting the job done in seconds,

Ron Leach  |  Feb 10, 2025  | 

Dull, flat light is a common culprit when it comes to unimpressive wildlife and landscape photos, even if you nailed composition and focus. This straightforward tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel demonstrates a post-processing technique for making an eye-popping fix with a bright Golden-Hour effect.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 10, 2025  | 

There's a frequently overlooked post-processing technique for accentuating colors in photographs captured in the field, and you'll learn why, why, and how to use it in today's seven-minute tutorial from the popular Sandra D Imagery YouTube Channel.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 10, 2025  | 

We regularly preach the necessity of taking a cautious approach when it comes to post- processing. After all, your goal is to enhance an image with subtlety, rather than make it worse with heavy-handed adjustments that result in "overcooked" results.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 07, 2025  | 

If there's one overriding post-processing strategy it's to avoid image-killing mistakes by apply enhancements carefully and with restraint. That's because a heavy-handed approach often results in "overcooked" photos that have a strange relationship with reality.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 06, 2025  | 

It's a simple fact that some photos look more powerful in b&w, whether you're shooting landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, or other high-contrast scenes. And all modern digital cameras have a setting that enables you to do that directly.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 06, 2025  | 

If you haven't experienced the amazing power of Photoshop's Smart Objects tool you've come to the right place, because this eye-opening tutorial from the PHLEARN YouTube channel covers all the basics for getting started now.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 06, 2025  | 

Experienced landscape and nature shooters understand that pleasing colors are a major component of all successful images, but what should you do with dull images that were captured under flat and boring light? Simple: Follow the instructions in this tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 05, 2025  | 

Properly saturated colors can make or break a photo: Too much color makes images appear unnatural, while not enough may result in a dull or boring image. This quick Lightroom tutorial reveals an often ignored Light tool that enables you to quickly achieve the perfect compromise.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 04, 2025  | 

We've all captured photos with ugly noise artifacts that spoil an otherwise great shot—a problem that often occurs when using high ISO settings or shooting in low light. But don't be so quick to delete noisy photos because in the next five minutes you'll learn what one expert calls a "magic" Lightroom solution.

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