My Lightroom post-processing essentials are a few steps I take with every photo. They’re very simple, fast, and easy to do. My full Lightroom Classic Workflow goes into more detail. Why Not Just Use the Auto Setting? Lightroom CC has an Auto button on the Basic Develop panel. Why not use it instead of double-clicking…
Our Photography Attitudes and Mental Game During the Shoot Today we talk about the mental aspects of how we approach our photography. Everyone has a photography attitude, whether you think about it consciously or not. Lee and I discuss our mental game. In other words, we’re talking about the way we get ready for a…
The dominance of color in photography is a key tool to use in the psychology of your viewer. Color makes people feel emotions. I have a tendency to prefer color photos. More accurately, I love strong colors. Color contrast, color symmetry, or color complements. So when and why would, or should, use black and white in…
Getting Started with Adobe Lightroom CC Takes Some Forethought Thank you for listening to episode 44 of The Photo Flunky Show. In this episode, Lee and I talk about our very different styles of using Adobe Lightroom CC. You may find out that much of what you’ve learned becomes irrelevant if you don’t need the…
Adobe provides us with a plethora of Lightroom controls, but some of them just don’t go far enough. Here are three suggestions I have to improve some Lightroom controls that would have a major benefit. Sometimes Lightroom Controls Just Need a Tweak After using Lightroom for many years, I’m finding that I enjoy most of…
Your Camera Bag Can Make or Break Your Photography Experience Welcome to episode 43 of The Photo Flunky Show where we discuss some of the options to help you choose your camera bag. I’ll admit, I screwed up this show a few times, but it’s here with all the warts as we discuss your camera bag…