Photographers love to shoot Independence Day fireworks all across the country. Â Why shouldn’t we? America has 239 years of history in blowing stuff up, so we ought to have some photos of our true national pastime. Getting Ready for Independence Day Fireworks The week leading up to Independence Day is rather predictable. Plenty of photography…
You bought Lightroom to organize your photos, yet you insist upon organizing your photos by date. It doesn’t really help. This is how to organize your photos in Lightroom. The Way to Organize Your Photos in Lightroom is to Dispel Myths and Bad Advice Believe it or not, Lightroom is an incredibly powerful and well-thought…
Lightroom CC Facial Recognition is an interesting new feature for portrait photography. I had a facial recognition feature in Aperture but found it caused poor performance as it scoured images for faces. Seeing if Lightroom CC facial recognition worked better for me seemed like a good idea. Why Use Facial Recognition? Putting the resource issue…
I started with HDR photography in 2009. Not because it was a fad, but because I was struggling to understand why my images were lacking and HDR seemed like something I could try. I spent years gleefully injecting some wretched images on the universe, but I’m changing my ways. My First HDR The only thing…
Have you ever wondered what makes some photos pop while others are easy to dismiss? The secret to make your photos pop is understanding what the mind desires and rejects. You can understand how to make your photos pop with five simple steps. How to Make Your Photos Pop What does it mean to make…
If you’re looking for inspiration, there are plenty of people who will tell you to visit 500px.com. It’s true, you can find plenty of inspiring photos there. You can also find yourself lost in the muck without any sense of direction. Here are my thoughts on how to use 500px to find the photos that…