Category: Photography
How to Create Panoramas in Lightroom
At CreativePro.com, I walk through the process of creating panorama photos in Lightroom and Lightroom Classic.
2019 Guide: Apple iPad Pro for Photographers
My latest article for DPReview is a deep-dive look at the iPad Pro for photographers. It's so close to being an ideal machine. Read why.
PhotoActive Episode 49: Panoramas
The latest PhotoActive podcast episode is live, in which Kirk and I talk about creating panoramas to get the widest scope of any scene. We start with making panoramas in the iPhone’s Camera app, which is revolutionary to folks who’ve been stitching images from traditional cameras together. In the second half of the show, we ...
Albums in Lightroom, Part 2
My latest article at CreativePro is up, which wraps up a how-to discussion of using albums and collections in Lightroom. In Part 2, I cover smart collections, which are wonderful containers that update their contents automatically based on various criteria. Want to see which photos you shot a year ago this week? A smart collection ...
PhotoActive Episode 48: Adventures with Dan Bailey
In the latest episode of my podcast PhotoActive, I talk to photographer Dan Bailey about his book FUJIFILM X Series Unlimited: Mastering Techniques and Maximizing Creativity with Your FUJIFILM Camera—though we don’t focus on Fujifilm cameras. We’re more interested in questions such as how many of your camera’s features you should understand, whether technical details ...
PhotoActive Episode 47: Jeff Shoots an Event
The latest episode of the PhotoActive podcast is all about my experience as the event photographer at the CreativePro Week 2019 conference in Seattle.
Albums in Lightroom and Classic, Part 1
Lightroom and Lightroom Classic can store your entire photo library, but often they become mass containers for all the images. There must be better ways of organizing those shots to make them easy to find later. In my latest article for CreativePro, I explain how to use albums (Lightroom) and collections (Lightroom Classic). Read it ...
PhotoActive Episode 46: Pet Photography with Norah Levine
In the latest episode of the PhotoActive podcast, Kirk McElhearn and I chat with Norah Levine about her book Pet Photography: The Secrets to Creating Authentic Pet Portraits. We discussed not only how to get pets to do what you want (ha ha, says every cat), but also working with pet owners, who are often ...
Alien Skin Exposure X4 Review
It's fascinating to me how Adobe's switch to all-subscription pricing continues to ripple throughout the photo industry. I review Alien Skin Exposure X4 for DPReview.
PhotoActive Podcast 45: Photo Editing Apps
Maybe you’ve used Apple Photos and are looking for more editing features, or perhaps you’re in the Lightroom ecosystem and weary of subscription pricing. In the latest episode of the PhotoActive Podcast, Kirk and I talk about a handful of Adobe Lightroom alternatives you may not be aware of, from Affinity Photo to Picktorial and ...
