Many of you may be familiar with the term “sledgehammer to crack a walnut”. It means to use a tool that is way too powerful for what you are trying to achieve. That got me thinking about some of the tools we have in Adobe’s Lightroom. Whilst all of them have a place and usefulness, […]
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Many of us know and understand the benefits of shooting raw files. Chief amongst them are the ability to set white balance in post production and the possibility of extracting more exposure data from an image. Typically this might be pulling back blown highlights or expanding dynamic range. Whilst there are numerous different post production […]
There is no denying that photography can be an expensive hobby. Along with the cameras, lenses, flashguns and tripods we also need computers, drives for storage and of course software. You can save money on the hardware items by buying used, but what about the software? Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One and many more are all […]
Let’s be honest, most of us, myself included, have tried to justify a bad picture as “artistic”. Usually it’s because there is some merit to the photo, perhaps a great composition or a moment of beautiful light. The reason that the image fails is nearly always technical. We try to justify that technical imperfection as […]
You have had a passing interest in photography for a while. Maybe you shoot with a smart phone and want to step up to a bigger camera. The question is, what camera? The best camera for beginners to photography does not actually exist. There are, in fact many best cameras, each has it own advantages […]
Do you have a large unruly collection of images scattered over multiple hard drives? Are you locked down at home with little to do? If so, this is the article for you. Adobe Lightroom is probably the most advanced image cataloging software on the market. Its power, however can often the fact that there are […]
