Those of you that have been around since the early days of digital, may well recall the name ACDSee. In fact, the company was one of the first to produce image management software, long before the advent of Adobe’s Lightroom and Apple’s Aperture. Although these days they might not be as well known as Adobe, […]
Photography Post Production Articles
Improving your photos in the darkroom and on the desktop.
We at Light Stalking, like many other photographers, love the Golden Hour. And what’s not to like? Beautiful yellow/orange light, long soft shadows, and silhouettes, it’s a beautiful time of day and simply the most magical light if captured correctly. Sometimes though, are you a little underwhelmed when you see the final image on your […]
No matter if you’re shooting landscapes or portraits, it seems that almost all outdoor photographs suffer from the same disease when they come out of the camera. The most common issues you’ll face almost every time you shoot something outdoors are overly bright skies, foregrounds that are too dark and a general lack of contrast […]
It’s a fact that even the most beautifully composed image will fall apart if it includes a dull, lifeless sky. A great sky, on the other hand, can boost the impact of an image immensely. The problem is that we are at the mercy of Mother Nature and she is not always forthcoming about giving us the sky we need. Today we are going to look at some ways to improve your skies using Lightroom.
The Patch Tool is one of the most useful tools in Adobe Photoshop and it is part of the healing brush set of tools. All these tools are geared towards retouching and repairing images, but there are certain differences among them that you need to understand. The Patch Tool can repair even larger areas of […]
As a portrait photographer in the digital era, you are expected to be very knowledgeable about Photoshop and Lightroom. This means that besides using basic edits you need to learn how to take your portraiture to a whole new level with more advanced editing tricks. There are many editing tools and procedures that take time […]