Output resolution is one of the most misunderstood topics in digital photography. What is the correct DPI or PPI to export an image to produce beautiful prints or display on a screen just right? Unfortunately there is no simple answer; resolution, DPI, and PPI all represent different terms and, despite their interrelatedness, they stand as […]
This workflow is by far the shortest and easiest path to fixing the Leaning Tower of Pisa effect that often happens when shooting architectural photos without fancy equipment like a View Camera or a Tilt Shift Lens. Let’s start out by by looking at our final image: Check out those nice sweet STRAIGHT lines! But […]
Techniques and Tools In part 1 of this series, we gave an overview of the basics of creating monochrome images in Lightroom. Today we are going to delve a bit deeper into a few techniques you can use to create magnificent monochromes and more. So without further adieu, let us jump right in. Toning and […]
It’s not hard to get a lot of photos in Lightroom … and I do mean a LOT of photos. Ten-thousand, twenty-thousand, one hundred-thousand. I’ve seen some pretty big catalogs. What do you do when you need to find one of those images? This is where keywording in Lightroom saves the day. … when photographers […]
Black and White photography is one of the simplest yet one of the most powerful visual arts there is. The stark contrast of the blacks and whites uncover a certain truth that lurks in an image, a truth that color often times obscures. For the first decades of photography, color was artificially introduced into an […]
I’m constantly on the search for the smoothest and quickest way to process images. That’s it, nothing fancy about it. I like speed, accuracy, and quality. Can they all be wrapped into one workflow that can take care of the majority of my shoots? – I certainly think so! This little gem of a workflow […]
So now that everyone knows how to make a calibrated camera profile, it’s time to take it another step. You can see the added benefit of accuracy that camera profiles bring to Lightroom, but photography is supposed to be a creative art, so let’s manipulate the system. Camera profiles were originally created to mimic the […]
In part 1 of this series, we dug into the camera profiles included in Lightroom. Today we are going to dig a bit deeper and learn how to produce an accurate, custom profile for your own camera. This is a must if you want accurate colors and use a camera not made by Canon or […]
For an overview of how we’re leveraging dual monitors in our Lightroom workflow, head on over to the Digital Photography School. We’ve uncovered the parts that matter, along with some best practices for using the Loupe View to put your workflow on steroids and improve your productivity by 25% or more!
If you’ve never heard of a Holga, trust me when I tell you it can quickly become an obsession! That’s why we developed this Lightroom preset download for you! Being a digital photographer at heart, I still love to shoot a roll of 120 in my Holga. It’s not cheap shooting, developing, and printing images […]