A Professional Printer’s Approach To Using XEQUALS Presets

I love using the XEQUALS platform as a normal part of my workflow. In fact, if I have to re-install Adobe Lightroom for any reason, the installation feels naked until I have the XEQUALS presets restored to my presets folder! I use a variety of modules depending upon the mood of the photo, but by […]

Getting Down With XEQUALS Color Overlays for Lightroom

Experimentation Is A Critical Part Of The Artists Journey Part of keeping things fresh requires that you to navigate out of your comfort zone, try something new, and ditch what always works in exchange for a renewed approach. What you need is a break from the norm, a subtle kick in the pants that drives […]

Our Rapid Fire Top 5 Best Lightroom Tips Ever

No bull. We’ve been at this for a while. So we won’t mess around. These are our most asked for Lightroom tips over the last month. Fire up that desktop and let’s get crankin’. 1. Making The Eyes Pop In Lightroom By far our most popular post. We go through the process step by step […]

Setting The Table With XEQUALS Color for Photoshop

So you’ve got your XEQUALS Color for Photoshop ACR Presets sitting on your machine, and you’re ready to rock right? Good! Let’s get down to business. If you’ve downloaded the product, and unzipped them to your favorite folder, you should have something like this: You should see the following files: 54 total (.xmp) files XEQUALS-adobe-camera-raw-installation.txt […]

Photography Rules For The Rebel

Rules are great for keeping things running smoothly. Commerce, the military, and various forms of government would not exist without a strong adherence to rules. Art is a different story. With art, rules act as a guide but can get in the way of expression. When I teach photography to new students, one of the […]