GPS Tracking Your Images
By David Halgrimson Ever wanted to keep track of where you took your images? If your camera does not have GPS tracking built in, all is not lost. There is an app for that. There are many ways to add G...
Backyard Macro: Focus Stacking
By Jon Vemo If you are like me, you are probably going crazy with ‘self-quarantine’ that most of us are following. I haven’t really been out other than groceries and an occasional trip out t...
JPG vs. RAW: The Debate Continues
By Carol Crane The debate continues whether to shoot in RAW or JPG format. I choose to shoot both. Once finished with a shoot, I like to quickly review the shots taken in JPG to decide which ones migh...
Photoshop Quick Trick – How to Add Light to Specific Areas of Your Image
By Rick Jacobi I have tried to put a light on a light bulb, lantern or a lamp. It does not work very well trying to paint it on with a brush in ACR or Lightroom by increasing the Exposure, Highlights ...
The Importance of Backing Up Images
By Vicki Uthe In May of 2015, I had the great fortune of being on the Arizona Highways Photo Workshops Oregon Sampler trip. It was an 850-mile drive of a grand circle beginning in Portland, driving ea...
How to use Adobe Photoshop to create hand-drawn looking sketches from your photos
By Lisa Hanard, With a little more time on our hands now is a perfect time to go through some of our old photos and have some fun with them. You can quickly turn some of your favorite photos into hand...
Adobe PhotoShop – Removing Unwanted People/Objects
By Megan P Galope Have you ever been in a beautiful location trying to get that perfect landscape image, but people keep walking through your shot? This is a common problem in popular places. I had th...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN………..??????????
By Suzanne Mathia WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN………..?????????? In my Lightroom classes and one on one tutoring I often get countless questions that ask… “what’s the ...
Why am I shooting RAW??
By Becky Chapman The benefits of shooting RAW over JPEG, and when not to do it. When I first started shooting digital, I was convinced that digital would never match the quality of film. I tried my ha...
Adobe PhotoShop – Layer and Layer Mask Basics
By Megan P Galope If you’re new to PhotoShop, layers can be a bit daunting. What exactly are they, anyway? Layers can be used in a multitude of ways, but I will just discuss the basics of how to use...