Lightroom has had some weaknesses when it came to processing infrared images. The primary problem has been and continues to be the range of white balance options not being wide enough into the blue … [Read more...]
Add Title and Caption Metadata to JPEG Files
Embedded metadata in image files is not limited to EXIF recorded by the camera. You can, and more often than you think, you should embed simple information like your name, copyright notice, the title … [Read more...]
Your Display Profile May Be Wrong
How is that for a bold statement! But it may very well be true, even if you do it regularly on schedule. Display calibration and profiling is a must for all digital photographers. There is no escaping … [Read more...]
Free Photoshop Course
Adobe Photoshop has been around for decades and has become an indispensable tool for photographers and other content creators. It offers an extremely rich feature set which can be an obstacle to … [Read more...]
Haze – Dehaze 2
In the previous installment of this two-part post I explained how you may attempt to reduce or remove the haze in your photograph using a simple Photoshop tool, Layer Blend Modes. In this second part … [Read more...]
Haze – Dehaze 1
Since Adobe Lightroom 6 CC introduced the "Dehaze" slider, there is a new dehaze-craze. The slider has gained the status of Merlin's wand to cure many ailments. Like all the other adjustment tools, … [Read more...]
Quad HD (QHD) Displays and Photoshop Follow Up
A while back, I wrote a post that explained how to make Photoshop CS6 or below to honor the changed screen size elements. Since then I have discovered a critical setting, this is to update the earlier … [Read more...]
Your Photo Editing Workspace
During some of my presentations I get asked about the work environment for editing digital photographs. I also get individual inquiries about the subject. In this post I will address those questions … [Read more...]
Preserving Mood in Photographs
One of the neglected, and often violated element in photography is the mood. Sitting in your living room on a bright sunny day look around and notice how dark the interior looks compared to the bright … [Read more...]
Quad HD (QHD) Displays and Photoshop
Addendum July 19,2015: For a moment I thought this patch stopped working, then I discovered that in order for it to work you must tweak your display settings in "Change the size of all items" under … [Read more...]