Why I use Adobe Lightroom.
Prior to Lightroom’s 11.x major upgrade in late 2021, I had one major reason for using Adobe Lightroom as my post-processing application; Jordy Meow’s set of Lightroom/WordPress plugins. They make …
Light + Shadow
Prior to Lightroom’s 11.x major upgrade in late 2021, I had one major reason for using Adobe Lightroom as my post-processing application; Jordy Meow’s set of Lightroom/WordPress plugins. They make …
Wow, it’s a whole new ballgame!
Several of the new features in the latest (2021) Lightroom Desktop 5 upgrade are important enough to deserve the title game changer. I’ll be discussing two of them in this …
Take a look at the left and right halves of the image below. Hover with your cursor and click. These come from the same Canon RAW image. The left half …
Pack more megapixels into your photos with one click. Use this feature in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to create ultra-high-resolution images.
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to photograph Kiane, a lovely Minneapolis-based model. One of my favorite shots of her was spoiled because I missed the focus. (Note to …
A study in
You may have seen this illusion. Look at it close-up, and it is Albert Einstein. Back away a few feet and it is Marilyn Monroe. What is going on here? …
If you’re worried about whether you need more megapixels, I used to be like you; let me help you. You do not need more megapixels. I’ll explain in a somewhat …
Note: this was written late 2019. Fast-forward to mid-March 2021, Adobe launches “super resolution” – currently only in Adobe RAW and Photoshop. I will review it when it comes to …
A simple plugin to add a free-form note to your Lightroom metadata.
“John’s Big Note is a very simple plugin to add a big free-form note for your own metadata.” If you’ve worked in Lightroom for any length of time, there’s come …
Color adjustment theory
In construction, an accumulation of small errors can aggregate to create a large catastrophic error. I once heard someone use the word “chasing” to describe this phenomenon. The way to …
I use Lightroom to process and organize all my images, and Photoshop for a few specialized tasks. Reasons I recommend Adobe's photography package here. If you use my affiliate link for purchase, you’ll pay the same price while helping support my site.