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July 8, 2020

Mastering the HSL sliders in Adobe Lightroom

The HSL sliders (hue, saturation, & luminance) are the bulk of where our colour editing will take place. As colour in photography is a huge deal in general, it’s worth understanding exactly what’s going on when we manage the colour in our images. The ...

June 26, 2020

The difference between vibrance and saturation in Lightroom

Knowing the difference between vibrance and saturation is a little tricky at first, but understanding it is a big deal. It’s a big deal because colour, in general, is a big deal in photography. Colour is an excellent tool for conveying mea...

June 8, 2020

How to use the Tone Curve in Adobe Lightroom

The Tone Curve in Lightroom is one of my favourite tools to use when editing, but it’s tricky to master. This article answers the question of how to use the Tone Curve properly but also explains what’s going on under the hood - something ...

May 25, 2020

Sony Alpha Livestream May 2020

Hi friends! I recently did a livestream with my friends from Sony. In it, we share some work, but I also do a live edit in Lightroom too. If you’re looking to take a glance into how I edit in Lightroom, check it out below!

July 18, 2019

#AdobeLive: Shaping light with local adjustments in Lightroom

Mastering local adjustments in Lightroom is such a great set of skills to help your images stand out from the crowd. It’s never been harder to stand out as a photographer in today’s landscape. We all go to the same countries, shoot the same locations and h...

June 23, 2019

How to make dreamy images with the Orton effect in Photoshop

The Orton effect is a favourite post-processing technique among landscape photographers. It’s an effect that gives highlights a ‘glow’ and a beautiful dreamy look, and over the last half decade has become very popular with landscape photographers. Ask any...

June 9, 2019

#AdobeLive: Creating a consistent colour style in Lightroom

Style in photography is a giant beast of a topic. Not only is it nebulous and hard to understand for most people, but it’s also quite hard to execute on without a plan. Throughout my career in several creative fields I’ve always seen “style” as two things...

November 25, 2018

The best export settings for Instagram 2021

Gah! This image looks like it was shot from a potato. Pixelated, soft, full of artefacts. Gross. …or maybe I was being too hard on myself once upon a time. Either way, if Instagram is killing your images after you’ve spent time perfecting them in Lightr...

August 21, 2018

7 tips for sharpening images in post

This is Part 2 of a two part series on shooting and editing sharp images Check out part 1 here: 7 tips for shooting razor sharp images So, you’ve snapped yourself some delicious bangers, and now you’re ready to cook ‘em. During...