Look around you… there are reflections everywhere. Using reflections often improves your photographs a lot. A good exercise is to go out there with your camera and only look for reflections. If you really look for it you will notice it is easier to find them. Once you find a reflection try to capture a…
After a long days shoot you’ll very often have hundreds of photos to process. Deciding on which photos you want to keep and edit and which you want to to get rid of can be an arduous task. But here I’ll show you a helpful technique that I use, that you can employ yourself when…
There are a number of ways you can sharpen photos using Luminar 3, and each sharpening filter will approach the task in a slightly different way. Here we’ll look at my own two personal favourites, the Detail Enhancer and Sharpening Filter. To get started first add a new adjustment layer. Sharpening should be done after…
The Selective or Highlight colour effect in Adobe Lightroom allows the user to remove all unwanted colour from the image, leaving just one or two colours left. Converting the whole photograph black & white except for the selected elements you want to leave as colour. Here we’re going to show you how to create a…
In this video we show you how Steve McCurry applies the Rule of Thirds in his photographs. The rule of thirds is a great composition rule for photographers. Not only for beginners, also for the best photographers in the world. Enjoy watching this video. You can find a transcript of this video at the bottom…
Today we have a great interview with the Best Drone Photographer of 2019, Konrad Paruch (Instagram: thedronelad) by the British Photography Awards. This talented photographer travels all over the world to take stunning drone photos. Read more about his experiences as a aerial photographer, which photographers inspired him and the gear he is using. Photography…
Digital noise can ruin a great photo. Thankfully though, Luminar has built-in noise removal tools to help combat it. Whilst it won’t completely save and clean-up every image flawlessly, it will go a long way to making your photos a lot more presentable. Noise removal in Luminar 3 Having noise in your photos is often…
Black & white is a format that can suit almost any type of photography. Landscapes, portraits and architectural photography, all benefit from the medium, which adapts well to all lighting situations. Black and white is photography at its most raw and stripped back. Colours can often be distracting in our images and can take the…
Achieving perfect exposure is a tough skill to master for any photographer. However, by using Luminar, you can edit the exposure of a photograph in post, and balance out any unwanted inaccuracies within your image Learning how to perfect these adjustments is a hugely beneficially skill to have. It allows you to create perfectly exposed…
Aurora HDR 2019 is a great tool to merge your HDR photos. As a professional photographer I love to try all HDR software, like Photomatix, Lightroom and HDR Pro of Photoshop CC. So far I like Aurora HDR 2019 the best. It is an easy to use HDR software and sometimes you have a good…