• The Power of Curves adjustments

    Just about anything you want to do to edit color and luminosity in your images, can be done with the curves adjustments. It’s a super powerful tool, but like all tools, takes a bit of practice to get the hang of. Within Adobe Photoshop, there are a few extra little features built into curves that Read more

  • Three Keys to Composite Images

    Three Keys to Composite Images

    I’m sure if you’ve spent much time at all in photography and Photoshop groups online you’ve seen both good and bad examples of composite photos…but what are the KEY elements that help push your work into that good or great category? I’ve spent a good deal of time doing these and reviewing them with other Read more

  • My new favorite light

    My new favorite light

    The Godox AD600BM strobe is a fantastic, HSS capable strobe. Read more

  • A birthday photo

    So…our little kidlet just turned 3 years old. She’s super proud of that fact…and has spent a good deal of time learning how to show you three fingers to indicate just how old she is. So yeah…this is my favorite photo from her special day. And I’m just going to share a little bit about Read more

  • Sizing images for upload to Facebook

    Sizing images for upload to Facebook

    The struggle is real…you spend hours editing and perfecting your images only to see them mangled into a blurry pixelated mess when you share them on Facebook. As frustrating as that is, I get it…Facebook has nearly 2 billion users, all uploading photos of their latest lunch, their puppies and kitties and that thing they just Read more

  • Shooting Fireworks

    Shooting Fireworks

    Simple tips for shooting fireworks displays Read more