In this article, I delve into what it requires to make a great photograph. Some people think you can just “take” a photo, but I believe that in reality you have to “make” a photo. There’s a key difference, and I explain it here.

Color grading in Lightroom is powerful, thanks to the great tools. And when you combine the amazing masking with color adjustments, you can have a profound impact on your image.

HDR and Exposure Blends - what’s the difference? What do they have in common? In this video, I walk through all that and more, showing how to make each one and pointing out where they differ.

I have developed quite a love for prime lenses, and in this article I share a little background on that plus a list of what I’m shooting these days.

Are you confused about the differences between an HDR photo and an exposure blend? In this blog, I answer that very question, which was posed by one of my viewers.

Do you shoot for yourself, or do you shoot for someone else’s approval? In this blog I delve into that topic and share my thoughts on this important subject.

Using the saturation slider to boost your colors, while obvious, is not a very good way to get great results. In this blog, I talk a little bit about that topic.

Confused about using layers in Luminar Neo? Get my free guide and dive into this fun and interesting topic!

Color grading is both an action and a specific tool. In this tutorial, I explain the difference and show how I use multiple tools in Lightroom Classic to get a full, finished color grade in my edits.

Luminar Neo just turned 3 years old, and I wrote up some thoughts about the key features that I depend on. Plus, I made a video to show how they work. Enjoy!

I use a few different products to edit my photos. In this blog, I delve into why and share how I got here, including a lengthy list of every app I have ever tried.

In this blog, I share 16 different ways I have matured as a photographer over the years. It’s a continual process and I expect more changes as I dive deeper and deeper into this craft.

If you ever find yourself getting too much saturation in your Luminar Neo edits, this tip will help you control that for a much more subtle and beautiful use of color.

Luminosity masking sounds complicated, but honestly it’s a very straightforward thing. In this blog, I talk about what it is and why it’s so important.

Not every photo you take is a winner, but you’d be surprised how you might be able to salvage some of them and turn them into pretty nice images. This video shows how I do that in Lightroom Classic.

Shooting vertically isn’t new to me, but I find myself doing it more and more often these days. There are quite a few reasons why, which may surprise you.

Wrap up your edits in Luminar Neo with this little trick. It’s super impactful and only takes a few seconds to do!

Want to learn a simple but powerful approach to editing your photos? I outline it in this article and share some thoughts about why this method works.

I love to shoot cities at night, but the colors don’t always look right. This tool in Lightroom is the perfect solution to that problem.

Out and about in downtown Austin with the Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM prime lens - a perfect lens for wandering in a city.