Tutorials
Lightroom vs Lightroom Classic and how to use both in your workflow
The multiple versions of Lightroom have been around for a while now, but the difference between Lightroom and Lightroom Classic and which offers the best…
How to get Laowa probe-like macro shots with the Insta360 GO 2 and a 10ft selfie stick
Video sequences with a camera seeming to fly through tiny spaces isn’t a new idea. Certainly not when Laowa’s been using them to market its…
What the heck is an optical snoot and how do you use one?
There are two different types of snoot out there when it comes to flashes. You’ve got your regular snoots, which essentially act like a cylindrical…
Here’s how to use the calibration tool in Lightroom
What’s your preferred method for editing colors in Lightroom? Do you use the Calibration panel sitting at the bottom of the Develop module? I usually…
How to create fake window light for still life and food photography
Studio lighting gives you almost endless possibilities. You can even recreate natural, window light with a pretty simple setup. Joanie Simon of The Bite Shot…
Here’s why you should upgrade your speedlight to a studio strobe
I’d argue that nearly all of us owned a speedlight at some point before we owned a studio strobe. When we’re looking to dip our…
Is wet plate photography dangerous? Well, yes, it is
Wet plate photography’s one of those mythical analogue photography processes to most of us. All we know is that some liquid gets poured onto a…
Follow these three tips to create dramatic portrait lighting with a single light
Lighting is one of the key elements in photography. It can make it or break it, and it adds a lot to the story you…
Free Lightroom alternative: Moving your images from Darktable to GIMP
This is the final part of a five-part series on the free and open-source Lightroom alternative, Darktable by photographer Chris Parker. Chris didn’t write a…
Free Lightroom alternative: Exporting images in Darktable
This is part four of five in a series. Check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Now that you’ve completed your editing, you’re…





































