Photo Tips and Tools Weekly

Turn decent shots into exceptional photos with these insider tips. Check out each installment to learn new techniques for working with Photoshop, Lightroom, and more.

April 2020

• Improving a wedding photo with Lightroom, part 1
• Improving a wedding photo with Lightroom, part 2
• Spot healing in Lightroom

May 2020

• Fixing with Photoshop
• Using and building Lightroom presets
• Improving sunset photos in Lightroom
• Retouching away blemishes with Lightroom

June 2020

• Fix and finish a portrait in Lightroom
• Capturing better portraits: Tip #1
• Capturing better portraits: Tip #2
• Capturing better portraits: Tip #3

July 2020

• Improving a landscape photo with Lightroom
• Awesome effects with Lightroom presets
• Improving eyes and light with Lightroom
• Using Survey mode in Lightroom

August 2020

• Using Lightroom to craft a look
• Create and capture better photographs
• Camera gear: Lenses
• Smart Objects and Smart Filters in Photoshop
• Healing Brush and Clone Stamp tools in Photoshop

September 2020

• One of the most common mistakes beginning photographers make
• Improve a backdrop by adding texture in Photoshop
• The Patch tool and Content-Aware Move tool in Photoshop
• The secret trait of great photographers
• Engagement photos

October 2020

• One image three ways
• Finish environmental portrait
• New brush color change with Lightroom Classic
• Camera Raw to the rescue

November 2020

• Let there be light
• Outdoor adventure portrait
• Sisters at sunset
• Action sports fun

December 2020

• Retouch away a drone
• Improve a studio portrait
• Improving an aerial landscape photo