Transforming LR Presets into Power Tools
As a photographer, if there is one thing I despise when editing my photos, it is jumping between multiple editing apps with one single photo and ending up with duplicate
8 April, 2025
Emualte teh colors of film in Lightroom
I might have stumbled upon something huge by mistake because Color Response Curves take emulating film colors to a whole new level All this time, we were all using presets
5 May, 2024
False Color directly in Lightroom
I’ve said it a million times, the tools used in the video industry are simply better than the tools we use for photography. I bet that every hybrid shooter would
7 October, 2025
Film Grain Emulation – 2025 Guide
It seems that every few years, I write an updated version of the Film Grain Emulation article. I do this because my passion drives me to learn more, and my
16 September, 2025
4 Beginner Tips that lead to Mediocre portraits
It took me a while to learn that some photography advice is just a starting point and, sooner or later, will start to hold you back. The well-meaning tips we
1 September, 2025
Lightroom Tools – for better edits
If you’ve ever watched one of my tutorials, you know I’m obsessed with finding ways to edit faster in Lightroom. I want to avoid having to jump to Photoshop just
9 May, 2025
New way to add borders in Lightroom
You heard it right – No Photoshop required! This has been in the back of my mind for quite a while now. I’ve seen multiple times requests for this feature
12 February, 2025
Vertical GoPro Mounts for PHOTOGRAPHERS
GoPros are great action cameras, but we photographers, tend to use them as behind-the-scenes cameras. GoPro cameras have revolutionized the way we capture action-packed moments. And while they were originally
30 December, 2024
Make your own wearable RGB Light
I think by now we are all familiar with the term practical light. But have ever wanted to have a light in frame attached to your model in your creative
2 December, 2024
Easy way to check for color shifting in your lights
Is your white light actually white? Or does it have a green tint? So imagine this: You got your first LED light…. or third… it’s a nice one, it has
28 October, 2024
IS THE FOCUSING TAB A SECRET OF LEICA SHOOTERS?
I never had a lens with a focusing tab and I wanted to give it a try. Today, out of curiosity, I designed and 3D-printed a focusing tab for my
18 July, 2024
If your Helios doesn’t have swirly bokeh, this might be the cause.
This article is not just for my fellow Nikon DSLR users but for all the lens nerds out there! I know there aren’t many DSLR users left around but let’s
16 May, 2024
The rabbit hole of adding grain to digital photos gets even deeper (part 2)
It has been a bit over a year since my first article about film grain. And I thought that that was it and that I’d dug more in-depth than most
13 March, 2024
User-Centric Lightroom Presets: Designing Styles for a Seamless and Enjoyable User Experience
There is a huge difference between saving all your settings when you are done with an image and carefully crafting a preset that will be useful for others. Our shooting
14 January, 2024
Craft stunning Anamorphic Bokeh with Custom Lens Inserts.
This article strives to be the ultimate design guide on modifying your spherical lens to produce the type of anamorphic boke you can see in the movies. And because I’m
4 January, 2024
If you use vintage lenses you have to try this
I’ll start this article by saying, I love shooting vintage glass for the character it can imprint on my images. I love the swirly bokeh, the bloom, and the flares
21 July, 2023
Hot to use masks to take Lightroom Grain to the next level
I will preface this by saying that I am not an Adobe fanboy and if this is not clear, I am not paid to praise the Lightroom Classic team in
26 June, 2023
LEDs are THE WAY. I don’t want to use Flash anymore
As a passionate photographer, I started my journey years ago by transforming my bedroom into a DIY studio. With nothing but a bucket of paint and a wall, I created
24 February, 2023
Photo Breakdown #004
I was trying to test my wireless controller and find its limitations so I went out looking for some more moody dark shots but was a challenge for my editing
25 January, 2023
How I remote control my camera over more than 150 meters
As a portrait photographer, I’ve recently become fascinated with capturing silhouettes in nature. However, this poses a challenge when I’m out in the field without a model to pose for
9 January, 2023
Photo Breakdown #003
As a photographer, one of the most important elements to consider when creating a stunning image is lighting. While natural light can be beautiful, using light fixtures can help add
14 December, 2022
Photo Breakdown #002
When it comes to art, there are a million and one decisions to be made. What aspect ratio would better fit the story you are trying to tell? What colors
22 November, 2022
Photo Breakdown #001
While discussing grain or film emulation on digital files is fun I think there is one thing we as photographers don’t do enough and that is breaking down a photo
15 November, 2022
The rabbit hole of adding grain to digital photos is deeper than you think
For months now I’ve been obsessed with emulating the film look into my digital photos. It all started with me exploring the panoramic aspect ratio of 65×24 and other wide
4 November, 2022
A better way to use presets in Lightroom
Lightroom presets are all around us, you might love them as a 1 click solution to your batch editing needs or you might think that they are useless and all
12 October, 2022
What makes a photo cinematic?
I’m sure over the last few years all of us photographers have heard the word CINEMATIC so much that in the end, it lost all meaning. Is every photo with
28 September, 2022
Shooting only pinhole for a week
Concept You know the drill. Nothing special here. You take an electric drill, put a hole into a lens cap, tape a piece of metal from a soda can to
26 September, 2022
Getting a 200megapixel panorama out of a drone that I can put in my pocket
In this article, I am planning to discuss the way I use my DJI Mini 2, a cheap drone that many people dismiss as being a toy for beginners in
2 September, 2022