Street Photography in Cuba

Street photography was just too easy and so much fun in Cuba. After I would sneak off a candid shot or two, people actually smiled at me or said “Thank you”. When I smiled back and in very limited Spanish said “Hello” and introduced myself, doors literally opened. I was welcomed into homes and businesses, […]

Enter To Win A New Fuji X100T & Copy of Photomatix Pro

Want to make great HDR photos? Start off with a chance to do it for free thanks to HDRsoft! This contest is to celebrate the new year, photography, HDR and more – all thanks to our partner HDRsoft, the makers of Photomatix Pro. If you don’t already user Photomatix Pro, be sure to try out the demo and […]

All Our eBooks on Sale Until February 14, 2016

How’d you like more than 750 pages of photo education and inspiration for less than $5? Our eBooks are on sale for just 99¢ in the United States.  We’ve asked iTunes to price equivalently around the globe. Available for iBooks The sale runs until February 28, 2015. The collection contains text, photos, video, audio, and interactive content. The […]

Win A Drobo – Organize Your Photo Library

In case you missed it… we’re super excited to release our brand new eBook all about getting organized in Lightroom.  Thanks to the fine folks at Drobo, it’s free until February 14, 2016. To help you put the techniques into practice, we’re giving away a free Drobo unit so you can back up your images. […]

Deal of the Week: Perfectly Clear & LUCiD

You might have noticed that the team here is pretty excited about the Perfectly Clear plugins from Athentech.  These tools are saving many of us hours a week and getting great results in far less clicks. Free Portrait Retouching Seminar Featuring Perfectly Clear with Levi Sim Getting Started with Perfectly Clear for Photoshop and Lightroom […]

From The Archives: 1965 US Army Training Film: Basic Photography

Sometimes we come across great things in the archives.  This one is just fascinating.  It actual has some useful information, but its a wonderful slice of history too. US Army Training Film TF19-3582 “Covers the use of photography in military police work and criminal investigations.” In the course of this, includes some general photography instruction. […]

HDR Hangout: Choosing Between Tone Mapping or Exposure Fusion

You gotta join us live for our next Google+ Hangout, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). Be sure to tune in: Monday, November 2, 2:00 PM—3:30 PM ET […]

Selecting Hair in Photoshop

Our friends over at lynda.com posted a great free tutorial on how to select hair in Photoshop.  This is perfect if you need to change the backdrop to a different look. This tutorial is from the Photo Tools Weekly series presented by lynda.com author Jan Kabili. In the complete course Jan shares weekly tips and […]