What is White Balance (WB)? And how do we know if we have achieved it?  When someone refers to WB, they are really talking about the temperature and tint of an image, and the overall color of an image. Are the whites-white? Are the blacks a true black? Or can you see green or blue […]

What the heck is a graduated filter?! And why should you care? I hear ya. It is something you might not use very often as an editor. But it sure is handy to have when you need it! The graduated filter is not just for skies! Graduated filters are most often used to darken a […]

There is an amazing feature in Lightroom, that very few people know about. And it has to do with the tools found in Lightroom’s tool Pallet. The tools can be found on the right-hand side of Lightroom’s interface, under the Histogram. Quick Tip: You must be in the DEVELOP MODUEL to see the tools. For […]

This is one of my FAVORITE tips-and-tricks in Lightroom. In fact, it is in my top-ten. It is called “Match Total Exposure.”  But there is a caveat to the statement above. When “Match Total Exposure” works, it is a brilliant tool and such an AMAZING time saver. It’s almost like magic! The downside however, it […]

In Lightroom, there is a fast and easy way to increase or decrease the size of the thumbnails in the grid/library mode. It’s a keyboard shortcut and it enables you to quickly and easily adjust the size of your thumbnails on the fly! Simply hit the “g” key to get to the library/grid mode, and […]

What if I told you there was a way to have cohesive galleries every time you edit. There is! And the best part? It only adds a couple of minutes to your editing time. This keyboard shortcut will enable you to deliver consistent and cohesive galleries EVERY TIME. If you get in the habit of […]

Whenever possible I use keyboard shortcuts while editing, because it saves me so much time! And this keyboard shortcut is one I use EVERY day on EVERY gallery I edit! It is a quick and easy way to increase or decrease the exposure on an image, by 1 stop, simply by pressing the + and […]

Did you know that Lightroom has 6 different background color options? That’s right! As an editor we have 6 colors to choose from when deciding what color background we want to edit on. There is Black, Darker Gray, Dark Grey, Medium Grey, Light Grey, and White. Here are a few of the options below.  With […]

This might be my favorite hack in Lightroom! I edit this way EVERY day with EVERY gallery I edit. It quite literally, is my secret weapon. editing in reference mode is my secret weapon As a professional editor it is crucial to deliver consistent, cohesive galleries. Editing in Reference Mode allows you to do just […]

Weekly, I have someone ask me if they need to be a photographer to do what I do. Or they will say, “Well, if I only knew how to use Lightroom, I would give it a try.” And I often hear, “I am too old to do what you do!”  And to all of those […]