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Pye Jirsa is the co-founder of SLR Lounge and Lin & Jirsa Photography, one of Southern California's most recognized wedding photography studios. He is the creator of SLR Lounge's full educational library and has trained over 20,000 photographers since 2008 across lighting, posing, editing, and business strategy. He is also the co-creator of Visual Flow Presets and has spoken at WPPI, PPA, CreativeLive, Fstoppers, and Adorama.

ThinkTank Airport International V2 Product Review

January 21, 2026April 25, 2012 by Pye Jirsa
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We recently got our hands on the ThinkTank Airport International V2.0 and we quickly fell in love with what is now our new go-to case for destination shoots. Check out this full review!

Categories Camera Reviews and News Tags gear-review

Spyder 4 Elite Hardware Review. Calibrate your monitor, iPhone & iPad!

January 31, 2024March 19, 2012 by Pye Jirsa

Whether you are a serious photographer, retoucher, or a just a color-perfectionist, calibrating your monitor is should be an essential part of your photographic workflow.

Categories Camera Reviews and News, Computers Laptops and Monitors Tags Datacolor, spyder 4 elite, calibration, gear-review

You Need to Buy Lightroom 4! The SLR Lounge Official Review of Adobe Photoshop LR4

May 16, 2024March 9, 2012 by Pye Jirsa
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Our official review of Adobe Lightroom 4 by yours truly, Post Production Pye.

Categories Camera Reviews and News

Awesome Accessories! The Camera & Laptop Split Strap Product Review

March 21, 2024March 6, 2012 by Pye Jirsa
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We love finding new accessories that make our photographic lives better. The Split Strap and the C-Loop are exactly that. Check out this article for a full review!

Categories Camera Reviews and News, Camera Straps

The Perfect Mini On-The-Go Camera Bag – Black Rapid Snap-R Camera Bag and Sling Strap System Product Review

March 6, 2020February 1, 2012 by Pye Jirsa
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In this article we review our new favorite on-the-go point and shoot camera bag and sling strap system by Black Rapid the Snap-R case.

Categories Camera Reviews and News, Camera Straps, Camera Bags

Creating a 1970 Vintage Time Magazine/Nat Geo Effect – Weekly Lightroom Edit w/ Post Production Pye – Episode 5

February 15, 2024December 21, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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When looking at this image, it reminds me of a 1960-1970 era photograph that I might have seen in Time magazine or National Geographic. So, we are going to create that look and effect in Lightroom.

Categories Photography Tips, Lightroom Tags originals, weekly lightroom edit

How to Retouch and Enhance the Eyes – Professional Portrait Retouch Series – Part VII

January 21, 2026October 3, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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In this Photoshop tutorial we are going to be working on how retouch and enhance the eyes.

Categories Photoshop

Softening and Smoothing Skin When Needed – Professional Photoshop Portrait Retouch Series – Part VI

January 21, 2026September 28, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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In Part 6 of the Professional Portrait Retouch Series, we are going to teach you how to smooth and soften skin in Photoshop.

Categories Photoshop

Correcting Tan Lines and Skin Tone Shifts – Professional Photoshop Portrait Retouch Series – Part V

January 21, 2026September 23, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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In this Photoshop tutorial we are going to be working on correcting skin tone shifts which can be caused by tan lines, makeup or blemishes such as birth marks.

Categories Photoshop

Learning and Setting Healing Brush Presets – Professional Photoshop Portrait Retouch Series – Part II

January 21, 2026September 14, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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In this Photoshop video tutorial, we are not only going to be going over how the Healing Brush works, we are also going to show you when and why it doesn’t work well. We will then show you how to setup Healing Brush Presets to make the Healing Brush Tool far more effective in your editing.

Categories Photoshop

Singular Software PluralEyes Review and Tutorial

February 15, 2024August 25, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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PluralEyes will automatically sync all of your clips in seconds allowing you to get back to cutting and editing and filming without wasting hours syncing your clips.

Categories Camera Reviews and News

Lee Morris Founder of FStoppers.com – SLR Lounge Artist Profile

August 14, 2024August 24, 2011 by Pye Jirsa
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In this post, we interview Lee Morris, photographer and co-founder of the FStoppers, the premiere website in behind-the-scenes photography videos.

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