Photo Editing

Photo Editing tutorials, tips and news. In this section, we review the following:

  • Lightroom
  • Photoshop
  • Skylum Luminar
  • Capture One
  • Photoworks
  • Impossible Things
  • Retouch4me
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Affinity Photo
  • HDR Soft
  • PortraitPro
  • DxO Nik Collection 2.5
  • DxO PhotoLab
  • ON1 Photo RAW
  • Corel PaintShop Pro
  • ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate
  • Canva
  • PhaseOne Capture One Pro 2020
  • Exposure Software Exposure X5
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Best Lightroom Presets for Incredible Results

Who among us hasn’t heard of Lightroom? Professional photographers and enthusiasts around the world use this popular (and powerful) photo editing software. Because of its popularity, several companies have designed Lightroom-compatible presets to further simplify the editing process. With presets, photographers can apply pre-made adjustments to photos and get to a final image more quickly, ... Read more

What Is a Fixed Focal Length Lens? Benefits of Shooting with Primes

As a portrait photographer, your lens choice is extremely important when it comes to your growth as a photographer. There’s a misconception among new photographers that zoom lenses are the way to go. Take a look at 3 reasons why you may want to go with a prime lens instead.
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How to Photograph a Meteor Shower: The Complete Guide

If you're looking for something exciting to do this weekend, then you should check out this year's Perseid Meteor Shower! One of the strongest, most impressive meteor showers every year, the Perseids always deliver at least a handful of truly stunning, giant meteors streaking across the sky.

DxO PhotoLab 9 Review | Precision RAW Editing, Refined by AI

DxO PhotoLab has always occupied a slightly different lane than Lightroom or Capture One. Instead of focusing first on catalog management or creative presets, DxO’s reputation has been built on something more fundamental: getting the best possible image quality out of every camera and lens you own. Specifically, noise reduction, demosaicing, and lens correction have ... Read more

Impossible Things Now Learns Your Editing Style | Here’s How It Works

If you’ve ever wished your AI editing tool could just get your style without endless tweaking, Impossible Things’ latest update might be worth checking out. The Lightroom plugin, from the same team behind DVLOP, just added a feature called “Learn From My Edits” (currently in beta), which you can find and test here. The concept ... Read more

Photography Studio Management Software Guide (Updated)

Finding the right Studio Management Software is critical for photography and videography businesses of all sizes and genres. The right software will help you do the following: Keep your leads organized Automate critical tasks, reminders and emails Avoid double bookings Provide payment options Generate invoices and useful reports for performance tracking and taxes Much more ... Read more

Aiarty Video Enhancer: Clean Up Noisy, Low-Light Footage and Upscale to 4K (New Year Deal)

With 2026 underway, creators looking to bring new life to their old, noisy, or low-resolution videos should take note of a compelling promotion from Aiarty. The company’s AI Video Enhancer, a desktop application designed to upscale, denoise, and restore footage, is now available at its lowest price ever as part of a New Year special. ... Read more
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High Angle Photography – Ideas to Try Some “From Above” Photos

High angle photography is a technique used by photographers to capture stunning aerial shots that reveal scenes from perspectives impossible to achieve at eye level. This approach involves taking photographs from an elevated vantage point, whether from the top of a building, a balcony, a hill, or even a drone hovering overhead. High angle photography ... Read more
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Black and White Landscape Photos and Tips to Inspire Your Adventures

Looking for inspiration for photographing your next road trip (or walk around the block)? Check out our curated list of black and white landscape photos!
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Sitting Pose Tips, Ideas and Common Mistakes

You can have the best, most perfectly prepared subject with phenomenal hair, makeup and styling and have gorgeous light at your disposal, but bad or mediocre posing will make it all moot. Even an experienced model who knows how to work the camera can use a little coaching to look best from the camera’s perspective ... Read more
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How to Fix a Photo With Bad Lighting in Post Using Adobe Lightroom

Pye

Photography is all about capturing the perfect moment, but sometimes the lighting just doesn’t cooperate. When this happens, it can ...

Photo Editing Lightroom

Fixing Harsh Lighting in Lightroom Where Light Modifiers Aren’t An Option

Shivani Reddy

We are breaking down how to post-produce images taken in harsh lighting conditions to balance out the overall tone of the image, for those time light modifiers can't be used.

Photo Editing

Aiarty Image Enhancer 3.5: Faster Photo Upscaling with Sharper, Cleaner Results (49% OFF Black Friday)

Alice Houstons

Aiarty has announced version 3.5 of its AI-powered image enhancement tool for Windows and macOS, adding precise control over sharpening, ...

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How to Calibrate Your Monitor For Accurate Results

David Crewe

A properly calibrated monitor is an essential part of color management and achieving the perfect image. But as a photographer, do you know as much as you should?

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Highlights vs. Whites | What’s The Difference & When To Use Which?

Kishore Sawh

Two sliders on the basic panel and they seem so similar, but they are in fact different, and most seem not to know how, and why it's relevant.

Lightroom

Shadows vs. Blacks | What’s The Difference & When To Use Which?

Kishore Sawh

Two alike, or too alike? Neither really. Here is what to make of the black and shadows sliders.

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Grainy Photos 101 | Causes, Fixes and Artistry

Alice Houstons

It’s the end of the day and the sun has set. As the light fades, the night sky catches your ...

Photo Editing

Best Photo Software with Face Recognition (No Particular Order)

Sean Lewis

Facial recognition has become one of the most useful tools for organizing modern photo libraries. Whether you’re managing family snapshots, ...

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Photo Editing Styles: A Comprehensive Overview

Christopher

Photo editing is an essential part of the photography process that involves adjusting, stylizing, enhancing, and retouching images to make ...

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What is “Exposing to the Left” and Should You Do It?

Pye

You'll be amazed at how much time you can save if you combine this exposure tip with those we shared in Part One, and it works regardless of the camera you use. Check out Part Two (of Two) in our exposure series.

Lightroom

How to Add a Sunflare in Lightroom

Pye

No sun? No problem! Find out what tool we use to create a natural sun flare in Lightroom.

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10 Tips on How to Speed Up Lightroom

Pye

Is Lightroom running slow for you? Here are some tips to speed up your Lightroom workflow.

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