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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

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: This article (updated annually) is your guide to finding the right one for your creative photography studio. Photography Studio Management Software: At a Glance This guide covers everything ... 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

How to Shoot a Basic Model Test | Gear, Shot List, Agency Requirements & More

With the shifting requirements for model tests, there is a misconception that all test shoots must be grandiose productions and equipped with a full team. In fact, when first approaching a modeling agency to test you will almost always be asked if you have your own team.  In this article, I’ll walk you through how ... Read more

Dynamic 3-Light Sports Portrait Setup

When it comes to taking sports photography portraits, capturing dynamic energy is the name of the game. Sports portraits often convey a sense of action and energy with dramatic poses and lighting, the latter of which often relies on using off-camera flash. While some photographers try their best to avoid using flash, it’s really not ... Read more

3 Ways To Photograph Family Group Photos With Flash

Setting up one directional off-camera flash with a shoot-through umbrella may be your go-to lighting setup for family formals, but what other ways can you light a group of people to create more drama or visual interest? Light alters the mood of a scene through modifiers, quantity, and color. Even with family photos, you should ... Read more
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Easiest One Light Portrait Setup for Professional Headshots

How many lights does it take to create a great, pro quality image? In my early career, my answer was “as many as I can get.” But over time, I learned that some of the most beautiful portraits are captured using simple setups. No need for multiple lights, sets, and gear to get gorgeous results. ... Read more
Gnarbox 2.0 Released

GNARBOX 2.6.0 Review Update – A Rugged and Very Improved Solution for On-Site Photo & Video Backups and Editing

David Crewe

The Gnarbox 2.6.0 update has been officially released addressing and fixing the only major "con" we had in our review. We found it to be a solid backup & editing solution for not only Photographers, but also cinematographers as well!

Adobe CC June Updates Give Powerful Improvements to LR PS SLR Lounge 2000x1125

Photoshop & Lightroom Launch Its Largest Set of Features Since Adobe MAX In The June Update To Creative Cloud

David Crewe

There’s no doubt about it, if you’re a creative, you use or have used a product from the Adobe library. ...

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Lightroom Dodge and Burn Preset for Dramatic Natural Light Portraits

Pye

We'll show you how to efficiently dodge & burn directly inside of Lightroom for dramatic natural light portraits.

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How to Read a Histogram | Quick Reference1

Matthew Saville

In this article, we’ll explain how to “read” or understand a histogram, and how to use it both in the field and in Lightroom, so that you can choose the right exposure and produce the best image quality.

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New “Crush” Pack | Vibrant, Bold Lightroom Presets

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Visual Flow, a sister company to SLR Lounge, has released its highly anticipated pack of Lightroom presets called "Crush."  Crush is the third pack release by Visual Flow, a partnership between SLR Lounge and preset maker, DVLOP.

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How to Create Presets to Quickly Edit Your Photos in Lightroom | Quick Reference

Visual Flow

In this article, we’ll show you how to create presets that work with your style of shooting to quickly edit your photos in Lightroom.

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How to Fix Offline or Missing Files in Lightroom

Pye

Running into offline or missing image links in Lightroom is a very common issue that will frequently pop up throughout your photographic lives. In this video we are going to get you comfortable with fixing offline or missing images in your Lightroom catalogs.

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How to Dodge and Burn in Lightroom via the Dark Mode Editing Technique

Pye

If you've ever wondered how to get that dodge and burn look without spending an excessive amount of time in Photoshop, here's your solution.

How to Edit Photos to Look Like Film

Sean Lewis

Perfectly calibrated for portraiture, our Film Presets replicate a compelling classic feel to modern images.

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Light and Airy Lightroom Presets | Pastel by SLR Lounge

Christopher

We’re excited to launch the second set of Visual Flow Lightroom Presets called Pastel featuring a light and airy style, ...

Five Ways to Batch Process Your Images In Lightroom

Shivani Reddy

If you find yourself spending hours in front of your screen, fine-tuning each image, wondering how the time passes you ...

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How To Tilt Shift in Lightroom Quickly and Easily

Pye

New tutorial! Learn how to quickly & easily create a convincing tilt-shift effect in Adobe Lightroom!