Zoom, Pan, and Navigate Documents in Photoshop CC
Here are my favorite shortcuts for zooming, panning, and general document navigation in Photoshop CC. 1) Zooming Accessing the Zoom tool: “Z” selects the Zoom Tool. Option -click (Mac) | Alt -click...
View Article20 Brush and Painting Tool Shortcuts in Photoshop CC
Here are twenty of my favorite shortcuts for the Brush and painting tools in Photoshop CC. Although I often use the Brush tool as the example, many of these shortcuts also work for other painting tools...
View ArticleSalton Sea – Unifying Photographs in Lightroom CC
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to take a day trip around the Salton Sea area in California. Knowing that I would only have a single afternoon to photograph, my goal was to return with 8-10...
View ArticleGrid, Guides, and Ruler Shortcuts in Photoshop CC
Working with Rulers Command + R (Mac) | Control + R (Win) quickly displays rulers along the top and left sides of a document. To quickly change the ruler’s unit of measurement, Control -click (Mac) |...
View Article10 Tips for Working with Filters in Photoshop CC
Here are 10 of my favorite tips, techniques and shortcuts for working with filters in Photoshop CC. 01) Apply the Last Used Filter Command + Control + F (Mac) | Command + Alt + F (Win) executes the...
View ArticleJoshua Tree – An Afternoon in Solitude
I have finally embraced the fact that I’m an introvert. Not only do I like spending time alone, I need to spend time alone. If you surround me with people day after day, eventually, I will run out of...
View ArticleTips for Working with Blur Gallery in Photoshop CC
The Blur Gallery filters (Field Blur, Iris, Tilt-Shift, Path, and Spin) are incredibly powerful features that can help selectively blur a photograph in order to remove distracting elements, help direct...
View ArticleMake a lot of Photographs, and Make them Often
I often hear people complain that photographers with digital cameras tend to overshoot their subjects. While that might be true if you’re taking fifty image of the same subject without changing...
View ArticleAdobe Launches Lightroom Instagram Channel
Hey, hey! The Lightroom team just launched their own Instagram channel and I’m thrilled they included three of my images as part of their #BeBoundless series! Check it out here.
View ArticleFundamental Layers Panel Tips and Techniques
The Background Layer Clicking the lock icon next to the Background layer on the Layers panel converts the Background to a layer enabling transparency, repositioning in the image area and changing the...
View ArticlePhotography, the Best Kind of Project Creep
Project creep gets me every time. 1) I broke a pot that had a succulent in it. 2) I went to the nursery to replace the pot. 3) I ended up buying 12 more succulents (I mean seriously, how do you decide...
View ArticleThe Fill Command in Photoshop CC
While I expect that many of you already know the shortcuts to fill with the Foreground and background colors, did you also know that your can fill with History, fill non-transparent areas, and a...
View ArticleFive Reasons to use Smart Filters in Photoshop
In order to apply Smart Filters in Photoshop, first turn the layer(s) into a Smart Object using one of the following methods: Select the layer(s) and choose Layer > Smart Object > Convert to...
View ArticleViewing the Unseen with the Help of a Camera
One of my favorite things to do it make photographs of things that are invisible to the naked eye. Whether it’s capturing a split-second, or compressing multiple seconds into a single photograph, the...
View ArticleLightroom Mobile Updates for iOS and Android
I’m excited to announce updates to Lightroom Mobile: iOS has a new selective Brush, the Linear and Radial adjustment tools have an eraser, and a new Details tab enables global sharpening and noise...
View ArticleLightroom Web Getting Started Series
Did you know that if you subscribe to the Creative Cloud for Photography program or Creative Cloud, you can access the photographs that you synchronize form Lightroom CC on the desktop or Lightroom...
View ArticlePhotoshop Automation: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
I’m excited to announce that my new Photoshop Automation: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques course is now live on Lynda.com!If you’re like most creative pros, you probably spend a lot of time in Photoshop....
View ArticleMAKE IT – Adobe’s premiere creativity conference in Asia Pacific
I’m super excited to be speaking at MAKE IT, Adobe’s premiere creativity conference in Asia Pacific 3 August, 2017 in Sydney, Australia! If you’re local, join over 2,000 fellow designers, artists,...
View ArticleLightroom & Photoshop Workflows: Start to Finish Studies on Lynda.com
I’m excited to announce that my new “Lightroom & Photoshop Workflows: Start to Finish Studies” course is now live on Lynda.com! Learn Lightroom and Photoshop workflow and image editing techniques...
View ArticleWindow Seat features on CNN travel!
I’m super excited to announce that my aerial photography is being featured on CNN travel today: “Beauty of the Everyday – Photos of Earth from a Window Seat“. : )
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