Four photographers, one key success factor

People love giving advice. Perhaps you’ve heard a few strong opinions about your dreams of getting paid to do what you love. I certainly have. My favorite? “You can’t make a living as an artist.” I love that. It’s proof that other people’s opinions and suggestions...

RAW vs. JPEG: What’s the Difference?

Are you a brownies-with-walnuts kind of person, or a brownies-with-NO-nuts kind of person? When you set your camera to shoot in RAW, the images you get out of it are unfinished, like un-baked brownie batter. But all of the “ingredients” are there and you can adjust...

Presets for Lightroom: one-click photo transformations

“Mmm… raw chicken casserole is my favorite.” … said no one ever! Just as you should always bake your casseroles before you eat them, you should always process your photos before you sell them. Yesterday you saw the difference just one minute of processing...

How Lightroom improves photos

Spending just a few minutes editing your images has a big impact on your stock photo sales. Following is an example of how Lightroom improves photos. Let’s say you’re a designer. You’re looking for photos of cherry blossoms. So you type “cherry blossom” in the search...

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