Intro to Lightroom 4 – Tip #1: Free 30-Day Trial

This week, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about photo processing for stock. Yes, every photo you submit to stock should have at least some very basic processing. But it doesn’t have to be complicated. The program we recommend, Adobe Lightroom, makes it easy to give...

How to View Photos at 100% in Lightroom

Last week, I showed you a photo that looked like it was in focus, but when viewed at 100%, you could tell that it was not. Before you submit any photo as stock, it’s important to view it at 100% to make sure that it’s free of any technical errors, and that...

Can you tell if this photo is in focus?

Take a look at this photo, from our recent Photo Expedition in Thailand. Is it in focus? The truth is, you can’t tell when you view it at this size. You have to look at it at 100% to know for sure. Here’s a section of the photo, blown up to 100%: Nope, not...

Photography for Beginners: Editing

Over the last few days, I’ve sent you the very basics of getting started selling your photos, including: Where to sell your images Choosing a camera Finding the right lens Today, let’s talk about basic photo editing. Just about every photo you plan to sell should go...

VIDEO: Lightroom 3 Demo

Lightroom 3 is out! One of the cool new things Lightroom 3 can do that the earlier versions of Lightroom can’t, is fix perspective distortion (that is, straighten things that look like they’re falling over backwards because you had to tilt your camera to...

Photo Tip: The Best Way to Use Lightroom Presets

Every image needs some processing before you can sell it. Think of it like taking photos with film. When you shoot film, it doesn’t come out of the camera as a finished print. First, you get a negative.  Then you take that negative to a processing lab and they...

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