Adobe updated Photoshop this week (the real version, not the beta) with some new features. So I thought I’d take a few minutes to go over what’s new. Enjoy!  ..read more

Landscape and nature photography is one of the most popular genres among enthusiast and hobbyist photographers. In this episode, Matt Kloskowski and Blake Rudis talk about the hard truth behind landscape photography and what it takes to get that great shot. How to Listen/Watch You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or ..read more

When making certain adjustments with the masking tools, I often get questions about some of the halos and fringes that can appear along edges in the photo ..read more

Many people have chosen to use Lightroom over Lightroom Classic because of it’s simplicity and cloud features. However, Lightroom is missing a lot of features compared to Classic, and in this episode Matt Kloskowski and Brian Matiash talk about what features may need to come over in order for more people to use it. How to Listen/Watch You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google. Or you can watch it below. The podcast is NOT intended to be visual in any way, so all you’re doing is watching the two of us talk and nothing else. But if that’s the way you prefer it, feel fre ..read more

For those of you that are using Lightroom (or considering it), I put together a video with 5 features that you may not have known were there. Even if you’re a hardcore LRC user, I think at least one of these features is something that just about everyone can use. Enjoy ..read more

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about Adobe owning our photos, and being locked in to their software for our editing needs. Or maybe you think one day you won’t need the software, for whatever reason, and you’re worried your photos will be locked in to a subscription that you need to keep paying in order to see them. Or maybe you just want to take a photo software break, but occasionally still look at your photos even if you’re not paying a subscription fee. While most of you are using Adobe, I think that – overall – knowing a little more about what being tied to any photo editing ..read more

This week Blake Rudis and I teamed up for a podcast on the changes to Adobe’s Terms of Service. How to Listen/Watch You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google. Or you can watch it below. The podcast is NOT intended to be visual in any way, so all you’re doing is watching the two of us talk and nothing else. But if that’s the way you prefer it, feel free. Personally, podcasts are something I listen to when I have nothing else to do, or to keep me busy while doing something else – so I never watch them. Apple Podcast Link (Click Here) Spotify Podcast Link (Click Here) Go ..read more

Hi all. If you’ve heard of Adobe’s Terms of Service updates and had any questions, I did a few things this week to hopefully help out. To be honest, while I hate drama and conspiracy theorists, I’m almost glad this happened because it forced me to become a bit more educated on not only Adobe’s Terms of Service (TOS), but also a lot of others that I use in the industry that are in some ways worse. If you haven’t heard of this change, I’m jealous in a way. I hate drama. I’d say skip this and don’t bother. But I actually do think it’s educational and you can learn something more about it, without ..read more

I’ve got another start to finish tutorial for you this week. This photo was submitted by Catherine Spangler (thanks Catherine!). I though the composition was really nice and she did everything right in the camera. I just think we can bring out a little more in the photo with some masking and editing. Enjoy!​ Find out more about the Photoshop How To Course (Click Here ..read more

Every time I release a tutorial, and it shows Lightroom Classic, I get asked the same question a bunch of times: Matt… Are you still using Lightroom (Cc, Cloud, or whatever you want to call it – though it is just called Lightroom), or are you back to using Lightroom Classic? So I figured I’d tackle it head on rather than respond to each question. The simple answer is yes. I am still using Lightroom (not Lightroom Classic). And while I assume it will get better and better as time goes on, even if it stayed the way it is I don’t see a reason why I’d go back to Lightroom Classic. IMPORTANT!: My m ..read more