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For a long time Adobe Photoshop has been known as the reigning champion of image editing programs. The term “photoshop” has even worked its way into the language of popular culture. People know that to “photoshop” something means to digitally alter an image. Just look at the glossy magazine covers ...

Posing can be a stressful task. You have a million things going through your mind during a photoshoot: light, camera settings, interacting with the client. Then you have to come up with interesting and flattering poses for each and every shot! Yikes!

Or, posing can be easy. True story! You ...

Lightroom will surprise you.

Many photographers see it as a tool for basic adjustments, like exposure, white balance, and contrast, but think that creative processing needs to be done in Photoshop. Once you really dig into Lightroom, however, you’ll see that you can do so much neat stuff, it ...

You’ve probably heard over and over that you should be shooting in RAW. But do you know why it’s so important? And what it really means for your images? Let’s sort it out!

First off, what is RAW? RAW is a file format that captures all image ...

The Force is strong with you—photographically speaking. I can sense it. 

But before you can become a Jedi photographer, you must learn to harness the force. 

Here are some lessons that Yoda and crew can give you to help you on your journey.

Punch it, Chewie!

Balance

The Force ...

Editing weddings and portraits provides a unique challenge for photographers. After a few hours to a day of shooting you’re left with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of images to work through. Timelines are tight, and you’re juggling multiple sessions at once.

You want to provide awesome quality to your ...

Hey friends!

Today’s post doesn’t exist so much as a post, but instead as a couple new pages we’ve added, which you’ll see at the top of the site.

Free Stuff!

If you’re new here, you might have missed our 5 Days of Free event ...

How much fun is it to watch a movie, and actually learn at the same time?? Super fun! Extra points when the movie is about photography!!

Here is the ultimate list of documentaries for photographers! We’ll only post movies we’ve actually watched, and update the list as we ...

What can I say, I love putting awesome quotes into poster form, and then sharing them with you guys! 

So here are four more free posters that you can print out, hang up in your office, and stay inspired!

To get ‘em, just click on the one you want, and ...

There are so many online portfolio services available these days it can really make your head spin! Carbonmade is part of that group, but manages to stand out from the crowd because of two things: simplicity & personality.

With over 373,532 portfolios created, and counting, it’s obviously working.

See ...

Shooting RAW with the Sony NEX is awesome! And using Lightroom to process your RAW files is a great way to improve the look of your photos as well as keep them organized!

Here are a couple Lightroom tips we found useful when shooting with the NEX.

Convert to DNG ...

On Monday we posted our absolutely enormous review of the Sony NEX, and chatted a ton about how awesome it is for people wanting to shoot their travels and their lives!

And that probably got you pretty excited! Either to get a NEX, or even just to take whatever little ...