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Using Lightroom’s Highlights & Shadows Sliders to Deal with Exposure Problems

By Scott Kelby in Lightroom,Tutorial
Friday, January 30, 2015

Lightroom

Lightroom’s Highlights and Shadows sliders are the sliders that I always think of as the “problem solvers.” Sometimes the problems are caused by what I did in-camera (I took a shot where I let the highlights get clipped, or I took a shot where my subject is backlit and they are pretty much a silhouette), or these problems happen in Lightroom because of other changes I’ve made with other sliders. Here, we’ll take a look at how to use these two slider to solve a problems like these.

Flashpoint CL-500R LED Circular Light

By daniel m. east in Accessories,Product Reviews
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Accessories

Powerful, Compact LED Creating the right lighting environment for our subjects where there’s no natural light can generate a lot of heat, as well as electrical use from traditional fixtures. With the advent of LED (light emitting diode) lighting, these two issues simply go away. As an excellent addition to their CL-series LED panels, the [...]

JPEGmini ProWednesday, January 28, 2015

Product Reviews

Compressing an image, especially a JPEG, to its smallest possible size often introduces ugly artifacts. JPEGmini Pro seeks to avoid that.

HP ZBook 15 G2Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Hardware

New hardware is always great, but it can be tough to choose the right laptop when you need a lot of power on the road. If you prefer a Windows platform, the HP ZBook 15 G2 is an excellent choice, plus it offers connectivity options that are out of this world.

Glow HexaPopMonday, January 26, 2015

Accessories

An Umbrella, Octabox Combo Built for Speed Adorama recently introduced a line of useful and competitively priced light modifiers collectively known as Glow, part of their Flashpoint family of products. We’ll take a look the Flashpoint Glow HexaPop, a cross between a hexagonal octabox and an umbrella, designed specifically for on-the-go, external flash users. Available [...]

DF StudioFriday, January 23, 2015

Product Reviews

As camera pixel counts grow, frame rates get faster, storage needs balloon, and photographic workflow becomes increasingly mobile in nature, the nagging question of how to implement the best asset management solution persists. Along with changing delivery methods, sizes, formats, and client expectations, our asset management needs and requirements are also growing and changing.

Removing Unwanted Objects in Photoshop CCThursday, January 22, 2015

Photoshop

There are many ways to remove unwanted objects in Photoshop, and the method you choose depends on the job at hand. In this tutorial, Daniel covers using the Clone Stamp, Spot Healing Brush, and Patch tools, plus Content-Aware Fill to remove logos on a skater’s shirt and helmet, as well as a distraction in the background.

Sunbounce CageWednesday, January 21, 2015

Accessories

Sunbounce has long been providing innovative solutions for photographers looking for ways to control and shape natural light. Known for their portability, exceptional build quality, and purpose-driven design, Sunbounce has hit another home run with Cage.