Photo Editing Tips & Techniques

Discover new ways to enhance images using this classic editing program

The new version of the popular Adobe software melds traditional darkroom controls with the digital world

Take advantage of High Dynamic Range software to photograph the landscape in a more visual way

A revolutionary software package redefines what’s possible for you to achieve with sharp focus in a photograph

A professional landscape photographer tells why and how using advanced capabilities in software can give new life to color images by converting them to black-and-white

Adobe's newest entry in digital imaging is a powerful tool for outdoor shooters

The Targeted Adjustment Tool—a geeky name for a wonderful part of Lightroom

Turn your good images into your best images by using Photoshop to bring out those details that are too bright or too dark

How a much maligned adjustment tool can help you work images like a darkroom master

While tilt-shift lenses can be used for both practical and extreme purposes, they also can be utilized to increase your image file size and creativity in unexpected ways

What does it take to visualize luminosity in black-and-white and color photography, then see and control it in Photoshop?

Shoot in B&W or convert in Photoshop? That is the question...

A strong use of Radius in Unsharp Mask may help your nature images

Lenses are limited by the laws of physics, but software can help remove some of those limitations

“Cameras don’t take pictures, people do” is a well-known photo adage. However, you not only need a camera to take pictures and to get good exposures, but you need to know what your camera can and can’t do—especially when it comes to setting what image format to shoot with. For this image taken inside of a hot-air balloon (technically called the “envelope” by hot-air balloonists), I shot in the RAW mode rather than JPEG. For me, it’s sometimes a quality and exposure flexibility issue, but more than that, it’s a personal preference.

Lightroom is a program designed for photographers and the way they work

Using Photoshop to repair problem skies when the light is too contrasty for your film or sensor to record properly

Hamlet's new D-SLR dilemma: to underexpose or not to underexpose?

Use these tips to make the most of this key Photoshop tool

Interpret a scene optimally to match your vision of the subject