An Introduction to Photoshop Actions – Video Tutorial
Photoshop Actions are great time-savers – no doubt about that. They allow you to record all the steps and adjustments you make to an image and then recall those steps later on and apply your…
10 Things to Do Before Pressing the Shutter Button
Whenever we press the shutter button to take a photo, we’re making a commitment. Certainly, we can press this button again and again to take as many pictures as we’d like, but we find it…
9 Expert Tips for Photographing Bridges & Capturing Architecture at Night
The city can be a truly captivating place to photograph, especially at night. The bright lights and throngs of life make for a rich canvas of color, contrast and motion to make your pictures spectacular.…
20 Great Home Photography Projects to Work on While You’re Stuck Indoors
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, photographers around the world have lost the opportunity to shoot outdoors or in their other favorite locations due to a slew of stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders. Luckily, there…
How to Get It Right “In-Camera” and What It Means
Maybe you’ve heard the phrase “in-camera” when it comes to planning and taking shots, but what does it mean to get it right in-camera? This indicates that the more “right” a photo is in-camera, the…
Six Can’t-Miss Tips For Getting Started With Long Exposure Photography
Long exposure photography is a wildly popular genre and with good reason! Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to head out and capture these types of images on their own without a bit of guidance. Dealing…
An Introduction to the Cloud-Based Lightroom CC App
While we’re big fans of Lightroom Classic here at Contrastly, there’s no denying that Adobe is making a lot of progress with their cloud-based Lightroom CC app. With new features and improvements being added on…
How to Use Natural Light for Family Photographs
Some photographers worry about the lack of certainty with natural light – what if it’s a grey day? What if the family’s home is dark? Here are some simple tips that will help you make…
6 Key Elements of Great Landscape Photographs
No matter the genre, many photography instructors would argue that there are several fundamentals important to all types of photography. Some of these fundamentals might include the use of light, color, composition, movement in the…
Canon EOS R: My Thoughts After Using It for a Year
There I was merrily talking shop on a summer afternoon when a photographer friend said ‘hey buddy, have you ever had a play with one of these?.’ He whips out a Sony, and that’s when…
How to Get Gorgeous Skin Tones using Frequency Separation in Photoshop
Retouching is one of many post-production techniques that can be considered an art in and of itself within the photography world. Just as important as understanding how to capture a good portrait is knowing what…
8 Tricks For A Successful Sunny Mid-Afternoon Shoot
If you have been into photography for any length of time, you know that the mid-afternoon sun can be quite harsh. This is the time when the sun is at its peak. For photographers, this…