When you move the Exposure slider to the right in Photoshop, the image you are editing gets brighter. That makes sense. When you do the same with the Brightness slider it also gets brighter, but not in the same way. And they arent interchangeable. If youve ever puzzled over this, heres the full story....
Ive written about DxO Optics Pro before. Its a great raw converter. Ive been using version 7 since it was released late last year and its the best version yet. Im truly impressed....
Camera meters assume you want whatever you point them at to come out medium tone. That can be a problem this time of year since snows not at all supposed to look medium tone. Thankfully, digital cameras make this easier than ever to prevent....
Adobe Labs posted a public beta of the forthcoming Lightroom 4 on their website a few days ago. Among the many new features is one I have been asking for since Lightroom was first released back in 2007. I know the title of this article has already given it away, but yes, Adobe has finally added soft proofing to Lightroom. Heres how it works....
In case you somehow avoided the onslaught of blog postings and emails the last couple of days covering Nikons announcement of the new D4 SLR, Nikon announced the new D4 DSLR. Ta-da. Its an amazing camera, but what does it mean for those of us who primarily shoot nature?....
As we begin 2012 Id like to take the opportunity to look back on the year that just ended. Ive been publishing weekly articles here at Earthbound Light for more than a decade and Im truly thankful for your continued support. After reviewing my web server logs for 2011 I herewith present the top ten Phototips articles for the year as determined by your browsing habits....
Perhaps its an oversimplification, but the left brain is generally characterized as being where logical, analytical thinking occurs while the right brain handles emotional, creative thought. So which is the most important in creating good photography?....
Its holiday gift giving time again. If youre still looking for that special something for a photographer on your list (or perhaps for yourself), I have some suggestions that may just fit the bill....
Adobe Lightroom provides a great deal of flexibility for maintaining more than one version of the same image. Indeed, so much flexibility that it can be confusing which method to use in a given situation. Heres a quick rundown of Virtual Copies versus Snapshots....
Its easy to think that Lightroom can only do global changes to an image and that for targeted adjustments you need Photoshop, but this isnt true. You can do quite a bit with Lightrooms adjustment brush....
