Scott Davenport 3/9/23 Scott Davenport 3/9/23

Complex Masks Made Easy - In Post #540

A common theme with my photos from Utah is color correcting and brightening snow in shadowy areas. The masking tools in Lightroom make complex masking selections much easier.

Scott Davenport 7/14/22 Scott Davenport 7/14/22

Guiding Your Viewer’s Eye - In Post #534

Improve your photos with a series of “visual nudges” to guide your viewer to your subject.

Scott Davenport 1/13/22 Scott Davenport 1/13/22

Crafting A Black & White Seascape - In Post #518

Crafting a strong black & white seascape starts with choosing the right camera profile.

Scott Davenport 12/30/21 Scott Davenport 12/30/21

Adding Character To An Overcast Sky - In Post #516

Overcast skies aren’t always featureless swaths of gray. There are often nuanced midtones that we can accentuate in post-processing.

Scott Davenport 6/10/21 Scott Davenport 6/10/21

A Happy Mistake In Processing - In Post #502

It’s true that making mistakes is how we learn things. A misclick in Lightroom led to good fortune.

Scott Davenport 5/13/21 Scott Davenport 5/13/21

Subtle Saturation - In Post #500

I think the small, subtle adjustments made to images are very important - equally if not more important than the basic development.

Scott Davenport 4/29/21 Scott Davenport 4/29/21

Retouching And Dealing With Repeating Pattern Artifacts - In Post #498

Removing distracting objects from a photo can leave behind artifacts or repeating patterns. There are a few techniques I use to clean those up.

Scott Davenport 3/25/21 Scott Davenport 3/25/21

Dodging and Burning With Luminosity Masks - In Post #494

Dodging & burning are tried and true techniques to finish an image. Pair them with luminosity masks and you’ve got a powerful set of tools to shape your images.