Scott Davenport 8/4/20 Scott Davenport 8/4/20

Visualize Shadows, Midtones, And Highlights In ON1 Photo RAW

Thanks to Steve Bastiman (https://photostudio5.com) for a very helpful ON1 preset to visualize shadows, midtones, and highlights.

Scott Davenport 8/1/20 Scott Davenport 8/1/20

How To Use The Vignette Tool In Luminar

If you’re not diving into the Advanced Settings area of the Vignette tool you are missing out.

Scott Davenport 7/30/20 Scott Davenport 7/30/20

A pair of graduated filters helped me downplay the foreground and accentuate some natural patterns in the sand, leading my viewer into the scene.

Scott Davenport 7/29/20 Scott Davenport 7/29/20

This week on The Stop Down Photography Podcast, a discussion of negative space, dead space, and how to tell the difference.

Scott Davenport 7/28/20 Scott Davenport 7/28/20

Even at an early hour, there is usually some activity at Scripps Pier. Not right now.

Scott Davenport 7/23/20 Scott Davenport 7/23/20

Test your own filters for a color cast. All you need is a reference point and consistent lighting.

Scott Davenport 7/22/20 Scott Davenport 7/22/20

This week on The Stop Down Photography Podcast, what artistic value does an extended relationship with an image have?

Scott Davenport 7/18/20 Scott Davenport 7/18/20

Luminar 4.3 added a new feature to make loading your custom skies easy and fast. I’ll show you how it works.

Scott Davenport 7/16/20 Scott Davenport 7/16/20

Skylum released Luminar 4.3 today. It’s a free update if you already own Luminar 4. In today’s video, I share 5 things that are new.

Scott Davenport 7/14/20 Scott Davenport 7/14/20

Can you export multiple photos from Luminar at once? Yes!

Scott Davenport 7/11/20 Scott Davenport 7/11/20

Removing hot pixels in Photoshop is straightforward. A filter, a little tinkering, and a little light masking is all that’s needed.

Scott Davenport 7/9/20 Scott Davenport 7/9/20

Moire correction can help with hot pixels. At least the red and blue ones.