Did you know the ON1 Effects plugin supports layers? It’s great when I have a couple of landscape photos I want to composite into a single image.

I love the Color Adjustment filter in ON1 Effects. It makes color work for my landscapes fast and easy.

The Generative Fill AI feature of Adobe Photoshop is all the rage right now. And with good reason - it is a powerful tool. I’ll show you how to pick the best variation for your photo retouching.

There is a simple trick to getting more depth from your landscape photos - view the image in black and white, and then start your basic edits.

The auto button in photo editing tools has gotten very good over the years. Yet it doesn’t always get it right, and sometimes your photo suffers when you use it.

There is a simple trick I do when retouching in the shadows - and when you see it, you’ll say “of course that’s how to do it”.

Dodging and burning is a classic, tried and true editing technique. And you can do it FAST in Lightroom.

Every photo editor has a crop tool, and we all know how to use it. However, we forget sometimes why we use a crop tool.

ON1 Effects has a secret weapon. A quick and easy one-two punch to accentuate a subject. The secret? SuperSelectAI and an Edges mask.

Luminar Neo remains part of my photo toolkit because it delivers looks that I like quickly. I use it regularly to apply finishing touches to certain types of images.

Sometimes the ocean doesn’t cooperate with photographers. In one shot, the waves on the left look great. In another, it’s the right side that looks great. The solution? Composite! I’ll share my approach.

I had the whole beach to myself at Arroyo Del La Cruz on a quiet Saturday afternoon in May. Join me in the field along the California coast.