Back in 2014, I captured one of my favorite sunrise scenes at Tallow Beach in Byron Bay, Australia. The composition, timing, and conditions came together beautifully, and I was happy with my original edit at the time. But now—over a decade later—with new tools, techniques, and an evolved editing ...

When Adobe released Lightroom 8.3 in April, one of the standout additions was a new adaptive masking tool called Landscape. This feature uses AI to analyze your photo and automatically detect and generate masks for common landscape elements—like sky, water, vegetation, and more. These masks are c...

If you spend most of your editing time in Lightroom but occasionally step into Photoshop for more specialized tasks, you may want to check out two of the newest tools available in Photoshop Beta: Generative Upscale and Harmonize. These AI-powered features make certain editing workflows—especially...

While browsing my Lightroom library recently, I stumbled across a set of panoramic images from past landscape shoots. It reminded me just how versatile panos can be—not just for capturing sweeping vistas, but also for achieving creative effects and technical advantages that a single shot can’t pr...

If you rely on Lightroom Desktop for your editing workflow, the new v8.4 update brings some long-awaited features that are genuinely worth exploring. Adobe has made key improvements to performance, editing tools, and usability, all aimed at solving real pain points photographers have raised over ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with gear decisions or wondered how other photographers build their kit around shifting creative interests, this deep dive into my current setup might help. While I’ve always had a soft spot for landscape photography and the gear that supports it, moving to Florida changed...