I shot my first wedding on Kodak Porta 400VC. I went through about nine rolls of film totaling about 300 frames.

It never fails when I read about new ways to better my photography: There’s usually an equipment pitch. It’s all about having the best lenses and cameras. Or on the flip side, I find large-format film photographers preaching lessons in the landscape. Hauling my 4x5 view camera everywhere was great when I was shooting for 40-by-50-inch prints and I had grant money to blow on art projects. But technique is often more important than equipment. One technique, “focus stacking,” can lend greater depth to your landscape imagery.

We all know that an efficient digital workflow can be the greatest thing for your business. It alleviates the painstaking hours spent in front of the computer screen, and streamlines your images from capture to delivery.

Nowadays, it seems like the most time-intensive retouching for professional photographers is portrait retouching. No matter how many plug-ins or programs there are to simplify the process,...

As photographers, we always strive to stand out in this industry. In doing so, the editing process is becoming as important as the shooting. In my last article, I discussed different editing techniques ...

When shooting portraits in urban spaces, composing the subject and architecture can seem daunting because the architecture can overpower your posed...

Now that you have tested the waters with color space, hopefully you have had some success. In last month’s article, “Color Space and Your Photography,”...

As a portrait retoucher, I admit that smart objects and their capabilities of nondestructive editing were once a bit foreign to me. I knew I had to grasp the concept, but couldn’t understand how they were applicable to my kind of work.

Capturing the most out of my subject matter has always been my biggest challenge. Whether it’s landscapes, architecture or portraits, I want to have a fine-tuned image before I get to post-production.