Less is more
What I leave out, when I move on, and the choices that help me make a stronger photograph.
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Black-and-white conversion in Capture One
Follow one photograph from colour to black and white in Capture One. Before-and-after comparisons show how exposure, brush masks and gradients shape the light and draw attention to the subject.
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Behind the picture
The waiting, the unexpected turns, and what happened on the way to the photograph.
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Less is more
Less is more: Why I reach for my telephoto more than my wide
I compare two views of the same landscape and show how a telephoto helped me isolate the orange trees that drew me to the scene.
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Behind the picture
Behind the picture: The lighthouse and the last bus
I set out to photograph bus lights winding towards a lighthouse, with just enough time to reach the road and catch the last ride back.
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Less is more
Less is more: When enough is enough
When the next frame looks just like the last, it can be hard to pack up. I reflect on how I decide when I have the photograph I came for.
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How to remove water spots without altering details in Photoshop
Use a burn layer and a luminosity mask to remove bright water spots in Photoshop while preserving the detail underneath.
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Essential mobile apps for landscape photography
These are the apps I use to scout locations, plan for the light and weather, and navigate in the field.
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Create a seamless Instagram carousel in Photoshop
Turn a panorama into a swipeable Instagram carousel in Photoshop. The guide covers guides, slicing, export and saving a reusable template.
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Automatically add borders when exporting from Capture One
Set up a Photoshop droplet to add a border automatically whenever you export photographs from Capture One.
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Assign keyboard shortcuts to scripts and styles in Capture One
Set up a Mac keyboard shortcut to run an AppleScript that applies a Capture One style to a new layer at your chosen opacity.
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My photography gear
A look at the cameras, lenses and field gear I use for landscape, travel and architectural photography.
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Black-and-white conversion in Capture One
Follow one photograph from colour to black and white in Capture One. Before-and-after comparisons show how exposure, brush masks and gradients shape the light and draw attention to the subject.
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Batch HDR merging in Adobe Lightroom Classic
Organise bracketed exposures into stacks and merge them in batches in Lightroom Classic, a workflow for shoots with many bracketed sets.
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How to reduce noise using HDR merging in Capture One
Merge several raw exposures of the same scene in Capture One to average out noise. The tutorial explains what to shoot and compares the result.
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