Epic Edits Weblog

Don’t be bummed out next time you find yourself equipped with a camera and faced with some bright light. Here are a few pointers for shooting in harsh sunlight situations.

A review of the Sunny 16 rule, how to use it, variations on it, and a few other pointers to help you use it.

If you haven’t given Polaroid a try, you might want to look into it. Just pick your camera based on the film rather than the other way around.

As promised in the Spot Healing Brush Tutorial, we’re now taking a look at the Retouch Tool in ACR (and Lightroom?). This tool is a little more “hands on”, so I figured the best way to show it would be with a screen capture.

Got spots? Don’t reach for the Clone Stamp — the Spot Healing Brush is what you need.

Sometimes it’s not convenient to carry a tripod with you — especially the big bulky sturdy pieces of equipment that some of us like to use. But not every occasion requires a heavy duty tripod, and something much smaller will suffice.

A shallow understanding of autofocus systems can cause missed or improperly executed shots. Here are some basics on autofocus options.

RAW or JPEG, RAW or JPEG… we’ve all heard the reasons about 100 times why one is better than the other. Here’s a visual comparison showing unprocessed photos and those with automatic adjustments in Adobe Camera RAW.

April is here and another Photo Challenge has begun. The topic this month is ENTROPY — do you think you’re up for the challenge?

At the end of March we’re meeting up in Laguna Beach — come join us for a great day of photowalking!