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Advanced Lightroom Color Editing

Hack Lightroom Presets For Better Color Editing

When editing my photos I always like to tweak the colors with the curves tool. I found the if you build an S curve within the colors channel, you can get the same contrast from the standard luminance curve as long as all the colors match up perfectly.

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Nikon Z6/Z7 Firmware Update Wishlist

A firmware wishlist of features I would like to see implemented in the Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras. I usually do these at the end of my Fujifilm camera reviews and interestingly enough, almost every time, they almost all get fixed as long as they are reasonable. Not to say Nikon would do this, but these camera companies do monitor community feedback. I think Nikon could potentially implement some of these in the Z6 and Z7 to make them significantly better cameras. These requests are not unreasonable considering other cameras have these capabilities.

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Kalina In The Rain | XF35mm f1.4 + XT3

Here is a quick look at some XF35mm f1.4 samples. Review coming soon. I know a lot of people like it more when I post photos on my lens reviews that are more relatable to how they might actually be shooting. You know, normal people photography.

Master Curves In Lightroom

How To Get Better Contrast With The Curves Tools | Lightroom Tutorial

For this blog, I'm going back to my old ways of education, sample photos, cool stories starting with this tutorial I put together for Youtube. I'll be shifting my focus this year on Youtube since that is where all the traffic is going with camera-related information and education. Camera blogs are for the most part dying. So I will start this adventure into Youtube land, by covering some of the most popular questions people ask me, which is usually about color editing.

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Capture One Better Than Lightroom? Check Out These Samples

All you hear about is how much better Capture One is than Lightroom, but is this true for every brand of camera? Does capture one handle X-Trans better and are Capture One's colors better? I will summarize since I can't get too deep into all the features of each program in a written review, it would take forever, but mainly we are going to look at some straight out of camera samples.

Fujifilm X100V vs X100F – Most Meaningful Update Ever Seen

I have to say that the X100V is the best, most interesting and meaningful update to a camera system I've ever seen. Seriously, Fujifilm improved everything. I've never seen a camera company hit an update so hard as with this camera.

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Sony A7sIII Rumors, Speculations & Problems

Some speculation and discussion on possible specs and where Sony will likely take the next Sony A7sIII / A7sIV.

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Best Do-It-All Camera Of Last Decade

Some thoughts on what I think was the best do-it-all cameras of the last decade as well as some of the contenders. That camera is. . .

Brightin Star 50mm f1.4 Review & Samples

The Brightin Star is a 50mm f1.4 full frame all metal, all manual prime lens. The lens comes in various mounts, and while being designed for full-frame cameras, it performs very well on APS-C cameras. With the excellent build quality and the fast f1.4 aperture and great overall performance, the lens is an excellent choice for someone looking to try out the 50mm prime focal length as long as they're willing to work within the limitations.

Fujifilm XF 35mm f2 vs Fujifilm XC 35mm f2

Fujifilm recently announced a new XC 35mm f2 lens, a low budget version of the XF 35mm f2. Here is a detailed look at the difference between the new Fujifilm XC 35mm f2 (nifty-fifty) and the higher end XF 35mm f2.

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