Are you tired of paying for expensive post-processing software or downloading apps like Gimp to your computer? If so, this quick guide from the popular BIT YouTube channel may just set you free without spending a dime and help you achieve enhancements that perfectly suit your needs. BIT is a very popular resource with 1.4M subscribers and 600 videos with software recommendations, gear reviews , and other tech oriented tutorials. Here’s how instructor Brett teases today’s budget-saving episode: “If you’d prefer to edit photos online inside your favorite browser I’m going to so you my top five free pick in the next 6 minutes.” Instructor presents this handful of picks…

Give yourself 10 points for every one of these 13 common misdemeanors that your NEVER do. For every transgression that falls into the “I do only it once in a while” category, give yourself 10 points anyway. What the hell; it’s spring, the time for fresh beginnings. 1. Never carry your keys, wallet or cellphone in your camera bag. Having your bag full of camera gear stolen is devastating. But imagine if the keys to your house and car, wallet full of credit cards and ID — not to mention your smartphone — were inside that bag? Utter catastrophe. Wary urban navigators keep their wallet deep in the front left…

Adobe’s long-awaited Photoshop for iPhone is finally here and today’s tutorial from the popular PHLEARN YouTube channel demonstrates the broad range of available tools and demonstrates how to employ them for quick and effective adjustments on the go. Instructor Aaron Nace says his channel is the number one online resource for Photoshop and Lightroom users, and here’s how he describes today’s 10-minute video: “This tutorial covers essential editing skills including basic color enhancements, removing unwanted distractions, expanding an image with AI tools, and more.” There’s also a link in the description beneath the video to Nace’s beginners guide for editing with photos with Lightroom Mobile. In either case, you’ll now…

Experienced landscape photographers understand the importance of a concept known as “hyperfocal distance” that enables them to maximize depth of field by using appropriate aperture settings and focusing on a specific point within the frame, namely, somewhere between foreground and background depending upon the image at hand. Today you’ll learn how to put this tool to work in the following eight-minute tutorial from German pro Rainer Hoffman whose instructional YouTube channel is devoted to straightforward tips for shooting in the field. He demystifies today’s transformational concept with easy-to-understand graphics and illustrations. Hoffman explains it like this: “Hyperfocal distance is important whenever you want depth of field from close to the…

Today’s post-processing tutorial from the popular Photo Feaver YouTube channel falls into the common category of “my images don’t look as great on the computer as they did through the viewfinder.” Fortunately, it’s easy to create the high-quality results you expect by avoiding three common Lightroom mistakes made by beginners and more experienced users alike. Instructor James Feaver (namesake of the channel) puts it like this: “We’ve all been there, trying to edit our photos to make them looks as best as possible. But sometimes they come out bland, flat, undersaturated, or in some cases even looking like rubbish.” That’s a bit harsh, but you get the idea; namely, they…

Lately we’ve been featuring tutorials that highlight the versatility of older post-processing tools that have fallen by the wayside as Adobe continues to add new headline-grabbing features to Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). We’re doing this again today in the following video that describes why you should take another look at the efficient High Pass filter sharpening tool. Instructor Adam Welch says the strength and versality of high pass sharpening “goes well beyond simply making your images look cleaner.” In the next 13-minutes you’ll learn a quick-and-easy method for applying this forgotten tool in three straightforward steps that anyone can master with ease. Welch calls himself a “nomadic…

In this eye-opening tutorial from a highly respected Adobe expert you’ll learn how easy it is to enhance images using the Contextual Task Bar in conjunction with Photoshop’s improved Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer controls. Instructor Julieanne Kost is an adept photographer, prolific author, and a self-described “digital-imaging evangelist.” She explains the concept like this: “When you have a pixel-based layer or Smart Object targeted in the Layers panel you’ll find a new option for adjusting colors in the Contextual Task Bar. If the taskbar isn’t visible on your workspace, simply right-click in the area outside the canvas and select Show Contextual Taskbar. When you choose the Adjust Colors option, Photoshop displays seven…

Are you ready to level up your nature and wildlife photography with the gear you already own? If so, stay tuned because in the next 10 minutes you’ll learn 10 field-tested tips and techniques used by pros to capture stunning photos of birds and mammals. You’ll also see how to embellish landscape photos when there are animals within the frame. Instructor Steve Perry is a successful nature photographer and very popular educator who explains today’s episode like this: “These are the same techniques I use in the field every day, and they’ve helped thousands of other photographers capture sharper, more compelling, and more professional wildlife images.” Be sure to download…

Today’s how-to video from the Hamed Photography YouTube channel explores one of the most fundamental concepts in photography; namely the f/stop setting you choose. Hamed is a successful pro whose straightforward tutorials are designed to help elevate your skills, master important shooting techniques, and introduce you to the world of visual storytelling. He describes today’s topic like this: “Whether you’re shooting with a DSLR, mirrorless camera, or even a smartphone with manual controls, mastering aperture will give you creative control over your images and videos. Aperture refers to the opening in a lens through which light enters the camera and falls on the sensor. It one of the variables in…