Lightroom has a lot of tools. Enough that most of us naturally fall into habits—using the same sliders, the same panels, the same workflows over and over again. That’s not a bad thing. Familiarity mak...

If you’ve watched or read anything from me over the years, you’ve probably heard me repeat the same idea again and again: Lightroom’s masking tools are the most powerful part of the app. Being able to...

One of the most useful exercises a photographer can do is revisit old work. Not to criticize it harshly, but to understand how both tools and personal taste evolve over time. In this fourth installmen...

A new year always feels like a good time to reset habits, and that applies just as much to photo editing as it does to photography itself. Over the years, I’ve noticed a handful of Lightroom mistakes ...

As 2025 comes to a close, I spent some time looking back at the photos I created throughout the year. Not to rank them or critique them too harshly—but to understand what they revealed about my habits...

It’s easy to assume that modern photo editing is driven almost entirely by AI. While Lightroom does offer some impressive AI-powered tools, the reality is that most of the controls many of us rely on ...