Author: Tim Grey

Tim Grey is regarded as one of the top educators in digital photography and imaging, offering clear guidance on complex subjects through his writing, speaking, and training.
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Birthday Discount!

Today is my birthday, and to celebrate we’re offering a 50% discount off my comprehensive video course on “Cleaning Up Your Mess in Lightroom Classic”!

If you would like to streamline your workflow and clean up problems with your Lightroom Classic catalog, this course can help. And at half off, this is a perfect time to do some “spring cleaning” in Lightroom Classic! Get all of the details with the discount included automatically by using this link to get started:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/lightroom-mess?coupon=mess50

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Pixology Magazine May 2021

The May 2021 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Not Too Slow
    A long exposure can produce a unique creative interpretation of a subject. However, sometimes a long exposure can be too long, as explained in this article.
  • Range Masking
    The various range masking options for targeted adjustments in Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw enable you to focus adjustments on areas of a photo based on color, tonal values, or depth. This article shows you how to put these powerful capabilities to work for your photos.
  • Photoshop’s Hidden Keystroke
    There are seemingly countless keyboard shortcuts available to control various features of Photoshop. But one key in particular often provides access to “hidden” features that can streamline your workflow and help you better optimize your photos.
  • The Third Visit
    I have often found that my best photos are created during the third (or later) visit to a particular location of subject. In this article I explain my experience, and provide tips for using that experience to improve your photography.
  • Photo Story: Keyhole View
    I generally do my own planning for photo trips, rather than relying on a local guide. But during a visit to Rome, Italy, a guided tour introduced us to a location I was not familiar with, and that features a magical view I was able to photograph. The story behind the photo is shared in this article.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine

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Supermoon on Monday!

On Monday, April 26th, there will be a “supermoon”, which is a full moon that occurs when the moon is near the closest point (the perigee) in its elliptical orbit around the Earth. That means the moon will appear larger in the sky than usual, which can be great for photographing the moon in the context of foreground scenery.

If you’d like some help planning a great shot that includes the supermoon, the PhotoPills app for mobile devices provides some powerful features. You can get the specific timing of the moon (or sun), and also use the Planner pill in PhotoPills to plan for an optimal location from which to photograph the supermoon juxtaposed with an interesting scene or subject.

If you’d like to learn to make the most of the PhotoPills app for planning various aspects of photography, I have a comprehensive course on PhotoPills called “Photo Planning with PhotoPills”, which is available in the GreyLearning library here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/photopills

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Webinar Recording: Top Workflow Tips for Lightroom Classic

In my latest live online presentation as part of the GreyLearning Webinar Series I shared my top workflow tips for Adobe Lightroom Classic.

During the presentation I shared:

  • Tips for making sure you don’t forget to review your photos after importing them into your catalog
  • Configuration options that will help streamline your workflow
  • Helpful “hidden” features you may not be taking advantage of
  • And much more!!!

A recording of the full presentation is available on the Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:

https://youtu.be/BkPYJUniVQc

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Online Workshop on Adobe Photoshop

Starting Tuesday, May 11th, I will kick off the first of 6 live online sessions as part of my online workshop focused on helping photographers master the use of Adobe Lightroom Classic.

This Lightroom Classic  module of my “ClassPass” online workshop features:
  • 6 live online “virtual classroom” sessions (about two hours each).
  • Access to recordings of all workshop sessions.
  • Opportunity to get your questions answered during live sessions.
  • Option to submit follow-up questions after the sessions via email.
  • Copies of sample images used during online workshop sessions.
The online sessions will be held on Tuesday and Thursday each week from May 11th through May 27th, from 12:00pm to about 2:00pm Eastern Time.
You can learn more about this comprehensive online workshop focused on Adobe Photoshop here:
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Presenting at Lightroom Virtual Summit 2021

I am excited to announce that I will be presenting two sessions as part of the Lightroom Virtual Summit 2021, which is an online event featuring a total of forty presentations May 3-7, 2021.

My presentation topics will be “Find Photos Fast!” and “Mastering Lens and Perspective Corrections”.

You can register for free (and get info about a special VIP pass) here:

https://timgrey.me/summit

So, be sure to register now and mark your calendars to join me and nineteen other instructors for five days full of great education on Lightroom Classic!

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Pixology Magazine April 2021

The April 2021 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Strategy for Deleting
    This article provides tips on defining a workflow for deleting outtake photos, including considerations of your “philosophy” of deleting photos as well as how quickly you should delete outtakes.
  • Photoshop Layer Groups
    Layer groups are a simple yet powerful feature of Photoshop that enables you to organize the various layers in an image, or employ special features for targeted adjustments and composite images. In this article I cover the many ways you can make use of layer groups in Photoshop.
  • Location Metadata
    There are a variety of ways you can have location information added to metadata for your photos, from GPS-enabled cameras to semi-automatic or manual options. This article provides the details of these various approaches to tracking the locations where your photos were captured.
  • Lightroom Classic on Multiple Computers
    In this article you’ll learn how you can make your Lightroom Classic catalog available on more than one computer, so you can shift between locations without losing access to your full workflow.
  • Photo Story: Waterfall in Austria
    During a photo workshop I was leading in Austria, I was reminded of some valuable lessons in photography, especially as it related to composition for wide-angle photography. I share the story of the image that resulted in this article.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine

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Online Workshop: Lightroom Classic

Starting Tuesday, March 30th, I will kick off the first of 12 live online sessions as part of my online workshop focused on helping photographers master the use of Adobe Lightroom Classic.

This Lightroom Classic  module of my “ClassPass” online workshop features:
  • 12 live online “virtual classroom” sessions (about two hours each).
  • Access to recordings of all workshop sessions.
  • Opportunity to get your questions answered during live sessions.
  • Option to submit follow-up questions after the sessions via email.
  • Copies of sample images used during online workshop sessions.
  • Presets for Lightroom Classic covered during the online workshop.
The online sessions will be held on Tuesday and Thursday each week from March 30th through May 6th, from 12:00pm to about 2:00pm Eastern Time.
You can learn more about this comprehensive online workshop focused on Lightroom Classic here:
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Pixology Magazine March 2021

The March 2021 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Understanding the Starburst
    In this article I discuss the various factors that affect the appearance of a starburst (or sunburst) effect in photos, including how the lens aperture shape affects the appearance of the starburst.
  • An Alternative to Virtual Copies
    There a variety of benefits to using virtual copies in Lightroom Classic, but those virtual copies are dependent upon the catalog. You’ll learn a couple of options to work around this limitation of virtual copies in this article.
  • Protecting Images Online
    Photographers are increasingly sharing their photos online in a variety of ways, but not without fear of their photos being stolen. In this article I address the issues at play, and some of the steps you can take to help reduce the risk of theft without degrading the experience of viewing the photos you’ve shared.
  • Photoshop for iPad
    In this article I provide an overview of the version of Photoshop available for many Apple iPad tablets, and provide an overview of a workflow that includes this latest version of Photoshop.
  • Photo Story: Salt Harvester
    During a visit to Dakar, Senegal, I got outside my usual comfort zone and photographed people. In fact, while the lake I thought I was going to photograph didn’t turn out to be as photogenic as I had expected, I did photograph people at the lake, including an image of a person harvesting salt which turned out to be a favorite photo from the day. I share the story of that image in this article.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine