New Course: “Photo Planning with PhotoPills”

I am pleased to announce that I have published a new GreyLearning course focused on helping you plan many aspects of your photography using the powerful PhotoPills app for mobile devices (iOS and Android).

To celebrate the launch of the new “Photo Planning with PhotoPills” course, for a limited time you can get $10 off. You can get all of the details with the “pillslaunch” coupon code applied automatically by using this link to get started:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/photopills?coupon=pillslaunch

The “Photo Planning with PhotoPills” course features almost four hours of in-depth lessons to help you master the many powerful tools of this app. From basic details like the timing of sunrise and sunset, to specific planning such as determining when the sunset will align with a specific subject, you’ll be amazed at how much the PhotoPills app can help in your photography.

For example, I use PhotoPills to plan where and when I need to be in order to capture photos that include the sun and moon. PhotoPills can also be used to calculate exposure settings, determine depth of field, find out when you can view and photograph the Milky Way and meteor showers, and much more.

18 Years of “Ask Tim Grey”!

Today marks 18 years since I sent out the first Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter, though it went by the name “Digital Darkroom Questions” way back then.

Since that first email, I’ve been answering questions from photographers for 18 years now, which works out to a total of 4,058 editions of the newsletter, including today’s anniversary edition.

To celebrate this milestone, we’ve added a significant bonus to my “Lightroom Cleanup One-on-One” bundle. If you order this bundle today, in addition to the great content and support that is already included, you’ll also receive a one-hour call directly with me. During that call you can share your screen so I can evaluate your workflow and help you restore order to your Lightroom Classic catalog.

You can get all the details by visiting the GreyLearning website here:

https://www.greylearning.com/bundles/cleanup-one-on-one

And thank you for being an Ask Tim Grey reader!

Red Color Labels for All!

When I import new photos into my Lightroom Classic catalog, I assign a red color label to every single image. This key step in my workflow takes no effort at all, because I use a metadata preset to add the color label to all photos being imported. But this simple step greatly improves the effectiveness of my workflow for managing photos.

The reason for assigning a red color label to every photo I import into my Lightroom Classic catalog is very simple. I use that red color label to identify images I have not yet reviewed yet.

Every photo I import needs to be reviewed, so they all get a red color label. Once I have reviewed a batch of photos, I remove the red color label, leaving behind star ratings to define my favorite photos.

With this workflow, I always know which photos I haven’t yet had a chance to review. This happens quite often when I’m traveling, with long days and lots of photography, so the red color labels help make sure I don’t miss out on reviewing photos from one of my trips.

You can learn more about the workflow I use to manage my photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic, including the use of red color labels as a key part of my workflow, in my “Real-World Organizational Workflow” course that you can find on the GreyLearning website here:

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

New Course: “Real-World Organizational Workflow”

I recently made some changes to my organizational workflow that revolves around Adobe Lightroom Classic, focused on helping ensure I always review every photo after a trip or outing. As a result, I’ve produced a completely updated video course that outlines my overall workflow.

In “Real-World Organizational Workflow” you’ll be able to take a virtual look over my shoulder as I go step-by-step through my workflow. You may decide you want to use the same workflow, or you may want to make some changes that suit your specific needs. Either way, this course will help you streamline and optimize your workflow for managing photos in Lightroom Classic.

For all of the details about this new video course, please visit the GreyLearning website here:

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

Planning Great Sun or Moon Photos

A little bit of planning can help you create better photographic images, and that is especially true when you want to employ the sun or moon in your photography. I’m pleased to announce a new course in the GreyLearning library that will help you plan great photos incorporating the sun and the moon, using a tool called The Photographer’s Ephemeris.

The Photographer’s Ephemeris is an app available through a web browser or mobile device, which enables you to plan photos based on the position of the sun and moon. Whether you want to include the sun or moon in a photograph, or you simply need to know the direction or availability of sunlight, The Photographer’s Ephemeris can help. And my new course will help you make the most of this helpful tool in your photography.

The lessons in my new course will guide you through the use of The Photographer’s Ephemeris, along with additional tools. Along the way you’ll learn how to plan photos based on the timing and position of the sun and moon.

Even better, you can use coupon code “moonlaunch” to get $5 off the course during our launch special. For more details (and to have the discount included automatically) follow this link to the GreyLearning Website:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/tpe?coupon=moonlaunch

New Bundle of Photography Courses

This weekend we have launched a new bundle of GreyLearning courses focused on photography, with an emphasis on helping photographers improve their creative and technical skills.

The “Photography Bundle” currently includes ten courses related to photography. This includes the “Photo Gear Quick Tips” and “Behind the Photo” courses, both of which feature a new lesson every week. Even better, as new photography courses are published to the GreyLearning library, they will be added to the Photography Bundle at no additional cost.

For all of the details about the new “Photography Bundle”, please visit the GreyLearning website here:

https://www.greylearning.com/bundles/photography-bundle

New Course: “Behind the Photo”

Every photo provides the opportunity to learn valuable lessons, which is exactly the intent of the new “Behind the Photo” course.

This course provides a new lesson every week, based on one of my favorite photos. You’ll learned what went into create the photo,  as well as the many valuable lessons I learned along the way.

The new “Behind the Photo” course is included in the “Quick Tips Bundle” you can find here:

https://www.greylearning.com/bundles/quick-tips-bundle

In addition, “Behind the Photo” is available as a standalone course here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/behind-the-photo

New Course: “Photo Gear Quick Tips”

As photographers we obviously employ gear to create our photographs. To help you get a better sense of which gear might be most useful to you, and how to best put to use your existing gear, we have created the new “Photo Gear Quick Tips” course.

This course provides a new lesson every single week, focused on some aspect of gear for the photographer. I some lessons you’ll learn about a new piece of gear you’ve never heard of before. In other lessons you’ll get tips for getting the most out of common photo gear. And in all lessons, you’ll get insights and entertainment.

The “Photo Gear Quick Tips” course is included in the “Quick Tips Bundle” that you can find here:

https://www.greylearning.com/bundles/quick-tips-bundle

In addition, “Photo Gear Quick Tips” is available as a standalone course here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/photo-gear-quick-tips

New Course: “Learning the Nik Collection by DxO”

With an update to the Nik Collection now having been released by DxO Software, we have published a new comprehensive course to help photographers make the most of all of the applications included in the Nik Collection.

The new course includes more than three hours of video lessons, covering all seven applications in the Nik Collection. In addition, a “Getting Started” chapter includes lessons to help you better understand the overall workflow involved with using the Nik Collection applications.

You can get more details about this new course on the GreyLearning website here:

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

New Course: “iPhone Photography”

As an increasing number of photographers make use of an iPhone or other smartphone for some (or even all) of their photography, we have created a new “iPhone Photography” course to help photographers master the many photographic features available on the iPhone.

This course features almost a full hour of lessons to help you understand and make the most of the many photo (and video) features of the iPhone. You’ll learn tricks for accessing the camera app more quickly, discover all of the capture formats that are available, see how Portrait mode can dramatically improve photos on supported iPhone models, and much more.

For more information about the “iPhone Photography” course you can visit the GreyLearning website here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/iphone-photography