Pixology Magazine December 2024

The December 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Photo Colorization: Discover a powerful filter for automatically colorizing black and white photos in Photoshop.
  • Color Basics: Learn about the basic adjustments for improving the overall balance and saturation of colors.
  • Batch HDR: Find out how you can batch assemble HDR images from selected bracketed sets of exposures.
  • Saved Map Locations: See how you can use saved map locations to quickly locate photos captured in specific areas.
  • Photo Story: Hill Detail: Get the story behind a photo extracting detail from a wide expansive landscape.

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

Pixology Magazine November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Grid View Options: Learn how you can customize the specific information that is presented along with photo thumbnails in the grid view in Lightroom Classic.
  • Tagging Folders and Collections: Help streamline your organizational workflow in Lightroom Classic by assigning color labels or favorite status to folders and collections.
  • Creating Actions: Learn the basics of automation with actions in Photoshop.
  • Simple (and Fast) Slideshows: Discover how you can quickly and easily create basic slideshows for your photos in Lightroom Classic.
  • Photo Story: Negative Space: Get the story behind a photo subject that formed a bit of an optical illusion on a side street in Rome, Italy.

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

Pixology Magazine October 2024

The October 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Supermoon Planning: Learn how you can plan to photograph a supermoon, including choosing an optimal location to photograph from.
  • Multiple Label Sets: Discover how you can define more than one set of definitions for color labels in Lightroom Classic.
  • Easy Photo Restoration: See how quickly an old photo can be restored with the unique Neural Filter feature of Photoshop.
  • Color Settings in Photoshop: Get tips on properly configuring the color management settings in Photoshop.
  • Photo Story: Wider than Wide: Read the story behind a subject that required a wider than wide view to photograph.

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

Pixology Magazine September 2024

The September 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Synchronizing a Folder: Learn how you can easily add photos to Lightroom Classic from an existing folder, and why you may need to.
  • Metadata Presets: See how you can streamline aspects of your workflow by defining and using metadata presets in Lightroom Classic
  • Oil Paint Filter: Discover a unique filter in Photoshop that enables you to make a photo look like an oil painting.
  • Migrating a Catalog: Learn how to move a Lightroom Classic catalog to a different computer or storage location.
  • Photo Story: Lighthouse Sunlight: Read the story behind photographing a subject that could have potentially worked well at both sunrise and sunset, and which worked out better.

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

Pixology Magazine August 2024

The August 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • DNG Pros and Cons: Learn about the pros and cons of using the Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) file format.
  • Scan Before It’s Too Late: Gain insights into options for digitizing analog photos so they can be backed up and integrated into your digital workflow.
  • Professional Paradox: Get tips for ensuring you’re making the most of your camera gear and your photography.
  • The Selection Brush: Discover how the new Selection Brush in Photoshop leverages features from several existing tools for creating and modifying selections.
  • Photo Story: Total Solar Eclipse: Read the story of creating photos under far from ideal conditions during a unique event.

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

Pixology Magazine July 2024

The July 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Generative Remove: Learn how to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for image cleanup in Adobe applications including Photoshop, Lightroom, and Lightroom Classic.
  • Optimal Cropping: Get tips for the best methods for cropping images, including options that don’t require a computer.
  • Flexible Date Filtering: See how Lightroom Classic provides flexible options for filtering photos based on the date of capture.
  • Canvas Configuration: Gain an understanding of how the canvas and your image may differ in Photoshop.

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

Pixology Magazine June 2024

The June 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Benefits of the Catalog: Learn about the benefits made possible by the catalog that is a core feature of Lightroom Classic
  • Sensor Cleaning: Get tips for cleaning the sensor on your camera, and keeping it clean in the first place.
  • Neutral Density Technique: Discover a streamlined workflow for putting a solid neutral density filter to use.
  • Automatic People Removal: See how you can easily create photos that don’t contain any people, even in crowded places.
  • Photo Story: Spiral Blur: Get the story of how a creative blur effect enabled a photo in a difficult situation

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

Pixology Magazine May 2024

The May 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Equivalent Exposures: Learn how to calculate an equivalent exposure based on specific goals for a photograph.
  • Drag-and-Drop Export: Discover how you can automate the process of creating derivative copies of photos with a drag-and-drop workflow in Adobe Bridge.
  • Reference View: See how you can use reference view in Lightroom Classic to evaluate one photo while adjusting another.
  • Aligned Cleanup: Learn how the least sophisticated tool for image cleanup can sometimes be the most helpful.
  • Photo Story: Sod on the Roof: Get the story behind a photo that involved seeking an optimal vantage point for sod on the roof.

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

Pixology Magazine April 2024

The April 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Creating Silhouettes: Get tips for creating dramatic images with a silhouetted foreground subject.
  • Keeping Notes in Photoshop: Add reminders directly to an image with the Note tool in Photoshop.
  • Saving Map Locations: Save favorite locations for quick access to photos in Lightroom Classic.
  • Lens Corrections: Easily compensate for the behavior of a lens with profile-based corrections.
  • Photo Story: In the Fog: Get the story about how dreary weather added a moody effect for a simple scene.

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

Free Article: Solar Eclipse Preparation

There will be a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, visible to much of North America, and I have a free resource to help you prepare to observe and photograph this event.

The October 2023 issue of my Pixology magazine for photographers included an article with tips on preparing to photograph a total solar eclipse. I’m making that full issue of Pixology available free of charge, so that all photographers can make the most of the upcoming total solar eclipse if they’ll be in an area where it will be visible.

You can get the free issue of Pixology here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/solar-eclipse-preparation-free

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