Category: Pixology Magazine

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Pixology Magazine January 2023

The January 2023 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Resolutions for Organization: Get ideas for some New Years resolutions that will help you keep your photos more organized.
  • Choosing a Monitor: Learn about the key specifications to consider when choosing a new monitor display for your digital darkroom.
  • Counting Subjects in Photos: Discover a “hidden” tool in Photoshop that makes it easy to count the number of subjects in a photo.
  • The Quick Collection: Gain insights into a simple yet powerful feature in Lightroom Classic for grouping photos together.
  • Photo Story: Winter on the Merced: Read the story behind a photo captured during a winter workshop experience in Yosemite Valley.

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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Pixology Magazine December 2022

The December 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Hidden Develop Features: Learn about some of the powerful features of Lightroom Classic’s Develop module and Adobe Camera Raw that you may have missed because they are somewhat hidden.
  • Photo Gifts: Suggestions for photo gifts for yourself, another photographer, or someone else on your shopping list.
  • Depth Blur in Photoshop: A powerful filter in Photoshop enables you to produce impressive narrow depth of field effects for a photo with ease.
  • Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Use a “stretch goal” to expand and improve your photography.
  • Photo Story: Tulips in Vienna: Read about a trip without much of a plan that yielded photographic surprises.

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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Pixology Magazine November 2022

The November 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • New Features in Lightroom Classic 12: Powerful new features in the latest update to Lightroom Classic, including content-aware image cleanup and improved masking for targeted adjustments.
  • New Features in Photoshop 2023: Details of the latest updates to Photoshop, which add interesting improvements.
  • Calculating Depth of Field: Learn to plan your photos and gain a better understanding of the factors impacting depth of field.
  • Date-Based Folders: Recommendations for using a careful and consistent approach to make the most of date-based folders for your photos.
  • Photo Story: Shadows on the Interstate: A play of light and shadows added a slight delay on a road trip that wasn’t actually focused on photography.

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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Pixology Magazine October 2022

The October 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Questions for Improvement: How asking yourself questions can help you capture better photos.
  • Mapping in Lightroom Classic: Keep track of where your photos were captured using the map in Lightroom Classic.
  • Texture Overlays in Photoshop: A simple but flexible approach to adding creative textures to a photo.
  • Continuous Shooting: Tips for choosing an option on your camera for continuous shooting.
  • Photo Story: Wrong Time: The “wrong” time turned out well when photographing a familiar subject.

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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Pixology Magazine September 2022

The September 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Instant Object Selection – Learn how to use a powerful image-analysis feature of the Object Selection tool in Photoshop to automatically select various objects in a photo.
  • Framing with a Vignette – Get insights into the use of a vignette effect to help frame up, add drama, or otherwise enhance the creative look of a photo.
  • Video in Lightroom Classic – Discover how you can work with videos alongside your still photos in the Lightroom Classic catalog.
  • Assembling an HDR – Learn how to create great high dynamic range (HDR) images using either Camera Raw in Photoshop or Lightroom Classic.
  • Photo Story: Supporting Actor – Get the story behind a photo that reminded me that even a tiny element in the frame can provide support for the key subject of a photo.

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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Pixology Magazine August 2022

The August 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Telephoto Landscapes
    Going beyond the standard approach to landscape photography.
  • Mobile to Classic
    Streamline smartphone photo synchronization to Lightroom Classic.
  • Selecting Focus Points
    Tips for choosing which focus points to activate on your camera.
  • Style Transfer in Photoshop
    Explore unique creative possibilities with a Neural Filter in Photoshop.
  • Photo Story: In Praise of Haze
    Haze can be problematic for photography, until it isn’t.

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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Pixology Magazine July 2022

The July 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • The Case for Chimping
    Why reviewing photos on the camera isn’t necessarily bad.
  • Managing Develop Presets
    Learn to tidy up the clutter of numerous Lightroom Classic Develop presets.
  • Feathering in Photoshop
    Tips for optimizing a critical factor in targeted adjustments and composite images.
  • The Power of Virtual Copies
    Lightroom Classic enables the creation of more than one version of a photo.
  • Photo Story: Lilac-Breasted Roller
    The joy of photographing a subject I was told I wouldn’t even see.

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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Pixology Magazine June 2022

The June 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Understanding Hyperfocal Distance
    Get insights into a key factor related to depth of field.
  • Know Before You Catalog
    Get a better understanding of Lightroom Classic to help avoid common pitfalls.
  • Avoiding Intersections
    Attention to small details can make a big difference in photos.
  • Adding a Stroke Border
    Frame up an image with a simple edge effect.
  • Photo Story: Parallax
    An attempt to illustrate a concept leads to a nice photo.

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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Pixology Magazine May 2022

The May 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Sunset Photo Tips
    Learn to improve photographs captured at one of the most popular times of day for photography.
  • Keyword List Synchronization
    Making your keywords list available in multiple Lightroom Classic catalogs.
  • Deleting Duplicates
    How to find and remove duplicate photos in Lightroom Classic.
  • Cloud Blur Effect
    Learn to create a motion blur effect for clouds in the sky.
  • Photo Story: Lightning Strike
    Pure luck resulted in a unique photo after careful planning made it possible.

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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Pixology Magazine April 2022

The April 2022 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Getting Meaningful Critiques
    Get tips for making the most of a critique of your photos.
  • Smartphone to Lightroom Classic
    Learn a workflow for importing smartphone photos to Lightroom Classic just as you would from a “normal” camera.
  • Speeding Up Lightroom Classic
    Discover ways you can help improve performance in Lightroom Classic to speed up your workflow.
  • Out of Bounds Effect
    Learn how to create an “Out of Bounds” effect where the key subject in a photo seems to extend outside the frame of that photo.
  • Photo Story: Fallen Barn
    The story behind a photo of a favorite old barn in the Palouse that was no longer there on my second visit to the area.

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