How I fell in love with my new Lensbaby Trio 28 lens...a little story about the useless pursuit of perfection and how I have learned to embrace "good". Enjoy!

2017 - my year in pictures, plus some thoughts and insights into what worked for me in 2017.

Here are 10 reasons why I think Luminar 2018 is well worth upgrading to - check it out!

Every week someone asks me whether they should get Luminar or Aurora HDR. In this video, I lay out the differences and attempt to answer that question.

Luminar will get digital asset management sometime in 2018, and people are excited. Adobe makes big changes to Lightroom, and people are confused and angry. Lots of interesting stuff happening!

Aurora HDR 2018 is available for pre-order, and it's awesome. Here are 5 reasons I think it makes sense to get it pre-ordered right now. 

Are you using Silver Efex Pro to create monochrome photos, but you're concerned because it will no longer get updates? Consider using Macphun's Luminar to edit your monochrome photos. Click in to see a ton of sample photos and see why it works so well for this!

Are you using Luminar, or thinking about it?  There is so much you can do with it.  Here are 21 tips to help you maximize your use of this amazing photo editing software!

Have you heard about Luminar, but haven't jumped in yet? Are you Luminar-curious? What are you waiting for?!  Luminar offers SO much, including these 5 amazing filters that you cannot get in Lightroom.  Check it out!

If you use Lightroom, you may want to read this and possibly save yourself some serious problems.  I made a big mistake that you can learn from!

Here are 25 tips designed to help you get the most out of your travel photography in 2017.  Go forth and create my friends!

2016 was a great year for my photography, and for that I am very thankful.  Here's why.

There are a TON of great filters in Luminar, and I definitely have my favorites.  Today I list 5 that I love that you might have overlooked.  Try these out on your images and see how it works for you!

The pre-order period for Luminar is almost over.  Get it now, save money and get some bonuses, too!  Oh and here are 50 things I love about it!

Some thoughts on trying to be original in a world where everybody has a camera, everybody is a photographer, and everything has already been photographed.

Today I explore creative options in Aurora HDR 2017 from Macphun.  Many people think HDR photos all look the same, but I prove that you can get a wide range of outputs with this powerful product.  Have a look and see which version you like best!

Aurora HDR 2017 from Macphun is now available, and it's incredible.  Here are 7 reasons why I think you should get this software to use for your image editing.  You'll be glad you did!

I'm normally a "big color" type of photographer, but I have been exploring a new creative path with black and white photography, and have both learned a lot and changed my mind about monochromes.  It's all due to my recent use of Tonality by Macphun - and here are 10 examples of the same photo that show you just how versatile monochrome photography can be.

I spend a lot of time thinking about photography, and sometimes I write these thoughts down.  Usually it's in a coherent (at least to me) form with a clear purpose, but not this time.  This is all just off-the-top-of-my-head, so consider that fair warning.  ;-)

Do you use Flickr?  Are you reading the news about Yahoo, Flickr's parent company, being sold off and possibly dismantled?  I am reading it, and I don't like what I hear.  But, maybe there's a silver lining in there.