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Increment Labs Light Meter Watch lifestyle imagery

Is your vintage film camera still telling the truth? Light meter watch could be more useful now than in film’s heyday

By Mike Harris published

News Vintage cameras don’t always have reliable light meters – if they have one at all. Wearable light meter Kickstarter seeks to solve poor exposure, so you can stop wasting film and missing moments

News
Matt Stuart on Leica's podcast: How I See

Matt Stuart: "I have 1 second worth of success in Photography, maybe 500 max good pictures" - so are we trying to achieve an impossible standard?

By Sebastian Oakley published

Opinon Matt Stuart’s brutal truth should make us all kinder to our Photography

Opinon
A side-by-side of a tree and a landscape.

No-edit photography: that's great if you’re an amateur, not so great if you want to be a recognized photographer!

By Alan Palazon published

Opinion While I’ve never been a fan of spending hours in front of the computer working on personal images, I’m the first to say it’s a necessary slog to become recognized

Opinion
Lightroom Classic Tone Curve cheat sheet

Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's Tone Curve controls explained

By Rod Lawton published

Cheat sheet Discover the hidden depths of this key Lightroom control panel with this exclusive download-and-keep cheat sheet

Cheat sheet
Lightroom Classic black and white cheat sheet

Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's black and white tools at a glance

By Rod Lawton published

Cheat sheet Lightroom Classic has all the tools you need to turn regular color images into rich and dramatic monochrome – this cheat sheet will show you how they all work

Cheat sheet
Excire Search 2026 interface

Excire Search 2026 review: AI-powered image searching in Lightroom Classic

By James Abbott published

Review Excire Search 2026 is an AI-powered search plugin for Lightroom Classic that can find photos in a matter of seconds.

Review
A color Galen Rowell image with a black-and-white image from Ansel Adams

Every photographer knows the name Ansel Adams. But landscape photographers should learn from this photographer known as the “35mm Ansel Adams"

By Alan Palazon published

OPINION Adams’ black-and-white landscape photography crowned him the composition king, but it’s the colorful work of Galen Rowell that truly inspires me

OPINION
A pair of vintage cameras on a table with harsh direct flash shadows

Instagram's retro flash filter is both viral and controversial. But I’m a photographer, and that retro flash look is actually easy to create with almost any camera

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

OPINION Using AI to create a retro look feels like an oxymoron, but that viral retro flash look is actually incredibly easy to do without AI

OPINION
Capture One Pro (2025)

Best Lightroom alternatives in 2026: Switching doesn't have to mean sacrificing powerful editing tools

By Mike Harris last updated

Buying guide These are the best Lightroom alternatives for anyone who wants an all-in-one editor without a subscription

Buying guide
Male diver swimming under water and keeping dry and safety professional photocamera at his hand above water in ocean. Crazy photographer making photos from deep sea. Funny and dangerous hobby and job.

I know AI in my editing software uses water, but have no idea how much. This Earth Day, I call on companies to be more transparent

By Alan Palazon published

Opinion We’re seeing more and more AI-powered features in photo editing software, but little communication from their creators on how much water they consume

Opinion
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