Bryant Creek Lake in Morgan Monroe State Forest in Indiana made with the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Luminar Neo's Focus Stacking tool. The desktop software, Luminar Neo, is on sale through August 25 at heavily discounted price. It's inspired me take time this week exploring Neo's three...

I'm a huge fan of Luminar Neo for the desktop. I use it to process images from any of my cameras including Fuji, Lumix, and the iPhone.  The black and white image of the lilies (above) was created from a previously processed color image. When I came across the color version, a little voice...

Iconic Grain Elevator in The Palouse, iPhone 15 Pro Max, 720nm IR filter, Native Camera with Night Mode, processed in Lightroom Mobile. I used the Reeflex filter attachment method described below. UPDATE September 25, 2024 The iPhone 16's have arrived and I'm happy to share that three of these...

Skylum recently launched its new app for iPhone, Luminar Neo – AI Photo Editor. This new iPhone and iPad app makes it possible to edit RAW and other file types on the iPhone using some of the same features we've come to love in Skylum's desktop version of Luminar...

Photographer, Roger Raepple, and I met several years ago on a photography workshop in the Great Smoky Mountains. We shared a car most of the trip and so we got to know each pretty well over the course of the week.  At one point, Roger asked if I was a veteran. I later learned that he often...

The Paramount Theatre in Anderson, Indiana, is one of only a few surviving atmospheric theaters left in the United States. What is an "atmospheric theater?" Atmospheric theaters, popular in the 1920s, are, according to Wikipedia, "... theaters designed and decorated to evoke the feeling of a...

It's great to be traveling again and traveling means working on the road from a laptop computer.  To make that a little better, I've added a portable monitor – the Duex Max by Mobile Pixels, Inc. – to my Mac Book Pro and so far I'm really enjoying the extra screen real estate...

Lightroom Mobile for iPhones and Androids has become one of the most powerful and effective ways to edit our photos on-the-go using our smartphones, iPads, and tablets. Join me Tuesday, April 9, as I delve into this remarkable tool and share settings, processing tips, and demonstrate workflows...

[The image Mom's Tools (above) was made by my friend, Beth Larsen.] On a Saturday, March 16, 2024, I drove to Bellbrook, Ohio, to visit photographer friends who exhibit their work at the Sugarcreek Photography Gallery. The Gallery sits on the main street of Bellbrook, a quiet town of 7500...

[The image of the tree at Crown Hill Cemetery was made with the 15 Pro Max Native Camera with Night Mode and processed in Lightroom Mobile. I used the the JJC Magnetic Filter Mount described in this post.] Creating infrared photos with the iPhone is something I've been exploring since about the...

Last year the mobile photography community world-wide mourned the untimely death of the talented artist, Cheryl Tarrant, creator of the highly acclaimed and much loved iPhone app, Distressed FX Plus. I had the opportunity to interview Cheryl for a blog post a few years ago and learned that she...

Most of us today have an iPhone in our pocket or purse and that iPhone has one of the most sophisticated cameras in the history of photography. Equipped with a little know-how, this easy-to-carry and simple-to-use camera can help you create extraordinary photographs that you'll be proud to...

Registeraion opens on February 15 for two photo tours in the Calabria region of Italy.  Calabria is in the southern most part of Italy, "the toe of the boot." I first traveled to this region in 2018 and I immediately fell in love with the landscapes, medieval villages, olive groves,...

3 Day Event and 5 FREE Pre-Event Webinars! Hi, everyone,  Some of the best-run, highest quality photo events I've ever been involved with have been done by the Out of Chicago team.  The upcoming 3-day paid weekend event, Out of Chicago LIVE! is amazing! But did you know there are...

Apple introduced Macro Control with the iPhone 13 and it’s improved each year since. It's convenient to be able to go from photographing landscapes or portraits to making macros with the touch of a button. No changing lenses like we do with a big camera and no need for an accessory lens...