Tutorials - Todd Dominey

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How to speed up Lightroom mask creation using presets

Rapid masks in Lightroom using FREE presets (and how build your own)

Tired of building the same masks every time you edit a raw file in Adobe Lightroom or Camera Raw? Me too. I'll also show you how to build your own.

How to backup SD cards using an iPhone

How to backup SD cards using an iPhone

A not-so-elegant (but functional!) solution for backing up photos and videos to external hard drives without a desktop or laptop computer

What's next for Adobe Lightroom? Predictions for 2023 and beyond

What's next for Adobe Lightroom? Predictions for 2023 and beyond

Thoughts about new features and functionality that may (or may not) be coming to Adobe Lightroom, Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw

How to create realistic lighting in Lightroom

How to create realistic lighting in Lightroom

In the world of cinematography there's a common lighting technique known as motivated lighting. It's a method where artificial lights augment, accentuate, or emulate the appearance of natural light. Here's an example borrowed from the excellent @filmlights Instagram account (give them a follow if you're into this kind of thing)

Common signs of under and over-developed photos

Common signs of under and over-developed photos

Common signs of raw photos edited with too little or too much effort, plus how you check your progress for problem signs.

TK8 (TKActions) for Photoshop

10 fantastic tools in TK8 (TKActions)

Ten of my favorite, most frequently used tools in TK8, one of the best photo editing plugins for Adobe Photoshop

Editing Highlights in Lightroom

The dark side of Highlights

Taking a closer look one of the most popular (and perhaps overused) tools in Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw

Cable release with the Mamiya RZ67

How to use a cable release with the Mamiya RZ67

Three different methods for triggering the shutter on the classic medium format RZ67 for less camera shake and creating long exposure images.

How to move a Lightroom classic catalog

How to move a Lightroom Classic catalog to a different drive

Two methods for safely moving catalog images from one hard drive to another without losing edits, settings, or metadata

Seven hacks to see images differently

Revitalize tired eyes: 10 tricks to change the way you see images

Ten simple things you can do to change your perspective and get a fresh take on familiar images

Better autofocus control on Canon EOS R cameras

Better autofocus control on Canon EOS R cameras

How to customize two buttons you probably aren't using to supercharge autofocus on the R3, R5 and R6.

What is micro contrast?

What is micro contrast?

Tutorial exploring the differences between contrast and micro contrast, and how the latter may be used to improve image quality.

Anatomy of an Image Ep 1: Abandoned California swimming pool

Anatomy of an Image Ep 1: Abandoned California swimming pool

New video series on my YouTube channel documenting the creative process of image making.

How to fix dark, muddy photography prints

How to fix dark, muddy photography prints

Why your prints don't match what you see on screen, and what you can do to create better prints.

Hundreds raw files accidentally deleted

Hundreds of DNGs deleted and lost (and how I got them back)

How hundreds of DNG files went missing and were miraculously returned (and what you can do to protect your own images)