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Welcoming Winter’s Dark Embrace: A Photographer’s Guide to Creative Exploration

Lessons in nature and landscape photography during winter’s dark embrace. Ideas to photograph the unseen beauty during these “darker” months.

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If we were on the trail together, standing with our tripods waiting for sunrise, or hanging around the campfire, this is a snapshot of what I’d share with you.

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The Three Most Important Words to Transform Your Photography

How do we train our brain to keep us motivated for landscape photography? There are three important words to improve and transform your photography.

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Many issues people face in Lightroom come from importing incorrectly. Here, I share my best practices on how to import your photos into Lightroom.

Many problems in Lightroom stem from importing incorrectly. Here, I share my three best practices on importing your photos into Lightroom.

The Smartest Way to Import Your Photos into Lightroom Classic

Lightroom & Photoshop

The Among the Hills collection will be on display during the month of May at Wild Elder Wine & Cider. Prints in various sizes will be available and ten percent of the exhibition proceeds will benefit the local Carbon County Environmental Education Center

Introducing the Among the Hills Nature Photography Exhibition

Landscape Photography

Spring Landscape Photography of Spring Cascades in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Chrissy Donadi reflects on the aspects of spring photography which attract nature and landscape photographers to the season.

Why Are We Attracted to Spring Photography?

Landscape Photography

How to move your Lightroom catalog in four easy to follow steps

Learn how to move your Adobe Lightroom catalog from an external hard drive to your desktop computer or vice versa with these 4 easy steps.

How to Move Your Lightroom Catalog From an External Drive Back to Your Desktop (or Vice Versa)

Lightroom & Photoshop

How do we train our brain to keep us motivated for landscape photography? There are three important words to improve and transform your photography.

The Three Most Important Words to Transform Your Photography

Stories, Thoughts, & Reflections

Where to Store Your Lightroom Presets and should you check store presets with Lightroom catalog?

Learn about using Lightroom presets and the one exception when you should check that infamous “store Lightroom presets with catalog” box.

Where to Store Your Lightroom Presets

Landscape Photography

Have you heard of the 10-year rule or the 10,000-hours rule? Understanding this "rule" will make you a better and happier photographer.

Have you heard of the 10-year rule or the 10,000-hours rule? Understanding this “rule” will make you a better and happier photographer.

Monthly Mantra: 10-Year Rule for Mastering a Craft

Stories, Thoughts, & Reflections

Nature photography image titled Grounded by Chrissy Donadi photographed in The Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

The story behind the image: an undercover glimpse into creating the photo Grounded by Chrissy Donadi Photography

The Story Behind the Image Grounded

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