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Quick Guide to Understanding Lightroom’s HSL Panel

The complete guide to mastering Lightroom’s HSL Panel (hue, saturation, and luminance). Learn to adjust colors in your photos like a pro.

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Capturing the Magic: How to Photograph Fireflies and Lightning Bugs

Photographing in the Field

Fast and Easy Ways to Organize and Keyword Photos in Lightroom

Lightroom & Photoshop

How to Create a Lightning Bug or Firefly-Friendly Yard

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 Grounded

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

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The step-by-step guide on how to photograph fireflies and lightning bugs sharing how to prepare, the camera settings to use, and the editing.

Capturing the Magic: How to Photograph Fireflies and Lightning Bugs

Photographing in the Field

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Unlock the fast and easy methods to keyword photos and stay organized in Lightroom Classic.

Fast and Easy Ways to Organize and Keyword Photos in Lightroom

Lightroom & Photoshop

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7 simple tips and 3 different options on how to organize your lightroom folders for nature and landscape photographers

7 Powerful Tips to Organize Lightroom Folders

Lightroom & Photoshop

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At what point do we stop being a person with a camera taking snapshots and become a photographer creating images? Better yet, how do we grow into an artist?

Building Creative Confidence: What Makes You a Photographer?

Stories, Thoughts, & Reflections

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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

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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

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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

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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

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