What Are Presets and Their Benefits?
Presets, Photoshop Plugins, Styles, and Filters. Here's what presets are and how they can benefit your photography. Read more
Our Community's Language of Love
Over the course of this year, we've been surveying our community with all types of personality quizzes to see what traits photographers share as a community. This month we learned about our love languages. Read more
How to Edit Skin Tone in Capture One
If you photograph people, it's almost a given that skin tones have given you trouble in post-processing. Capture One makes editing skin tone fast and easy. Read more
5 Amazing Capture One Tools
5 tools you should know about it Capture One. 5 reasons to try out Capture One if you never have. Read more
How to Drag your Shutter with Flash
This technique can give you cool stopped-motion effects and even save the day in poor lighting conditions. Here's how to drag your shutter with a flash. Read more
How to Find Your Creative Voice
Here are some tips on how to find your creative voice and style—a journey that every artist takes and one you don't have to walk alone. Read more
The Truth About Lens Compression
What is lens compression? You have more control over it than you might think. Here is the full explination in a nutshell. Read more
Lightroom Range Mask: A Hidden Gem
Tucked away in plain sight, this lesser-known Lightroom feature could help bring your images up a level. Read more
Tips For Timeless Images
Timeless images don't have to be a happy accident. Here are some tips to help you recognize and create them. Read more
Tips for Using the Lightroom Texture Tool
We tested Adobe's new Texture feature in Lightroom. Here's what we learned and what you should know about it. Read more
The Mastin Labs Community Chinese Zodiac Results
The Mastin Labs crew had their Chinese zodiac signs done to find out if there are patterns among us that make us want to be photographers. Totally interesting stuff! Read more
Community Post: What Would You Tell Your Rookie Self?
We asked the Mastin Labs community, If you could tell your rookie self one thing, what would it be? This is what they had to say. Read more
5 Tips for Wide Angle Portraits
5 Tips for Wide Angle Portraits. Wide-angle lenses are one of the most versatile tools in your bag. Here are 5 tips for taking better portraits using a wide-angle lens by guest photographer, Zalmy Berkowitz. Read more
The Difference Between Lifestyle and Documentary Photography
The lines are often blurred or confused and the difference can be small, but great. Read more
Understanding Middle Gray and How to Find it Anywhere
Learn to take control of your exposure in any situation and always get the perfect shot by learning to find the middle gray. Read more
10 Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts That Will Change Your Life
Knowing the best Lightroom keyboard shortcuts will help you work more effectively because sometimes it’s about working smarter, not harder. Read more
Spot Metering vs. Ambient Metering
Spot Metering vs. Ambient Metering: what they are, how light meters are different, and how to use them. Read more
Understanding Your Camera's Metering Modes
Understanding your camera's metering modes and which one is right for you! Read more
What's your Adobe Creative Type?
We surveyed our community for their Creative Type test results from Adobe. Learn what type of creative is the most common in our group of over 50k photographers. Read more
Should You Bring Your Camera to a Wedding You Are Not Shooting?
Based on our community’s feedback, we compiled their thoughts and advice into this blog to help our readers think critically before bringing a camera to a wedding they’re not hired to shoot. Read more
Tips for Beach Photo Sessions
Wondering how to make your beach photos look professional and amazing? Check out these tips from the Mastin Community! Read more