Levi Keplar
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El Dorado, KS, United States
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How Many Backups of Your Images Do You Need?
One of the worst things that can happen to you as a photographer is to lose your images due to a corrupt hard drive or memory card. Here is an excellent plan to put in place to protect against hard drive failure. → Read More
Three Tips For Getting Started in Photoshop
Photoshop is an increasingly complex software, which makes it overwhelming to anyone new to the program. Here are three simple tips to get started. → Read More
Composition: Photography's Most Underrated Skill
Choosing an interesting composition might be the most underrated of all photography techniques. Here is a tutorial on why changing how you frame your subject can make or break your image. → Read More
Five Tricks For Accurate Selections in Photoshop
Getting a pinpoint selection of an object in Photoshop is one of the most basic skills but also can be one of the hardest tasks to do. Here are five tips for getting accurate selections on even the most difficult details. → Read More
Manipulating Color: An Overview of Photoshop’s Adjustment Layers
One of the negatives of owning software as abundant as Photoshop is that the majority of the tools that it offers go unused. Here is a rundown of the multiple options for adjusting color in Photoshop. → Read More
How to Get Macro Images Without a Macro Lens
Have you wanted to give macro photography a try but don’t have the budget for the proper gear? Here is an excellent lens hack to get close up photos without losing depth of field. → Read More
Understanding Lightroom’s Tone Curve
Lightroom’s tone curve is one of the most powerful tools you have, but new photographers tend to overlook what this function offers. Here is everything you need to know about this tool. → Read More
Does Having a Full-Frame Camera Matter?
One of the common beliefs in photography is that a full-frame camera is far superior to a crop sensor, but is this true? How much of a difference does a larger sensor provide? → Read More
Six Essentials Steps to Editing an Image
If you’ve been feeling stagnant with your editing style, now is a great time to invest time into improving your skill set. Here are six techniques you should consider using on every image you take. → Read More
Five Hidden Lightroom Tips That You Should Know
Even after years of using Adobe Lightroom for editing, there are still several options the software offers that few photographers know about. Here are five helpful tips that you likely didn’t know before. → Read More
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Lightroom’s Dehaze Tool
One of the most difficult tools to consistently use in Lightroom is the dehaze slider. Here’s everything you need to know to get the most out of your edits with this tool. → Read More
The Winners of 2018’s International Wedding Photographer of the Year
If you want to improve your wedding photography this year, here is a great place to get inspiration. These are the winning photos from this year’s International Wedding Photographer of the Year. → Read More
Where to Find Photography Clients in 2019
If you want to keep your business relevant or have that breakthrough year you’ve been dreaming of, you need to have a plan in place that continually attracts quality clients. Here is where you can find them in 2019. → Read More
How to Export Sharp Photos for Instagram
Instagram has become the primary avenue for photographers to share their work, but if not appropriately handled, Instagram can ruin the look of your images. Here is the best way to export your photos from Lightroom if you want your pictures to stay as sharp as possible. → Read More
How to Export Sharp Photos for Instagram
Instagram has become the primary avenue for photographers to share their work, but if not appropriately handled, Instagram can ruin the look of your images. Here is the best way to export your photos from Lightroom if you want your pictures to stay as sharp as possible. → Read More
How Understanding a Histogram Can Improve Your Photography
Is your camera’s histogram still a mystery to you? Here is everything you need to know to read a histogram and how it will benefit you as a photographer. → Read More
Completely Change the Color of an Object in Photoshop
We have all used Photoshop to adjust the color of an object, but what if you need to make something a specific color? This tutorial shows how to have complete control over all the colors in your image. → Read More
The Best Method for Exporting Photos to Instagram
For most photographers, social media is the area where fans and potential clients will see our work most often. Here is how to make sure your photos look great on Instagram. → Read More
Understanding the Differences Between Raw and JPEG
You have likely heard that you should capture your images in raw rather than JPEG, but do you understand why? Here is an explanation of the advantages of shooting in each mode and why raw is the way to go for an amateur photographer. → Read More
How Composition Can Make or Break a Photo
We all have our unique styles in photography, and we get to choose how we express ourselves in our images. However, poor composition is one of the easiest ways to ruin an image and can take away from what you want to communicate in your photo. → Read More