PresetIn the works
A starting-point develop preset
A neutral base for wildlife RAWs, the place I start before the photo tells me where to go. It reveals what is there rather than stamping a look on top.
Free first rung
Free resources
Free things worth using, not filler. Take what helps before you spend anything. Leave an email and the file is yours, and I will send the next ones as they land.
Cheat sheet
The subtractive mindset cheat sheet
A one-page card for your phone. Before you press the shutter it asks the two questions that clear a frame: what is this photograph about, and what can leave. Built to slow you down in the half second that decides the picture.
More in the kit
GuideIn the works
Reading light in the field
A short guide to seeing direction, quality, and fall-off before you raise the camera, so the light becomes a decision you make and not an accident you keep.
ChecklistIn the works
A trip and kit checklist
What to settle before a trip, from the body and glass to the small things that save a morning in the field. The list I run myself before every departure.
Tutorials from the journal
Five ways to copy and paste edits in Lightroom
When you have built a look you like on one frame, you rarely want to rebuild it by hand on the next two hundred. Five ways to move develop settings from one image to a whole take.
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The Art of Subtraction in Wildlife Photography
A majestic animal can still turn into a messy frame. The fix is not adding more, it is subtracting the noise: where you stand, how you frame, and when you wait.
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Why Your Wildlife Photos Are Blurry (And How to Fix Them)
You wait forty-five minutes in the cold. The tiger finally steps out of the bush. You raise the camera, hold your breath, and press the shutter. Then you look at the back of the screen, and your heart drops. Soft again.
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