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Macro photography tutorial. A macro image of a wedding ring and pearls with a background of red flowers. Focus and composition. No tripod needed.

February 22, 2025

Macro Tutorial

A video tutorial outlining some best practices for getting perfect focus in macro photography.

February 22, 2025

Simple Watermarks

Easily create a watermark in Photoshop to protect your images online.

An image of a mother with her two children, cuddled in tall grass, edited with Pure Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets. The text in aqua says Head Swaps for Fabulous People.

February 22, 2025

Head Swaps for Fabulous People

A video showing how to quickly and painlessly do simple headswaps in Adobe Photoshop.

An image with a computer in an overfull trash can. The text says Let's Talk about Data Backup. Warning: If you don't have your data backed up in at least two places, it does not exist.

February 22, 2025

Data Management for Fun and Profit

The importance of backing up all of your digital data, especially your photography. If you don't back them up in at least two places, it does not exist.

An image of a wedding reception with many tables and a wedding cake in a venue with flashes all around the edges. The text says, "How to light a wedding reception professionally and set yourself apart.

February 22, 2025

Setting Yourself Apart with Professional Lighting

How to use multiple flashes to light a wedding reception like a professional and set yourself apart from the competition.

An image of us jumping on a velvet couch in a storage facility with flashes on two sides. The text says "Working as a team: How we got started, why it works for us, and how it benefits our clients."

February 21, 2025

The Magic of Working as a Team

How working with a partner makes everything a little better for the girls of Pure.

An image of a couple in a room with gentle reflections opened in Adobe Camera Raw Photoshop Lightroom to the White Balance Panel

February 21, 2025

The White Balance Tool in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom

How to use the eyedropper tool in Adobe Camera RAW ACR Photoshop or Lightroom to easily get a good starting white balance when editing photos.

An image of a closed laptop on a wooden desk with a mouse and a pair of glasses with the text saying 5 steps: Be More Productive. Pure Photoshop Actions.

February 20, 2025

5 steps to greater productivity

Here are five tips that will help photographers to be more productive and organized for that they can have better work-life balance.

An image of histograms in Adobe Lightroom with black text on white background that says Five Mistakes to Avoid When Editing. Pure Photoshop Actions,

February 20, 2025

5 things to avoid when editing photos

Here are five mistakes we'd like to help photographers avoid when editing their photos. Color Calibration.

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