Photo Taco Podcast

A practical guide for photographers buying a 2023 M3 MacBook Pro and only spending what they need!

Adobe just finished up their annual MAX conference where they demonstrate the latest things their software can do to help content creators. This usually includes major updates to all of the products in their Creative Cloud suite, including Lightroom and Photoshop that photographers tend to care the most about. One of the features included in the latest release of Lightroom ... The post HDR Editing...

Should photographers spend the time and money to print their images themselves rather than sending their images out to printing labs? Here are 5 decision points photographers should consider when making that decision. If you are a photographer considering getting into printing yourself, you are not alone.  I think my personal photography journey is very similar to many photographers and ... The po...

After more than 20 hours of real world testing, here is what a computer needs to make DeNoise AI faster!

Practical help for photographers struggling to have enough drive space and good backups

What Dimensions and Quality Should Photographers Use When Posting To Social Media? Nearly a constant debate online, I constantly get questions on the pixel dimensions, quality setting, and DPI that photographers should use when exporting out of Lightroom and Photoshop for posting the image on social media. The answer may change over time as the social networks make constant changes ... The post Di...

13 steps photographers can use to troubleshoot problems with Lightroom and Lightroom Classic

An overview of diffraction and tips on how to find the aperture where it makes images soft.

It is highly unlikely a "bad" copy of a lens is to blame for any lack of sharpness in your images. Let me explain why and how to tell.

The details of how I created a picture of a full moon that includes a foreground and looks more like a sunrise than a moonrise

Apple switching from Intel to Apple Silicon should mean faster Mac computers with longer battery life. Great news for photographers who use Macs. However, there are likely to be challenges during the transition and photo editing software like Lightroom and Photoshop may suffer.

Conversation with Matt Bach from Puget Systems about AMD vs Intel for running Lightroom and Photoshop in mid-2020.

Can the relatively inexpensive and tiny form factor Intel NUC be a good photo editing computer? The PC counterpart to Apple's Mac Mini, this is the first in a series of videos taking a look at the Intel 10th generation Next Unit of Computing (NUC) to see how well it can run Lightroom and Photoshop.

Learn how to use the embedded preview workflow with Lightroom Classic to slash 90% off the time to import raw files!

After more than a month spent putting hundreds of images through DeNoise AI it is a tool that I think photographers who consistently shoot in low-light environments should have in their toolbox. I explain why in this episode.

More than 60 hours of testing different ways to have your Lightroom Classic catalog and photos stored on external drives proves that four features are 50% faster with your photos on an external SSD.

A checklist photographers can use to make sure they give themselves the very best possible chance of creating tack sharp photos.

Learn how to do stunning water droplet photography from Don Komarechka, one of the world's leading experts in macro photography!

Learn about neutral density (ND), graduated nuetral density (GND), circular polarizing (CPL), and ultra-violet (UV)filters for camera lenses. We explain what they are, when to use them, and recommend a best value brand for all types of photographers.

Learn why photographers new to composite photography should use a white background instead of green

Jeff and Aaron Nace give advice on how to take the intimidation out of Photoshop so that it can become the tool they need to achieve their creative vision.

Learn what the new Texture slider added to Lightroom in May 2019 does, how to use it, and how it is different from Clarity and Sharpening.

Jeff talks with world renowned macro photography Don Komarechka about how to get started with macro photography.

Jeff talks with concert photographer expert Steve Brazill about the tips, tricks, and techniques photographers should know about getting into concert photography.

Jeff Harmon explains what the new Enhance Details feature introduced by Adobe in the February 2019 release of Lightroom and Photoshop does and when photographers should use it.