Cole’s Clique Elite Member June Spotlight

Cole’s Clique Elite Member June Spotlight

I am telling you, every day  it’s a party in the Cole’s Clique Elite Private Facebook group.  But don’t get me wrong, it’s not only fun and games, we’re serious about improving our photography and for many like Leslie & Jessica – boosting their photography business too. None of this comes easy.  You have to…

How to Fix an Underexposed, Dark Photo in Lightroom
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How to Fix an Underexposed, Dark Photo in Lightroom

Need to learn how to fix an underexposed photo in Lightroom?  Learn why your photos are dark, how to brighten dark photos and how to fix issues with noise Perviously, we talked about how to correct an overexposed image in Lightroom, where I showed you the quick and easy methods I use to recover information from…

How to Fix an Overexposed Photo in Lightroom
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How to Fix an Overexposed Photo in Lightroom

Oh no! You load your images into Lightroom after a session and notice they are overexposed! Read on for our tips and tricks to how to fix an overexposed photo in Lightroom! It can be so frustrating: You snap the “perfect” shot and beam momentarily with pride, and then you look at the back of…

How to Transform Your Photos by Cropping
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How to Transform Your Photos by Cropping

I typically try to get my photos “right” in camera. I try to really think about what I want the end result to be, and shoot with that in mind. But occasionally, I will shoot an image, and as I begin the editing process, I will begin to see something completely different than I had…

How to Install Photoshop Actions & Tips for Using Actions
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How to Install Photoshop Actions & Tips for Using Actions

Congrats on purchasing our brand new Photoshop Actions – The Uptown Collection!  If you’ve never used Photoshop much you might be a little intimated but as you will see in this quick tutorial, you have nothing to worry about, installing & using these Photoshop actions are actually quite easy! How to Install Your Photoshop Actions…

How to Add Snow Flakes to a Photo in Photoshop!
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How to Add Snow Flakes to a Photo in Photoshop!

Cole here for one minute before I turn it over… this tutorial was created by one of our “classmates” our wildly popular Facebook photography community, if you aren’t already a member, you can join us for free right here. Christian was nice enough to share his final photo in the group and the response to…

23 Random Facts About Cole from Cole’s Classroom

23 Random Facts About Cole from Cole’s Classroom

One way or another you’ve stumbled upon Cole’s Classroom, and THANK YOU for being here!  It might have been from Facebook, or YouTube or Google or perhaps a friend of yours told you about Cole’s Classroom – at any rate, you’ve likely seen my face or read my words but do you really know me?…

How to Install Lightroom Presets in a Quick and Easy Way!
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How to Install Lightroom Presets in a Quick and Easy Way!

Lightroom is an easy-to-use photo editing application. It incorporates a number of the same features you would normally find in Adobe Photoshop, but with an eye to keeping things simpler and geared towards photo editing. How to Install Lightroom Presets (March 2020 Update) Open Lightroom, Lightroom CC, Lightroom 4, 5, 6. Once you open Lightroom,…

How to Easily Create a Lightroom Export Preset!
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How to Easily Create a Lightroom Export Preset!

Need help exporting your photos from Lightroom?  This will help! Presets are designed to accomplish one primary objective – save you time.  The best kinds of presets are the ones that simply help automate any standard or routine tasks that you ALWAYS do the same thing (or settings) over and over.  Today I am going…

How to Use Lightroom Presets & Customize for Your Style!
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How to Use Lightroom Presets & Customize for Your Style!

You may have heard the term, you might have seen Lightroom presets in action, and heck you might even have some presets you’ve downloaded or purchased – but do you know how to best use Lightroom presets or how to easily update and customize presets for your own style? Lets quickly recap with what the…

How to Add a Logo or Watermark into Lightroom in 3 Steps!
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How to Add a Logo or Watermark into Lightroom in 3 Steps!

We already know Lightroom is an amazing tool for organizing and editing your photos but at some point you might get a little tired of seeing the “Adobe Lightroom” image banner in the upper left hand corner of your screen.  The good news is, you can easily change it and add your logo into Lightroom…

The Newborn Photography Workshop for the On-Location Photographer!

The Newborn Photography Workshop for the On-Location Photographer!

After months of planning & creating, I am so pleased to announce the release of our online Newborn Photography Workshop for the On-Location Photographer! My goal for this online newborn photography workshop was to be able to create a comprehensive and complete newborn photography training resource that anyone could watch and have the knowledge, tools…

Photo Editing Tips: The Back in Time Vintage Film Edit
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Photo Editing Tips: The Back in Time Vintage Film Edit

Its a digital world!  With some basic photo editing tips and skills you can transform any ordinary photograph into a vintage work of art using my favorite photo editing program – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.   Watch the photo editing tutorial below to see how quickly you can perform this edit with some basic photo editing…

Photo Editing – Remove Distracting Objects or Blemishes in 60 seconds!
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Photo Editing – Remove Distracting Objects or Blemishes in 60 seconds!

In today’s digital age some basic photo editing techniques are an absolute must.  However, photo editing doesn’t always have to be difficult. One task that can be daunting if never done before is removing something from your photo while in the “darkroom”.  The idea of “photoshopping” is always a scary one, after-all not only is…