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Dehaze Do's and Don'ts
In Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw, there’s a useful but underrated tool called Dehaze. As its name suggests, Dehaze is meant to remove haze from your photographs. Personally, I like to use this tool for something completely different. Watch the video below to learn more! If you have any trouble watching the video above, you can also watch it here . What is the Difference Between Clarity, Texture, and Dehaze? The Clarity, Texture, and Dehaze sliders are all in the same sect

Ian Plant
Apr 8


Make Photos With Impact Using Color Theory
Color theory is a very important part of photography because it can help you tell a deeper story about your subject and create eye-catching photos. Once you master the art of colors, you’ll have even more creative tools at your disposal. To learn more, watch the video below: If you have any trouble watching the video above, you can also watch it here . What is Color Theory? Color theory often starts with the color wheel, a circular diagram of hues that shows how colors relat

Ian Plant
Mar 17


How to Use Leading Lines
One of the most effective ways to create the illusion of depth in your photographs is to use shapes and visual elements that “lead” the viewer’s eye into the composition. Leading elements can be just about anything, including lines, curves, or a progression of visual elements that encourage the eye to travel deeper into the scene. In this article and accompanying video, I'll focus on the most simple of these, showing you how to use leading lines to create compelling photo com

Ian Plant
Mar 3


Improve Your Photo Compositions with Shapes
To master composition, one must learn to recognize, and establish relationships between, shapes (also known as forms). Shapes fill the space within the image frame and are the building blocks of image design. Our world contains a seemingly never-ending array of shapes (such as lines, curves, triangles, squares, spirals, rectangles, and circles). Learning how to recognize, identify, and work with all of these shapes—and, more critically, to find a way to make shapes work toget

Ian Plant
Feb 17


What is ISO Invariance?
All digital camera sensors produce digital noise. That noise is at its minimum when you use your camera’s base ISO. As you increase ISO, digital noise increases as well. With ISO invariant sensors, you end up with the same amount of noise whether you: Increase ISO to brighten your exposure. Keep ISO the same, underexpose the image, and then brighten it later in post. If that sounds confusing, don’t worry! To really understand ISO invariance, we need to start with some core pr

Ian Plant
Feb 3


The Sardine Run of Baja: Nature’s Underwater Dance
At first glance, the Pacific off Baja California Sur doesn’t give much away. It can feel empty and almost subdued. However, every autumn, that surface calm hides one of the most concentrated wildlife events in the eastern Pacific. Recently, I went there to photograph the annual "sardine run," when massive schools of sardine and mackerel migrate, creating large bait balls that attract huge numbers of predators like dolphins, sharks, whales, birds, marlins, and sea lions in a f

Ian Plant
Jan 20


3 Photography Habits That Actually Make a Difference
The New Year is right around the corner, which means many people around the world are setting fresh goals. It's as good a time as any to plan a creative reboot and nurture our artistry by starting new projects, learning from other photographers, and exploring new ways of seeing the world. I've found that the most effective resolutions are often the simplest ones. Instead of aiming for dramatic change, I prefer setting goals that consistently and steadily improve my photograph

Ian Plant
Dec 29, 2025


The Haunted Light of the Big Cypress Bayou
There’s an eerie, haunting character to the cypress bayous of the southern United States, and it's something that you feel long before you pick up a camera. When I’m floating alone in my small boat, surrounded by dense vegetation and misty waters, I can’t help but feel as though I’ve slipped into another world. This is the Big Cypress Bayou, a place where light, shadow, and the ethereal beauty of nature collide. The Big Cypress Bayou flows through East Texas and into Caddo La

Ian Plant
Dec 17, 2025
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