The article provides a list of useful keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Lightroom, aimed at helping photographers edit their photos more efficiently. It covers shortcuts for organizing catalogs, importing photos, reviewing images, rating, grouping, and editing, including global edits and checking for clipped areas. The author emphasizes the benefits of integrating these shortcuts into one's workflow to save time and work more intuitively with Lightroom.

The article offers five tips for photographers to improve their landscape shots when shooting against the sun, a challenging situation due to dynamic range, flat colors, and sun flares. The tips include leaving the sun out of the frame, working with silhouettes, creating sunrays with small apertures, making the sun visible in other objects, and waiting for the colors after sunset. The author emphasizes the importance of creativity and adapting to the natural conditions rather than trying to change them.

The author argues against the notion that Micro Four Thirds cameras are obsolete, sharing a personal journey from using a Nikon D750 to embracing the Olympus MFT system for its portability and adequate performance for travel photography, documentary work, and landscapes. Despite the smaller sensor size, the author finds the Olympus E-M10 and OM-D E-M1 Mark II to be sufficient for their needs, highlighting the advantages of lighter gear and cost savings that allow for more travel and project funding. The article emphasizes the importance of considering individual needs when choosing camera equipment.

Buying a used camera lens can be a good way to save money, and they are often built to last. To check a used lens, one should look at its overall appearance and details such as the mount and filter thread, inspect the inside for dust or fungus, and assess for scratches on the glass. The lens should feel right, with smooth focus and zoom rings, and all functions should be tested on a camera. It's also important to ask the seller why they are selling the item. While most people are honest, being cautious can prevent costly mistakes.

Photography is a limited medium that can only capture part of reality, acting as a copy of a copy, with the first copy being our perception filtered by our senses and brain. Despite this limitation, photographers can still create original work by combining elements in unique ways, similar to language. The article argues that while no medium can transmit a message with 100% accuracy, the effort put into mastering the photographic tools can help convey a message as part of one's reality, creating an original and authentic style.