I write: books for Rocky Nook, Take Control Books, and Peachpit Press/Pearson; articles for DPReview, CreativePro, Macworld, and other outlets, as well as private clients.I edit: articles and books as contributing editor of TidBITS, contributing editor of Take Control Ebooks, and freelance editor for assorted other publishers large and small.I photograph: portraits, events, and landscapes, often in support of writing books and articles about photographic topics but also for independent clients.I podcast: co-hosting and editing two photography-industry podcasts, PhotoActive and Photocombobulate.I educate: in online and in-person classes on photo editing and other topics; as a speaker at conferences such as CreativePro (recent) and Macworld Expo (earlier).I whistle: while listening to music alone. It's true.I drink: quite a lot of coffee.

Author of the books Adobe Lightroom: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features (2023), The Photographer's Guide to Luminar AI (2021), and The Photographer's Guide to Luminar 4 (2020). I also captured all photos and composited the book natively in InDesign.

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Wrote the Smarter Image column about how computational photography/AI/machine learning is dramatically changing the field of photography. The column ended when the outlet chose to stop using outside writers.

Author of the Practical Mac column, as well as other freelance articles.

Wrote and edited tutorials about applications and services such as Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, and Creative Cloud.

Contract position writing and editing text for Android phones and Vive VR systems, articles about HTC products, entries for international design competitions, and other miscellaneous projects.

Frequent contributor of articles to Lynda.com (until LinkedIn dissolved the marketing department and ended the articles).

I've presented on a variety of topics from video editing with iMovie and Final Cut to organizing photos and using iPads.

Wrote feature articles about digital design