https://camerasdecoded.com/blog-updates.html Guides, gear breakdowns, and business advice for mirrorless operators — from Cameras Decoded. en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:00:18 +0000 https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/ten-years-one-subject.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/ten-years-one-subject.html Ivan McClellan first encountered Black rodeo culture in Oklahoma in 2015. A decade of returning built the relationships behind Eight Seconds: Legacy in Motion, a book of more than 90 previously unpublished photographs. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/depth-without-wide-aperture.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/depth-without-wide-aperture.html Max Kent calls a wide aperture the lazy version of depth. His case: soft light from roughly 45 degrees above and to the side, plus a clear foreground, midground, and background, build separation that survives even at f/8. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sigma-character-lens.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sigma-character-lens.html Sigma's 50mm F1.4 CL DG Contemporary is the first in a new CL line: 65mm long, 375 grams, aluminum body, and soft corners by design. It arrives in early spring 2027 for L and Sony E mounts, with no price announced yet. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/wide-open-aperture-depth-light-layers.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/wide-open-aperture-depth-light-layers.html Background blur is the shortcut everyone learns first. Photographer Max Kent argues that real depth comes from directional light and layered composition — and phones have been faking bokeh since 2016. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/film-era-lenses-manual-discipline.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/film-era-lenses-manual-discipline.html Travis Butler shoots a Sigma fp and Lumix S5 with adapted film-era lenses. His reason is not nostalgia: a decade of manual focus forced him to truly understand aperture and the focal plane. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/lightroom-ai-open-eyes-generative-expand.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/lightroom-ai-open-eyes-generative-expand.html Lightroom on mobile can now open closed eyes and expand your photos with generative AI. Useful tools — and a test of honesty, because one of them invents parts of your photograph. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/worthwait-app-wont-let-you-chimp.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/worthwait-app-wont-let-you-chimp.html Documentary photographer Dennis Berti built WorthWait, an iPhone camera app that hides your photos for 24 hours. The wait is the entire point. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/making-subjects-comfortable-portraits.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/making-subjects-comfortable-portraits.html Portrait photographer Julia Trotti shares her method for keeping non-models relaxed in front of the camera: comfortable distance, short sessions, and loose direction. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sony-a7rvi-firmware-102-preset-focus.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sony-a7rvi-firmware-102-preset-focus.html Firmware 1.02 for the Sony A7R VI extends Preset Focus to non-power-zoom lenses: save a focus distance, snap back to it with one button press. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/custom-camera-settings-workflow.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/custom-camera-settings-workflow.html C1, C2 and C3 sit on your mode dial doing nothing. A working photographer argues they're the closest thing to a workflow game-changer he's found — here's how to put them to work. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/landscape-photography-myths-questioned.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/landscape-photography-myths-questioned.html You don't need a wide angle, exotic travel, or a tripod everywhere. Michael Scott walks through the myths that quietly shape what beginners buy, where they go, and how they judge their progress. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sony-20-70mm-mountain-zoom.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sony-20-70mm-mountain-zoom.html Two lightweight Sony zooms went climbing to see which could replace a 24-70mm f/2.8. The wider one won — and AI denoising has quietly changed the f/4 math. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/first-starlapse-timelapse.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/first-starlapse-timelapse.html The iOptron SkyTracker Pro did its job — then a loose ball head sent it swinging, and it barely mattered. The takeaway from a night under New Mexico's new moon: your star timelapse needs less gear than you think. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/autumn-foliage-lightroom-edit.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/autumn-foliage-lightroom-edit.html Pit Haupert leaves the global saturation slider alone entirely. His autumn foliage workflow: texture up, clarity around minus 20, per-color mixer work, and RGB curves for warm highlights over cool shadows. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/fiery-sunset-landscape-photo.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/fiery-sunset-landscape-photo.html Craig Roberts has stopped chasing epic light. His case: the pleasant, ordinary scenes near your door — shot often, learned deeply — make stronger photographers than one trip a year to a famous viewpoint. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/in-camera-presets-not-cheating.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/in-camera-presets-not-cheating.html Fujifilm's film simulations, custom recipes on OM System and Nikon \u2014 Digital Camera World's Mike Harris argues in-camera presets aren't cheating. They teach exposure discipline, kill editing anxiety, and keep you shooting instead of sitting at a screen. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/image-stabilization-shaker-table.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/image-stabilization-shaker-table.html Your camera's stabilization rating comes from a shaker table in a temperature-controlled room, not a human hand. The test is rigorous, but the focal length and lens are the manufacturer's choice \u2014 so 8.5 stops and 7.5 stops are not reliably a stop apart. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/find-compositions-overwhelming-location.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/find-compositions-overwhelming-location.html Omar Gonzalez fought the tourist-snapshot trap in Vermont and won. His answer: compositional blinders \u2014 the viewfinder, a long lens, or a crop mode that forces your eye to find the frame. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/first-print-darkroom.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/first-print-darkroom.html A DPReview writer finally makes a real darkroom print of one of his favorite photos, and the physical print reveals things the screen never could. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/high-key-cranes-snow.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/high-key-cranes-snow.html Wildlife photographer Somdutt Prasad overexposed his Hokkaido crane series \"beyond what felt natural\" and turned Japanese red-crowned cranes into ink-wash paintings. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/boredom-street-photography.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/boredom-street-photography.html Street photography is 95% waiting, says Peter Forsgard. Learning to sit inside the slow hours is what sharpens your eye, and panic shots are where most bad images come from. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/one-light-book-light-portrait-studio.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/one-light-book-light-portrait-studio.html Jiggie Alejandrino ran a 50-person portrait station in a small brand-launch venue with a single Profoto B10X Plus shaped into a book light. His 1/320s, f/2, ISO 100 recipe kills ambient light so the strobe does everything, and a foam-board version gets you close on a budget. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/luminar-on-web-free-raw-editor.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/luminar-on-web-free-raw-editor.html Skylum launched Luminar on Web, a browser-based photo editor that handles RAW files. The basic version is free forever and full access is a one-time $69, a new low-friction doorway into real RAW editing for learners. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/camera-prices-worth-it-not-greedy.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/camera-prices-worth-it-not-greedy.html DPReview's Dale Baskin argues that rising camera prices reflect real design and manufacturing costs, not greed. His reframe for buyers: stop asking why makers are greedy and ask whether the camera is worth it to you. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/young-wildlife-photographer-2026-dung-beetle.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/young-wildlife-photographer-2026-dung-beetle.html Oscar Whitfield's black-and-white Labour of Love proves the extraordinary hides inside the ordinary. His technique was humble: lie flat, get to eye level, and shoot fast. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/photography-website-one-clear-purpose.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/photography-website-one-clear-purpose.html Portfolio, print store, workshop hub, blog. One homepage cannot do all of those jobs well. The fix is a single question: what is the primary job this space is meant to do? Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/every-flash-photo-two-exposures.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/every-flash-photo-two-exposures.html Photographer JC Carey breaks flash down to a repeatable decision order: set the ambient with the camera, set the subject with the strobe, and never let the two argue. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/space-jellyfish-spacex-plume.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/space-jellyfish-spacex-plume.html A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch this week painted a glowing 'space jellyfish' across the Florida sky, and NASA's photographers were ready. The phenomenon is predictable, which means you can plan for it: the same pad launches again Monday, October 19 at 6:30 AM. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/aop-emerging-talent-awards-2026.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/aop-emerging-talent-awards-2026.html You do not need a decade behind the camera to make award-winning work. The AOP's Emerging Talent Awards, open only to photographers with less than three years of practice, just crowned a gold winner who rigged a 57-metre highline across a melting Icelandic glacier. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/chicago-cubs-photographer-season.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/chicago-cubs-photographer-season.html Matt Dirksen has shot more than 1,500 baseball games. The Cubs' team photographer explains how he reads light, predicts endings before each pitch, and delivers publish-ready frames to social media before the next at-bat. The whole method transfers to any sideline. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/tamron-16-50mm-f28-aps-c.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/tamron-16-50mm-f28-aps-c.html Tamron just shipped a $549 f/2.8 zoom for Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon crop-sensor cameras. It weighs 305 grams, focuses with a fast linear motor, and stays at f/2.8 through the whole range, the single upgrade that teaches an APS-C shooter more about exposure than any body ever will. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/elephant-grief-wildlife-photographer-year.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/elephant-grief-wildlife-photographer-year.html The 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year grand title went to Federico Veronesi's black-and-white image of a mother elephant carrying her dead calf in Namibia. He found the family by reading drag marks in a dry riverbed, a reminder that the best wildlife photography is fieldcraft first and camera second. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/apple-reference-image-proves-photos-real.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/apple-reference-image-proves-photos-real.html Apple introduced Apple Reference Image, an opt-in mode on the iPhone 18 Pro that cryptographically signs raw pixel data at the sensor, before the operating system can touch it. It is a harder answer to the deepfake question than C2PA, and it is about to reshape what proof a photograph can carry. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/getty-bankruptcy-contributors-playbook.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/getty-bankruptcy-contributors-playbook.html Getty Images announced a prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring that would take the company private, backed by up to $533 million in new equity. Getty says there is no anticipated impact on contributors, but nothing is court-approved yet, and photographers who earn from stock should document what they are owed starting now. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/night-photography-everyday-places.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/night-photography-everyday-places.html Fstoppers argues daylight documents a place while night light transforms it, and that darkness is the best background remover a photographer has. Expose for the highlights, set the white balance by hand, and scout without the camera. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/raising-blacks-lightroom-sunset-glow.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/raising-blacks-lightroom-sunset-glow.html Fstoppers follows Christian Möhrle's sunset edit: raising blacks inside a feathered mask creates the glow that exposure would blow out, while restrained color and a low denoise setting keep the file clean. The trick copies what a diffusion filter does, without the commitment. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/bayer-filter-colorblind-sensor.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/bayer-filter-colorblind-sensor.html Fstoppers explains that every photosite on your sensor is a grayscale light meter, and color arrives through a 1975 Kodak patent: the Bayer mosaic, half green to match human vision. Demosaicing then rebuilds two-thirds of every pixel, which is why raw files look different in every converter. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/nikon-small-world-ai-disqualification.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/nikon-small-world-ai-disqualification.html Nikon disqualified the winning video in its Small World in Motion competition after judges found it broke the no-AI rule. The message for every photographer entering contests: read the fine print, keep your raw files, and know where your editing tools stop being allowed. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/bad-light-street-photography.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/bad-light-street-photography.html Peter Forsgard says good light is a sedative for your visual instincts and that flat gray days expose whether a street photo has a story at all. If you only shoot in golden light, the gray months ahead are your test. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/beauty-dish-vs-softbox.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/beauty-dish-vs-softbox.html Karl Taylor demonstrates how to read a portrait like a forensic scene: shadows reveal the light's position, skin specularity reveals the modifier, and falloff reveals the distance. Once you can read it, any image you admire becomes a diagram you can rebuild. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/canon-camera-connect-app.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/canon-camera-connect-app.html DPReview tested Canon's Camera Connect app on iOS and Android. It is one of the better camera apps, with quirks on both platforms, and the best trick is a USB cable. Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/how-many-photos-per-day.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/how-many-photos-per-day.html James Popsys cut his daily shooting from thousands of frames to 250 on a Greenland trip and brought home better work. The cheapest cost of a frame is culling it. Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/tamron-20-40mm-f28-nikon-z.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/tamron-20-40mm-f28-nikon-z.html Tamron's compact 20-40mm f/2.8 wide zoom arrives for Nikon Z on October 22 for $729, giving full-frame shooters a light, fast wide-to-normal zoom with an unusual range. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/adobe-camera-raw-grid-view.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/adobe-camera-raw-grid-view.html Adobe added a grid view with ratings and filters to Camera Raw, plus exposure matching that reads your camera's ambient light data — no Lightroom catalog required. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sigma-50-120mm-f28-aps-c.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/sigma-50-120mm-f28-aps-c.html Sigma's new 50-120mm f/2.8 gives APS-C shooters a 390-gram, $799 portrait-and-events zoom, completing an affordable constant-aperture trio. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/ai-school-photos.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/ai-school-photos.html Parents are using AI to turn plain-backdrop snapshots into school portraits, skipping the $25-$60 print package. 58% of U.K. photographers say they have lost commissioned work to AI. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/dji-insta360-outship-mirrorless.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/dji-insta360-outship-mirrorless.html IDC's numbers show DJI and Insta360 together ship more than twice as many cameras as all mirrorless makers combined — while mirrorless itself holds steady, selling fewer bodies at higher prices. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/photon-free-raw-editor.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/photon-free-raw-editor.html Aftershoot launched Photon, a free RAW editor with an AI Coach that explains why each adjustment matters — built for photographers who shoot RAW but never learned what the sliders do. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/marulli-speed-aviation-photography.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/marulli-speed-aviation-photography.html Aviation photographer Simone Marulli says capturing speed starts with energy, not settings — the aircraft's angle, its position in the frame, and the tension in its wings do the storytelling. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/prints-match-your-screen.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/prints-match-your-screen.html A monitor makes light; paper reflects it. The fix is a small chain of translations — a calibrated monitor, soft proofing, and one color manager, never two. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/upgrade-camera-or-not.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/upgrade-camera-or-not.html Omar Gonzalez took a 2018 Fujifilm X-H1 into a marsh to ask the honest question: does fighting old gear make you better, or does it just cost you shots? Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/brands-future-visions.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/brands-future-visions.html Nikkei asked all four camera giants where photography is headed. Canon bets on the shooting experience, Nikon on cascading flagship tech down, Sony on Spatial AI, Fujifilm on the joy of the dial. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/rim-light-vs-fill-ratio.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/rim-light-vs-fill-ratio.html Lighting educator Karl Taylor shows why two studio lights pull against each other in a high-key portrait, and the stop-by-stop method for balancing rim and fill. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/nikon-z5iic-vs-z5ii.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/nikon-z5iic-vs-z5ii.html Nikon just cut the electronic viewfinder out of its cheapest full-frame camera and called it the Z5IIC. Here is what is gone, what survived, and whether the savings are worth it. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/laowa-24mm-f2-tilt-shift.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/laowa-24mm-f2-tilt-shift.html Venus Optics' new Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift claims the speed crown for tilt-shift lenses, launches November 5, and is priced at $1,249. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/diffraction-f16-sharpness.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/diffraction-f16-sharpness.html Diffraction is the one blur no lens can outrun. Here is how much sharpness f/16 actually costs, why there is no magic cliff, and when to stop down anyway. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/photoshop-relight-moves-light.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/photoshop-relight-moves-light.html Relight, currently in Photoshop beta, lets you reposition, soften, and recolor the lighting in a finished photo. Here is what it does well and where it falls apart. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/fall-color-shot-list.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/fall-color-shot-list.html Photographer Kate Garibaldi spent twenty Octobers learning that great fall photography is not about peak color. It is about the shot list you bring. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/entry-level-mirrorless-football-shoot.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/entry-level-mirrorless-football-shoot.html Photography student Chantelle Cook shadowed Motherwell FC's club photographer with her Canon EOS R50 and came home with pro-worthy shots. The three autofocus settings that made the difference. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/wide-medium-close-landscape-trick.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/wide-medium-close-landscape-trick.html A filmmaker's coverage trick, one wide, one medium, one close, turns a single sunrise location into a full sequence. Here is the three-frame exercise worth stealing. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/nikon-f1-2-trinity-after-dark.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/nikon-f1-2-trinity-after-dark.html Nikon's three f/1.2 primes each weigh more than a kilogram. Night shooter Jack Wang tested them against their f/1.8 siblings, and the real lesson is not about light at all. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/laowa-acris-35mm-macro-world-first.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/laowa-acris-35mm-macro-world-first.html Laowa's new Acris 35mm F2.8 is the first wide-angle macro lens with autofocus \u2014 $449, and a lesson in how wide-angle macro changes the shot. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/single-prime-lens-whole-trip.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/single-prime-lens-whole-trip.html A photographer packed three lenses and shot with one. The case for the single-prime month \u2014 and why fixed-lens cameras keep selling out. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/lightroom-classic-catalogs-explained.html https://camerasdecoded.com/blog/lightroom-classic-catalogs-explained.html A 12-year wedding photographer runs one catalog per year. Why your catalog setup decides how fast you can find anything \u2014 and what Lightroom's backup actually backs up. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Industry Signal