Almost everyone who’s spent more than a little time with a camera shoots to RAW. After all, RAW lets you make bad photos average, average photos excellent, and excellent photos even better. That’s because it offers significantly more image data than, for example, JPG. And thanks to this it gives you room for much better edits. So let’s take a look at how to work with it.

Blown highlights (overexposed areas) are a common problem, especially for beginner photographers. The good news: they’re easy to avoid — if you follow a few rules while shooting and know a few quick corrections in Zoner Studio. Below you’ll learn how to rescue areas that are too bright or too dark in your pictures.

Blowouts, also called blown highlights, are overexposed areas in a photo where detail is completely lost. They can easily ruin an otherwise great shot. Learn how to avoid blowouts both while shooting and during editing. 

Learn how to set your aperture, shutter speed, and ISO for a variety of shooting situations—from landscapes and portraits to sports and macro. You’ll gain confidence in handling your camera’s settings so you’re ready for just about anything. Manual mode gives photographers the most control. It’s not the easiest option, but it helps you understand the rules of photography so you can better decide when it makes sense to use manual mode and when another mode might serve you better.     

Shooting in the dark or low light is a challenge for photographers. Whether it’s a city at night, an interior, or evening portraits, these photos are often plagued by digital noise, blur, and a loss of detail. I’ll show you how to properly set up your camera for low-light and night photography, what to avoid, and how to use adjustments and the right equipment to get great pictures.

This Slovenian lake is so famous that people from all over the world come to visit and photograph it. I couldn’t resist. I had to get my own shots of Lake Bled. With an early wake-up call before the crack of dawn, I managed to get the classic views, but there’s one photo I like even more. It was part luck, part determination. Read on to see how it all came together.  

Enhancing exposure and contrast in your photos are among the most basic adjustments. There are many options for adjusting exposure and contrast in Zoner Photo Studio X. You can choose between several possible techniques for contrast alone. Check out these techniques and get rid of dull images once and for all.

If the sun is directly facing you, you’re going to have backlit photos. This is true whether you’re taking group photos, photographing landmarks, or nature. These photos usually end up in the trash. But don’t worry. I’ll show you how you can save backlit photos and restore the original atmosphere and dynamic range.

Many famous photographers have gained recognition for breaking the rules. Contrast is one of the basic composition rules for photography. We use contrast to emphasize differences in the highlights, shadows, and colors. This time, we’re going to break these rules using Zoner Photo Studio X.

Almost every single photo you take requires some type of editing. All it takes is a few simple steps to take your photo up a notch. Whether you need to lighten up a photo that’s too dark, or you want to crop it, this article combined with Zoner Photo Studio X can help you.