Gene McCullagh

Gene McCullagh

About me

I am an Adobe Community Expert, an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop, and InDesign, an avid Lightroom fan, and very excited about being part of this new community experience for Adobe! I hope I can help users learn and appreciate the power of Lightroom & Photoshop and learn from them as well.

I discovered photography when I was about 14. My parents gave me a small Yashica camera for graduation and I just started clicking away. Realizing rather quickly that every click cost money, I explored the magical (and messy) world of the darkroom. That saved money and let me continue my black & white exploration of the world. Somewhere between then and now life sped up and photography slowed down. Several years ago I reacquainted myself with digital photography. It's amazing how quickly 1 megapixel cameras have grown!

I now do freelance photography ranging from portrait to landscape to product shots. Lightroom has been a great tool to organize and process all those files! The challenge for me in this digital age is to slow down and not just rapid fire images. Yes, I know every click is virtually free now, but getting it right in the camera still has its merits!

I belong to the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). I am also the Co-Founder, Manager and a frequent blogger for the Dallas Fort Worth Adobe User Group (DFWAUG). I write for O'Reilly's Inside Lightroom

I also run Lightroom Secrets, devoted to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Interests

photography, teaching, Lightroom, Photoshop, InDesign

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