Free downloads to help with your photography: cheat sheets, Photoshop actions, backgrounds and more. This page is updated regularly, so check back often.
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Shooting in manual? Get the reference guide
A printable photography reference guide to keep beside you while you learn to shoot in manual.
Cheat sheets & charts
Camera mode reference guide
A quick reference to your camera’s shooting modes.
Lightroom keyboard shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts I use every day to speed up my post-processing.
PNG
Depth-of-field chart
See how your aperture affects your focus area.
Photoshop actions
Free actions to install in Photoshop. Each one is a ZIP file.
ZIP · Photoshop action
Dodge and burn
My dodge and burn action for Photoshop.
ZIP · Photoshop action
Sharpening
The Ministry of Photo sharpening action.
ZIP · Photoshop action
Frequency separation
My frequency separation actions for retouching.
Backgrounds
ZIP
Portrait photography backgrounds
A pack of digital backgrounds for portrait work.
JPG
Product photography gradient
A gradient background for product photography.
For working photographers
DOCX
Generic client contract
A free contract template. Use it as a base to create your own.
Adobe help page
Tethered shooting support
Does Lightroom Classic support your camera for tethered shooting? Check your model on Adobe’s list.
A free Lightroom preset, every month
Sing up to get each new preset free, every month.
Thinking about getting Photoshop?
Adobe’s Photography plan gives you Lightroom and Photoshop, everything you need to edit your photographs.
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