One of the most widely used applications out there for sorting and editing through images is Adobe Lightroom. While it’s without doubt the cream of the crop in terms of photo management and editing tools, it’s not particularly friendly toward new users.
Thankfully, it’s not that difficult to pick up on. So long as you understand a few of the basics, you shouldn’t have much trouble getting your photos to look how you want in a minimal amount of time.
To help break down the basics of editing a photo in Lightroom, Marc Silber of Advancing Your Photography has created a convenient video that walks through just a few rudimentary alterations.
The workflow Silber uses is similar to mine. Within the Develop module of Lightroom, Silber explains how he works his way from the top, all the way down to the bottom of the module, making sure to edit his photos one step at a time.
Following such a workflow helps because Adobe has specifically arranged the editing options in an order that helps you establish the bigger changes in the images before diving into the more detailed ones. This prevents those smaller changes to the photo from appearing bad due to not having a clean image to work with in the first place.
From exposure adjustments to custom alignment, Silber makes use of all six minutes to squeeze as much information in there as possible. There are plenty of nuances to learn when editing photos, but this guide will help to get you off on the right foot so you can get those photos edited and get back out to shoot more.
Full-frame cameras tend to be chunky beasts, but Sigma wants to prove that big imaging doesn't need a big body. Enter the Sigma FP2, the successor to its tiny, boxy fp mirrorless camera. It keeps the same modular design but packs in some serious upgrades, including a 24.5-megapixel partially stacked full-frame sensor, improved autofocus, 6K video recording, and 70GB of built-in storage. Sigma calls it the world's smallest full-frame camera, and while it might be tiny, the same cannot be said for its price tag.
Sigma FP2 brings faster shooting and 6K video
A phone thermal camera is one of those tools you don’t think you need until the first time it saves you from an expensive problem, and the Thermal Master P3 just got easier to try. For Halloween, it’s discounted with the code THERMCAM10, a 10% cut that works out to $107 off the total. It’s also fresh off a win at the 2026 Tom’s Guide AI Awards for best phone thermal camera, which is the kind of third-party nod that separates a serious tool from the cheap clip-on sensors that flood this category.
We are nearing Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which officially run October 6 and 7. But there is no need to wait until the sale begins to start looking. Early offers are already live, and camera gear is one category where I found enough worthwhile discounts to put together a proper creator-focused list.
I’ve deliberately gone wider than interchangeable-lens cameras here. There are pocket and action cameras, a 360 camera, an instant camera, two wireless microphone systems, and a pair of webcams covering very different budgets. Prices were checked on October 2, and as always with Amazon, they can move quickly.