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Beginner photographers are often overwhelmed with inspiration. So many people to learn from. This does settle after a while. There’s often that Dunning-Kruger time when they feel they know everything and have little left to learn. They simply don’t know what they don’t know. 

At some point, they see or hear something that makes them realize how little they really know. This can lead to disappointment in their work and despair at ever improving. 

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Sean McCormack

Sean McCormack is a commercial, and editorial photographer, book author, and regular contributor to Digital Camera magazine based in Galway, Ireland. He has extensive experience with Lightroom, dating back to its original beta version, and has tried out just about every plugin and preset available. His latest book is Essential Development 3: 25 Tips for Lightroom Classic’s Develop Module