We’d all love to make better photographs with the gear we already own. It turns out that one of favorite instructors is a strong proponent of five daily habits that he says will instantly boost your skills without spending a dime.

Anthony Crothers is a notable British pro with 35 years behind the lens and two decades of teaching. The goal of his informative YouTube channel is to make photography simple, inspiring, and fun, while increasing your confidence in the field. Today’s quick episode takes a different approach to fulfilling that promise.

Whether you’re just starting out or a more-experienced shooter, the five daily habits recommend by Crothers will train your eye to spot great light and moments, build confidence through consistency, and help increase your odds of success when shooting in less-than-ideal situations.

Crothers also describes the value of reviewing images you captured the past, and how interacting with like-minded photographers will significantly accelerate your growth. He provides a bonus tip at the end that involves assigning yourself an ongoing “mini project” that will expand your creative vision.

It likely that Crothers’ first tip is one you’ve heard before, but it’s time to take it to heart by always carrying a camera and a lightweight, versatile lens.  Sure, we all have a capable phone in our pocket for capturing unexpected moments but turning to a mobile device won’t help you master key settings and technical skills with your DSLR or mirrorless camera.                                                                                                                              

Next on Crothers’ non-nonsense approach is sucking it up and venturing out in so-called “bad conditions” that often provide the most dramatic opportunities for attention-grabbing images. These are precisely the times you’ll discover threatening clouds and a wide variety of other atmospheric effects that are often the reason for compelling imagery.

And there’s no point in carrying a camera everywhere you go, unless shooting everyday becomes one of your priorities. There are three more daily habits to embrace as this four-minute lesson unfolds. Once the video concludes head over to Crother’s popular YouTube channel where there are many more how-to videos to explore.

We also recommend watching the earlier tutorial we featured with a highly acclaimed instructor who demonstrates how to avoid ruining your hard-earned photographs with a “massive” post-processing mistake that’s super easy to fix with a bit of restraint.

Zoner Studio, winner of the prestigious EISA Best Photo Software Award for 2025-26, has announced several exciting enhancements that are available now. The new features are being added to Zoner Studio license holders’ apps automatically.

If there’s one thing we can count on, it’s the constant stream of new features that are added to Zoner Studio, making the powerful photo editor more functional and efficient at no additional cost to users.

Here are the top three enhancements for fall of 2025.

1. Expanded Image Selection
In addition to selecting faces, Zoner Studio now automatically detects entire figures, animals, vehicles and airplanes. This frees up time that was otherwise wasted zooming in while comparing shots or sorting dozens, even hundreds of photos to see what was in focus, etc. This feature works entirely offline with local calculations and displays results in seconds.

Watch this official Zoner Studio YouTube video for more details.

2. AI Resize
Eliminating another frustration, Zoner Studio can easily preserve the quality of cropped photos, using either Reconstructive Interpolation or Generative Resize. Find that a cropped selection too small to be useful? This features resolves that pinch-point.

Watch this official Zoner Studio YouTube video for more details.

3. Enhanced Photo Book Tools & More
Numerous improvements across the Zoner Studio platform aid photographers who want high-quality, realistic results without the gimmicks. Improvements include easier selection, quicker edits and streamlined export.

It’s now easier than ever to enjoy the most compelling photo-sharing vehicle, the photo book. Zoner Studio has added features and tools to make photo book creation a snap.

Watch this official Zoner Studio YouTube video for more details.

Two new video editing updates: Enlarge the audio track for perfectly smooth cuts. Copy objects, clips and text between videos with ease.

Here’s a link to a complete rundown on the Zoner Studio Fall 2025 Enhancements and Upgrades.

Know About Zoner Studio?
Zoner Studio is a powerful, fully-featured editor and everything you need to import, organize, quick edit, advanced edit and print your photos, plus edit video, all from the same interface. An affordable alternative to Lightroom and Photoshop designed for Windows 10 and 11 based PCs, Zoner Studio software has been downloaded more than 10,000,000 times.

Zero-Risk Free Trial
Download the full version of Zoner Studio for Windows 10 and 11 PCs and try it for 7 days absolutely free and with no obligation. No credit card required.

Zoner Studio can be purchased for $5.99 per month or $59 for a full year.

Learn more about Zoner Studio from the links below and the Zoner website.

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Who is Zoner Studio Exactly?
With over 10,000,000 downloads from their website, Zoner Studio is well-established and recognized around the world. Founded back in 1993 out of love for photography, the Zoner Studio series is used by millions of photographers around the world—100,000 in the US alone—from the ranks of absolute beginners to seasoned professionals. Zoner Inc’s corporate headquarters are located in the Czech Republic and the USA, with additional corporate offices located in North America, Central Europe, and Japan.

Take the multiple award winner for a test drive and see the results for yourself.

∞ Shutterbug Staff