Jim Nix Photography

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Cool blues, warm light. My favorite combination. 💙🔥

09/04/2026

Fall is around the corner and I cannot wait to get some more photos of the San Juans in Colorado.

08/28/2026

It may still be nearly 100 degrees in Austin, but my mind is on the cool temps and gorgeous landscapes of the San Juan Mountains in CO. I can't wait to return and capture these scenes again! Luminar

08/23/2026

I'm a big fan of bold, colorful images - but even I sometimes just feel like a monochrome does a better job at expressing my vision for a shot. Here are a few that I particularly like, from various locations I've shot over the years. Are you a monochrome fan?

08/21/2026

Knowing how to use the tools doesn’t automatically make you a better editor.

The real question is why you’re using them.

I wrote about the difference between tools and principles - and why the “why” matters more than the “how” when editing your photos.

https://jimnix.com/blog/2026/8/17/its-not-about-how-its-about-why

08/11/2026

Think presets are just a one-click way to edit a photo? A great preset is actually about creating a starting point that works for your photos - and getting that right takes a little more thought than you might think. Here's my approach to building better presets in Luminar. 👇 Luminar
https://jimnix.com/blog/2026/8/11/how-to-build-the-perfect-preset-in-luminar