Recommended Resources

These are tools I genuinely use, inspiring people and music.

No filler — just things that have made a real difference to me and my work. Some links earn me a small commission. Most do not.

Tools and equipment

Quick Mask Pro

The most precise sky masking tool I’ve used in Photoshop — lightyears ahead of Adobe’s built-in function. Not a big surprise that this plugin was made by Joel Tjintjelaar. If you do manual blending or work with complex skies, this will save you significant time without sacrificing control.

No commission on this one. Just worth knowing about.

bwvision.com/quickmaskpro

Music

I could list up some famous bands that I really like. But as they are already famous it makes more sense to me to share artists that are not famous yet, but – in my opinion – as good or even better than the popular ones

Social Animals

I listened to them by coincidence as they were the support act of “Ash” during their European Tour.
I was immediately blown away by the music, feeling and lyrics. The band members are from Nashville Tennessee and