Gene McCullagh

Gene McCullagh is an Adobe Community Professional, an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom, and an avid Lightroom fan. He has written several feature articles for Photoshop User Magazine and Lightroom Magazine. In addition to running Lightroom Secrets (http://lightroomsecrets.com) a site dealing with Lightroom and photography, he also contribute to several blogs, moderates on the Adobe forums, and helps out on lightroomforums.net.

Gene is a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). He is also the Co-Founder, Manager and a frequent blogger for the Dallas Fort Worth Adobe User Group (DFWAUG).

"I discovered photography when I was about 14. My parents gave me a small Yashica camera for graduation and I just started clicking away. Realizing rather quickly that every click cost money, I explored the magical (and messy) world of the darkroom. That saved money and let me continue my black & white exploration of the world. Somewhere between then and now life sped up and photography slowed down. Several years ago I reacquainted myself with digital photography. It's amazing how quickly 1 megapixel cameras have grown!

Teaching photographers about Lightroom and Photoshop is a great joy for me. Whether in a group or one-on-one, that flash of understanding that inevitably happens is priceless!"