Erin Quigley
Role: digital imaging consultant, underwater photographer, educator First appearance: 2010 ([1]) Affiliation: GoAskErin.com; The Digital Shootout
Biography
Erin Quigley is a digital imaging consultant specializing in customized workflows and editing strategies using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for the underwater photographic community. She is an award-winning underwater photographer and video editor, A.C.E. Adobe expert certified, and the creator of GoAskErin.com, which provides custom tutorials and one-on-one digital solutions specifically developed for underwater photographers ([2]).
Based in Los Angeles, California, Quigley is a regular presenter at The Digital Shootout, where she also runs the “Go Ask Erin” digital help desk ([3], [4]).
Contributions
- Post-processing education: Created numerous tutorials on underwater photography post-processing, including backscatter removal techniques using Photoshop CS6 (combining selections, layers, the move tool, Gaussian blur, and noise) and white balance workflows in Lightroom 4 ([5], [6]).
- “Essential Post Processing for Underwater Photographers” series: Produced a video tutorial series using Lightroom 4, covering topics including white balance. Emphasized the importance of using before/after toggle views to avoid acclimatizing to color casts ([7]).
- Digital Shootout presenter: Regular staff member at The Digital Shootout events in Bonaire, holding sessions on Lightroom alongside other industry professionals ([8]).
- Gear beta testing: Quigley tested a prototype of Backscatter’s AirLock vacuum system on multiple trips with “an otherwise unpredictable housing,” reporting in article comments that it “made a huge difference” — an endorsement that reflected her practical authority with the community. (article comments)
- Competition success: Placed 4th in Marine Life Portrait at Ocean Art 2010 and received Honorable Mention in Marine Life at Beneath the Sea 2011 for “Guadalupe Grande” ([9], [10]).
Timeline
- 2010-12: Placed 4th in Marine Life Portrait at Ocean Art 2010 competition ([11])
- 2011-03: Received Honorable Mention in Marine Life category at Beneath the Sea 2011 for “Guadalupe Grande” ([12])
- 2012-07: Published “White Balance in Lightroom 4” tutorial as part of “Essential Post Processing for Underwater Photographers” series on Vimeo ([13])
- 2013-03: Published backscatter removal tutorial using Photoshop CS6 on Vimeo ([14])
- 2013-07: Held Lightroom sessions at the 2013 Digital Shootout in Bonaire ([15])
- 2015-03: Published GoAskErin “Master List” consolidating all tutorials ([16])
- 2018-11: Presented at DEMA IRC; released 9 free PDF tutorials ([17])
- 2020-01: Judged DPG/Wetpixel Masters 2020 ([18])
- 2020-04: Launched free Go Ask Erin Zoom webinar series (3x/week) during COVID ([19])
- 2021-12: Launched Water Replacement workshops using Photoshop Sky Replacement ([20])
References
Sources
- Wetpixel article, Dec 14, 2010: Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 3, 2013: Erin Quigleys Tutorial On Backscatter Removal ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 3, 2013: Erin Quigleys Tutorial On Backscatter Removal ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 16, 2013: Report From The Digital Shootout Published ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 3, 2013: Erin Quigleys Tutorial On Backscatter Removal ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 22, 2012: White Balance In Lightroom 4 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 22, 2012: White Balance In Lightroom 4 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 16, 2013: Report From The Digital Shootout Published ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 14, 2010: Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 15, 2011: Beneath The Sea Results Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 14, 2010: Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 15, 2011: Beneath The Sea Results Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 22, 2012: White Balance In Lightroom 4 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 3, 2013: Erin Quigleys Tutorial On Backscatter Removal ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 16, 2013: Report From The Digital Shootout Published ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 14, 2015: Goaskerin Tutorials The Master List ↩
- Wetpixel article, Nov 13, 2018: Erin Quigley Adds Lightroom And Photoshop Tutorials ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 7, 2020: Announcing The Dpg Wetpixel Masters Underwater Imaging Competition 2020 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Apr 4, 2020: Erin Quigley Announces Webinar Series ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 7, 2021: Go Ask Erin Announces Water Replacement Workshops ↩
- Ocean Art competition winners announced (article) ↩
- Beneath the Sea results announced (article) ↩
- White balance in Lightroom 4 (article) ↩
- Erin Quigley’s tutorial on backscatter removal (article) ↩
- Report from the 2013 Digital Shootout published (article) ↩
- GoAskErin tutorials: the master list (article) ↩
- Erin Quigley adds Lightroom and Photoshop tutorials (article) ↩
- Announcing the DPG/Wetpixel Masters 2020 (article) ↩
- Erin Quigley announces webinar series (article) ↩
- Go Ask Erin announces Water Replacement workshops (article) ↩