This Months Highlights:
- STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, ESSDRAS M. SUAREZ
- 2025 LUBA RICKET CREATIVITY COMPETITION
- THE MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE PROJECT, JIM CRANER
- FOCUS ON: WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE, CYNTHIA PLACEK/li>
- TROY COLLECTOR'S CAMERA QUEST
- DO NOT DELETE, SARAH MANINO
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April Updates to Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Camera Raw
Adobe has released the latest round of updates for Lightroom Classic (LrC) 14.3, Lightroom desktop (Lr) 8.3, Lightroom (Lr) mobile 10.3, and Camera Raw (ACR) 17.3. Head over to your Creative Cloud Application manager app,…
Here’s The Official Trailer For Next Month’s “Lightroom Conference 2025”
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Friday Lightroom Tip: How to “Dock” The Masks Panel In The Right Side Panels
I get asked this question a lot since in all my tutorials, my Mask panel appears near the top of my right side panels rather than at its default location, where it’s floating over the…
Don’t Sleep On This Underestimated Lightroom Tool!
I did a short video to show one of the most powerful yet underrated, or underestimated, or under-something tools in all of Lightroom – check it out below: I use this tool almost every day,…
Q. Do I Need To Prep My Lightroom Files For Uploading To Adobe Portfolio?
Adobe Portfolio is an online portfolio site that uses professionally designed templates so you can have an online portfolio really quickly and easily. It is hosted by Adobe and is included in your Adobe subscription,…
Select Subject in Photoshop Just Got Crazy Better! Crazy!
You’ve gotta see this new video from Terry White on the insane improvements to Photoshop’s Select Subject inside the new public Beta version of Photoshop – it’s night-and-day! (and I imagine it won’t be long…
Why are there tools missing in Camera RAW sometimes?
Where are the missing tools in ACR, and why do they only show sometimes? You may notice sometimes when you open Camera RAW, some tools are showing and other times they are gone. This can…
When Lightroom’s Virtual Copies Can Really Come In Handy
Although we’ve talked about Virtual Copies here on the blog, I haven’t done anything about them recently for people new to Lightroom Classic, so today that’s what we’re doing. So, when would Virtual Copies come…
Remove People in Adobe Camera RAW – ACR
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My Favorite Shots From Antarctica
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New 2025 Wacom Intuos Pro hands on review
Wacom Intuos Pro (2025) Review: A Love Letter to Precision (with a Few Scribbles in the Margins) So, I finally got my hands on the newly redesigned Wacom Intuos Pro, and let me tell you,…
Dynamic text in Photoshop automatically create beautiful blocks of text
How to use Dynamic text in Photoshop Dynamic text will automatically format your text into a block and resize everything to fit a block. You can resize and change the proportions of the box and…
Auto Selections in Photoshop with difficult backgrounds
New ai Selection Tools in Photoshop with Difficult edges. Last week, I made a tutorial showing the quality of the edges in the updated ai selection tools in Photoshop. The results are very good. See…
New Photoshop Feature for Changing Colors
Photoshop has introduced a new feature, the Adjust Color tool, designed to make changing colors in your images easier and more effective. This tool simplifies color adjustments, providing better control over hues and saturation while…
Creating a 3D Glowing Text Effect in Photoshop
In this guide, you'll learn how to create eye-catching 3D glow text in Photoshop using a simple, step-by-step process. The technique is beginner-friendly yet versatile enough for experienced designers, making it ideal for a wide…
Ultimate Halftone Effect in Photoshop
Learn how to create stunning halftone effects in Photoshop step by step with this comprehensive tutorial. Whether it’s a classic black-and-white halftone, a vibrant color halftone, or even a smooth gradient halftone, this guide will…
Photoshop auto masks, new feature no one is talking about
Photoshop has introduced a powerful new feature: AI-driven auto masks. This update takes the hassle out of making precise selections, saving you time and effort. Instead of manually refining edges or using traditional tools, the…
Newly updated ai selections and masks in Photoshop are amazing
One of the most important updates in Photoshop Adobe has just updated the training and algorithm for Select subject and its huge. This ai selection tool is working much better than it had. Select subject…
Select Subject in Photoshop Just Got Crazy Better! Crazy!
You’ve gotta see this new video from Terry White on the insane improvements to Photoshop’s Select Subject inside the new public Beta version of Photoshop – it’s night-and-day! (and I imagine it won’t be long…
New Adjust Colors in Photoshop, easily change colors the new way
Change colors in Photoshop the new(ish) way There are 2 parts to the Adjust Color. The option in the taskbar is brand new. We also have an updated Hue Saturation panel. These are currently in…