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The Secret To Editing Those Fireworks Images From Last Night in Lightroom
There are a couple of things you can do to really make your fireworks images pop (no pun intended), and we take you through the post-processing step-by-step in this episode of ‘The Grid” below. We…
How To Use Lightroom’s “Guided Upright” To Fix Lens Perspective Problems
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Don’t panic! It is not unusual to hear reports of some or all photos seemingly going missing after a new version of Lightroom Classic comes out that requires the upgrade of a copy of your…
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This is just a quickie, but it shows how a little masking goes a long way. Above: Here’s the raw image out of the camera. Here’s a link to download the Raw image if you…
New Features in Adobe Camera RAW 2024 ACR 16.3
What’s new in Camera Raw? Adobe updated Camera Raw to Version 16.3 and added some nice new features. These features work exactly the same way in Lightroom Classic. The video goes quite in-depth, but I’ll…
Generative Remove in Lightroom deep dive
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In the May update we saw the Lens Blur feature graduate from early access to a full-fledged feature, and with that came a set of adaptive presets for applying lens blur. We’ve seen other forms…
Lightroom Just Got Even Better…But It Still Needs This.
I can tell you, from doing hands-on Lightroom workshops, that the two most intimidating and confusing parts of Lightroom Classic are (1) the Import window and (2) the Export window. Fixing the import window is…
Massive Lightroom Classic 13.3 update, May 2024. Generative remove, Sony tether and more
New Lightroom Classic Features This tutorial in an overview of the newest Lightroom Classic features released this morning by Adobe. This tutorial shows you how to use the main new features in classic. Remember these…
May Update for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Camera Raw
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How to edit a photo in Photoshop using Pen Pressure & Wacom Tablet
Using Pen Pressure in Photoshop to edit a photo with a Wacom Tablet This tutorial shows you how to paint on adjustments with pen pressure to add depth and drama to a photo in Photoshop…
Best Monitor for MacBook Pro or Mac Studio in 2024
BenQ 3225U This is a 32″ 4k Thunderbolt, IPS black panel with 2000:1 contrasts ratio. It supports HDR 10 and HDR 400 and is 400 nits brightness. It contains a USB HUB which reduces clutter…
Photoshop 2024 Adjustment brush gets auto selections, how do partial adjustments on photos the easy way
Ai selections in Photoshop with the new Adjustment Brush. You may be aware of the Adjustment brush added in Photoshop 2024. It does the same thing as an Adjustment Layer and painting on the mask.…
How to get much better results from Generative Fill and remove tool in Photoshop
Remove tool / Generative Fill: Why your ai removals aren’t working well in Photoshop Generative ai is a great way to remove anything from an image in Photoshop. Sometimes they don’t work well. You try…
New Features in Adobe Camera RAW 2024 ACR 16.3
What’s new in Camera Raw? Adobe updated Camera Raw to Version 16.3 and added some nice new features. These features work exactly the same way in Lightroom Classic. The video goes quite in-depth, but I’ll…
Generative Remove in Lightroom deep dive
Things you may not know about Generative Remove in Lightroom Lets take a deeper look into Generative Remove in Lightroom Classic. It works exactly the same in Camera Raw. If you can’t upgrade Lightroom see…
6 Fantastic and Absolutely Free Photoshop Plugins and Panels
Photoshop plugins are real timesavers. That’s nothing new. Some of them, such as those from Topaz Labs, Filter Forge, and OnOne Software are incredible extensions to Photoshop. But sometimes you either don’t have the budget or…
Download Beautiful Arnetalia Free Script Font
Arnetalia is a beautiful modern calligraphy typeface with natural hand-writing styles and irregularly bouncy characters. This script is great to give some personal touches to wedding invitations, greeting cards, scrapbooks, and other creative designs. Download…
Massive Lightroom Classic 13.3 update, May 2024. Generative remove, Sony tether and more
New Lightroom Classic Features This tutorial in an overview of the newest Lightroom Classic features released this morning by Adobe. This tutorial shows you how to use the main new features in classic. Remember these…
Enhance Detail and increase Resolution in Photoshop Generative ai
How to get better resolution out of Adobe Photoshop Generative Fill Generative fill does an amazing job, especially with Version 3 of Firefly. The biggest setback is the lack gf resolution. In this tutorial we…