This Months Highlights:
- THE SURREAL WORLD OF INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY, TONY SWEET
- FROM CITIES TO SUBURBS, JAMES MAHER
- SPS PHOTO ESSAY COMPETITION
- LENS ON THE WORLD: NEPAL, CONNIE FRISBEE HOUDE
- FOCUS ON: HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A TRAVEL TRIP, CONNIE FRISBEE HOUDE
- WELCOMING WINTER'S DARK EMBRACE, CHRISSY DONADI
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Greetings from England and “The Photography Show”
It’s morning here at The Photography Show in Birmingham, England (an absolutely fantastic event – huge, too. Way larger than any US photography expo or convention). It’s my last day of presenting, and I’m pretty…
Lightroom Tip Tuesday: Adding Extraordinary Contrast
The Contrast slider can only take you so far – when you get to 100, how do you add even more contrast? Check out this Lightroom Tip Tuesday: Hope you found that helpful! Thursday I’m Off…
I Am Super-Psyched to Announce the 2024 KelbyOne Lightroom Conference
It’s happening on April 16th and 17th (with two bonus pre-con sessions on April 15th). It’s two full days, with two simultaneous training tracks, and an instructor team made up of the very best in…
How To Get Vibrance When Masking
Have you noticed when you use Lightroom masking feature, all the sliders are there….except for Vibrance. Yup, it’s not there. Or is it? Watch today’s short Lightroom Tip Tuesday and all will be revealed (insert…
The Mystery of the “Missing Transform Panel” in Camera Raw
I know a lot of you move back and forth between Lightroom and Photoshop in your workflow, and if you take an image over there and open Camera Raw, you might surprised (well, I was)…
An Incredible Learning Opportunity for Just Three More People (and a handy masking tip)
This is one of the most amazing, inspirational, challenging, and just downright amazing things you’ll see all day – it’s Joe McNally inviting you to spend 6-days with him doing something here’s never done before,…
Lightroom Tip Tuesday: How to Create Custom Photo Book Page Layouts
This is something we couldn’t do for years, and this is a game-changer when it comes to creating Photo Books in Lightroom Classic. Best thing is – it’s quick and easy, but there’s something you’ll want…
Getting Rid of That Purple or Pink Edge Fringe in Just One Click with Lightroom
If you see those nasty pink/purple or green lines around the edges of your image, especially visible sometimes after you apply some serious post-processing, you may be able to get rid of it with just…
How to Watermark Images For Online Proofing (follow-up to Monday’s post)
On Monday, I showed how to use Lightroom to do online proofing, and I had a reader ask if there’s a way to watermark the images. It’s not part of the online proofing feature per…
Lightroom Classic and Lightroom February Update
Adobe released a new update for Lightroom Classic (13.2), Lightroom desktop (7.2), and Camera Raw (16.2) that included a couple of small new features along with new camera support, new lens support, and bug fixes.…
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New Features in March 2024 update to Photoshop 25.5.1
New Features in Photoshop 25.5.1 March 2024 update In this tutorial, we will look at the new features added to Photoshop, as well as how to update Photoshop. This is a dot release, so it’s…
Create Adjustment Layer Presets in Photoshop
New in Photoshop: create custom Adjustment Layer presets and share them. Adjustment Presets were added to Photoshop recently, but we couldn’t make our own presets until now. They have a lot of advantages over actions…
The Mystery of the “Missing Transform Panel” in Camera Raw
I know a lot of you move back and forth between Lightroom and Photoshop in your workflow, and if you take an image over there and open Camera Raw, you might surprised (well, I was)…
Dodge and Burn Photos in Photoshop with the Adjustment Brush
Advanced tutorial for Photoshop Adjustment Brush, Dodge and Burn To dodge and burn is to paint with light and shadow. By doing this, we can add depth to photos. We can also use it to…
New Adjustment Brush in Photoshop
How to use the Adjustment Brush in Photoshop There is a new feature in Photoshop, which is only available in the public beta of Photoshop 2024 at the time of this writing. How to get…
Ultimate Guide to ACR Lightroom Color Grading Tool
Complete guide to Color grading in Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW Have you ever wondered how to use the Color grading tool inside Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw? Here is your complete guide to all…
Select and Mask in Photoshop free masterclass Pt 2 fix Smooth edges
Free Photoshop Tutorial. Ultimate Guide to Select and Mask in Photoshop. PART 2: Smooth edges Adobe Photoshop mini masterclass on Select and Mask. The video and written steps explain how every tool in Select and…
How to use Select and Mask in Photoshop. Refine edges on every cutout
Free Photoshop tutorial. Ultimate guide to select and mask in Photoshop part 1 Hair and Fur When you make selections to cut out images, often you will have problems with the edges. You’ll see halos,…
Texture, Clarity and Dehaze in Lightroom + ACR explained. The Ultimate Comparision
When and where do I use Clarity, or Dehaze or texture in Lightroom and Camera RAW? Answered Continuing on my deep dive series into the different settings in Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW (The adjustments…
Tone Panel, most important settings in Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW
Most important Lightroom settings This tutorial focuses on the Tone adjustments in Lightroom and ACR. These are the most important settings to begin editing your images. This simple tutorial shows you an effective way to…