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Sharing with Cloud Services
Last week I wrote about some ways to share photos from Lightroom Classic using the good old Export dialog. Of course you could simply attach those photos to an email or save them to a…
The Settings I Use When Saving An Image as JPEG
Here’s a question I get asked a lot, and it’s an easy one to answer because I’ve been using the same settings for saving my JPEGs out of Lightroom for around 14-years now. What I…
ON1 Releases the Next-Generation Photo Enlargement Software
ON1 Resize, powered by Genuine Fractals, has been the gold standard for photo resizing and preparing your photo’s final output, and it has been for over twenty years. ON1 says the new ON1 Resize AI…
Exploring Ways to Share Photos from Lightroom Classic
Lightroom Classic (LrC) makes a great home base for your photo library, but a common question comes up in the form of how to best share those photos with others for viewing and possibly even…
There’s a Camera Conference Next Week and You’re Invited
Hey, everybody – I’m back from nine days in Prague, and I’m ready to get back at it (I was leading a travel photography workshop, and it was epic. Epic! What a blast!). Anyway, next…
How to edit amazing looking photos in Lightroom Classic
How to edit amazing looking photos in Lightroom Classic Hi Cafe Crew! In this tutorial, I’m going to show you the steps I take to edit a photo in Lightroom Classic. Before and after image…
Photoshop For Lightroom Users: The Sharpening Filters
I’m in Prague today, leading a travel photography workshop, so I thought I’d do an installment of Photoshop for Lightroom Users column to kick off this week (since I won’t be posting much until next…
Boris FX Optics: Lens Flares & Film Effects in Lightroom
By Ross Shain If you enjoy exploring lighting and special effects in your edits and would like to do more in Lightroom without jumping to Photoshop, this tutorial might be for you. Boris FX Optics…
Finding a Photo’s Location on a Drive
It is not uncommon for a Lightroom Classic (LrC) user to become confused about where a given photo is actually stored on a drive. This can be when performing a search using the Library Filter…
When to Use Lightroom’s Awesome “Draft Mode” Printing (and when not to)
If you’re printing a multi-photo layout from Lightroom Classic (there’s one below, for example), I would encourage you to turn on “Draft Mode Printing” (as seen above) to have your print come out of the…
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Double process, stunning photo edits in Photoshop and Lightroom
Get Stunning detail in sky and shadows in Photoshop without HDR, using the Double trick. In this Photoshop tutorial, I’m going to show you how to process the same image twice and then combine the…
ON1 Releases the Next-Generation Photo Enlargement Software
ON1 Resize, powered by Genuine Fractals, has been the gold standard for photo resizing and preparing your photo’s final output, and it has been for over twenty years. ON1 says the new ON1 Resize AI…
Remove distractions in photos with Photoshop advanced Content Aware Fill
Easily remove distractions from a photo in Photoshop using advanced Content Aware Fill In this photoshop tutorial, I’ll show you an easy way to retouch a photo and get rid of a distracting background. Here…
How to edit amazing looking photos in Lightroom Classic
How to edit amazing looking photos in Lightroom Classic Hi Cafe Crew! In this tutorial, I’m going to show you the steps I take to edit a photo in Lightroom Classic. Before and after image…
Photoshop For Lightroom Users: The Sharpening Filters
I’m in Prague today, leading a travel photography workshop, so I thought I’d do an installment of Photoshop for Lightroom Users column to kick off this week (since I won’t be posting much until next…
Boris FX Optics: Lens Flares & Film Effects in Lightroom
By Ross Shain If you enjoy exploring lighting and special effects in your edits and would like to do more in Lightroom without jumping to Photoshop, this tutorial might be for you. Boris FX Optics…
Add birds to a photo in Photoshop, make background transparent
Add birds to photos in Photoshop, combine pictures and make transparent background. This is a fun tutorial. When you have a great landscape photo, you can really add life to it by adding a flock…
The April 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!
The April 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and KelbyOne Mags for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how removing distractions in your images can place the focus on the things that really matter,…
How to clear recent files from Photoshop Home Screen
How to remove the recent files from Photoshop Home-screen. Recently, I was needing to hide the thumbnails from Photoshop’s welcome screen. I was about to do a livestream and didn’t want to show my client’s…
Photoshop For Lightroom Users: The Power of Layer Masks
Welcome back once again and by now, you’re probably getting a little tired of the whole learning Layers thing, but I have good news. This week wraps up the Layers portion of our Photoshop journey,…
