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- 2022 CREATIVE COMPETITION WINNERS
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How to “Clone” Inside of Lightroom (and the Photoshop World Conference is Almost Here)
This is a quick, easy trick to do something you probably didn’t think Lightroom could do. Check it out below: Pretty cool little trick, eh? Tons of Lightroom Classes Coming UP At the Photoshop World…
The August 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!
The August 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how the three P’s of Lightroom—profiles, presets, and plug-ins—can help you create better images faster, plus…
Finding People in Lightroom Classic
Organizing your photo library is one of the main jobs of Lightroom Classic (LrC), but it is not nearly as much fun as editing. However, leveraging the power of face recognition to assist you in…
Lightroom Users: Come Explore Tuscany With Me This October
I only do a few hands-on workshops each year, and I’m very excited to announce one I think will be absolutely unforgettable. Come join world-class photographer Mimo Meidany and me in the beautiful Tuscany region of…
How Would This Photo Look in Black & White?
If you’ve ever wondered that about one of your images, here’s a super quick way in Lightroom Classic to see a preview of it in black and white, and then we’ll look at what to…
Calling All Photo Walk Leaders: My 13th Annual World Wide Photo Walk is Back In Person! 
We are back, and I am so excited to be walking in person with a group once again (I’ll be leading a walk in Edinburgh, Scotland – sign-ups will be open for my walk by tonight).…
Masking Hack: Part 2
Last month I shared a way to trick the Select Sky function to select the reflection in water using either Camera Raw (ACR) or via sync to the desktop version of Lightroom (Lr) when starting…
The July 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!
The July 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and KelbyOne Mags for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how you can quickly and easily create content for all your social media channels using Adobe…
How to properly sync Lightroom Classic with Lightroom mobile apps
How to sync all your photos through Lightroom There are 2 different versions of Lightroom. This tutorial explains why there are 2 versions and shows you how to make them talk to each other. You…
Editing Video in Lightroom (Lr)
Back in the June 2022 update I mentioned that Adobe added the ability to edit video in the Lightroom (cloud) family of apps. I got a chance to use it this week, and wanted to…
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The August 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!
The August 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how the three P’s of Lightroom—profiles, presets, and plug-ins—can help you create better images faster, plus…
How to add strong color to white in Photoshop
Changing difficult colors in Photoshop One of the common tasks people want to do in Photoshop is changing the colors of objects in pictures. There are several ways to change colors in Photoshop, but colorizing…
How to use Blend if in Photoshop – Remove backgrounds without selections
Cut out objects in Photoshop easily without selections with blend if Blend if, or Advanced blending is somewhat of a secret weapon in Photoshop. It’s really easy to use and it’s been in Photoshop forever.…
How to make Double Exposure with custom brushes in Photoshop
How to make a better double exposure in Photoshop The double exposure is a great digital art technique and it’s very popular, because you can get really high end looking results with a small amount…
Download High resolution Webb Space Telescope images, how to enhance space photos in Photoshop
Enhancing space photos from the James Webb Telescope This week is a big week for science and photography. NASA has unveiled the very first images from the new Space Telescope that can collect 6 times…
The July 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!
The July 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and KelbyOne Mags for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how you can quickly and easily create content for all your social media channels using Adobe…
How to properly sync Lightroom Classic with Lightroom mobile apps
How to sync all your photos through Lightroom There are 2 different versions of Lightroom. This tutorial explains why there are 2 versions and shows you how to make them talk to each other. You…
How to refine a mask in Lightroom and camera Raw
How to Make your masks better in Lightroom and Camera Raw Lightroom and ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) share the same processing, so this tutorial applies to both. (I’m using Lightroom Classic 2022 for this, it…
4 quick ways to fix photos in under a minute in Photoshop, that you may not have known
4 Ways to quickly fix a photo, using Apply image and more in Photoshop There are many ways to fix photos in Photoshop and I have written many tutorials about them. I want to offer…
Avoid the 3 worst photo editing mistakes in Photoshop
There are a lot of ways to do things in Photoshop. Sometimes it doesn’t matter which way you do them, however there are some best practices. There are some things, you just shouldn’t do because…
