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My New Book: “The Lightroom Seven-Point System” Is Here!

Just Released: Scott Kelby’s Lightroom 7-Point System We actually launched the book last night with a live “Book Chat” (now kind of a tradition) where I talked about the book, how it works, and revealed…

Tip Number 15 for People New to Lightroom Classic

OK, back with one last tip I would tell someone new to Lightroom Classic, and that is … Tip #15: Use Export Presets One of the main reasons we bring photos into Lightroom Classic is…

Why I Don’t Use Lightroom’s Saturation Slider To Boost Color

This is another one of those questions I get a lot, and the answer is more straightforward than you might think. First, here’s the difference between the two (which helps answer the question): Saturation: Dragging…

Tip Number 14 for People New to Lightroom Classic

It just didn’t feel right leaving off with just 13 tips, so while I’m off backpacking in New Mexico I wanted to top off the tips to 15 in total, which feels like a better…

Hidden button to instantly fix color of photo in photoshop

I’m going to show you a button that most people don’t even know exists, and this will fix the color in just about any photo in one click. Let me show you on a couple…

Quick Tip For Resizing Lightroom’s Spot Removal (Healing Brush) Brush

This a quickie, but a really handy one because it lets you drag out the brush to the exact size you want (I usually make the brush just a little larger than the spot, spec…

Thinking of Buying an Expensive f/2.8 lens? Lightroom Can Help

Well, it can help you with making your buying decision, anyway, and when it comes to lenses, I don’t think they’ve ever been more expensive than they are today. About the only thing more expensive…

4 Photoshop Preferences to fix Save as, save a copy and other annoying changes

Over the years, Adobe makes changes in Photoshop, some of these we like and some of them we hate. Several have been really loathed and Adobe’s actually made a fix that you might not be…