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Digital Competition Results for October 2022 – Assigned Topics

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition for the Assigned Topic categories. ** Judge: Angela M. Jorczak | Assigned Topic #1: Coffee | Assigned Topic #2: Fences ** COMPETITION REPLAY

My Trail Cam Workflow

I suppose this could also be called my using Lightroom to import photos into Lightroom Classic workflow, but that was too long for the title. A few years ago, I mounted a trail camera in…

I’m Back From Tuscany. Well, Almost

Above: My co-instructor, Mimo Meidany, and me standing during a scouting trip before the workshop, standing out in the Tuscan dirt. There’s worse dirt to stand in. Greetings from the Atlanta airport (a delayed flight had…

The October 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!

The October 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. Welcome to our annual Halloween bag of 100 tricks and treats for Photoshop and Lightroom, plus speedy cleanup of selections,…

Three Helpful Preference Settings

I find that the “out of the box” (so to speak) settings in Lightroom Classic’s preferences are a good place to start, but there are a few settings I find helpful to tweak. To access…

How to blend Layers in Photoshop and select faces with masks

Blending layers with faces in Photoshop This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to combine images together to make a composite. I will show you a tip that helps automatically isolate faces to make posters…

Sky Replacement in Photoshop- fixing edges with Sky Brush

Sky replacement, better edges I have created a few tutorials on Sky replacement in Photoshop already. I’ll add a list at the bottom of this tutorial. One thing you may have noticed, the edges sometimes…

Five Lightroom ‘Smart Collection’ Ideas

I always think of Lightroom Classic’s Smart Collections feature as an assistant that works tirelessly behind the scenes to gather and sort photos for you based on your suggestions. Kind of like an intern without…