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Customizing the Metadata Panel

Following up from last week’s post on the changes to the Metadata panel, I wanted to look into how the Default view can be customized to fit your workflow. Switching back to the Default view,…

How to use Luminosity Masks in Photoshop tutorial

Luminosity masks allow us to target precise tones in your photograph, so you can adjust exactly where you want without the need for selections, because it works on image tones. For example, you can lighten…

How To See The Sharpening Mask Preview Using Lightroom on Mobile

First, what is the “Sharpening Mask?” It is when you’re applying Sharpening, but you don’t want the sharpening to affect the entire image. For example, if you’re sharpening a bridal portrait and you don’t want…

Digital Competition Results for December 2021 – General & Monochrome

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition for the General and Monochrome categories. ** Judge: Jeanine Cummings ** COMPETITION REPLAY /

Digital Competition Results for December 2021 – Assigned Topics

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

Closer Look at the Metadata Panel Update

I mentioned the changes to the Metadata panel when the update was released, but I thought it deserved a deeper dive. [Editor’s note, this first appeared in the December issue of Photoshop User.] At first…

Selectively remove shadows in a photo with reverse dodge and burn in Photoshop

Show detail in shadows and highlights selectively in Photoshop with Reverse Dodge and Burn tutorial. This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to remove the shadows exactly where you need them and recover blown out…

You’re Two-Clicks Away From Fixing Lens Correction Problems

This is one of those things that’s so easy to fix, but makes such a big difference – especially if you shoot wide angle lenses a lot (though it helps with longer lenses big time, too.…