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The October 2020 Issue of Photoshop User Magazine Is Now Available!

The October 2020 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and KelbyOne Mags for iOS and Android. This is our 21st Annual 100 Photoshop Hot Tips issue! These 100 tasty tricks and treats may be s’more than…

Moving Photos and Folders with Confidence

Moving photos between folders and moving folders between other folders (and possibly drives) are two of the most fundamental Lightroom Classic tasks everyone should know. As basic as it seems, it is a common pain…

How to use Repeat transform in Photoshop, for repetitive transformations

I’m going to show you a feature in Photoshop that makes it easy to repeat transformations over and over again to create some really cool art. We will use a picture of a woman and…

5 Reasons Smart Previews Are So Awesome For Lightroom Classic Users

Today’s post (from the vault) is inspired by a question I get asked a lot when I’m out there teaching, and that is “Should I be using Smart Previews?” or “Why should I be using…

Making the Most of Color Labels in Lightroom Classic: Part 2

Following up from my post last week on applying color labels to photos, I wanted to share how you can extend that practice to folders and collections too. Applying Color Labels to Folders and Collections…

Digital Competition Results for October 2020 – Assigned Topics

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition for the Assigned Topic categories. ** Judge: Fred Neudoerffer | Assigned Topic #1: Fairs and Festivals | Assigned Topic #2: Curves **

I Totally Trashed Yesterday’s Tutorial. Totally!

What made it worse is; I’ve written about it before (including in my books), and yet when I wrote it from scratch yesterday, I totally whiffed. Epic crash and burn. Totally my fault (and thanks…

Quick Way To Find Out Which Photos Look Good in Black & White

This is a quick trick, but it’s really effective for helping you to quickly see which photos from your shoot would look good in Black & White. STEP ONE: Here’s a collection of color images…