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Today Kicks Off “Lightroom Tip Tuesday” – short video tips and today’s it’s Skin Smoothing

That’s right – today I’m launching a new short series here on the blog – short one to two minute videos with a helpful tip (well, what I hope will be a helpful tip). Check out…

New Course: My Simplified Lightroom Image Management System (the “SLIM” system)

Last week we released a new course on how to finally get really organized in Lightroom Classic – and it’s the most recent version of my SLIM system – the same one taught in classrooms around the…

Great video: How to Find People in Lightroom

Now, in the video (by the awesome Terry White), he says this is only for Lightroom ‘cloud’ users, but if you’re a Lightroom Classic users, and you use Lightroom Mobile (so you sync collections to…

How to Easily Create Lighting “Fall Off” in Lightroom Using The New Masking Tools

This is something I wind up showing a lot of “The Grid” when we do blind critiques. “Fall off” is a lighting term, and it’s used a couple of different ways, but in this case,…

How To Use Lightroom’s Identity Plate to Add a Fine Art Signature Nameplate

Here’s how to create a nameplate using your own signature that goes at the bottom of your prints (or even a slideshow) in Lightroom Classic. STEP ONE: The nameplate I’m going to create uses your signature,…

Texture, Clarity and Dehaze in Lightroom + ACR explained. The Ultimate Comparision

When and where do I use Clarity, or Dehaze or texture in Lightroom and Camera RAW? Answered Continuing on my deep dive series into the different settings in Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW (The adjustments…

Get to Know Point Color in Lightroom Classic

In the 2023 Adobe MAX release of Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Camera Raw we got a few new editing tools to add to our workflows. In this article we’re going to learn the ins and…

How To Find Out Exactly Where Your Lightroom Classic Catalog is Actually Stored

Do you know where your catalog is tonight? A lot of us don’t – we know it’s “somewhere,” but if you want the best performance from Lightroom, you hear us talking again and again about how…