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The February 2023 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!

The February 2023 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. Editing nighttime skies in Photoshop can be tricky, so let’s explore how to make those images sparkle, plus we’ll…

How Lightroom Classic’s “Survey Mode” Makes Finding Your Best Image Easier

Lightroom Classic’s Survey Mode is so great for so many things, but it’s particularly helpful when you have a number of similar images, and you need a little help for finding which one is best. The…

Adaptive Presets in Lightroom Classic: Part 2

Picking up from last week, and hopefully the creative wheels in your mind are turning now as you think about all the possibilities for customizing these to your own personal workflow and taste. Let’s keep…

Portrait Retouching in Lightroom, Part 1

I started a new column in Photoshop User magazine a few months back on how to retouch portraits using only Lightroom, and with all the new masking tools and greatly improved “healing brush,” I think…

I Have a Totally Kick-Butt Photoshop Tip Today

We added three new segments to our live weekly photography talk show, “The Grid” (Wednesdays at 1 PM ET), and we do one each time we return from break. We do a Photoshop tip, a…

How to change hair color in Lightroom with masks. Ombre hair effect and advanced masks.

Combine Lightoom Masks to create Ombre and mermaid hair color effects This tutorial shows you how to use Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw (they share the same editing tools) to change the color of hair.…

Adaptive Presets in Lightroom Classic: Part 1

The updates to Masking in the latest round of updates from Adobe have made making AI-based selections easier and more powerful than ever. You’ll definitely want to check out previous articles that get you up…

How To Get Rid Of Those Thin White Glows Around The Edges of Things

We get asked about this pretty often (including recently here in the comments), especially during our Blind Photo Critiques episodes during ‘The Grid’ when we do our monthly “Blind Photo Critiques episodes where we see…