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How to use Smart Presets with ai masks in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom

The power of ai masks and smart presets in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. This tutorial shows you the power of ai masks and smart presets in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. You can include…

Three Reasons Why Lightroom’s Creative Profiles Are So Handy

They feel like Presets, but in some ways, they’re better than presets, or maybe I should say, they make Presets even better. Anyway, I talk to people all the time who have heard about these…

Retouching Portraits in Lightroom, Part 3

Before we get to the article – some quick news. My all-new book, “Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it” (for flash), is finally here, and my publisher has an absolutely insane one-day sale on it.…

Come With Me to New York City in May

I just announced that I’m doing a travel photography workshop in one of the greatest places on earth for just that – New York City and I’m doing it May 3-6, 2023, with my guest…

5 Things I Would Tell Any Lightroom Classic User

I just returned from B&H Photo’s awesome “Depth of Field” Portrait conference in New York City. The event was a huge success – packed the whole time with some really nice people (and great instructors).…

February Update for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Camera Raw

This month Adobe released an update for its Lightroom family of products. Open up the Adobe Creative Cloud application manager to check and see if you need to update. While there are no amazing new…

Retouching Portraits in Lightroom, Part Two

Welcome to the second installment of my “Retouching Portraits in Lightroom” column. Last time, I talked about how to remove blemishes, which is a perfect lead-up to what we’re going to do this time because…

How to Light up a Photo in Lightroom or Adobe Camera RAW

How to add Light to a Photograph In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to add lights, rim lights, flood lights and warm sunlight to a photo using Lightroom. If you don’t use Lightroom, this…