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Clearing Up Some White Balance Myths

Today, I’m answering some questions and addressing a myth I often get about adjusting White Balance in Lightroom. But first, just a quick reminder: Just one week until the Worldwide Photo WalkIt’s this Saturday, October…

How To Get a Side-By-Side Before/After in Lightroom

This is a Lightroom Classic feature, and it’s a super useful one. When you’re in the Develop module, to see a side-by-side before-and-after view, just press the letter Y on your keyboard, and — voilà…

One Of The Most Helpful Buttons In All of Lightroom

This is one of those little things that actually is way more powerful than it first seems (or sounds), but it actually has the power to change your workshop from this day forward. The button…

Using Lightroom’s Eyedropper To Get Rid of That Nasty Purple/Green Fringe

Hi, gang – if you see those nasty magenta/purple or green lines around the edges of objects in your image, more visible sometimes after some serious post-processing, here are a few methods for getting rid…

First Look at Lightroom’s New Built-in AI-Powered Noise Reduction

In the most recent update to Lightroom, Adobe included an AI-powered noise reduction feature that works really well (they are tearing it up with their AI stuff). Here’s my first look at it and how…

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…

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…

“Seven Clicks To Done” (Lightroom Before and After Step-by-Step)

This is just a quickie, but it shows how a little AI goes a long way. Above: Here’s the raw image out of the camera. Here’s a link to download the Raw image if you…