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My Trail Cam Workflow

I suppose this could also be called my using Lightroom to import photos into Lightroom Classic workflow, but that was too long for the title. A few years ago, I mounted a trail camera in…

I’m Back From Tuscany. Well, Almost

Above: My co-instructor, Mimo Meidany, and me standing during a scouting trip before the workshop, standing out in the Tuscan dirt. There’s worse dirt to stand in. Greetings from the Atlanta airport (a delayed flight had…

The October 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!

The October 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. Welcome to our annual Halloween bag of 100 tricks and treats for Photoshop and Lightroom, plus speedy cleanup of selections,…

Three Helpful Preference Settings

I find that the “out of the box” (so to speak) settings in Lightroom Classic’s preferences are a good place to start, but there are a few settings I find helpful to tweak. To access…

Five Lightroom ‘Smart Collection’ Ideas

I always think of Lightroom Classic’s Smart Collections feature as an assistant that works tirelessly behind the scenes to gather and sort photos for you based on your suggestions. Kind of like an intern without…

Here’s a Lightroom Finishing Move I Do To Nearly All My Images

It’s really simple, but it makes a big difference. Give it a try, and see what you think. Over on my other blog today: (1) We launched a new conference (our last one for this…

Best of Both Worlds for Masking Skies

The new AI powered Select Sky function for finding and selecting all of a sky in Lightroom Classic (LrC), Lightroom, and Camera Raw (ACR) is an incredibly powerful and welcome tool. However, there are some…

How to Dock Lightroom’s Masks Panel (and some news)

I get asked this question a lot since in all my tutorials my Mask panel appears near the top of my right side panels rather than at its default location floating over the top right…