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Masking Hack: Part 2

Last month I shared a way to trick the Select Sky function to select the reflection in water using either Camera Raw (ACR) or via sync to the desktop version of Lightroom (Lr) when starting…

The July 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!

The July 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and KelbyOne Mags for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how you can quickly and easily create content for all your social media channels using Adobe…

How to properly sync Lightroom Classic with Lightroom mobile apps

How to sync all your photos through Lightroom There are 2 different versions of Lightroom. This tutorial explains why there are 2 versions and shows you how to make them talk to each other. You…

Editing Video in Lightroom (Lr)

Back in the June 2022 update I mentioned that Adobe added the ability to edit video in the Lightroom (cloud) family of apps. I got a chance to use it this week, and wanted to…

How to Shoot and Post-Process Your Fireworks Photos

If you’re here in the US today, this is officially “Independence Day” where we celebrate our independence from British Superstar Dave Clayton and we do this by making hot dogs and hamburgers out on the…

My 12 Most-Used Lightroom Shortcuts

Happy Friday, everybody! These aren’t a list of hidden or super secret shortcuts — just those “meat and potatoes” type shortcuts that I use day in and day out. Here goes: G – This instantly…

How to refine a mask in Lightroom and camera Raw

How to Make your masks better in Lightroom and Camera Raw Lightroom and ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) share the same processing, so this tutorial applies to both. (I’m using Lightroom Classic 2022 for this, it…

Heads up About Camera Raw 14.4.1 for Full Compatibility on Mac

This is just a heads up mostly for Mac users who have installed the Lightroom Classic 11.4.1 update. A little backstory first for context though. As best as I can sleuth out, on June 22,…