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How to Light photos with Clipping Masks in Photoshop

This Photoshop tutorial will help open new way to work in Photoshop. I did a previous tutorial on Lighting in Camera RAW and Lightroom with the new masks. I had a number of people ask,…

Add Edge Lights in Camera RAW and Lightroom, with ai Masks

Add RIM light with mask in ACR and Lightroom In this Lightroom / Camera RAW tutorial, we will learn an easy way to add edge lights and background lights to separate an image from the…

Easy fast way to fix edges of masks in Lightroom and Camera RAW

This tutorial shows you the fastest, easiest way to fix edges on masks in Lightroom or Camera RAW, it’s easy and it really works! Here is a simple way to get rid of edge halos…

How to create a realistic rainbow in Photoshop

Easily make a rainbow in Photoshop with new Gradient tool The new gradient tool makes it really easy to do things that were difficult before. I figured a rainbow is a good way to explore…

Lightroom New Features April 2023 update v12.3

What’s new in Lightroom 12.3? It’s April and usually around this time every year, Adobe drops updates into their CC apps. The biggest updates are usual April and around October at Adobe Max (I usually…

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…

How to blend Layers in Photoshop and select faces with masks

Blending layers with faces in Photoshop This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to combine images together to make a composite. I will show you a tip that helps automatically isolate faces to make posters…

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…