Category: EDITING

How can you increase contrast after you reach 100? This Lightroom tip Tuesday will help you: The NEC in Birmingham is hosting “The Photography Show” and I am very excited to be speaking there. This Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, I will be speaking on topics ranging from Photoshop, Travel Photography, and AI. I’ll also be doing two book-signings at […]

This week, I will be flying to Budapest, Hungary to meet with my friend, KelbyOne instructor Mimo Mimdany. We’ll be teaching a workshop on travel photography to 12 amazing photographers. I thought I would share a tutorial on Mimo’s black and white style (he was our guest on The Grid). Below is a look at Mimo’s black […]

It’s one of those small things that is actually more powerful than you think. It’s not a particularly’sexy name’, but it’s what it does that makes it a superhero for workflow. The ‘Previous button’ is what it’s called. This is how it works: STEP 1: This is our original image. It’s a bit washed-out and “meh”. STEP 2: We tweak the […]

You may be able remove those ugly pink/purple/green lines that appear around the edge of your images, particularly after applying some serious post-processing (especially if you’re using Rawmage). Here’s how: Above If you zoom in, you will see that there is another problem. Above You can see Chromatic Aberration in this image — the magenta/purple lines and the […]

We have a few tools that we can use to enhance our workflows in the 2023 Adobe MAX releases of Lightroom Classic and Lightroom. This article will teach you the basics of the Point Color tool that is available in all desktop versions. The HSL/Color Panel has been renamed Color Mixer to align it with the panel […]

These Creative Profiles are a lot like Presets. In some ways they are even better. Or maybe I should just say that they make Presets better. The Creative Profiles are a great way to enhance your photos. I often talk with people who are aware of them, but they are not using them. NOTE You can find […]

You can reorder your panels so that the ones you use most are at the top and the least used panels at the bottom. bottom. Here’s how: STEP 1: Click on the panel name at the top and then right-click. A pop-up window will appear with options. Select “Customize Development Panel” (as displayed above). Above This will bring up the […]

Adobe’s latest updates have improved the ability to make AI-based choices. Check out the previous articles to get up to speed with how to use these upgraded Masking tools. This post will also cover how we can incorporate AI-based technology into presets. Exploring the Adaptive Presets In the Develop module, you may have noticed that there are […]

Adobe’s AI-powered noise reduction works amazingly well. They are really tearing up the AI world with their AI technology. Here’s a first look and how to use the feature: STEP 1: This is our original Raw Image. At this size you can’t really see much noise, but when you zoom to 100% you’ll notice a lot! STEP […]

This clip is from “The Grid”, my weekly photography program, where I had my friend Mimo (and co-instructor of my travel photography workshops) as my studio guest. This clip shows him sharing a tip for getting the B&W effect. This is a quick and effective way to achieve the B&W look. Below you can find out more. Thank […]