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This Months Highlights:
- STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY, MARK BATTISTA
- THE INFRARED ZONE, SILVANA DELLA CAMERA
- ASSIGNED TOPICS 2022-2023
- FOCUS ON: ROB NEAR
- BASIC STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY, JOE BRADY
- END OF SEASON PICNIC
- SPS AT NECCC
- 2021-2022 DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE YEAR
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October 2022 Release for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Camera Raw
Today is the first day of Adobe MAX and with that comes the release of new versions of Adobe software! Notably, Lightroom Classic (LrC) version 12, Camera Raw (ACR) version 15, Lightroom (Lr) for Mac/Win…
The Awesomeness of using a “Creative White Balance”
Today, over on my other blog, I shared my favorite photos from my travel photography workshop in Italy’s Tuscany region (here’s the link if you’ve got a sec), but here I wanted to go over…
This is an iPhone photo.
It’s not from the fancy new iPhone 14 Pro. It’s not even from a 13. It’s from an old iPhone 12 Pro. I shot it last week while recording a KelbyOne online course on shooting…
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…
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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,…
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…
Sky Replacement in Photoshop- fixing edges with Sky Brush
Sky replacement, better edges I have created a few tutorials on Sky replacement in Photoshop already. I’ll add a list at the bottom of this tutorial. One thing you may have noticed, the edges sometimes…
iPhone 14 Pro Camera Review. Pro Raw is worth it
A photographer tests the camera on the new iPhone 14 pro and compares it to the 13 pro. See the comparison and sample photos iPhone 14 Pro, the Pro Raw is real! Ok, I hate…
The September 2022 Issue of Photoshop User Is Now Available!
The September 2022 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. In this issue, turn your portraits into magical storybook images that will have you and your clients flying high, plus…
How to change the color of an object in Lightroom tutorial
How to Change Colors in Lightroom We can change the colors of object in a photo in Lightroom. It’s actually quite easy and the results are very convincing. Watch the video tutorial first and use…
How to use Content aware Trace in Photoshop for perfect selections.
Content Aware Trace in Photoshop When you are looking for the highest quality cutouts on solid edges, the Pen tool and paths are unmatched. They create a vector path which will give you the cleanest…
5 Things to Know About Using Plugins in Photoshop
You can do a lot in Photoshop. It’s no secret that Photoshop is one of, if not the most powerful photo editing programs in the world. For years, Adobe’s pinnacle program has been the gold…
How to combine photos in Photoshop for beginners
How to combine photos in Photoshop. ► Download the practice images here: This photoshop tutorial shows you how to figure out the size of your images and combine them into a single document. How to…
Unreleased Photoshop features remove anything in a picture
How to use Multi Image Content Aware Fill in Photoshop Beta This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to use an experimental feature that uses additional images to automatically patch and fill areas of a photo…
