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Stylish background blur in Photograph in Photoshop, field blur tricks

Adding a creative blur to the background of a photo in Photoshop – the proper way Blurring the background of a photo is a great trick to reduce the clutter in a photo and also…

My Pandemic Images Replay

For those who missed out on our My Pandemic Images show and tell you can watch the replay below. Enjoy.

Shooting Raw and Want to Keep The Picture Style You Chose In Camera? Here’s How.

For most of Lightroom’s life, if you shoot in Raw and set a Picture Style in your camera (Canon calls them ‘Picture Styles.’ Nikon calls them ‘Picture Controls,’ Sony calls them Creative Styles, and so…

Digital Competition Results for April 2021 – Assigned Topics

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition for the Assigned Topic categories. ** Judge: Jeanine L Cummins | Assigned Topic #1: Time of Year | Assigned Topic #2: Food Deep Dive…

Getting Rid of Green and Purple Fringe Using Lightroom’s Defringe Eyedropper

This one works in either Lightroom Classic or ‘LR cloud’ and it’s a great tool for getting rid of those nasty green and purple or magenta fringe around the edges of things (it’s a common…

2021 Digital Photo Essay Competition Entries

Transfer Local Adjustment Presets to Camera Raw

Ever since Lightroom Classic (LrC) and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) began sharing develop presets I’ve found myself using ACR more and more, such as when sending a copy as a smart object from LrC. However,…

Sky Replacement in Photoshop, ultimate tutorial – free sky images included.

How to replace a sky in Photoshop Sky replacement is explained, so you know what every adjustment does, as well as how to refine and change anything. Even after you have applied the Sky Replacement…