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Portrait Retouching in Lightroom, Part 1

I started a new column in Photoshop User magazine a few months back on how to retouch portraits using only Lightroom, and with all the new masking tools and greatly improved “healing brush,” I think…

I Have a Totally Kick-Butt Photoshop Tip Today

We added three new segments to our live weekly photography talk show, “The Grid” (Wednesdays at 1 PM ET), and we do one each time we return from break. We do a Photoshop tip, a…

How to change hair color in Lightroom with masks. Ombre hair effect and advanced masks.

Combine Lightoom Masks to create Ombre and mermaid hair color effects This tutorial shows you how to use Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw (they share the same editing tools) to change the color of hair.…

Adaptive Presets in Lightroom Classic: Part 1

The updates to Masking in the latest round of updates from Adobe have made making AI-based selections easier and more powerful than ever. You’ll definitely want to check out previous articles that get you up…

How To Get Rid Of Those Thin White Glows Around The Edges of Things

We get asked about this pretty often (including recently here in the comments), especially during our Blind Photo Critiques episodes during ‘The Grid’ when we do our monthly “Blind Photo Critiques episodes where we see…

See How Adobe’s Own Terry White Edits Your Photos Today at 11:00 AM ET

Terry’s back with his Adobe live weekly Photography Masterclass, and this is always one of my favorites; where he asks his viewers to submit images, and he shows you how he’d edit them using Lightroom…

Why You Usually Can’t Apply More Than One Preset

First, a quick heads up: I’m super psyched to be teaching four sessions in person up in New York City next month at B&H Photo’s awesome “Depth of Field Conference” (the Pro Portrait, Wedding, and Event Photography…

The Lightroom Community Has Lost A Legend. Martin Evening (1959-2022)

Photo by Jeff Schewe My heart sank when I heard the news that Martin Evening, one of the legends of our industry, one of its most talented and prolific authors, a gifted instructor, an award-winning…