Bear Photography Trip Coming Up
Hey there... I'm heading to Alaska on Sunday for a bear photography trip! I'm so excited. I've never taken a photo of a bear before (well, other than a cell phone snap while vacationing in Tennessee). So I want to make this a useful trip for both me and you. How the...
Test Your Skills with My Photoshop Quiz
Hi all. Who doesn't love a quiz right? Just for fun I thought I'd make a little Photoshop Quiz to test some of your skills. This one is 15 questions. Personally, I think it's pretty hard so it'll be interesting to see how everyone does (Update after 30 minutes: Okay,...
Are Your Questions Hurting Your Progress?
I'd love to see a lively discussion on this one so please leave a comment below. This has been a topic I've been wanting to write about for a while because I see it all the time. Rather than write a long post though, I thought I could talk about it better. So please...
What’s New in Photoshop (May 2023 Update)
Adobe released a small but really powerful new tool in Photoshop this week. It's called the "Remove Tool" and has a really simple task - to remove things. It's like Content Aware Fill, but better in just about every way. In this video we'll take a look at that along...
How to Mask Adobe’s AI Noise Reduction
Hi all. I've gotten a lot of questions on whether or not you can use the masking tools in Lightroom and Camera Raw with the new AI Noise Reduction. While there is a Noise adjustment in the masking tools, it doesn't work the way you think, so we'll talk about a...
FAQ on Lightroom’s New Noise Reduction Feature
Updated August 2023 I've gotten a lot of questions about Adobe's new Noise Reduction feature (referred to the rest of this article as NR) in Lightroom and Camera Raw. It's a great feature and one of those much needed ones since this is a pretty common 3rd party...
A Deeper Look at Lightroom’s New Noise Reduction
In this video we'll take a deeper look at just the Noise Reduction that has been added to Lightroom Classic in the April 2023 update. Click Here to Watch My Full "What's New in Lightroom (April 2023 Update) video Click Here to Find Out More about my Wildlife Editing...
What’s New in Lightroom (April 2023 Update)
Adobe just released a pretty substantial "dot" update to Lightroom Classic bringing it to version 12.3. And the same updates are also included in Adobe Camera Raw. In this video we'll take a look at what's new including brand new (and really good) Noise Reduction as...
Is Topaz DeNoise Dead?
Hi all. It's been a while since Topaz's "all in one" Image Quality app came out. Since I primarily use Topaz for noise reduction, I thought I'd do a comparison to see if Topaz's older app for noise reduction holds up to the newer version (called Topaz Photo AI). I...
Select Subject vs. Select Background in Lightroom and Photoshop
On the surface, the Select Subject and Select Background tools seem to do the same thing (just in reverse of each other) in Lightroom and Photoshop. But after digging around a little, they sometimes work a little different when used together. We'll take a deeper look...
Complete Color Control with Range Masking
Having control over individual colors is something a lot of people don't associate with Lightroom. However, with some creative use of Color Range Masking, we can not only create selections of colors but do just about anything we'd like with them. Find out More About...
The Power of Subtract and Masking in Lightroom and Photoshop
It's easy for us to get caught up thinking the masking tools in Lightroom and Photoshop are very technical. And in some cases they are. But when you can look at their uses more creativity and really learn what makes them tick, you can improve how they work for you. In...