Lightroom’s New Texture Slider Deep Dive
In a recent update to Lightroom, they added a new slider called Texture. This slider was originally for skin smoothing, and was actually called Smoothing, but they realized it worked great the other way too. So instead of smoothing skin, it can also be used to add...
What’s New in ON1 2019.5 (May 2019 Update)
ON1 just released what they call a "dot 5" update to Photo Raw 2019. It's traditionally the biggest update between their normal yearly releases (2018, 2019, etc...). I did a quick video on what's new so you can get up to speed. Also, if you'd like to download a free...
What’s New in Lightroom Classic (May 2019 Update)
Every couple of months or so, Adobe releases small updates to Lightroom. Basically, when new features are ready, they add them. Rather than wait 12-24 months and release them all at once. This week Lightroom received a few changes, namely the Texture slider. It's...
Did Adobe Just Double the Price of Lightroom and Photoshop?
Last week the internet was buzzing with stories and posts about people talking, chatting, and otherwise up in arms about Adobe changing the price of the monthly Lightroom/Photoshop plan from $9.99 to $19.99 per month. So I thought I'd shed some light on some things...
Taste or Skill?
For me, Vision is the main idea that separates a technically proficient photographer from someone who can truly visually communicate with their photos. And I don't mean only photographers who have their photos in magazines or in galleries. I mean photographers that...
Channel Masks and Spring Color
https://youtu.be/nEgWjcUHUs0 I thought I'd share my workflow on a photo from a recent trip I took to Charleston, SC to photograph the spring flowers and birds. In this tutorial we'll start in Lightroom with basic adjustments, then jump to Photoshop where we'll do some...
Brushing In Light with Lightroom
Learn a fun way to brush with Light in Lightroom and some tips about how the brush works along the way. https://youtu.be/3brfb3Ta3aA
Simple Ways To Remove Halos and Fringes in Photoshop
In this video we're going to look at 3 of my favorite ways to remove those pesky little halos and fringes from your selections and masks using Photoshop. Also, the course mentioned is my Photoshop Compositing Course and the discount code to save 15% is "youtube15" (no...
How To Create Your Own Photographers Logo or Watermark
In this tutorial I'm going to go over a very popular question I get, as well as address something I see which is yucky looking logos and watermarks (or ones that all look like each other). We'll take a look at where to find fonts, and how to use and customize them to...
ON1 Photo 2019 Tip – Merging Layers for Creative Effects
Here's a tip that went over in a HUGE way when I first showcased it in my ON1 Essential Guide to Landscapes Course. When ON1 added Layers in the 2019 version, the workflow changed quite a bit. Before layers, you never had to worry about what part of a photo you added...
Solved! Bigger Photoshop Thumbnails and Interface
In another quick episode of SOLVED!, I answer some popular Photoshop questions I get about making the Layer thumbnails and interface elements larger. https://youtu.be/NJT8x4rbp_U
Lightroom’s Most Powerful Masking Tools
In this video we'll look at Lightroom's most powerful and important masking tools and how they work (and Adobe Camera Raw). Whether it's editing a bright sky, or working with a specific color, these tools change the way your adjustment filters / Brush work, and help...