by Matt Kloskowski | Jun 30, 2026 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Recently (mid June 2026) Adobe announced that it intends to acquire Topaz Labs. Assuming the deal gets regulatory approval, Topaz will become part Adobe in the latter half of 2026. Here’s a link to the incredibly boring and legal-marketing-speak announcement if you...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jun 18, 2026 | Lightroom, Tutorials
Hi everyone. This week Adobe released a new Lightroom update with some new features. Of those, are two that I think you’ll really want to try out. The first is a duplicate finder which is something Lightroom users have been wanting for a long time. Next,...
by Matt Kloskowski | Apr 30, 2026 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Hi everyone! Adobe recently released some new Photoshop features this week. One of the bigger features is a new way of finding and removing distractions which is always one of the main reasons we even go in to Photoshop in the first place (as a photographer). In...
by Matt Kloskowski | Apr 22, 2026 | Lightroom, Tutorials
Hi all. Adobe released some new updates to both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom recently. While I wouldn’t consider this a big update, Lightroom Classic received a feature that I know a lot of you have been asking for, and Lightroom Desktop got two features that...
by Matt Kloskowski | Apr 17, 2026 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
I wanted to cover a question I get often when people see me edit in Photoshop. It has to do with Layers and the idea that we’ve been taught that we always need to duplicate a layer as soon as we start working in Photoshop. Hopefully this helps clear things up....
by Matt Kloskowski | Mar 19, 2026 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
Recently, in The Portfolio Group, some one (Andrea Altherr) shared a photo for some thoughts. I had done a quick edit on it and along the way I noticed a way that the Lens Blur filter can be used without necessarily trying to blur out the background (which usually...
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.