by Matt Kloskowski | Aug 27, 2026 | Photoshop, Tutorials
The soft glow or Orton effect has been a popular one for landscape photographers for years. But it was always a pain to add. You needed layers, filters, or panels and even then it wasn’t very good and didn’t have many customizing options. Well, Adobe added...
by Matt Kloskowski | Aug 14, 2026 | Lightroom, Photoshop, Tutorials
This question has come up a lot over time. It can get confusing when working on a raw photo to know that the photo isn’t really a raw photo anymore. When you do certain adjustments to an image, it’s important to know when you leave that raw space and will...
by Matt Kloskowski | Aug 6, 2026 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Adobe added a few new features to Camera Raw here in August 2026. One of them uses AI in the way that I think it works best and that’s to save us time from doing the grunt work. In this case, we can now remove blemishes in portraits in just one click. No more...
by Matt Kloskowski | Jul 15, 2026 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Adobe added a few new features to Camera Raw recently (version 18.4.1). The “Show Auto Focus Points” feature is one of my favorites but you can find out more about the update below. Enjoy! Click here to watch my free “Fast Action, Razor Sharp Bird...
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 25, 2026 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Adobe added a few new features to Camera Raw (version 18.4) recently. Among them is a masking feature that people have been asking for since Linear Gradients first came out. It’s called a Bidirectional Gradient, or you can think of it as a Two-sided or Double...
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.