I Screwed Up Yesterday
Hi all. I woke up today and had a realization about my email yesterday. I totally screwed up! See, I sent out an email with a pretty bold message about saying goodbye to Lightroom Classic. But in the same email I talked about a mini course I had about...
Lightroom Myths and Misconceptions
Hey there! I just released Episode 9 of my Frame of Mind Photography Podcast. Episode 8 Topic – Is Photography an Art or Not? In Episode 9, Brian Matiash joins me once again. This week, we chat about misconceptions and myths around Adobe Lightroom (not Classic). How...
Start to Finish Edit: Lightroom Beach Scene Photo Makeover
This week I thought I'd share a full photo edit from start to finish in Lightroom. Don't forget that you can use the same tools in Photoshop's Camera Raw or even the Lightroom "cloud" version. Links Mentioned in Video: No Light, No Problem Course: (Click Here) 3 Ways...
My Favorite Lightroom and Photoshop Masking Tips
The masking tools in Lightroom and Camera Raw are some of my favorites which is why I love shortcuts and tips that help me use them easier and faster. Enjoy! My Wildlife and Landscape Presets - CLICK HERE My Portrait Masking System - CLICK HERE...
3 Ways to Save Money with Photoshop AI
The Generative Fill feature in Photoshop can be used for a lot of things. Removing distractions, removing people, adding things to the photo to just name a few. But one thing that gets overlooked is that it can actually save you money depending on what you do with...
What’s New in Photoshop 2024
Adobe typically releases their new version of Photoshop every year around this time. This year, we're a little early since they usually do it at Adobe Max in mid October. Anyway, we now have a new full version of Photoshop which brings us to Photoshop 2024 (internally...
New Photoshop and Adobe Pricing Announcement
Adobe made some pretty big announcements this week and I wanted to write some quick thoughts about questions I've been getting. Q. What Did Adobe Announce?A. They announced some pricing increases as well as releasing a new version of Photoshop (not a Beta) that has AI...
Select Subject Smackdown Between Lightroom and Photoshop
I know it's confusing when you see multiple features that seem to do the same thing. For example, we have the "Select Subject" feature in Lightroom/ACR when editing the raw photos. But we also have a "Select Subject" feature in Photoshop. Are they the same? Different?...
Do You Really Need to Save Large Edited Files?
I got a question the other day about upsizing a photo. They asked if I liked Super Resolution or Image Size in Photoshop better. I answered that I prefer the Image > Image Size option in Photoshop but that it's easy enough to try both and see what you would prefer....
What is a Lightroom Target Collection?
There are so many features in Lightroom and Photoshop that it's hard to uncover and/or remember them all. Recently, some one asked me what a Target Collection was and I realized it's a tiny feature that I use a lot, but don't really talk about. Enjoy!...
3 Tips for Refining the Auto Select Subject Tool
Select Subject is nothing short of fantastic. It's saved so much time. This week, I redid a tutorial I did years ago that took me 18 minutes. In the new version, between Select Subject and the new Remove Tool I was able to do that tutorial in under 9 minutes. Crazy...
My Hard Drive Configuration
I get a lot of questions on my hard drives. I guess because people can see them in the background of my videos and I think it looks MUCH MUCH more fancier than it really is. So I thought I'd do a quick write up on what I use and why. Disclaimer Don't expect too much...