I Can’t Stand This Lightroom Feature
If you've followed my videos you know I usually try to keep an upbeat tone. And while the title of this post sounds like I'm really mad, you'll see in the video it's more in a joking way. I tell the story in the video but here's a recap. I was teaching some hands on...
Join Me For A Free ON1 Photo 2018 Webinar
This Wednesday at 12pm Eastern Time I'll be hosting a free ON1 Photo 2018 Webinar. ON1 went through a pretty big update this summer so I figured it was time to revisit my workflow and show you some of the ins and outs of what I do and how I do it. I'll mostly be...
Syncing Presets and Profiles with Mobile in Lightroom 7.4
Adobe recently updated the Lightroom family and most of the updates centered around the desktop versions (Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC). But, among those updates was a pretty massive change to Lightroom Mobile (technically also called LR CC, but I still call it...
ON1 Photo 2018.5 New Features
If you're an ON1 user then you'll want to download the latest update to ON1 Photo Raw 2018. In each version, ON1 releases updates throughout the year where they add features. But the "dot 5" releases are usually the largest, and 2018.5 is no exception. Also, if you...
What’s New in Lightroom 7.4 (June 2018 Update)
Hey there everyone! I'm just getting back from teaching some workshops in Costa Rica, but I wanted to share some of the new features in the latest update to Lightroom (Lightroom 7.4 Released on June 20th, 2018). Of course you have your normal camera and lens profile...
How To Make Your Own Lightroom and Photoshop Profiles LUTs
I've been getting a lot of questions on making your own Lightroom / Photoshop profiles. While Adobe does have an SDK for this, it gets pretty techie and detailed. So I thought I'd break it down and give you the basics of what you need to create them. Also, I do have a...
I Had A Revelation
Something interesting happened yesterday. Right after launching my new Photoshop Compositing Course, I was talking to my buddy Blake Rudis. Blake launched his own business years ago and he's been a huge help to me, so he's gotten to know my moods pretty well. Well......
Photoshop Compositing Course
My brand-new Photoshop Compositing Course is now available. You can find out more over at mattk.com/compositing.
Digging Deeper: Questions About the New Lightroom Profiles and Presets
Hi everyone! This week Adobe released what may be one of the biggest changes to Lightroom that I've seen in 10 years. I have an entire page dedicated to this new release with a full video that explains it all, FAQs, and even free creative profiles for you to download....
Advanced Lightroom Vignette Settings
In this video we'll look at the little-known and more advanced settings inside of Lightroom and Photoshop's (Camera Raw) Vignette Effects. https://youtu.be/eCFKqPU2nlE
Why I Don’t Convert To DNG
I did a video the other day and mentioned something about DNG and how I don't convert to it. I got a lot of questions about it so I figured it called for a quick Q&A. Here goes: Q. Matt, didn't you used to recommend converting to DNG? A. Nope. I just found an article...
My Favorite Tool for Styling Photos in Photoshop
In this video we're going to look at one of the ways I add style to my photos with Color Lookup Tables (LUTs). At the same time, you'll learn a blend mode trick that works for any layer if it ever gets to be too much for your photos and a quick way to tone it down....