Lightroom Portrait Masking Deep Dive
In this tutorial we're going to take a deeper dive in to the Lightroom Portrait masking features that were added in version 12 (October 2022 update). We'll look at everything from how to use the masking, skin softening, brightening eyes and teeth, as well as working...
First Look: Topaz Photo AI Noise and Sharpening Plug-in
Hi all. This week Topaz released a brand new app called Topaz Labs Photo AI. The app is designed to help you get better image quality, by using AI, without you having to move around a bunch of adjustments in a separate apps. For me, on the surface, it looks like they...
Speed Up Lightroom With These Tips
This week let's take a look at some tips and ideas that you can use to help speed up your Lightroom Classic and keep things running smoothly so you can import, review and edit your photos quickly. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/sfpEFxXRhv4
Wildlife Composite and Focus Stack in Photoshop
Hi. This week we're going to see how to create a wildlife image composite with a moon in Photoshop. https://youtu.be/5E6w8hW78AQ
What To Do When You Can’t Crop
Every once in a while you may realize you can't crop a photo to the right size. Maybe it's for a print, or a certain aspect ratio for the web. This week's tutorial will help you out with a couple of ideas if that happens. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/x7r0dzzQ16M
5 Must Have Lightroom Preset Tips
This week we'll take a look at 5 tips for Lightroom Presets that'll make your preset life a little bit easier. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/0xWHJ8tu_WU
What’s New in Lightroom 11.4 (Big! June 2022 Update)
Adobe just packed a bunch of useful features in to the latest (June 2022) update to Lightroom (and Adobe Camera Raw). A couple of those updates center around the Masking tools and some much needed features that everyone wanted. Plus there is a great new feature when...
Start to Finish – Forest Glow
This week we're going to do another start to finish Photo Makeover using a great forest scene with some water running through it. Also, you can find out more about my No Light? No Problem! course over at mattk.com/light (just click here) Enjoy!...
Gear, Settings and the Edit (Eagle Photography)
This week I thought I'd do something a little different from just an editing tutorial. I thought it would be fun to share the gear I used, the settings I used, the sequence of photos and the one I picked, all the way to the editing process on one of my wildlife...
Make Photoshop Simple (or at least… simpler)
Here's a quick exercise that should be interesting. There are over 70 tools in the toolbox in Photoshop. But take a moment to think about how many of them you actually use? For me, it's about 10. How about you? (Find out more about The Photoshop System) Why is this...
Better Edge Lighting for Sky Replacement
Adobe recently added a new feature in the Sky Replacement window called "Edge Lighting". It helps blend the transition from sky to foreground and for certain sky replacements can really help out. In this week's tutorial we'll take a closer look. Matt's No Sky?...
Select Sky or Graduated Filter… Which one?
This week we're going to take a look at two ways to adjust the sky. One, which is something we've used for a long time... the Graduated Filter seems to have fallen out of favor and the newer "Select Sky" feature has taken over. But is Select Sky always better? We'll...