Post-Processing Video Tips
Adobe Lightroom (in its myriad versions) has become the industry standard for image management and processing, and as the programs have grown and evolved over the years, Julieanne Kost has been there to make sense of it all.
As Adobe's Digitial Imaging Evangelist Director, she has a distinct knack for making the complex and often-confusing process of turning piles of pixels into works of art as easy as possible.
In this episode of the Photocombobublate podcast, hosts Jeff Carlson and Mason Marsh pepper Julieanne with their most pesky questions about Lightroom, and she blows their minds with insider tips, new approaches and fresh perspectives on software they thought they knew well.
Here are some of Julianne's recent instructional blog posts and YouTube videos:
Adobe Photoshop is focusing heavily on brand new artificial intelligence tools such as automatically selecting the subject, the sky, or the background. They are also adding artificial intelligence filters like the new Photo Restoration Filter and Colorize Filter.
To access the new artificial intelligence filters in Photoshop, first be sure to update to the latest version of Photoshop via Adobe Creative Cloud. Added in late 2022, these filters will automatically analyze the content of your image and look for imperfections such as wrinkles, dust, scratches, and discoloration and automatically remove those features.
When used in combination with the brand new artificial intelligence Colorize Filter you can bring a photo back to life and give it new found color and detail.
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Learning keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom doesn't have to be difficult. The easiest way to learn shortcuts is a few at a time.
In this video Mike Wardynski shares some of the easiest and most useful keyboard shortcuts that you can use to speed up your Lightroom Classic workflow.
Learning keyboard shortcuts can be intimidating but it doesn't have to be. He suggests watching this video and making notes of the keyboard shortcuts that you think will help you the most in your particular workflow. Keep that note next to your computer when using Lightroom and use it as a cheat sheet in case you get stuck.
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In this tutorial from Jesus Ramirez of the Photoshop Training Channel, you will learn 19 Photoshop keyboard shortcuts you probably don't know.
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The Calibration Panel in Lightroom Classic is located in the Develop module and is used to adjust the color balance and tone of a photo. It allows you to fine-tune the colors in a photo by adjusting the primary colors of red, green, and blue, as well as the overall tone of the photo by adjusting the brightness, contrast, and saturation.
In this tutorial from Pat Kay, you will learn how to use Lightroom's most powerful tool to help create a unique look for your pictures.
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In this photography masterclass, Adobe's Terry White will show you how to clean up your mess and keep your ever-growing photo library better organized so that you can always find the photos you’re looking for.
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In Lightroom Classic (and Adobe Camera Raw), Clarity, Texture, and Dehaze are contrast adjustments that selectively affect areas of your photo. Clarity affects midtones, Texture affects only the details, and Dehaze targets low-contrast areas.
In this instructional video, Matt Granger will illustrate how each of these sliders impacts an edited image to help you see when is the best time to use each one of them your own editing sessions.
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A Lightroom Classic (or Lightroom) Snapshot captures all the work you have done on a photo at a particular point in time.
Keeping a record in Snapshot form means you don’t have to use the History panel if you want to revert back to an earlier version of your photo.
Snapshots also help you remember completely different versions of the same photo (e.g. one color, one black and white).
They are a great way to learn how to improve your editing in Lightroom Classic.
In this video Trent Bates of The Visual Center YouTube channel demonstrates how to create and manage Snapshots in Lightroom.
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New Lightroom Features in the October 2022 Update
As part of the recent Adobe MAX 2022 conference, Adobe announced updates to a variety of products, including the Lightroom ecosystem.
Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw all now have more AI-powered masking options — including a Select Object tool — as well as Content-Aware Remove, interface tweaks, and more.
In this video, Forest Chaput de Saintonge of The Rocky Mountain School of Photography YouTube channel takes a look at the all of the new features and how to use them.
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Photoshop 2023 New Features and Updates Explained
As part of the Adobe MAX 2022 conference in October, Adobe announced updates to a variety of products, including Photoshop.
Learn what's new in that tool with this no-fluff tutorial from Jesus Ramirez of the Photoshop Training Channel.
The video looks at the most significant updates, like the Backdrop Generator, Substance Materials, Delete and Fill, Photo Restoration Filter, Live Gradients, and more!
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Color Grade in Lightroom Classic Like a Pro
In this video, photographer Anthony Gugliotta tells you everything (well, maybe not EVERYTHING, but certainly a lot) you need to know to color grade your photos in Lightroom Classic like a professional.
He will show you how the Color Grading Panel works and provide three methods for using it to edit your photos.
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Portrait Masking in Lightroom Classic
The October 2022 update to Lightroom Classic added the most powerful portrait editing and masking features ever available to the tool.
In this video, Matt Kloskowski demonstrates how to make the best use of these exciting new capabilities.
NOTE: These masking enhancements are also available in the latest versions of Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw.
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Photoshop Blending Modes - An 8-Minute Crash Course
This Photoshop tutorial is a concise explanation of blending modes and how they work.
Jesus Ramirez of the Photoshop Training Channel will also teach you how you can quickly narrow down your search and find the right blending mode for the result that you want to achieve.
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How To Properly Use Lightroom Profiles
In this tutorial, Anthony Morganti demonstrates how to properly use Lightroom Profiles.
He also explains how they're different from Lightroom Presets and how to install 3rd party profiles into Lightroom.
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Opacity vs. Fill in Photoshop
A common question when using layers is what is the difference between opacity and fill in Photoshop?
In this tutorial, Marc Newton of The School of Photography compares using opacity vs. fill in text layers and in photography. Using opacity and fill in Photoshop will dramatically improve your photography and here he shows you how.
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Photoshop Luminosity Masking 101
An uncommon Photoshop term with a simple definition, Luminosity Masks are tools that you can use in Photoshop to show or hide areas of an image based on the brightness of that area.
Have an area that’s too bright? You can make a selection of only the highlights and then use a mask to hide and replace those areas with a better exposure.
In this quick tutorial, Anthony Morganti demonstrates how to use luminosity masks in Photoshop.
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