You either love them or loathe them. Either way, HDR images do still have a place in photography. Let's have a look at how to create HDR images in Lightroom Classic. What is an HDR image? An HDR image is a blend of two or more photographs that have been shot using different exposures of [...]
DxO recently released an update to it's magnificent Nik Collection 2.3 set of filters. The Nik Collection 2.3 filters work as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements and DxO Photolab. The Nik Collection 2.3 by DxO has forever been my favourite plugin suite. In my opinion, there has never been any set of [...]
An essential skill for any photographer to know is how to export photos from Lightroom. As you may have already discovered, Adobe Lightroom does not work like a regular photo editor such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Affinity Photo. One of the main differences with Lightroom is the lack of a Save function. In all [...]
Apple's photo editing software, Aperture will stop working on your Apple Mac after Mojave. Apple made the announcement on an Apple support page on April 29, 2019. Apple stopped the development of Aperture in 2014, but users have been able to continue using the software. However, since 2014, the Mac operating system has undergone many [...]
Without a doubt, the most powerful feature inside Photoshop is the ability to create and work with layers. We should be using layers with just about every image we work on with Photoshop. So, in this article, I'm going to show you ten ways to create a new layer in Photoshop. Before we look at [...]
Being able to add a watermark with Lightroom is a great way to add branding to your images. A watermark will make it more difficult for someone to steal your online images. A watermark won't make it impossible to steal an image, but it does add a layer of complication. This article will show you [...]
The targeted adjustment tool inside Adobe Lightroom is often missed, but once you know about, you'll love it. The tool allows you to make adjustments to your image by clicking and dragging directly on the area you want to adjust. The tool is found in the Tone Curve, the HSL/Color and the B & [...]
This cool technique allows you to edit selections in Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw. I am sure many photographers are unaware of this Photoshop feature. So let's have a look at what you can do with selections in Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw. Before I explain the technique, let me outline what this technique does and why [...]
Yes, you've read it correctly, download our free Lightroom Presets immediately. You can download them and add them to your copy of Adobe Lightroom right now. They will work with all versions of Lightroom from version 5 up to Lightroom CC. How do I install the free Lightroom Presets? Each of the Preset packs comes [...]
All camera lenses are different and all camera lenses have their own optical characteristics and idiosyncrasies. The lens profile correction adjustment built into most Raw software packages will compensate and remove these idiosyncracies from camera lenses. This article will show you how to use the lens profile correction within Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw and [...]
