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Did you know you can change the order of your masking tools in the Lightroom masks panel? You can! And it’s very useful.
Stuck with harsh, unflattering mid day light? There are some steps you can take in post-processing to draw out color and depth.
Available in many photo editing programs, crop overlays help you improve the composition of your photo. I have a few favorites.
Lightroom has two different tools that target specific colors, the Point Color tool and Color Range Masks. Is there a difference? Which one should you use?
A Curve tool is a tried and true editing tool for a reason - you can control tonal adjustments very precisely. The trick? Using the eyedropper to set points on the curve.
Is SuperSelect AI struggling to find the element you want to mask? Try the Refine Brush and use its encircle mode to select objects.
Nature is glorious, beautiful, wondrous… and sometimes a bit messy. Retouch with purpose and improve the story in your photo.
Snapshots store and save your editing adjustments at a given point-in-time. A great use for Snapshots is to compare different looks while you are editing your photo.
Add depth and dimension to your landscape photos with proper adjustments of colors. Color range masks help you do that with ease.
Give me less than 10 minutes and I’ll show you how to fix color casts and color balance your blue hour cityscape photos with the Lightroom Point Color tool.
Use a radial mask with an intersecting luminosity mask to create perfect sunlight accents for your landscapes. It is easier than you think!
Adventures In Antarctica 2024
Capture To Completion
My In The Field and In Post series on YouTube takes you out in the field as I seek my next photo. Back in the studio, get editing and post-processing insights for the captured images.
Stuck with harsh, unflattering mid day light? There are some steps you can take in post-processing to draw out color and depth.
There are photo opportunities all along the hike to Emerald Pools in Zion National Park.
Even when the preview on your camera or the unprocessed RAW looks terrible, don’t dismiss the image!
A break in the Oregon rains meant some camera fun at Strawberry Hill on the Oregon Coast.
Watch over my shoulder as I work on a new image. In my Live Edit videos, I share my entire start-to-finish workflow using a photo that I’ve never worked on before.
The sea stacks on Bandon Beach in Oregon never fail to please. Join me in the field for a visit to this iconic beach.
I have a little recipe I’ve used for years with Curves to add a twilight color to my sunset and sunrise photos. It’s simple to do and targeting just the sky in a photo has never been easier.
Reaching San Simeon Point, also marked as Donnay Point on some maps, is an easy out and back hike from Hearst San Simeon State Park, California.
Many of the photos I captured in Bryce Canyon needed color tweaks and corrections. I put Lightroom’s new Color Mixer through its paces to fix color issues.
Join me on the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park for a hike from Sunset Point to Inspiration Point.
Got a color cast that is red/cyan, green/magenta, or blue/yellow? Reach for a curves adjustment to correct it. It’s fast and you have loads of control.