You can make creative tweaks to parts of an image with a variety of tools in Adobe Lightroom, but it can be time-consuming to brush over exactly the part of the image you want to adjust. With the help of luminance masking, you have the best of both worlds: quick, tightly controled adjustments, without using Photoshop. Local Adjustments in… Continue reading How to Make Local Changes in Lightroom Classic Using the Range Tool (Luminance Masking)
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2022 Pop Awards: The best new photo gear of the year
The Pop Awards highlights our favorite gear in 2022. Stan Horaczek The end of each year gives us an opportunity to look back at all the good things that happened over the last 12 months. We’re looking back at photos we’ve taken, shoots we’ve enjoyed, things we’ve learned, and people we’ve met. But it’s also… Continue reading 2022 Pop Awards: The best new photo gear of the year
How to Export JPGs from Lightroom Classic
Perhaps the greatest joy of photography is sharing your work with others and showcasing your creations. The path to getting the image online, however, can be difficult. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to export web-ready images with the best results. The Compression Dance Whether your images are being loaded onto a website or… Continue reading How to Export JPGs from Lightroom Classic
How to Create a Preset in Lightroom Classic
Why should you re-invent the wheel with each photo you edit? The truth is, many images need the same adjustments. Especially if images are from the same shoot, you might want to use a preset: a set of common tweaks and tasks that you can apply to multiple images at once. Instead of pulling sliders… Continue reading How to Create a Preset in Lightroom Classic
The best 35mm film in 2022
Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best for portraits Kodak Portra 400 SEE IT Best black-and-white Kodak Tri-X SEE IT Best slide film Kodak Ektachrome SEE IT For the better part of the 20th century, 35mm film was the primary… Continue reading The best 35mm film in 2022
How to Create a Signature Look for Your Photos With Lightroom Classic
If you follow photographers on social media, try this out: open your favorite app, start scrolling, but try not to look at who posted the photo. Now, try to guess the photographer behind each image. It might be easier than you think, thanks to each photographer’s signature look. A signature look is the repeated combination of shooting… Continue reading How to Create a Signature Look for Your Photos With Lightroom Classic
The best gifts for photographers, according to the pros
In anticipation of the holiday season, we recently asked more than a dozen photographers to tell us about the most valuable items in their camera bags—and the gifts they’d love to get in 2023. From a splurge-worthy studio flash that’s small enough to take on location to an ultra-wide tilt-shift lens to uplevel your game,… Continue reading The best gifts for photographers, according to the pros
How to Use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom Classic
Lightroom is the most powerful tool for managing archives and editing photos by the hundred. However, many photographers still prefer Photoshop for the ability to edit small, local areas of the photo. Although Lightroom doesn’t have pixel level editing powers, its adjustment brush feature lets us apply edits to selected regions of photos. Today, I’ll… Continue reading How to Use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom Classic
The best Sony lenses in 2022
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master II SEE IT Best ultra-wide angle Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM SEE IT Best telephoto Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens SEE IT Sony makes… Continue reading The best Sony lenses in 2022
How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom makes it really easy to create strong black and white images. With control, however, comes complexity. In this screencast I show how to convert your photos using Lightroom’s powerful Black and White panel. This tutorial will show you everything you need to know to start using Lightroom to create awesome black and… Continue reading How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic