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Photography Life in the time of LIGHTROOM with Brian Matiash

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Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast as I chat with Brian Matiash (Software Quality Engineer , Lightoom Desktop) as we discuss his approach to Photography, Anxiety, his Go-To Kit, Social Media and Photography, and also Retouching Images in Lightroom PLUS showing some hidden features in Lightroom Desktop / Classic.

links mentioned in the video:

brian’s slideshow / promo video:

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Photography Education and the LIGHTROOM HELP-DESK | Rob Sylvan

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Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast as I chat with Rob Sylvan, Photographer, Camera Expert, Canon Product Educator and Author.

A writer for Lightroom Killer Tips and known as The Lightroom Help-Desk we discuss all things Photography and Lightroom … PLUS tips for keeping your Lightroom organised and optimised.

links mentioned in the video:

Rob’s Website: robsylvan.com

Lightroom Killer Tips: lightroomkillertips.com

Rob Sylvan on Instagram: @sylvanworks

How to Print Course: ( LINK )

Omnicharge Portable Power Solutions: ( LINK )

Promo Slideshow I created for Rob’s LIVE Guest Appearance

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How to FIX SKIN TONE in Lightroom 💥

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In this video I show a simply but VERY EFFECTIVE way to Fix Skin Tone in Lightroom.

The video comes in 2 parts with Part 1 being available for everyone to watch where I go through the main technique.

Part 2 is for my Newsletter Subscribers Only and in that I go through things in more detail showing how many of the step srequired can be automated using technology within Lightroom PLUS some additional learning on masking and details of a a Preset Download I have made available.

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Talking Lightroom and Photography with Adobe Lightroom Product Manager Katrin Eismann

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Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast when I was joined by Adobe Lightroom Product Manager and Photographer, Katrin Eismann as we discuss her process for capturing stunning Travel Photographs, her Personal Projects, kit and also take a look at Lightroom’s latest technology for Photographers and some hints and tips for best results.

links mentioned during the broadcast

Katrin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katrineismann/ ( @katrin_eismann )

Lightroom Academy: lightroom.adobe.com/academy

Adobe Community Forums: https://community.adobe.com/

Marc Muench Photography Workshops: muenchworkshops.com/workshops/

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Generative AI Remove, Sony Tethering and more ... Lightroom UPDATE May 2024

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So today (Tuesday 21st May 2024) Adobe made available some fantastic updates and enhancements to both Lightroom v 7.3 (including Mobile) and Lightroom Classic v 13.3 which amongst other things sees the integration of Adobe’s AI, Adobe Firefly and (finally) tethering support for Sony amongt others things.

So, here’s a run through of the changes from today in this recording of a LIVE Broadcast I did on the day of release, and also below I’ve written down all the detailsincluding useful links…

PERFORMANCE UPDATES

In addition to some bug fixes and stability improvements across all platforms, you’ll also notice a speed increase when using Denoise.

Also in addition to the updates and additions detailed below Adobe also mention …

  • HDR Optimisation

  • Instant Access to Photo Libraries in Lightroom Mobile and Desktop apps

  • Lightroom’s all new mobile editing experience streamlines the mobile toolbar to prioritise the most popular features, whilst making it faster and more intuitive to edit.

SLIDESHOW IN DESKTOP

It’s now possible to show images in a slideshow from within Lightroom Desktop.

To start a slideshow you access it via the View > Start Slideshow

On release, the controls and the look of the slideshow are very limited with the images playing at full screen and being able to adjust whether the slideshow loops and adjust the speed of the slideshow to be Extra Slow, Slow, Medium and Fast.

CLOUD TO LOCAL STORAGE (DESKTOP)

Until now it was only possible to have cloud based albums in Lightroom Desktop, but with this update that all changes because from now, we can make Albums available and viewable offline just like Collections in Classic where we could sync them to the cloud or not.

To do this simply right-click on an Album and choose Make Album Available Offline …

SONY TETHERING SUPPORT (CLASSIC)

It’s taken some time but finally Adobe have worked closely with Sony and as a consequence, Lightroom Classic now supports Sony Tethering.

Sony Tethering in Lightroom Classic offers full control over main camera settings, capture and LIVE view

CURRENTLY SUPPORTED SONY CAMERAS …

The process for tethering to Lightroom Classic with a compatible Sony camera is a very simple process, working exactly the same as it does for other compatible brands.

• Note: Camera needs to be in Remote Shooting or PC Remote mode via USB Connection settings.

A full list of ALL cameras that are supported (not just Sony) can be found here: LINK

TONE CURVE IN VIDEO (DESKTOP)

I’m not someone that edits video within Lightroom but I know that there are many that do, so the addition of Tone Curve in Video for Lightroom Desktop is going to be a very welcome update.

Adobe state that …

  • You can now edit the Tone Curve when editing video in Lightroom Desktop

  • These edits are viewable across Mobile and Web

  • Videos now supports Presets with Tone Curve information

LENS BLUR ENHANCEMENTS

The Lens Blur Effect is finally out of Early Access and available to all, and Adobe states that its release also brings with it …

  • Copy and Paste Support

  • Added focus slider in Mobile

  • Support for Presets and New Adaptive Presets

  • Improvements to the subject detection and complex edges

Lens Blur

NO Lens BLur

With Visualise Range turned on to show which areas of the image are in and out of focus

Lens Blur Adaptive Presets

GENERATIVE AI REMOVE

Adobe have now integrated their Adobe Firely AI as Early Access into Lightroom Desktop, Mobile, Web and Lightroom Classic for the purpose of … Removing distractions and unwanted objects from your photos

Found in the Remove section amongst the exisiting Remove Tool, Heal Tool and Clone Stamp Tool (and Red Eye Removal) you use it in conjunction with the Remove Tool by simply ticking the Generative AI checkbox …

Maximum Resolution of the ‘Removed’ area is currently 2K, so a very generous starting point considering this is to be used purely for removing unwanted distractions and objects …

To use Remove with Generative AI simply brush generously over whatever it is that you want to remove.

You can then Add or Subtract from this area to refine it …

3 variations are then given and you can click through to see which you prefer OR simply Refresh to try again until you get a result that you’re happy with …

There is also an Object Aware checkbox which Adobe state is to to be used to Preserve Background Details whereby the AI will analyse the initial selection you made and identify what it is you want to remove without having to fill in the entire selection, meaning you could just brush around the outside.

So for example in the picture below, let’s say that I want to remove the cardboard box and string that the little boy has over his shoulder …

I’ll use Generative AI Remove but also use Object Aware, so then rather brush to select the entire box I’ll just quickly brush around the outside including the string …

The AI then looks at what I’ve drawn around to ee if it can identify the main object, and looking at the selection it made below it did a pretty good job …

I then use the Add option in the Refine section to brush over the string that was missed, so that it’s included in the remove …

… and this is the result

As with all features and tools there are ways to use them to produce more pleasing results, so here’s just a few for Generative AI Remove …

There a couple of differences when using Generative AI Remove in Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic and I show those in the LIVE Broadcast recording at the top of this page

Finally (for now) keep a look out for some more videos coming soon where I take a deeper dive into some of the new features, but in the mean time here’s a link to the official news release from Adobe ( LINK )

Cheers,
Glyn

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💥 Solving a LIGHTROOM Preset Headache ( Lightroom and Classic )

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The Adobe Lightroom Community is a great resource for Lightroom Presets but how do you get them? How do you install them? How do you install them into Lightroom and / or Lightroom Classic?

In this short video I show exactly what you need to do …

Here’s the link to the Adobe Community PAge where you’ll find the Preset that I’ve made available:

https://lightroom.app.link/B4mq80BlSIb

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Download my Minimal Teal and Orange Preset for Lightroom and Camera Raw

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If you’re a Lightroom Classic , Lightroom or Photoshop / Camera Raw user ...

I have just added the finishing touch steps that I used on the recent portrait of my friend Steve Healy onto the Adobe Lightroom Community Page so that you can save as a preset, download and install to use ... and adjust settings to taste.

Just use this link: https://lightroom.app.link/B4mq80BlSIb

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KelbyOne Lightroom Conference Coming in April 2024

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Very excited to be part of the KelbyOne Lightroom Conference 2024 this coming April 16th and 17th …

I’ll be presenting 2 classes, both of which are connected in that the first class I show all the preparation, planning, lighting and photogtraphy for a photo shoot. So, I’ll be covering the researching the concept, visiting a clothing and props provider to the TV and Movie Industry, working with the model, stylist, the set and finally the shoot.

In the 2nd class I’ll then go through the entire retouching process from importing the cpatured images into Lightroom and then step by step working through the retouching making use of Lightroom and Photoshop, and then finally a print.

VERY excited to show this becuase it means working on something completely new; a portrait that doesn’t form part of a series but a portrait I’ve wanted to work on for a while, so to be able to show the entire process will be great!

To find out more about the Lightroom Conference and to take advantage of Early Bird pricing, click / tap on the button link below.

Grab my FREE Lightroom Presets from the Lightroom Community

So recently I wrote about these 2 images that I captured over the past few weeks …

I edited both images in Lightroom so what I’ve done is make all of the editing steps donwloadable as a Preset that you can use in Lightroom and / or Camera Raw.

You can see the editing steps for both of these images in the Lightroom Community, so if you’d like them as a Preset I’ve written out the steps below …

STEP 1

Click on the link below to got to my Profile Page on lightroom.adobe.com

STEP 2

Click on each image in turn and choose Save as Preset on the far right of the screen

STEP 3

Give the Preset a name. Choose which edits you want included and then press Save

STEP 4

This Preset will now be saved in Your Presets in a Saved from Community folder in your Lightroom.

STEP 5

If you also want this Preset to appear in your Lightroom Classic / Desktop, simply Right-Click on the name of the Preset and choose Export.

You can then import the Preset File into Lightroom Classic.

© Glyn Dewis 2024