Make PORTRAITS POP 💥 Dodging and Burning in LIGHTROOM

Dodging and burning in Lightroom is easier than you think!

In this video, I walk you through how to use masks and brushes to enhance your photos with subtle adjustments and bring portraits to life!

You’ll learn how to:

✅ Brighten highlights and deepen shadows for a natural look
✅ Use masks for precise control over specific areas
✅ Work with Lightroom’s brush tools to fine-tune your edits

⏰ Chapters:
00:00 - Why Dodge & Burn?
00:14 - Old Method
00:34 - Dodge Brush Mask Settings
02:34 - Dodge\Lighten Highlights on Face
05:57 - Depth + Dimension Explained
06:20 - Burn Brush Mask Settings
09:32 - Before/After

The ONE Slider You Need for PERFECT Colour & Contrast in LIGHTROOM

In this video I show how to balance color and contrast in Adobe Lightroom using the VERY USEFUL Refine Saturation Slider.

✅ How contrast adjustments influence colors in your photos.

✅ How to keep colors vibrant and natural.

Whether you're just starting out or have some editing experience, this might be something new or something you've forgotten about but is a great way to adjust tonal values of your images but maintain colour integrity.

⏰ Chapters:

• 00:00 - Introduction

• 00:48 - Luminosity Blend Mode

• 01:30 - Desaturate

• 02:17 - The Refine Saturation Slider

Create Atmospheric SPECIAL EFFECTS in LIGHTROOM ( Fog + Lighting )

Learn simple techniques to enhance your photos with special effects.

In this video, I’ll show you:

• How to create natural-looking fog in Lightroom

• Adding realistic lights with reflection and fall-off for a polished look

• How to include birds in Photoshop without needing to cut them out.

Improved SKY MASKS in LIGHTROOM Mobile using INVERT not INTERSECT

Making accurate Sky Masks in Lightroom Classic and Desktop is made so much easier using the 'Intersect' Command.

However this isn't currently available in Lightroom Mobile and neither is the 'Invert from Sky Selection' command.

So what can we do?

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COMPLETE Retouching Workflow in LIGHTROOM on an iPad

Retouching a Seascape Photography from Start to Finish using ONLY Lightroom on the iPad.

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REFLECTION REMOVAL 💥 Magical NEW FEATURE in Photoshop

Photographing at or through glass can be extremely challenging when it comes to dealign with reflections ESPECIALLY without having a Polarising Filter to hand. HOWEVER Reflection Removal now in Photoshop (Camera Raw) does a GREAT JOB removing them!

Check out the Adobe Blog for more details: ( LINK )

NEW in PHOTOSHOP Beta 💥 PEOPLE SELECTIONS are getting QUICKER AND EASIER

Selections in Photoshop are getting Quicker and Easier.

Now in Photoshop Beta not only is there SELECT PEOPLE but also ATTRIBUTES including items such as Upper Clothing, Lower Clothing, Accessories and so on ...

The BEST way to LEARN PHOTOSHOP 💥 Combining Tools, Techniques and Fun

The BEST way to LEARN PHOTOSHOP is by combining multiple techniques and tools to see how they work and compliment each other. Follow along as I work on this out of camera photograph of a Supercar and turn it into something completely different.

COMPLETE Portrait Retouching Workflow in LIGHTROOM on an iPad

In this video I go through a complete Portrait Retouching Workflow in Lightroom on my iPad …

DON'T FORGET the BACKGROUND ERASER TOOL in Photoshop 💥

The Background Eraser Tool in Phtoshop is INCREDIBLY POWERFUL at maintaining the shape and highlights of glass objects when compositing.