It’s been a while since my last Lightroom tutorial so I thought I’d throw one in since I’m using it so much, not to mention that many of you asked for more, more, more Lightroom tuts!

In this tutorial, I’ll be moving away from the the Develop Module and going into the Web Module. I’ll be showing you how to create a Web photo gallery in Lightroom. It’s quick, easy, Continue Reading »

Time for another Photoshop Lightroom 2 video tutorial. This time, instead of showing you a specific tool in Lightroom, I’ll go through some post processing steps for an entire image.

This week we’ll look at creating the trendy orange sky image we see a lot of.

I mention in the video that I took this shot at a place called Champ Boisé. This is a lovely retreat center in the heart of Continue Reading »

I’ve been having more and more fun in Lightroom 2 and I see myself going less and less in Photoshop CS3. Don’t get me wrong, I still need Photoshop for many features but as I discover the in depth joys of Lightroom 2, I see myself migrating less and less for core features and even certain filters.

Today we’re going to learn about a lesser known feature in called Continue Reading »

Here’s another Adobe Lightroom 2 video tutorial. In my first Lightroom video tutorial, I mentioned what I thought were all the options for the new adjustment brush. But thanks to a Yanik’s Photo School reader, Rickey Lane, I learned that the soon to be famous adjustmenet brush has a hidden feature. And a pretty amazing one to boot! Just another reason not to go back into Photshop™ and use Neat Image or Noise Ninja to soften the skin up. Yeah, you guessed it, the hidden feature is called “soften skin”. It,s actually a combination of negative clarity and positive sharpening. It works wonders! Again, what’s amazing is that it’s localised and it’s non destructive. WOW!

I invite you to download the free Continue Reading »

Here’s my first Adobe Lightroom 2 video tutorial. Why Lightroom instead of Photoshop, you might ask? The main reason is that I’ve been using Lightroom (LR) for a while now. I used version 1 primarily as an image database and to easily create beautiful, professional web galleries. I also used it for basic image correction but most of my post processing was done in Photoshop. This has all changed now with the introduction of Lightroom 2. There are tons of new features but the main one is the adjustment brush. This powerful tool, let you adjust exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, clarity and sharpness… locally and non-destructively. No more going into Photoshop and using adjustment layers with masks. One click instant masking! Just this feature alone is worth the cost of Lightroom 2. Just the amount of time I’ll save on post processing using the adjustment brush justifies the upgrade. It will pay for itself in a few weeks.

Another reason I’m showing you Lighroom 2 is that Continue Reading »