Nerd Alert! The Mystery of the Missing HSL Panel SOLVED!
Nerd Alert! The Mystery of the Missing HSL Panel SOLVED!...
16 October, 2023
Nerd Alert! Lightroom 12.3 Packs A Whammy With AI Powered Noise Reduction, And Tone Curve Adjustments In The Masking Panel!
Some exciting news from Adobe! Lightroom version 12.3 drops some new features underwater photographers are going to love! The first new feature is something many underwater photographers have been...
18 April, 2023
Nerd Alert! Go directly from the Library Module to the Masking Panel
A killer keyboard shortcut for going from the Lightroom Classic Library Module directly to the Masking Panel in the Develop Module is "Shift-W"....
23 October, 2022
Nerd Alert! Yes, the answer is yes. Upgrade your Lightroom Catalog when asked.
Yes, the answer is yes. Upgrade your Lightroom Catalog when asked. Every time you upgrade, Lightroom takes the name of your current catalog and appends it with a...
23 October, 2022
Nerd Alert! How to permanently trash images while working in a Collection
It's not possible to permanently trash images while working in a Collection...
19 October, 2022
Nerd Alert! Capture Time Adjustment in Lightroom
For those of you who aren't so good at remembering to set the time in your camera to match the time zone you're shooting in - it's possible...
29 July, 2022
Nerd Alert! New Photoshop Update for Sky (aka Water) Replacement!
The new Edge Enhancement feature in the April 2022 Photoshop 22.3 update adds another powerful way to fine-tune your Sky (aka Water) Replacement composites. By using the new...
14 April, 2022
Nerd Alert! – Lightroom 11 Masking Baby Steps
Do the new Lightroom 11 masking tools have you confused and frustrated? Learn how to work the old way by watching our free Lightroom 11 Masking Baby Steps...
24 January, 2022
Nerd Alert! – Photoshop Practice Files for Understanding Layers
Sharpen up your layer masking chops with these simple but powerful practice files! Have no fear of masking, grouping, flipping, rotating and otherwise rocking your layers panel. ...
12 March, 2021
Nerd Alert! Cannot Be Undone Warning
In Lightroom or Photoshop, any time you get a message telling you that the ensuing operation "cannot be undone", it simply means that you can't go back using...
11 January, 2020
Nerd Alert! Spot Removal Tip
Nerd Alert - In Photoshop, when you're removing backscatter in blue water or on an otherwise uniform background, in the "Type" tab on the tool options bar, switch...
01 November, 2019
Nerd Alert! Hold Off on Mac Catalina Update
Nerd Alert - For Mac users considering updating to the new Catalina operating system, please read these posts from Adobe first. I think I’ll hold off until the...
10 October, 2019
Nerd Alert! Photoshop CC Visibility of the Reference Point
Nerd Alert! Recent updates to Photoshop CC have made the visibility of the reference point (little crosshair in the middle of the Free Transform bounding box) an option....
22 August, 2019
Nerd Alert! Lightroom Classic (8.4) Improvements
Nerd Alert! In addition to the usual new camera/lens profiles and bug fixes, the latest update of Lightroom Classic (8.4) includes improved folder performance in the Library (YAY!)...
13 August, 2019
Nerd Alert! Quick Access to Photoshop Spot Removal Tools
Nerd Alert! For those of us who spend a significant amount of time removing backscatter in Photoshop, having quick access to the best spot removal tools is critical....
27 July, 2019
Nerd Alert! Photoshop CC Use Legacy Free Transform
Nerd Alert! In the latest update of Photoshop CC (20.0.5), a new checkbox in the General tab of Preferences lets you revert to legacy shift key behavior when...
25 July, 2019
Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
Don't wait to get good in Lightroom and Photoshop before learning a few keyboard shortcuts. Learning them is how you get good! Download my Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for...
15 August, 2018