Is your Lightroom Classic Develop Module suddenly missing its HSL Panel? Don’t panic. HSL in all its glory has been nested in the new Color Mixer Panel under the “Mixer” tab. Nothing has changed but its location. HSL looks and works exactly as it did in previous versions of Lightroom Classic, but don’t stop there. Under the “Point Color” tab is a new set of controls that enable much more granular color selection on the basis of hue, saturation, or luminance. Think of Point Color as the Targeted Adjustment tool on steroids, especially since it can also be accessed in the Masking Panel, finally bringing the power of Hue, Saturation, and Luminance to local adjustments. Huzzah!
Read more on Adobe’s Blog about other new features added to the October 2023 Release of Adobe Lightroom Classic 13.0.
It’s not possible to permanently trash images while working in a Collection…or is it? By default, images deleted from a Collection are not permanently deleted from the Lightroom Catalog or (more importantly) from your hard drive.
Sharks are a favorite photographic subject of mine. Over the years, I’ve developed a few post-production techniques that help to mitigate common problems and emphasize desirable details in shark images. Desaturate with an Adjustment Brush to remove unwanted cyan color on your shark. In the Develop module of Lightroom, click on the Adjustment…
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. By default, it’s turned off. If you’d like to restore your reference point, check ON the reference point checkbox on the left side of the Free Transform…
Mastering Lightroom Classic’s Color and Luminance Range Masking Tools With the addition of Color and Luminance Range Masking to Lightroom Classic, Adobe bestowed new superpowers to the Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, and Radial Filter. Range masking tools are a great way to bring pro-level precision to your local adjustments, allowing you to build complex masks…
Panning or rotating the camera at slow shutter speeds creates motion blur. It’s a technique that can yield exciting, evocative images, but the learning curve for producing predictable results is steep, and the percentage of keepers (in my personal experience) is low. Alternatively, Photoshop offers tons of filters that mimic in-camera effects. I’ve chosen a…
There’s nothing worse than discovering you’re missing a critical piece of gear on a long-awaited dive adventure. Most underwater photographers stress out before a trip, checking and re-checking their camera and dive equipment to make sure all the required bits and pieces are packed and in working order, but they often forget to prepare their…