How to Use the Adjustment Brush Tool in Lightroom

In this video from our Lightroom A to Z Workshop on DVD, we will go over how to use the Adjustment Brush Tool in Lightroom. In addition, we will explain the different settings found in the Adjustment Brush Tool Menu. The Adjustment Brush Tool works almost exactly like the Graduated Filter Tool, but we have a few additional options because we are now painting in with the Brush Settings as opposed to dragging across an entire area of the image when using the Graduated Filter Tool. The Adjustment Brush Tool gives you a little more control over what areas you are actually affecting.

Photoshop Tutorial | Why & When You Should Use The Healing Brush Tool With A Hard Edge

Retouching a photo is one of those things that are both loved and detested at once. The ability to transform and or perfect and image within Photoshop is largely gratifying, but can be tremendously irritating and time consuming if your processes are are off. Perhaps even more problematic is when you are doing something 99% … Read more

Adobe Adds Refine Edge Brush & Rotate Canvas Tools To Photoshop for iPad

Adobe Adds Refine Edge and Rotate Tools to PS on iPad SLR Lounge

Adobe has continued its push to bring more and more features to the Mobile Market with today’s update to Photoshop for the iPad which includes the Refine Edge Brush and Rotate Canvas tools. Announced on their blog this morning, Adobe says they paid special attention to getting the refine edge brush to work properly on … Read more

How to Use the Cloning Brush and Healing Brush from the Spot Removal Tool in Lightroom 4

In this video from our Lightroom 4 A to Z Workshop on DVD, we will discuss how to use the Spot Removal Tool in Lightroom 4. The Spot Removal Tool is great for removing blemishes on skin, dust from camera lenses, tiny insects around your subjects, and any other specks in your images. There are two types of Spot Removal Brushes: the Cloning Brush and the Healing Brush. This article will go over what these 2 Spot Removal Brushes are and how to use them.

New Generative AI Photo Editing Tools in Luminar Neo

The number one catchphrase of 2023 was undoubtedly “Generative AI.” It’s everywhere! Our question is, how can it benefit us as photographers, and which tools are the best at harnessing the power of AI? As we dive into the new year, we are confident that Luminar Neo and its collection of generative AI photo editing tools … Read more

Lightroom AI Retouching Toolkit Released by Visual Flow

Visual Flow has released their Lightroom AI Retouching Toolkit, a preset pack that uses Lightroom’s new AI capabilities to create advanced effects in one click.  Effects that used to require manual adjustments, like dodging and burning, enhancing skies, retouching skin, darkening backgrounds to make the subjects pop and more are now automated with 31 AI-powered … Read more

PortraitPro 23 Review | New Tools, More Speed

PortraitPro 23 Review Feature

The world of portrait retouching has come a very long way in the last 5-10 years. Photographers used to spend many hours retouching a single face! However, that has changed completely. Today, we are writing this PortraitPro 23 review because it is at the forefront of progress in portrait retouching. Until recently, even the most … Read more

Top 3 Lightroom Brush Presets for Retouching

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Imerge Pro Announces Major Upgrade With Powerful New Retouching and Color Grading Tools, CR3 Support, And More.

Imerge Pro 8 Officially Launched SLR Lounge

Imerge Pro is still a relatively new product on the scene but is already making waves amongst photographers and composite artists looking for more control over their final output. The desktop app – which allows editing and non-destructive compositing with RAW layers in 16-bit – offers something different from other options on the market: a … Read more