Newly-Unearthed Footage of JFK Assassination Aftermath Goes to Auction
Newly-emerged footage that shows the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination goes on auction this month.
Excire Software Adds AI Text Search to Adobe Lightroom Classic
Excire Foto has announced the launch of its "Next-Gen AI" tool for Adobe Lightroom Classic with the release of Excire Search. This new $189 Plugin will let Adobe users bring Excire's advanced image management software directly into their Lightroom Classic workflows.
Adobe Lightroom Adds New AI Innovations and Improved Masking
Following Adobe's announcement last week of new artificial intelligence (AI) innovations in its video editing applications, Premiere Pro and After Effects, Adobe has announced that its widely used photo editing Lightroom applications will be receiving new AI-powered updates.
ImagenAI Adds Subject Mask AI Tool and Profile Sharing Capabilities
Imagen has added new features to its artificial intelligence-powered (AI) photo editing solution, ImagenAI, including subject mask editing and the ability to share an AI profile with additional photographers.
Adobe Lightroom Update Enhances AI Masks and Adaptive Presets
Adobe has announced new additions to the Lightroom suite, including AI-powered masking and better Adaptive Presets, which the company says will be rolling out to users this week.
70 Adobe Lightroom Classic Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts for Beginners
Adobe Lightroom Classic is an incredibly powerful raw-processing tool, but it has so many layers and features it can take a long time for users, especially beginners, to discover them all.
Optimize Your Lightroom Photo Editing with These Tips and Tools
With the advance in computer technology, you would think editing photos is faster than ever before. It's simply not the case - far from it. Software such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic has become far more sophisticated, and with the increasing file sizes improving your workflow speed and productivity becomes a necessity.
Intel’s 12th Gen CPUs Show Impressive Performance for Photographers
Last week, Intel announced the 12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors (codename Alder Lake) with a new hybrid architecture that utilizes a mix of performance and efficient-cores. So, how good are they?
Understanding the ‘Intersect’ Function of Lightroom’s New Masking Tools
It’s not often that a new Lightroom update or feature is as positively received by users as last week’s Masking improvements. And there is a good reason for the fanfare because these new tools really are amazing... as well as a bit confusing and inconsistent.
How to Leverage Lightroom’s New Masking Tools in Your Workflow
Unless you’ve just emerged from a nuclear fallout bunker, you’ve likely already heard about Lightroom’s impressive new masking tools that Adobe announced at their annual Adobe Max conference. In fact, PetaPixel’s Ryan Mense wrote a wonderful hands-on article covering the expanse of these new masking tools.
Performance Test: Lightroom Classic is Way Faster on Apple Silicon
This morning, Adobe unveiled the long-awaited version of Lightroom Classic that is fully optimized for Apple Silicon devices, and we had a chance to test it out before release. Our hopes were high for a program so famously sluggish. Could Apple’s M1 processor deliver a hefty performance boost for photographers? In short: yes. The latest version of Lightroom Classic was up to 25 percent faster on the M1 than on our more expensive Intel-based Mac.
Adobe Launches Native Apple M1 Support for Lightroom Classic
Hot on the heels of Capture One, Adobe has finally brought native Apple silicon support for Lightroom Classic. In addition to promising straight performance improvements, Adobe is also adding several new features -- like Super Resolution -- to the popular photo editor.
Understanding the Differences Between Clarity, Texture, and Dehaze
Youtuber Kevin Raposo believes that many photographers use the Clarity, Texture, and Dehaze sliders in Lightroom without fully understanding what each is doing. To help, he's uploaded this quick 4-minute video that teaches you the differences between each, and when best to use them.
Adobe Releases Lightroom for Apple M1 and Windows Arm, Adds Apple ProRAW Support
Adobe has announced that the latest version of Adobe Lightroom is now a native app for both Apple computers with the new M1 chip as well as Windows Arm platforms. The company says the app has been "rebuilt to take advantage of the newest performance and power efficiency benefits."
Adobe Apps Not Officially Supported on Apple Silicon Running Rosetta 2
As part of its announcement of new Mac computers earlier this week, Apple mentioned that Adobe plans to release versions of its software that are compatible with Apple's new M1 chip. That's good news it turns out, since the company isn't able to officially support emulation via Rosetta 2 on those devices.
The Differences Between Color Grading in Lightroom Versus Photoshop
The School of Photography has shared a detailed 19-minute video breakdown that explains how to color grade in both Adobe Photoshop and the latest version of Lightroom, details the differences between the two systems, and talks why you might want to use one or the other.
How To Best Use the Powerful New Color Grading Tool in Lightroom
In the latest Lightroom update, Adobe removed the Split Toning tool and replaced it with Color Grading, a move that photographer Mark Denney explains in this 12-minute video has forever changed the way he develops color – for the better.
New Lightroom Plug-In Allows for Tethered Capture with Sony Cameras
Tether Tools has announced the new Smart Shooter 4 plug-in (SS4) that enables full Sony camera tethering support for Adobe Lightroom Classic. Additionally, Tether Tools says SS4 will make for a faster and more stable connection with Nikon cameras.
30 Lightroom Tips and Tricks for Faster Photo Editing
Landscape photographer Christian Möhrle of The Phlog Photography recently put together a handy compilation of his favorite tips and tricks for Adobe Lightroom Classic. Chances are good you'll find at least one or two (and probably several more) little workflow tips that you didn't know about.
Adobe Unveils Major App Updates for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Camera RAW
Early this morning, Adobe unveiled a massive feature drop across the entire Creative Cloud ecosystem. Every app that matters to photographers—from Photoshop, to Lightroom, to Camera RAW—has been updated with exciting new features, design updates and, well, some new logos, too.
This Lightroom Bug Could be Costing You Tons of Storage Space
An IT professional and former Adobe employee has discovered a Lightroom bug that could be costing you hundreds of gigabytes worth of storage space... per photo shoot! Fortunately, there's a simple workaround.
Why I’m Sticking with Lightroom Classic… for Now
Ever since Adobe announced that Lightroom would become “Lightroom Classic”, the writing has been in the wall. Lightroom as I know it will someday become a technological dinosaur. If Adobe gets their way, the replacement—confusingly known as Lightroom (non-Classic)—is the way of the future.
Simple Lightroom Trick Helps You Find Sensor Spots (or Anything Else) in Your Photos
Using Lightroom to remove spots caused by sensor dust is a pretty straight forward process: just click "Visualize Spots" and use the Spot Removal tool, right? Well, photographer Anthony Morganti thinks that he's discovered a better way, and in the video above he shows you a "hidden" Lightroom trick that makes it easy to systematically search your images for sensor spots... or anything else for that matter.
Adobe Finally Adds Direct Import and Advanced Export to Lightroom on iPad
Lightroom for iOS and iPadOS got two major updates from Adobe today: the much-anticipated 'Direct Import' feature, and the Advanced Exporting features that were released on Android and ChromeOS in November.
How Much RAM Do You Really Need to Edit Photos in Lightroom?
How much RAM do you really need to edit photos in Adobe Lightroom? 8GB? 16GB? 32GB? And how much of a difference would upgrading your current system actually make? Ryan of Signature Edits decided to find out, and he's put together a helpful comparison video to share his results.
How to Speed Up Adobe Lightroom Without Buying Better Hardware
Adobe updated Lightroom with GPU Accelerated Editing a couple of weeks ago, helping to give your workflow a boost. But if your Lightroom Classic is still running too slow for your taste, this video will help you squeeze out more performance without upgrading to the latest Mac or adding better hardware to you PC.
Adobe Updates Lightroom with GPU Accelerated Editing
Adobe has officially released their August Photography update for Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, which is focused on "performance and improving your workflow." The update adds several little improvements, but the most intriguing update is the addition of GPU Accelerated Editing.