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]]>Tuesday morning, we are doing a live Webinar to share some of the most amazing things you’ve ever seen from Adobe and then discuss it all. Discussion? Therapy session? You decide, but we will remember Tuesday for many years, so you don’t want to miss this news from our friends at Adobe.
When: 9 AM ET Tuesday, May, 23rd
Where: You can watch on my Facebook page (facebook.com/skelby) or KelbyOne on YouTube
Why: Because this is mind-blowing stuff. Seriously.
Mark your calendars, and bring some alcohol. It couldn’t hurt. See you then!
-Scott
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]]>STEP ONE: Here’s our original Raw image, and at this size, you don’t see the noise very much, but if you zoom in to 100%, there’s noise a-plenty!
STEP TWO: Scroll down to the Detail panel, and at the bottom of the panel, under Noise Reduction, click on ‘Denoise’ (as shown circled here in red).
STEP THREE: The Enhance Preview window appears (seen above), and Denoise will be selected by default (as seen here). There’s an amount slider so you can increase or decrease the amount of noise reduction you’d like to apply, and it also shows the estimated time it will take to apply this fix (in this case, it estimates 55 seconds).
STEP FOUR: Here’s a zoomed-in before and after so you can see the results. I used Compare mode to show this because when it does its thing, it creates a new separate Raw DNG image, so you have your original and a new file). This is those two side-by-side). You can see it did a pretty nice job removing the noise (better than anything we had built in within Lightroom or Photoshop before.
Above: here’s a zoomed-in look where you can see it did a really nice job of holding the detail.
Next time you have a noise image, give this a try – I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the result. Let me know what you think. Have a great Monday, everybody!
-Scott
P.S. The Lightroom Conference kicks off this afternoon with a special pre-conference session I’m teaching on “Lightroom Classic for Absolute Beginners” – then starting Tuesday, it’s two full days, two full training tracks, amazing instructors, and so much to learn (plus, the entire conference is archived for a full year for you to stream on demand). Don’t miss you – tickets and more info at bit.ly/3BqMWvN – see you online.
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]]>We would love to have you with us for the conference (and the pre-conference session the day before). Here’s the link to grab your ticket today at the early-bird discount price. Hope you can make it.
Have a great weekend, everybody, and we’ll catch you next week at the conference. 🙂
-Scott
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]]>The May 2023 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android.
In this issue, we’ll tell you all the reasons why showing off your work online is key to your success, and how Lightroom and Adobe Portfolio make it easy, plus a look at all the new Lightroom updates released in April, a test-drive of Adobe’s entry into the AI image-generation race, creating rusty text in Photoshop, building a mixed-media collage, exploring Retouch4me plug-ins, and so much more!
This issue’s cover image by KelbyOne member Jack Kosowsky
Current KelbyOne members can log into their account to access the new issue, or you can visit https://kelbyone.com/magazine to sign up and start reading today.
KelbyOne Pro members have access to more than 100 back issues of Photoshop User magazine all the way back to January 2012, plus all 64 issues of Lightroom Magazine. Not a Pro member yet? Click here for more information.
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]]>Fantastic! Thank you Terry!
I know, I know, I just got back from Lisbon last week, but Erik and I wanted to hold our workshop before it gets summer-time hot in New York (which can be a scorcher), so we needed to go now, and thankfully we’re going to have perfect temperatures throughout (we’ll even have to dress in layers if you can believe that).
I have one more workshop coming up this year, in London in September, and if you want early notice when the tickets go on sale (there are only 12 spots total), then head over to my workshop website and get on the early notice mailing list (it’s at the bottom of the page). You’ll get a shot to grab one of the spots before they go up for grabs to the public. Here’s that link again.
Have a great weekend, everybody, and I’ll be seeing 12 of you up in New York this coming week!
-Scott
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]]>Here’s how to set things up so any photos you take with your phone’s camera not only go straight into Lightroom but a nice bonus is – when you do this, they also automatically sync back with Lightroom on your desktop so that you can edit your images on your phone right there on the spot, or after you get back on your computer.
You set this up in Lightroom mobile: click on the Gear icon in the top right corner to bring up the App Settings (preferences), then tap on ‘Import’ (as shown above).
When the Import preferences screen appears (seen above), where it says “Auto Add from Camera Roll” at the top, toggle the switch to the right of “Photos” to the on position (shown circled in red above), and you’re done. It’s that easy – now, images you shoot with your phone’s camera will automatically be imported into Lightroom for editing.
Hope you found that helpful. Have a great Monday, everybody!
-Scott
P.S. Don’t forget, The KelbyOne Lightroom Conference is coming up next month, and you don’t want to miss out. Get all the details right here.
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]]>Pretty slick, right? Here’s a link to download a 14-day free trial or to buy it (It’s $39.95).
Here’s wishing you all a great weekend! I’m hoping to share some of my images from my trip to Portugal on Monday – we’ll see how the weekend goes.
-Scott
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]]>A new AI-powered tool has been added to aid us in removing noise from our photos. Built into the Enhance set of features (Super Resolution and Raw details), we now have the ability to reduce noise with a single click. You can launch Denoise from the Detail panel in Develop, or via the Photo > Enhance menu.
With a photo selected, click Denoise to open the Enhance Preview. Here you can adjust the Amount slider (50 is the default) to adjust the intensity of noise reduction (higher values are more aggressive in removing noise and can smooth detail more). Click and hold on the preview to see before and after views.
Once you’ve chosen the Amount value, click Enhance to create the new DNG copy with Denoise applied. Adobe recommends applying Denoise before other adjustments. This feature currently only works on Bayer and X-Trans RAW images. I’ve been very impressed with the results so far, and I think it works better than the existing noise removal tools found in Lightroom making this a great addition.
Enhanced photos will now have a new badge visible in Grid view and the Filmstrip. In addition, there is a new preference setting on the File Handling tab of the Preferences to automatically add a keyword to the enhanced photo indicating whichever of the features were used to create the enhanced version (Denoise, Super Resolution, or Raw Details). You’ll want to check out Eric Chan’s Denoise Demystified article to learn more from the ACR team.
A simple but very useful feature is the addition of new indicators to quickly see which panels contain edits as well as a new eyeball icon that you can click and hold to temporarily disable the adjustments in a given panel. This is a feature that has existed in Lightroom since the beginning and I am so glad to see it has made its way into Lightroom Classic.
Dots will appear under tools in the Toolstrip (like Masking) to indicate if a tool has been used. On each panel, a dark eyeball indicates no settings in that panel have been applied, while a lit eyeball indicates a panel with settings. This can be so helpful determining what settings are included in a given preset, just click the preset and see which lights come on.
Masking tools continue to evolve and improve. Now, under People masking we have the ability to automatically generate masks for facial hair and clothes.
In addition, Curves adjustments have now also made their way into Lightroom Classic. We have had this in Camera Raw, and I’m glad to see this has been added to Lightroom Classic and Lightroom for desktop.
Sure, we’ve been able to send photos to edit in Photoshop since the dawn of time, but with this update we’ve gained a couple of cool additions. The first is that we can now choose which version of Photoshop we want to use as the primary external editor. Head over to the External Editor tab of the Preferences to see the new drop-down. This is really helpful for those of us exploring the Photoshop Beta or who just like to use more than one version of Photoshop.
Beyond that, we can now select multiple photos in LrC and use the Photo > Edit In menu to access a new option to open as Smart Object Layers in Photoshop. Very cool! There’s a lot to love and explore in this update. I’ll be curious to hear your thoughts on the new features!
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]]>Well, technically, as I write this, I’m in Atlanta waiting on the final leg of my trip home, so…I’m almost home. I’m feeling “home-ish.” We had an absolutely magical time visiting Porto, Portugal, and Lisbon with the kick-butt instructor team, along with a group of 12 talented, fun, totally awesome photographers, and it was a trip I’ll never forget.
I don’t really have any photos to share. The plan was to work on them on my three flights home, but I was so tired from this week that I slept instead, and I feel like it’s sleepy time again on the short 1-hour flight home to Tampa, coming up, too.
I had also planned on blogging while I was there, but that didn’t happen either – we were going from literally dawn until after midnight (we put the “work” in workshop), but I think this week will be much more interesting here on the blog.
Lots to catch you up on (hope you’ll watch The Grid this week), but until then, I just wanted to say “howdy,” and let you know I’m back and that I’ll be sharing some photos and stories from the trip soon.
Here’s to a great week (and a good night’s sleep).
-Scott
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]]>The April 2023 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android.
In this issue, see how applying blur effects creatively in Photoshop can bring your images into focus, plus learn a unique way to create and apply scan lines to your subjects in Photoshop, speed tips for quickly reviewing and culling images in Lightroom, masking images with graphic patterns, tips for building books in Lightroom, adding digital face paint, create your own custom vinyl album, and so much more!
This issue’s cover image by KelbyOne member Don Hoekwater
Current KelbyOne members can log into their account to access the new issue, or you can visit https://kelbyone.com/magazine to sign up and start reading today.
KelbyOne Pro members have access to more than 100 back issues of Photoshop User magazine all the way back to January 2012, plus all 64 issues of Lightroom Magazine. Not a Pro member yet? Click here for more information.
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