Julieanne Kost

Here are my favorite tips and shortcuts for working with presets in Lightroom Classic’s Develop module.

In this video, Julieanne walks through five tips for working with shapes in Photoshop including quick ways to select multiple shapes on different layers, merging shape layers, using path operations to combine shapes, adjusting the stacking order of shapes, and distribruting multiple shapes on a single layer.

In this video you’ll discover how easy it is to convert a type layer into a shape layer and use the Direct Selection tool to customize the shape in Photoshop.

In this video, you’ll discover eight different ways to select colors in Photoshop including the eyedropper, color picker, Swatches, Color, and Libraries panels and more.

To view the transformation values for the Smart Object (instead of the Smart Object with the Layer mask), target the thumbnail for the Smart Object in the Layers panel, click the link icon (between the Smart Object and the Layer Mask thumbnail), to unlink the Smart Object from the layer Mask. 

This is a bit of a mash-up of ten tool tips and shortcuts, but I find them to be very helpful and wished that I had discovered them when first learning Photoshop!

One of my favorite things to do every December is to set aside time to look through all of the photographs that I’ve made in the previous 12 months. I’m often surprised at the insights that I have while reflecting upon the places that I’ve gone, the experiences that I’ve had, and how I chose to document them.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Mason Marsh and Jeff Carlson about Lightroom Classic Tips on their Photocombobulate podcast. The episode is live and can be viewed at his link: Episode 27: Lightroom Tips with Julieanne Kost.

If you weren’t able to join me in-person at Adobe MAX, you can now watch the recorded version “Creating Compelling Composite Images in Photoshop” online! In this presentation, you’ll discover the tools and techniques you need to create a successful composite using layers and masking in Photoshop. During the one hour seminar, I walk through the creation of two images, demonstrating efficient ways to organize, construct, and combine multiple images in Photoshop as well as reveal my creative process and how I fabricate surreal images that enable a viewer to temporarily suspend their disbelief and enter a world inspired by thoughts and dreams.

In this video, you’ll learn discover how to use Photoshop’s Object Selection tool to quickly select objects and regions within a photograph as well as learn tips and shortcuts for customizing overlay options, choosing selection modes, using the Mask All Objects command, and setting Image Processing preferences.

Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in design or photography, or you want to learn the tools to enhance your own image making, this Photoshop course is for you! You’ll master the three most essential aspects of Photoshop: layers, selections, and masking, work with smart objects and smart filters, apply nondestructive adjustment layers, create shape layers, learn the pen tool, add type and layer effects, work with libraries and artboards, make animations and much, much, more!

Watch this video (or view the tips and shortcuts below) to discover how to use the Clone, Heal, and Content-Aware Remove healing modes in Lightroom Classic to quickly remove dust spots, imperfections and distracting elements in a photograph.

I’ve always wanted to explore the surreal landscapes of Australia so when Darran Leal of World Photo Adventures asked me to join their photographic tour to the Kimberly region and Lake Eyre in May 2023, it was an offer I couldn’t possibly refuse!

Below are over 225  shortcuts, tips, and tricks for using Adobe Camera Raw! Or, you can use this link to download the 14 page PDF!