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Join Me at the Outsiders Photography Conference March 3-5, 2023! 

I was so inspired when I spoke at the Outsiders conference last year that I returned to Kanab to explore the area this summer to unplug, recharge, and make photographs. And the best part?  I’m thrilled to announce that I will presenting alongside Keith Ladzinski, Daniel Kordan, John Weatherby, Jeffrey Wu, and several other incredible photographers and educators at the OUTSIDERS Photography Conference March 3-5, 2023!

Time to Unplug and Recharge

Hello creative community! I will be on sabbatical until mid July and can’t wait to share my adventures with you when I return. See you then!

How to Improve a Photograph by Adding a Complementary Background in Photoshop

oday’s episode of The Complete Picture (How to Improve a Photograph by Adding a Complimentary Background), Julieanne demonstrates how to improve a photograph of a sand dollar by adding a background that compliments it’s texture, color, and structure.

Five Quick Color Management Tips in Photoshop

Here are five tips for working with document profiles, color space mismatch warnings, untagged document warnings, and soft proofing in Photoshop.

12 Ways to Automate Your Workflow Using Presets in Lightroom Classic

n this video, we’ll walk through 12 ways to use presets (and templates) in Lightroom Classic to help automate your workflow, avoid repetitive tasks, and avoid making costly mistakes. 

CreativePro Week — Master the Tools of Design!

If you’re looking for an amazing opportunity to learn new techniques, discover best practices, and gain in-depth knowledge in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat that you can start using immediately, then be sure to join us for CreativePro Week May 9-13, 2022.

One Day Lightroom Classic and Photoshop Class in Addison Texas!

I’m super excited to be heading to Texas School of Professional Photography for a one day pre-conference on Saturday April 23rd! From 10:00AM – 5:00PM, I’ll be presenting an information-packed seminar “Lightroom Classic and Photoshop – Insiders Secrets, Tips, and Techniques”.

Join Me Online for the Photoshop Virtual Summit!

exceptional training brought to you by 20 world-class Photoshop instructors. From May 2nd through May 6th, the Photoshop Virtual Summit will release eight classes a day that you can watch for FREE for 48 hours!

Creating a Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

this video, Julieanne demonstrates how she uses the Pen tool, Layer Masks, Blend Modes, Smart Objects, and a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer in order to create a double exposure effect in Photoshop.

The Creative Composite “I Didn’t See it Coming”

In this video (Creating a Composite in Photoshop Using the Pen Tool, Shape Layers, and Layer Masks), Julieanne demonstrates how she uses the Pen tool, Shape Layers, and Layer Masks in order to create a composite portrait in Photoshop.

Join Me at the Outsiders Photography Conference in Kanab, UT March 4-6, 2022    

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be attending and speaking at the Outsiders Photography Conference March 4-6 in Kanab, Utah. The conference is being held in-person (as well as virtually), and I can’t wait to connect with – and learn from, such a stellar group of creative photographers and outdoor enthusiasts (including their keynote speaker — Paul Nicklen).

Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts for Printing in Lightroom Classic

Here are my favorite videos, shortcuts, and tips for printing from Lightroom Classic.

Disabling Auto Updates for Adobe Applications

While I almost always have the Creative Cloud desktop app update my applications to the latest versions as soon as they’re released, there are times when (under deadline, for example), you may want to disable the Auto-update feature and instead, update your applications manually. To disable the Auto-update for one or more applications, open the Creative Cloud desktop app:

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Combining Video Frames to Create Still Images in Photoshop

In this episode of the complete picture, we’re going to learn how to use Smart Objects in combination with Stack modes, to combine multiple frames from a video (exported as an image sequence) into a single still image – that appears to be a long exposure yet still freezes motion. 

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