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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:

Adobe Photoshop

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. 

Adobe Photoshop

How to Create a “Smoke-flake” in Photoshop

Here’s how to quickly create a “smoke-flake” by duplicating, rotating, and flipping multiple copies of a photograph of smoke. If you’re familiar with (and prefer to use) an action to create this effect, I have included a link to download the action (as well as a practice file) below.

Adobe Photoshop

“Open as Layer and Rename” Script for Photoshop

If you’ve ever wanted to have Photoshop open a document, convert the Background to a Layer, and rename the layer the same as the file name, then this script is for you!

Adobe Photoshop

The Royal Photographic Society Presents “Creating Personal Projects” with Julieanne Kost

I’m honored to be presenting a webinar on “Creating Personal Projects” this Saturday, January 8th for the Royal Photographic Society in the UK! This online event will take place at 16.00 hours (GMT) Saturday, January 8th, 2022 and last for approximately one hour followed by a live Q&A.

Events and Workshops

10 Tips for the Clone Stamp and Healing Brush Tools in Photoshop

Here are ten of my favorite shortcuts for the Clone Stamp and Healing Brush tools in Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe MAX — Lightroom Classic Editing and Photoshop Compositing On-demand! 

If you weren’t able to watch Adobe MAX in real time, you can still view many of the sessions and labs on-demand. Below are the links to the two presentations that I made, but be sure to check out all of the other free training and inspirational content on the site! 

Events and Workshops

Photoshop 2022 Essential Training Course on LinkedIn Learning

I’m excited to announce that my new Photoshop 2022 Essential Training course is now available on LinkedIn Learning! With 100+ videos in the course, you’ll find exactly the information that you need to master all of Photoshop’s essential tools.

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Adobe Camera Raw v14 — Local Adjustment Tools, Masking, Premium Presets and More!

I’m excited to announce several new features and enhancements to Camera Raw v14 including: reimagined local adjustment tools, the new Masking panel, Premium Presets, and a preset Amount slider.

Adobe Camera Raw and DNG

Premium Presets in Lightroom Classic

I’m excited to announce several new features and enhancements to Lightroom Classic v11 including:  re-envisioned local adjustment tools, the new Masking panel, Premium Presets, updates to the Metadata panel and more!

Adobe Lightroom Classic