Julieanne Kost's Blog

Here are 30+ of my favorite tips, tricks, and shortcuts for working with type in Photoshop!

In this Episode of 3, 2, 1, Photoshop (Ten Super Useful Photoshop Preferences), Julieanne reveals the power behind several overlooked preferences in Photoshop.

Adobe Portfolio is a fast and easy way to showcase your work and, if you subscribe to Creative Cloud or the Creative Cloud for Photography plan, Adobe Portfolio is included in your subscription! This PDF will step you through the process.

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In this video (3, 2, 1, Photoshop! Three Reasons to use Libraries in Photoshop), you’ll discover three ways to improve your workflow using the Libraries panel in Photoshop! 

When in Grid view, tap “L” or double click an image thumbnail to preview in Loupe view. Once in Loupe view, you will automatically be given the zoom tool; click on the image to zoom to the default zoom percentage (Lightroom’s default zoom percentage is 1:1). Once you’ve zoomed into an image, Lightroom displays the Hand tool; drag with the Hand tool in the image area to view other portions of the image. Single click in the image area to return to Loupe view or double click to return to Grid View. 

I’m pleased to announce updates to Raw Defaults including ISO Adaptive Presets, a new look and feel for the Tone Curve, Local Hue Editing for the Local Adjustment tools, additional control when using Batch Exports, and more – in Lightroom Classic v9.3.

I’m pleased to announce pattern rotation, automatic font activation, updates to Select Subject, Match Font, and more in Photoshop v21.2!

I’m pleased to announce that Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) v12.3 has a new, modernized interface,  ISO Adaptive Presets, Local Hue editing and more. 

The new Raw Defaults interface in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) provide a much easier and more intuitive way to assign and manage the default rendering of your raw files across multiple camera models. Raw Defaults enable you to set custom defaults instead of having to first import files and then change settings.

 I’m pleased to announce new features and updates including Custom Raw Defaults, Versions, Local Hue Editing, Watermarks,  Shared Album Notifications, and new ways to connect, learn, and be inspired using  Discovery Posts, in Lightroom v3.3.

Learn how to improve your layer effects and styles with these 10 Photoshop tips from Julieanne Kost!

In this episode of 3, 2, 1, Photoshop! Three ways to use Clipping Masks, you’ll learn how and why to use Clipping Masks in Photoshop to enhance your editing process.

Photoshop 2020 (v21) added three new panels for organizing and applying Gradients, Patterns, and Shapes, and updated the Swatches and Styles panels. Presets can be applied by clicking on the preset in the panel, dragging and dropping the preset from the panel onto the desired layer in the Layer’s panel and/or dragging and dropping the preset from the panel onto the layer content in the canvas area.The contents of the layer (bitmap, vector, type etc.) will determine how the preset is applied: as a property of the layer, as an adjustment layer or, as a Layer Style/Effect.