Julieanne Kost's Blog

Here are several shortcuts and tips for transforming and warping layers in Photoshop.

On my last trip to Iceland, I was fortunate to hire a small aircraft to fly over some truly unique and stunning landscapes. Some of you may know that I’m afraid to fly, but for whatever reason, putting the camera between me and the ground below, enables me to become an observer, an not a participant, and somehow that works for me.

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Ibarionex Perello, photographer, writer, educator, host and producer of The Candid Frame Photography podcast. We had a lovely discussion about photographing with intent, the balancing act between the technical and creative side photography, psychology and problem solving, pushing through your fears, and how to incorporate photographic projects into your daily life and see them to fruition.

In this episode of 3, 2, 1, Photoshop!, you’ll learn seven helpful tricks for making basics elections in Photoshop.   https://youtu.be/TIwQXBmDBb

The new non-destructive Texture slider (available as both a global as well as a local adjustment) in Adobe Camera Raw, can be used to decrease or increase the appearance of  “texture” in a photograph while still retaining fine details.

Todays update to Lightroom (desktop) includes new ways to edit using the Texture slider and Defringe options as well as new ways to collaborate using Group Albums.

In this episode of “3, 2, 1, Photoshop!”, you’ll learn numerous ways to use the Curves Tool in Photoshop.

I had the opportunity to catch up with Fredrick Van Johnson on This Week In Photo. Click here to view our discussion about the importance of color, technology and personal projects. 

Here are three quick color toning methods that you can apply in  Photoshop including: adding a Gradient Fill Layer, applying a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer, and changing the profile when using Camera Raw as a Filter.

I’m excited to have my work featured in Create! Magazine including a “how-to” video tutorial.

Photoshop CC’s in-app search can help you find tools, menu items, CC Learn content, Adobe Stock assets and LR photos.

In this video (Seven Ways to Use Vector Masks in Photoshop), you’ll learn quick and efficient ways to work with Vector Masks in Photoshop.

Does every location have a unique, identifiable color palette that can define it? That was the question I asked myself during my last photography projected where I explored how color affects the process of making a photograph, the photograph itself, as well as how

This release of Adobe Camera Raw includes the new Enhanced Details feature, additional camera and lens profile support, and addresses bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Adobe Camera Raw.