Julieanne Kost's Blog

In the video below, Julieanne explores several different ways to selectively change the colors in a photograph using the masking tools in Lightroom Classic.

In this video I’ve tried to cover everything about the Masking tools including the Brush, Linear and Radial Gradients tools, AI Subject, Sky, Background, Object, and People masking, and Color, Luminance, and Depth Range masking. It’s an update of a previous video that I created with all of the new features and tips included! It’s a bit longer than usual, so grab a snack, sit back, and enjoy mastering masking in Lightroom Classic!

In this video, you’ll discover how to create a custom identity plate not only to display in Lightroom Classic, but also when outputting and sharing your photos.

In this video, you’ll learn how to create custom text and graphic watermarks to apply to images on export as well as in the Print, Slideshow, and Web modules.

Learn how to seamlessly move photographs between Lightroom and Photoshop with the precision and control that you need. Julieanne will walk you through several “Edit In Photoshop” commands including opening multiple photos as Layers and Smart Objects.

In the video below, you’ll learn how to quickly export large volumes of images using different file settings, presets, and batch export options in Lightroom Classic.

In the video below, you’ll find out how Lightroom Classic saves changes in the catalog as well as into the individual photos or, as an XMP sidecar file when working with proprietary raw file formats.

In this video, you’ll learn how to quickly apply settings to multiple photographs using the Previous, Copy/Paste, Sync, and Auto-Sync commands in the Develop Module in Lightroom Classic

In the video below, you’ll discover when and why you would want to create and work with Snapshots in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. 

In the video below, you’ll discover how creating Virtual Copies can help you work with several different “looks” and aspect ratios for the same image in Lightroom Classic without duplicating the file on the hard drive.

In the video below, you’ll discover how to use Reference View to make cohesive edits between images in the Develop module in Lightroom Classic.

In the video below, you’ll learn how to undo edits made in the Develop module and compare different History states using the Before & After View in Lightroom Classic.

In this video, you’ll explore several ways to add a vignette effects  and simulate traditional film grain in Lightroom Classic.

In this video, you’ll learn how to add capture sharpening using the Detail panel in Lightroom Classic.