Julieanne Kost's Blog

In the video below, you’ll learn how to create a surreal composite as Julieanne walks through both new and traditional Photoshop techniques. You’ll see how to quickly set up your canvas, bring in photos as Smart Objects, make selections, remove backgrounds, work with layer masks, adjust tones, use blend modes, and build nondestructive workflows you can refine at any time. Plus, discover how Generative Fill and Firefly can create compelling elements that help you seamlessly blend images and elevate your storytelling.

In the video below, you’ll discover the advantage of using the new Generative Upscale feature in Photoshop when increasing the size of an image using Firefly Upscale, Topaz Gigapixel, and Topaz Bloom

In this video, Julieanne walks through Lightroom Classic’s new Assisted Culling and Auto Stacking features. You’ll discover how to automatically filter a portrait shoot based on Subject Focus, Eye Focus, and Eyes Open, and organize your images using Auto Stack by Capture Time and Visual Similarity.

In the video below, Julieanne demonstrates 15 new features and improvements that make editing faster, smarter, and more creative. Learn how to use Automatic Dust Removal, Improved Reflections Removal, the Point Color Variance slider, Enhanced Landscape Masking, and more!

In the video below, Julieanne walks through the new features in Camera Raw v18 including automatic dust removal, improved reflection removal, better object detection, new landscape masking options, and an update for editing images to be displayed on HDR displays.

In May 2026, I’ll have the honor of guest lecturing on two back-to-back photography tours through Namibia with World Photo Adventures—and I’d love for you to join us!

In this video, I’ll walk you through the latest update in the Photoshop Beta—where you can now combine the power of two new partner models in Photoshop’s Generative Fill workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) and Flux Kontext Pro.

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I’m excited to share that I’ll be teaching a one-hour pre-conference session—Creating Surreal Composites—at Photoshop World on Monday, September 8th!

During the break, I had the chance to revisit and edit some of my favorite images from Acadia, Maine, which I’m excited to share with you. You can click the image below to view the body of work.

If you love taking photos with your iPhone, be sure to check out Adobe’s Project Indigo! Developed by Adobe Labs, this free, advanced computational photography app is designed to work seamlessly with Adobe’s photography ecosystem.

Discover how easy it is to remove unwanted reflections and distracting people in photos using the new Distraction Removal tools in Lightroom Classic.

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Learn how to accentuate or diminish specific color ranges suing the new Variance slider in Point Color in Lightroom Classic.