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The Recommended Order for AI Edits in Lightroom Classic

In the video below, Julieanne explains the recommended order for applying AI-powered edits in Lightroom Classic to help you work more efficiently and avoid unnecessary reprocessing. You’ll learn when to use Denoise, Remove, Lens Blur, and AI masking so your edits stay flexible, accurate, and frustration-free.

AI Masking for Landscape Photography in Lightroom Classic

In the video below, Julieanne demonstrates how to use Lightroom Classic’s new Select Landscape masking tools to automatically select different regions in photographs including sky, mountains, water, architecture, vegetation, natural ground, and artificial ground.

Introducing Photoshop on iPhone!

In the video below, I demonstrate many of the exciting features in Photoshop on the iPhone including selections, layers, masking, blend modes, type, transformations, sharing, integration with Lightroom, and more!

Photoshop 2025 Essential Training Now Available on LinkedIn Learning!

Whether you’re an experienced creative professional or someone who has just recently purchased a camera, learning how to use Photoshop efficiently and effectively is the best investment you can make to get the most out of your images. In this course, Julieanne filters out the noise and complexity for you so that you’ll end up empowered and able to quickly get the image results you want. You’ll get up to speed Photoshop’s core features and concepts that you can immediately put to use regardless of whether you’re a photographer, designer, or both!

Advanced Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts in Photoshop 

Don’t miss this fast-paced, information-packed session in which Julieanne Kost, digital imaging evangelist at Adobe, will showcase her favorite Photoshop tips, tricks, and techniques. She’ll uncover hidden gems for graphic design workflows, including working with layers and masking, compositing and retouching, type, vectors, and more, to help you become more efficient and reach your creative vision faster than ever before. 

Pro Techniques to Create Compelling Composites in Photoshop

Join Julieanne Kost, digital imaging evangelist at Adobe, to learn how to expedite your creative process using new and established features in Photoshop. Discover how Julieanne seamlessly merges disparate visual elements to create a single, surreal, composited scene. She’ll demonstrate key techniques to incorporate into your workflow that will enhance efficiency from initial concept to final scene.

Tips and Tricks to Increase a Photograph’s Impact

In this Lightroom video that I recorded for Adobe MAX, I share some of my favorite quick and easy techniques that will dramatically improve your photographs. (While the session was presented in Lightroom, the same techniques can be applied in Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw.)

Selective Coloring Effects in Lightroom Classic

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

Making Selective Edits 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!

Snap Happy — Kimberley Flower Shoot

n this video produced by Tim Robinson and Snap Happy: the Photography Show, I discover some lovely flowers on our trip across the Kimberley. We’ll capture some images and then I’ll share some tips for editing the images in Adobe Lightroom Classic.

Preview Layer Bounds in Photoshop Beta

In this video, Julieanne Kost walks through several options in Photoshop Beta that can help visualize layer bounds and preview layer edges, quickly select layers within groups, and transform the contents of a layer.

Lightroom Classic (v13) Tips, Shortcuts, and Quick Reference Guide

I’ve updated my Lightroom Classic (v13) Tips, Shortcuts, and Quick Reference Guide!
Use this link to download 36 pages of my favorite tips, tricks and keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom Classic. I’ve tried to be as concise as possible in the PDF so if you want/need additional information, be sure to use the search icon on my blog to find related content about a specific topic (a more in-depth explanation, illustrations, or even a video).

Quickly Master Photoshop 2024 with My Essential Training Course!

’m excited to announce that my Photoshop 2024 Essential Training course is now available on LinkedIn Learning!

Whether you’re pursuing a career in design or photography or simply want to elevate your image-making skills, this course has been hand-crafted to help you become more efficient and reach your creative vision in Photoshop faster than ever before.

The Light Panel, Color Grading, Presets, and Adjustive Editing in Lightroom

During my recent trip to Australia, I was asked to create four videos covering the Light Panel, Color Grading, Presets, and Adjustive Editing in Lightroom for Adobe Asia Pacific. If you’re new to Photography and Lightroom or, just want to review the basics, be sure to check out these videos below!