Ten Things Beginners Should Know About Lightroom – I Create Content #2

Woo Hoo! TWO SHOWS. We’re on our way people. *grin* In today’s episode I talk about Cyberlink’s PhotoDirector 2011. If you signup for their beta program you can get a free license when their software is released this summer. Some are calling it a Lightroom clone, and I’ll be posting my thoughts next week. Adobe [...]

Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts – I Create Content #1

Good evening everyone! It’s a late night post as Monday did it’s best to get away from me. Kicked off the morning with a Photoshop class, had a wonderful visit with the Dallas Municipal Court in the early afternoon, wrapped up with an evening InDesign class and STILL managed to get episode #1 of the [...]

June 6 – Week Recap

Good morning everyone. Here’s a recap of this week’s shared content: 1. Ten More Things About Photoshop posted on TipSquirrel. Part of my Top Ten series, you can never have enough Photoshop tips. 2. Working with Nested Styles in InDesign posted on Layers Magazine. InDesign is definitely a “must know” app for designers, especially now [...]

How to Create a Real Drop Shadow using Layer Styles in Photoshop

Today I have a quick tip on creating a real drop shadow using layer styles. I shared this trick during Midnight Madness at Photoshop World a couple of years ago, and someone recently asked me about it. Enjoy!

The Adobe Wan Thanks You for Watching on YouTube

Thanks for stopping by everyone. I’ve skipped the tutorial today to share some holiday photos with you, and thank you for your continued patronage of this website. My YouTube channel has grown to over 2000+ subscribers, and traffic is strong here on the blog. I’m taking the rest of the month off to enjoy some [...]

Use Hue & Saturation to change background color in Photoshop

This week’s tip came from a viewer who wanted to know how they could quickly change a backdrop canvas color. Here’s my Tip Tueday video answer:

Portrait Retouching using Adobe Lightroom 3 – Part 2

Kudos to you! Makin’ it through last week, anticipating Part 2 of my Portrait Retouch series using Lightroom. For today’s Tip Tuesday episode, we’ll look at the adjustment tools, specifically the Spot Removal Tool & Adjustment Brush. Enjoy!

Retouch a photo using Adobe Lightroom 3 – Part 1

After losing my voice for a few weeks, I’m back with another Tip Tuesday episode. Today I have Part 1 in our Portrait Retouching series using Lightroom. I’ll start off with some of the basic tonal corrections to get us going. Enjoy the video!