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Six Great Tips for Editing RAW in Lightroom

[ad_1] Camera vs. Computer  It’s essential to understand the differences between JPEG and RAW image files and how those differences can affect your final product. There is a big difference between the two file types, especially if you plan on doing some editing. After shooting a picture in RAW, what you see on your camera …

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Game Over at Sports Illustrated

[ad_1] Legend has it that Heinz Kluetmeier donned scuba gear and dove into the Olympic pool at a long-ago games and set up cameras on the bottom, wiring them so he could fire them remotely. His assistant asked him if they had permission to do this. “We’re not going to ask permission,” came the reply. …

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CoffeeShop “Minimal Circles” Photoshop/PSE Photo Template Set!

[ad_1] This weekend I made a new set of square Photoshop/PSE templates with a minimal circle theme. They come with clipping masks so you can easily add your images. You can remove the decorative lines or adjust their color to taste and add paper or a different color to the background. These boards can be …

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Beyond Michael Pollan: A Fresh Perspective on the World of Psychedelics

[ad_1] Clinical neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell is well-respected for his work in the fields of neurology and psychiatry. In this episode, he sits down with me to share the groundbreaking, real-world experiences with psychedelics detailed in his new book, ‘Ten Trips: The New Reality of Psychedelics‘, and shine a light on how they can be used …

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Super Resolution, Native M1 Support and More Come to Lightroom Classic 10.3

[ad_1] The new Super Resolution feature uses artificial intelligence to increase the size of your image to four times its original size in pixels. (It doubles the length and the width.) This can be useful for making large prints or for upsizing a small crop of an image. Super Resolution will work on any file …

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How to use Select and Mask in Photoshop. Refine edges on every cutout

[ad_1] Free Photoshop tutorial. Ultimate guide to select and mask in Photoshop, how to get perfect edges on every background removal When you make selections to cut out images, often you will have problems with the edges. You’ll see halos, jaggies, blockies, smudgies and other problems. (I just coined the phrases Smudgies and blockies, you’ll …

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Environmental Awareness, Local Wildlife, and a Hiding Raccoon!

[ad_1] Environmental Awareness, Local Wildlife, and a Hiding Raccoon! | Light Stalking window._wpemojiSettings = {“baseUrl”:”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/”,”ext”:”.png”,”svgUrl”:”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/”,”svgExt”:”.svg”,”source”:{“concatemoji”:”//www.lightstalking.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=00ee2dc9c4a47c0421c3a1063c12ecee”}}; /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case”flag”:return n(e,”ud83cudff3ufe0fu200du26a7ufe0f”,”ud83cudff3ufe0fu200bu26a7ufe0f”)?!1:!n(e,”ud83cuddfaud83cuddf3″,”ud83cuddfau200bud83cuddf3″)&&!n(e,”ud83cudff4udb40udc67udb40udc62udb40udc65udb40udc6eudb40udc67udb40udc7f”,”ud83cudff4u200budb40udc67u200budb40udc62u200budb40udc65u200budb40udc6eu200budb40udc67u200budb40udc7f”);case”emoji”:return!n(e,”ud83eudef1ud83cudffbu200dud83eudef2ud83cudfff”,”ud83eudef1ud83cudffbu200bud83eudef2ud83cudfff”)}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r=”undefined”!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement(“canvas”),a=r.getContext(“2d”,{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline=”top”,a.font=”600 32px Arial”,{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement(“script”);t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}”undefined”!=typeof Promise&&(o=”wpEmojiSettingsSupports”,s=[“flag”,”emoji”],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”,e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if(“object”==typeof e&&”number”==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&”object”==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return …

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20+ Best Tote Bag Mockup Templates for Creatives

[ad_1] A tote bag is a cosmos of its own! How many times have you rummaged through your tote bag, only to find more than you’ve bargained for? We keep so many things in our tote bags. Fortunately, that’s exactly what they’re here for. So if your tote bag sometimes feels like it has its …

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Answering the Age-Old Question: What Camera Should I Buy?

[ad_1] As a photojournalism professor, one of the questions I get asked most by beginning photographers is, “What camera should I buy?” As if there’s a single, definitive answer to that. The answer I always give is: What do you want to do? There’s a camera out there for everyone, and here’s a guide for …

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Lightroom Classic 13 First Look

[ad_1] Need to brush up on your Lightroom or Photoshop? Having Catalog or Missing File or Folder issues and need help? Using a variety of services, I can help you online with either. Archives Select Month March 2024 January 2024 October 2023 September 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 July 2022 June …

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CoffeeShop “Peeling Paint” Fine Art Texture Set

[ad_1] I have a backload of freebies I need to post on my site, so today I start with a really nice set of peeling paint textures. These are high resolution and can be used alone as papers or layered over images/designs.  Below is an example where I used one of the textures to age …

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