Photo Editing

Photo Editing tutorials, tips and news. In this section, we review the following:

  • Lightroom
  • Photoshop
  • Skylum Luminar
  • Capture One
  • Photoworks
  • Impossible Things
  • Retouch4me
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Affinity Photo
  • HDR Soft
  • PortraitPro
  • DxO Nik Collection 2.5
  • DxO PhotoLab
  • ON1 Photo RAW
  • Corel PaintShop Pro
  • ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate
  • Canva
  • PhaseOne Capture One Pro 2020
  • Exposure Software Exposure X5
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AI and the Future of Photography | How to Survive and Thrive In Changing Times

Matthew Saville

How do photographers ensure their long term success in the industry?  In this article, we'll give you 5 ways to not only survive, but to thrive in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

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Adobe Previews Futuristic Creative Tech During The “Sneaks” Panel at MAX 2020

David Crewe

Every year at Adobe MAX, “Sneaks” unveils some of the coolest new technologies that the developers at Adobe are working on.

Imerge Pro 8 Officially Launched SLR Lounge

Imerge Pro Announces Major Upgrade With Powerful New Retouching and Color Grading Tools, CR3 Support, And More.

David Crewe

Imerge Pro is still a relatively new product on the scene but is already making waves amongst photographers and composite ...

Adobe MAX 2020 Reveals New Features Tools for Lightroom Photoshop and More SLR Lounge

Adobe Pulls Back the Curtains To Reveal All The New Features In Todays Update Of Photoshop & Lightroom

David Crewe

It’s that time of year again when Adobe shines a light on everything they’ve been working on over the last ...

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How to Create and Use Lightroom Templates for Photographers

Sean Lewis

Ever use Lightroom Templates before? Did you even know they existed? Learn how to create and use your own templates, which you can use for blogs, social media posts, and more. As an added bonus, we've included a few free templates that you can download, install, and use for yourself.

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Lightroom Editing for Mood and Cinematic Warmth

Pye

Want to see how we turned a natural light family photo into a moody, cinematic portrait? We'll show you how, and we'll even throw in the recipe to create this baseline look from our new Visual Flow Mood Preset Pack and Wanderlust Workshop.

Adobe Photoshop Premiere Elements Get Some Impressive Updates SLR Lounge

Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements Get a Big Update for 2021

David Crewe

The Elements suite is designed for "memory keepers" that enjoy celebrating life events and creating keepsakes from their photos & videos for friends and family.

MicroDodgeAndBurn Tutorial Elena Jasic SLR Lounge

How To Micro Dodge & Burn Skin in Adobe Photoshop

Elena Jasic

In this video, I am demonstrating how I professionally retouch skin using ONLY a dodge & burn technique called Micro Dodge & Burn. Bear with me as this is a lengthier video, but it's full of useful information!

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Visual Flow Releases Dark and Moody Lightroom Presets and Workshop

Pye

Visual Flow just released their fourth pack of Lightroom Presets called the Mood Pack.  The Mood Pack features a warm ...

LuminarAI Drives Artist Creativity SLR Lounge

Luminar AI Uses Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence for A Faster Editing Experience

David Crewe

LuminarAI challenges the traditional approach of presets and sliders with the ability to use adaptive Templates and human-centric edits powered by AI.

Vibrance vs Saturation | What is the Difference?

Justin Heyes

Understand this to make your editing life easier and faster

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How to Make an Image Black and White

Sean Lewis

We're going to share tips on how to shoot for black and white images, discuss whether you should shoot black and white images in-camera or make an image black and white during post-production, and show you how to create your own black and white preset in Lightroom.