Category: Editing Photos

How to Mask Hair Using Today’s Techniques in Photoshop

Hair is tricky to edit, even using modern technologies. I cover the different methods, with pointers to advanced resources.

I’m Teaching Two In-Person Lightroom Workshops in April

Come learn Lightroom in two in-person Lightroom classes at Kenmore Camera!

Photo Retouching in the Age of AI

I interview two Photoshop retouching masters about how modern tools are changing the way they work today.

Luminar Neo Gets into the Generative Game

Adobe Photoshop is no longer the only major image-editing app to incorporate Generative AI. I look at the newest tools in Luminar Neo.

PhotoActive #154: Lens Blur Revisited

Artificial lens blur techniques have improved a lot in the last few years. We talk about the latest state of the art. And Kirk still doesn't say "bokeh."

In-Person Lightroom Training at Kenmore Camera

I'm doing two live, in-person events about Adobe Lightroom at Kenmore Camera. Sign up and bring your questions!

Photomator 3.1 Review at DPReview

I review the latest version of Photomator for DPReview

PhotoActive #143: Mike Shaw Wants You to Enjoy the Night Sky

In the latest episode of the PhotoActive podcast, we talk to Mike Shaw about his new book, The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography.

Bring Back (?) the Noise: A Contrarian Take on DxO PureRAW 3

I look at DxO PureRAW 3 and how its incredible performance might lead us to accepting too-soft images.

The Paralysis of “Best”

[This post first appeared in Photo AI, my newsletter about how computational photography is fundamentally changing photography as we know it. Subscribe here, or view the archives at TheSmarterImage.com.] Last week the good folks over at Glass posted on Mastodon: "Hi. Hit us with your best photo on Glass. Just because. 🗣️ Show 🗣️ us 🗣️ ...