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Finally, a MAJOR Update to Photoshop that ACTUALLY helps us in our workflow in multiple ways. I WILL NOT be covering beta tools in this video as they are not in the official release. No generative AI Fill. We'll save that for another day. We will cover the new Remove Tool, Gradient Workflow, and Contextual Toolbar. • Video Chapters • 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Remove Tool 06:23 NEW Gradient Workflow 11:25 Extra Remove Tool Tip 12:37 Contextual Toolbar 14:02 What's New in Ps 2023 recap 14:37 What's Next _______________________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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FINALLY! A Phenomenal Photoshop Update - 24.5 -- May 2023

Tue May 23rd, 2023

Let's face it: no matter how good you are or how many landscape photos you've taken, you WILL face highlight blowouts. It's not a matter of IF, but WHEN! Ideally, we want to get everything perfect in camera, but if we don't, we no longer have to throw out those photos. There is a straightforward fix for them, and it comes in sn odd package... Selective Color. Yes! A tool we typically use for color grading can also be used to fix highlight blowouts and it's actually pretty simple to do. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be fixing highlight blowouts in seconds, I promise! Chapters 00:00 Quick Intro 01:04 Quickly Explained 03:25 Slower Explanation 06:42 Refining the Adjustment 07:16 Fixing LARGE Blowouts 09:20 More with Selective Color _________________________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Fix Landscape Highlight Blowouts with Selective Color in Photoshop

Wed Apr 26th, 2023

Let's face it, Noise Reduction in ACR and Lightroom has always left us with much to be desired! It forced us to reach for third-party plugins like ON1 or Topaz DeNoise. Not anymore! In the most up-to-date version of ACR and Lightroom, you have access to a new Artificial Intelligence Noise reduction feature in the develop module, and guess what? It's incredible! I can FINALLY get a good balance between detail and color while reducing noise at the RAW level, and I see a lot of potential for it in the future. I am sure Adobe will continue to develop it and make it one of those flagship features we can't live without! •Chapters• 00:00 Intro to Adobe AI Noise Reduction 00:37 Color Noise Explained 02:00 AI Noise Reduction Walkthrough 04:37 Sharpening Plus AI Noise Reduction 05:22 AI Reduction VS Manual 06:02 Wildlife Images with AI Noise Reduction 07:11 AI NR vs Manual NR 09:20 File Sizes with AI Noise Reduction 10:25 Where we've come from! _______________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Amazing AI DeNoise in ACR 15.3 and Lightroom 12.3

Tue Apr 18th, 2023

Dang! This may be one of the most genius uses I've discovered for fixing Hot Spots in portraits and Color Grading Highlight Blowouts in landscapes. Many people reach for a Luminosity mask for these kinds of corrections, but I've got something that will blow any Luminosity Mask out of the water... the Selective Color Adjustment Layer! You heard that right. How in the heck can Selective Color fix a highlight blowout or portrait Hot Spot? Pretty easily actually. Watch and learn! • Chapters • 00:00 Technique Intro 00:54 Selective Color Quickly Explained 01:54 Relative vs Absolute 02:47 Fixing Hot Spots with Selective Color 05:47 Advanced Use of Selective Color 07:13 Landscape Blowout Fix 08:28 Final Thoughts and Remarks _________________________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Fix Hot Spots & Highlight Blowouts with Selective Color in Photoshop

Wed Apr 12th, 2023

Download the Actions: https://f64.co/Foliage True yellow/green color separation for foliage is a difficult task without the proper tools. ACR and Lightroom can only get you so close! You NEED Photoshop's Selective Color Tool to go all the way. Luckily for you, I've done all the hard work 🙂 More often than not, our foliage colors are brutalized by the white balance of our cameras. They are either too yellow and far from green, or the other side of the WB spectrum makes them too blue, and yellow is forgotten, leaving dull washed-out colors. The key is to find a good separation between yellow and green in your photo. Easier said than done, right? Well, there is a tool in Photoshop called Selective Color, and it is the most surgical approach to modifying color at our disposal. That's what I am going to show you today! The secret sauce of yellow-green color separation. •CHAPTERS• 00:00 Selective Color in Action! 01:17 Selective Color Explained 02:53 The Sliders Explained 04:59 Foliage Colors Targeted 08:44 Why YELLOW for GREEN? 12:25 The Foliage Actions 15:00 Your turn to Experiment! _______________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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BETTER Foliage Color NOW! • with Selective Color in Photoshop

Wed Mar 15th, 2023

The Unrivaled Blend If Panel: https://f64.co/Blend-If-Panel Download the Actions: https://f64.co/CLIPPING One thing we should avoid like the plague while editing in Photoshop are overly blown out highlights and clipped shadows. If we aren't careful during the editing process we could do more harm than good while we are working. Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom have clipping warnings built into the histogram that will show you in real time what your editing choices are doing to the bright and dark areas of your photo. These are incredibly helpful in the RAW workflow, but why don't we have this feature in Photoshop? I know, I know, we do int he Curve and the Levels if we press Alt or option on a mac while we move the white and black points, but those warnings don't stay there during the editing process, they go away the minute you make the adjustment. With the help of Blend If I have created Realtime clipping warnings in Photoshop. I have some actions for you too, I can't wait for you to use these in your editing process. This is yet ANOTHER reason why Blend If is the most UNRIVALED tool in Photoshop 😉 •Chapters• 00:00 Clipping Warnings in Realtime 00:52 Clipping in Adobe Camera Raw & Lightroom 02:00 Important Announcement 02:39 Creating Clipping warnings in Photoshop with Blend If 07:20 Why the Blend If Panel? 07:47 The *FREE* Actions you can download 09:23 It works on ANY image! 10:32 DOWNLOAD the Actions! ____________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Realtime Clipping Warnings IN Photoshop!

Wed Mar 8th, 2023

The Unrivaled Blend If Panel: https://f64.co/Blend-If-Panel So here we are in 2023, and there are so many ways to blend Exposures. Remember 2010 when I had a Blog called everydayHDR, and the only way I would blend my exposures was with Photomatix? Where is that now? Anyway. In 2023 you can use ACR and Lightroom to make a pretty darn good HDR merge. You can select the sky in RAW and independently edit the foreground and background. Hopping into Photoshop, you can use Apply Image, Luminosity Masks, hand-painted masks, AI selections, and the list goes on and on. Today, I want to show you my favorite method. Can you guess? Blend If, of course. Maybe that's how I got the nickname "Blend If Blake" thanks, Heike 😉 In this lesson, I will not only show you how to use Blend If to blend exposures, but I'll also tell you why I prefer it over other methods. 🦆Chapters🦆 00:00 Explanation of Exposure Blending 00:38 ACR processing for Blending 02:54 Aligning the Layers in Ps 04:24 Luminosity Masking Blending 05:31 Blend If Exposure Blending 07:41 Blend If vs. Luminosity Masks 09:43 How to Exposure Blend with Blend If Panel 10:51 Smart Objects with Exposure Blending 11:41 Why Use Photoshop for this? 13:46 Blend If Spotlight 16:44 Dynamic Blend If Masks _____________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Exposure Blending with Blend If in Photoshop

Wed Feb 15th, 2023

The Unrivaled Blend If Panel: https://f64.co/Blend-If-Panel<br /><br />Creating double exposures in Photoshop is a relatively simple task. Most will go straight to masking and that is one great technique. However, there are other methods, like Blend If, that can give us a unique look for double exposures.<br /><br />What is double exposure? <br /><br />In Film Photography, one can create a double exposure by photographing a scene, rolling back the film, and photography another scene on top of it. <br />OR<br />One could create a double exposure in the darkroom using varying times for two different negatives on the same photographic paper.<br /><br />In Photoshop, the sky is the limit for creating double exposures. You can use masking, opacity, blend modes, blend if or some combination of all of them. <br /><br />In this video, I will show you how I use Blend If and my new Blend If Panel to create double exposure compositions in a matter of seconds!<br /><br />► Chapters ◄<br />00:00 Double Exposure Examples<br />00:32 Basics of Blend If<br />03:06 Merging Two Exposures with the Blend If Panel<br />05:51 Simulated Film Exposure Blending<br />08:48 Combining a Texture with Background<br />11:32 Experiment in Photoshop<br /><br /><br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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AMAZING Double Exposures with Blend If in Photoshop

Mon Feb 13th, 2023

The Unrivaled Blend If Panel: https://f64.co/Blend-If-Panel I love Blend If. That's no secret. I routinely praise it here on f.64 Academy, BUT it has problems. There are things I don't like about it. There are things I wish Adobe would do with it. There are things I wish were easier with it. I could sit here and hope that my wishes came true. Or I could do something about it. SO that's what I did. You are about to see Blend If on a whole new level thanks to my great buddy Tonee Gee who codes my panels. I firmly believe the Gee stands for Geenius! Chapter: 00:00 Common questions about Blend If 00:39 How to quickly use Blend If 02:50 Why Blend If is so great 04:30 What is NOT so great about Blend If 06:03 The BLEND IF Panel for Photoshop! 07:12 How to use the Blend If Panel 07:50 The Unrivaled Blend If ____________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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The ABSOLUTE best Layer Blending Technique in Photoshop

Thu Feb 9th, 2023

ChatGPT is an Artificial Intelligence model that answers any question you ask! So I decided to ask it how to edit a Landscape Photo and follow it to the letter. It turned out to be a little more tricky than I thought. I enjoyed the process and had a lot of fun following its commands. Did it make a better photo than I would have? You'll have to find out. ◄ Chapters ► 00:00 Intro 00:18 How to edit a landscape photo in ACR 01:49 How do I use each slider 04:50 Suggested advanced tips 08:57 How do we know what works best? 11:00 I don't want to experiment! 12:23 Who makes the best YouTube Tutorials? 13:10 Is f64 Academy a good YT Channel? 13:55 Closing Thoughts on ChatGPT _________________________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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AI teaches ME😯how to edit a photo - ChatGPT

Fri Jan 27th, 2023

There is NOTHING I dislike more in Photoshop than trying to delete a layer and getting a stupid dong sound and error message. It has driven me up the wall for centuries. BUT today, I figured out how to stop that annoying sound from happening and LIFE IS GOOD! Today we will resolve the Photoshop error: Invalid numeric entry. An integer between -100 and 100 is required. Previous Value Inserted It's quick and simple but will save countless hairs from being pulled out! __________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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RESOLVED! Delete Layer in Photoshop Error - DONG Sound Fix

Thu Jan 19th, 2023

PANTONE® Viva Magenta is the color of the year for 2023, and you all know how much I LOVE Magenta. So to celebrate this momentous occasion, I would like to share 5 ways you can use this amazing color in Photoshop. Tip #5 is a REAL doozy! ◄Chapters► 00:00 Intro 00:26 Magenta Meaning 01:16 Tip 1: Blend If / Masking Overlay 03:43 Tip 2: Marking Up Images 04:55 Tip 3: Making Green More Vibrant 07:06 Tip 4: Bolder Beautiful Sunsets 08:37 Tip 5: Color Grading with Viva Magenta 12:12 More with Color Grading --PANTONE® Viva Magenta is the property of Pantone LLC. Visit PANTONE's Announcement: https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2023 --Learn More about Magenta: https://www.nixsensor.com/blog/color-column-magenta/ _____________________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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5 AWESOME Tips for MAGENTA Color Grading in Photoshop

Wed Dec 28th, 2022

Download the Challenge Image: https://f64.co/Color-Curve-DL We often use Curves in our workflow. It's a staple in almost every genre of photography. But how often do you venture into the beautiful world of color or RGB Curves? Probably not as often as you'd care to mention. No worries, I didn't either. At least not until I realized how to use them effectively in my images. You see, the color curves are just as difficult to tame as the RGB or luminance curve. But once you get the hang of them, they become just as second nature. It would be best if you thought like a painter first. It's a lot like mixing colors on a palette. Next, you must understand the color curve's function and how it affects the image globally. It will add color. It doesn't care much about the perceived color in your photos like HSL and Selective Color. Let's dive in, and you'll see how all this comes together. •Chapters• 00:00 Introduction 01:12 How the Curve works 03:23 The Color Curves Explained 05:45 Practical Application with Color Curves 06:42 Color Principles - Perceived Color & Actual Color 09:33 Painting with Curves 14:00 The Challenge! Can you do it? 17:09 Closing Remarks _______________________________________________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and register on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Painting with RGB Color Curves in Photoshop

Wed Nov 23rd, 2022

Become a member of f.64 Elite: https://f64.co/elite Photoshop is LITTERED with hidden gems. Play around enough in there, and you'll find two notebooks full and a day's work! So how do you narrow it down to just 5? Ask a handful of Ps educators what their 5 hidden gems are, and I can almost guarantee you'll hear mixed results. I am focusing on hidden features for today's video that make the editing process much more efficient. So efficient, in fact, it feels like CHEATING when you are using them. •Chapters• 00:00 Introduction 00:45 1 Hot Keys - Alt, CTRL, SHIFT 03:17 2 Stamping Visible Layers 06:01 3 Blend If 08:30 4 Actions 10:56 5 Blend Modes 12:47 More with Blend If ____________________________ Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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5 Hidden Gems in Photoshop - Feels Like Cheating!

Thu Nov 3rd, 2022

WOW! the potential here in Adobe Camera Raw 15 is INCREDIBLE!!! Such a simple thing, like a curve inside a mask, seems minuscule, but this is HUGE! Watch this video to learn about some of the new features in ACR 15 and how I am going to use them in my workflow! ►Chapters◄ 00:00 Intro 00:54 Content-Aware Remove Spot Removal Tool 02:33 Refresh Button in Spot Removal Tool 03:13 What's new in Masking 04:17 Curves in the Masking Section 09:22 People-Specific Selections 11:10 Your Turn! Experiment and Enjoy! _____________________________________ So you like the videos I make on YouTube? Want to grow your photography exponentially? 1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop 2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events! https://f64academy.com/sign-up/ 3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses. http:/www.f64.co/elite
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😍CURVES inside MASKS!?! What's New in Adobe Camera Raw 15

Tue Oct 18th, 2022

Why on earth would a photo contest have strict "Photoshop Requirements" yet give Luminar AI as their prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place? <br /><br />Some things I just can't let go of! Let's talk about AI today...<br /><br />Chapters<br />00:00 Blatant Hypocrisy exposed<br />00:39 We need to make a decision<br />01:12 The flawed contest requirements<br />03:02 It's a common theme in the industry<br />05:46 AI wins a Blue Ribbon<br />06:41 AI is creeping in, it's here<br />07:45 What are your thoughts on AI?<br /><br />Screenshots from the New York Times read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html<br />__________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and register on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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😠HYPOCRISY in the Photo Industry with AI

Wed Sep 28th, 2022

So you think you know everything about the HSL Adjustment Layer in Photoshop? Well, I have a doozy of a tutorial for you today!<br /><br />I will uncover the HSL Range tool and show you how powerful this feature is that you are more than likely glancing over. I get it, those two bars at the bottom of the HSL Properties can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be!<br /><br />I will show you how to use it to include analogous colors, exclude unwanted colors, and avoid color banding when adjusting the Hue Saturation or Luminance of a given color.<br /><br />Video Chapters:<br />00:00 Introduction<br />01:22 What is Hue, Saturation, or Luminance<br />01:54 Understanding the HSL Range Tool<br />03:13 The Targeted Adjustment Tool<br />03:55 The Eye Dropper in the HSL Adjustment Layer<br />04:59 The Range and Feather Tools Explained<br />06:53 Landscape Practical Application<br />09:35 Portrait Practical Application<br />12:22 Limitations of HSL Range<br />14:16 You Won't Get It Right Away!<br /><br />How to use the Colorize Feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZDNOsxo30<br />______________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and register on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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UNTOLD Secrets of the HSL Range in Photoshop

Fri Sep 16th, 2022

Linear Profiles... if you spend a great deal of time editing RAW files, you have more than likely heard of Linear Profiles. By design, Linear profiles are made from a DNG copy of your camera-specific RAW file. They are brought into Adobe's DNG editor, and the tone curve for the RAW file is flattened. This makes the curve linear and removes the contrast bump hidden in the camera manufacturer's RAW file.<br /><br />Okay, so then what do we do with it? We use that Linear profile as a starting point in the RAW process. Is it worth all the effort? Do we genuinely gain anything from the process?<br /><br />I'll give you my thoughts in this video today. This was NOT meant to be a how-to guide to making Linear Profiles. This video was made to show the process I use to see if something will change in my workflow.<br /><br />Video Chapters<br />00:00 Introduction<br />00:47 Linear Profiles explained<br />02:59 Linear Profiles vs. Regular Profiles<br />09:20 When Linear Profiles AREN'T Necessary<br />13:08 Linear Profiles Primary Benefit<br />14:10 Linear Profiles and HDR Brackets<br />16:00 Benefits of Linear Profiles<br />16:50 Downsides of Linear Profiles<br />18:41 Blake's Linear Profile Conclusion<br /><br />_______________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and register on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Linear Profiles • What's so special?

Wed Sep 7th, 2022

Get the Chroma Profiles and Presets: https://f64.co/chroma-yt<br /><br />Color is everywhere, and we use it to process our color digital images. It's probably one of the most important things for you to master in your raw workflow. That's why I am going to share 5 Color Theory secrets with you today that will help you better understand the beast that is color theory and what is happening in ACR when you use specific tools.<br /><br />Video Chapters<br />00:00 Intro<br />00:12 Tip 1: Saturation-Calibration vs Color Mixer<br />03:07 Tip 2: Hue rotation in ACR vs Ps<br />04:26 Tip 3: Color is easy to manage with presets<br />06:47 Tip 4: Color Grading is above all edits<br />08:13 Tip 4: The Curve can be tamed!<br />10:55 You didn't know this did you? or did you?<br /><br /><br />________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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😮 Raw Color • 5 Things you Didn't Know for Lightroom & ACR

Thu Jul 28th, 2022

Between AI and new features in Photoshop, I knew there would come a time when you wouldn't need me anymore, but I didn't think it would be this soon in my career. <br /><br />/Sniff • sniffle • sniff/<br /><br />There is a feature in Photoshop that I have found incredibly helpful. It's a search feature that can help you find anything you want in Photoshop within Photoshop without having to Google it or research it on the web.<br /><br />This simple feature is one I think is so helpful that even at the risk of losing views on my YT channel (jk), it would be remiss of me not to share it! <br /><br />... but really... don't leave me for the discover feature 😭😭😭<br />_______________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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😭 You DONT Need Me Anymore - Discover Feature in Photoshop

Thu Jul 21st, 2022

Recuva Download: https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva/builds<br /><br />We've all done it, and if you haven't yet... you will! I promise! Sometimes it's an innocent accident. Occasionally, a memory card may get corrupt or wiped. What do you do when you delete your photos?<br /><br />Cry... yes, that's usually the first thing. But my Dad always told me it's okay to have your pity party, but then you need to move on. But moving on doesn't mean moving on WITHOUT them!<br /><br />There is a chance that you could still recover those images. I recently deleted some files completely by accident and found a trusty piece of software, Recuva, that was able to recover 4 out of the 7 files I deleted. I'll take a 57% success rate over a complete loss any day!<br /><br /><br />_________________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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HELP! I deleted my photos... Recuva to the rescue!

Thu Jul 14th, 2022

Our mid-year update to Adobe Camera Raw is HUGE! While the features they included are seemingly small, their implementation in your workflow is incredible.<br /><br />Last year we received masking in Adobe Camera Raw, which turned our local adjustment tools into selection powerhouses. But, they came with some frustrating limitations. The main limitation was the inability to copy an AI selection like skies or subjects and use them on other images. <br /><br />Well, that is all changed! Check it out!<br />___________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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HUGE Adobe Camera Raw 14.4 - Masking Update!

Fri Jun 17th, 2022

What do you think? Is Photoshop ruining Photography?<br /><br />:Chapters:<br /><br />00:00 Intro<br />00:58 Point 1: The Acceptance of a Photo is Photoshop is used<br />04:11 Point 2: Composites vs Photographs<br />05:33 Point 3: Who are we creating our work for?<br />07:03 Point 4: Photographers vs the Average Viewer<br />09:51 Point 5: Photographers vs Artists<br />11:49 It’s clearly subjective - advancing photography.<br /><br /><br />__________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Is Photoshop Ruining Photography?

Thu Jun 2nd, 2022

Ever wish you could get rid of all the tools and panels in Photoshop so you could just look at your image and your image alone? <br /><br />Well, you can and it's incredibly easy to do. Just one hotkey, the F key, press it twice, and BOOM, no more distracting tools in your Photoshop Layout. Want them back, press F again. That's it! Now you don't need to watch the video... but I will teach you some other tricks in this viewing mode so you may want to stick around!<br /><br />_________________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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Look Ma' No TOOL Distractions in Photoshop

Thu May 19th, 2022

In today's lesson, I will teach you how to detect and avoid over saturation in your color images. Saturation is like salt, it's necessary for colors to pop, but too much of it or used in the wrong place and you can ruin your images rather quickly.<br /><br />We are going to talk about a new technique I developed that uses the Vibrance Adjustment layer and the Difference Blend Mode. With this technique, you can assess your colors and use it to modify your saturation PERFECTLY!<br /><br />Strap yourselves in, you are in for a treat!<br /><br />►Chapters◄<br />00:00 Introduction<br />00:30 Blake's Superhero origin story<br />01:07 The technique<br />02:57 Deep dive look at the technique<br />03:24 Difference Blend Mode Explained<br />05:19 Vibrance Slider Explained<br />06:58 Analyzing Saturation<br />09:18 Portrait Demo<br />11:29 Breakdown of Technique<br /><br />_____________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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*PERFECT* Color Saturation EVERY time - Vibrance in Photoshop CC

Wed May 11th, 2022

Download the Actions Pack: https://f64.co/Diffusion<br /><br />Ever wonder how they get those awesome dreamy/creamy highlights in movies and TV shows? <br /><br />It's a little magic trick called diffusion and it usually requires a special and expensive filter (or set of filters) for your lenses. However, there is an incredibly fast and effective way to get all that glorious diffused light in Photoshop!<br /><br />•Video Chapters•<br />00:00 Intro<br />00:45 What is Diffusion<br />01:20 Diffusion Base in Photoshop<br />03:33 Modifying Diffusion Tones<br />05:10 Adding Color to your Diffusion Look<br />06:45 Using the Actions Blake Created<br />10:13 Using a Mask to Remove Diffused Look<br /><br />________________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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One SIMPLE trick for AMAZING Highlights - Diffusion in Photoshop

Thu Apr 28th, 2022

Entire Sky Replacement Course: http://www.f64.co/sky<br /><br />Adobe's Sky Replacement tool is pretty cool, right? <br /><br />I agree it is pretty cool, but did you know there is an even EASIER and more effective way to replace skies in Photoshop with Blend If?<br /><br />Today I will show you how to replace a sky with two sliders and two sliders only!<br /><br />► Chapters ◄<br />00:00 Introduction<br />01:06 Blend If Sky Replacement Technique<br />05:02 Sky Replacement in Photoshop<br />06:25 Blake vs Photoshop AI<br />07:53 Showing the technique 1 more time!<br />10:45 The Tools in Your Toolbelt!<br /><br />________________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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*WOW* A 2 Slider Sky Replacement - With Blend If in Photoshop CC

Thu Apr 14th, 2022

Photoshop Virtual Summit 4: https://f64.co/PSVS4<br /><br />I can't be the only one... nope! I can't be the only one who has ever worked their tail off on a huge PSD file in Photoshop and accidentally saved all those juicy layers into a small file when resizing it for the web.<br /><br />I know, I know, it's a workflow issue. But thank goodness for Adobe for building Workflows in Bridge 2022. This is an awesome new feature that will save me hours of time when exporting my large PSD files to JPEGs. <br /><br />•Chapters for this video•<br /><br />00:00 Magic Saving!<br />00:32 Why this is important!<br />01:45 New Workflows in Bridge 2022<br />02:28 Making a Large JPEG Workflow<br />05:17 Making a Small JPEG Workflow<br />07:22 Batch Saving Multiple Files<br />08:29 BIG Announcement!<br /><br />_______________________________________________________________________<br />So you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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RESOLVED! 😳 23 Year Old Photoshop Problem saved by Bridge

Fri Apr 1st, 2022

Like me, you've been looking at histograms for AGES, right? <br />But have you REALLY been using it to its fullest potential?<br /><br />In today's video, I will share 3 tips for using the Histogram you wish you would have known sooner.<br /><br />►Chapters◄<br /><br />00:00 Introduction<br />00:30 Histogram Basics<br />02:49 Tip #1: Warnings<br />04:45 Tip #2: Editing with the Histogram<br />07:46 Tip #3: Converting to Lab<br />09:09 Bonus: Tint & Temp & the Histogram<br />10:51 3 Things You Didn't Know About the Histogram<br /><br />_________________________________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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The ►HISTOGRAM◄ 3 Things You Didn't Know • ACR and Lightroom

Wed Mar 2nd, 2022

Link to Discovering Your Vision: https://f64.co/DYV-YT<br /><br />Have you ever struggled with your "photo mojo"? <br />Have you ever felt uninspired?<br />Have you ever felt like inspiration was unattainable?<br /><br />Well, I can honestly say yes to all of those questions. And until recently, I felt like inspiration was one of those things you had to wait for... Boy, that couldn't be further from the truth!<br /><br />During my research with Neuroscience, I developed a theory about what inspiration is and how we can achieve it. It's not some mystical beast or some invisible vapor that passes by us. Inspiration is all in our heads and we can have it whenever we want! <br /><br />You just have to know the breakdown of what inspiration is in your head first. I am here to show you that!<br /><br />• Chapters •<br />00:00 Introduction<br />00:35 Inspiration by definition<br />01:13 Blake's Theory of Inspiration<br />02:15 Examples of Inspiration NOT working<br />03:22 Your Inspiration Call to Action!<br />04:31 The Power of Our Brain!<br />05:11 Strategies for Finding Inspiration<br /><br />___________________________________________________<br />Do you like the videos I make on YouTube? <br />Want to grow your photography exponentially? <br /><br />1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop<br /><br />2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!<br />https://f64academy.com/sign-up/<br /><br />3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on YouTube for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.<br />http:/www.f64.co/elite
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The *UNTOLD* Truth About Inspiration

Thu Feb 10th, 2022

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