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Lightroom’s New Texture Feature Deep Dive

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Adobe Lightroom’s recent update added the Texture slider to the Develop panel. A lot of people see it as a similar slider to the Clarity slider; however, there are some key differences. In the above video, Matt Kloskowski walks through some of the differences and use cases for Texture and Clarity sliders, along with how they can work together in order get the optimal results from your post-production in Lightroom.

The technical article that Matt refers to in the video can be found here on Adobe’s blog.

 

The Next Upgrade for Lightroom 6 is Never; Long Live Lightroom CC!

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Back in 2013, we all saw the writing on the wall when Adobe killed its Creative Suite perpetual licenses and Photoshop CS6 became the last version you could buy and keep forever. While Adobe kept delivering some bug fixes and RAW file support for CS6 for awhile, eventually, that stopped.

Now, Lightroom 6 is getting the same treatment. Worse still, is that there are no RAW file updates planned for future cameras in Lightroom 6. Lightroom CC will be the only game in Adobe-town going forward. And, Lightroom CC has plenty of changes as well. [Read more…]

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan for $89

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B&H has the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan for $89.88 (reg. $119.88) as a Deal Zone deal for today only. This is a 12-month subscription that gets you access to Photoshop and Lightroom for a full year, along with the other Creative Cloud benefits like mobile syncing and cloud storage. Check it out while it lasts here at B&H Photo.

How to Use Graduated and Radial Filters in Lightroom

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Here’s a great new video from Phlearn that shows us how to use graduated and radial filters in Lightroom. If you haven’t used these filters inside Lightroom, Aaron Nace covers the basics and nuances of using these tools. Both can be powerful options for fine tuning the exposure or color of an image. Check out the full video embedded above.

Lightroom Now Available on Apple TV

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Adobe has released Lightroom for Apple TV. Using the app, you can view photos that you’ve synchronized with Lightroom for mobile or uploaded through Lightroom on the web.

You can present your photos one by one or in a slideshow with the ability to stop and zoom in on the details, right on the screen connected to your Apple TV. And, with the synchronized photos living in your Creative Cloud account, the most up-to-date versions will always be what’s in your collections on your Apple TV.

You can download the new Lightroom app by going to the App Store on your Apple TV. The app requires a 4th generation Apple TV and a Creative Cloud subscription to login.