ON1 Photo RAW 2023.1 added a new Sky Swap AI model. I’ll show an example where the new model is better and when you may want to choose it instead.
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If you are not using the Intersect feature of Lightroom’s masking tools, you’re missing out on some great power. I use these all the time for my landscape editing.
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Need a quick bump to the midtones. Skip exposure, skip curves. Try the Color Grading tool in Lightroom.
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In my Live Edit videos, I process an image I’ve never worked on from start to finish, sharing my thought process and reasons behind choices along the way.
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In prep for my Death Valley workshop later this month, I made another scouting trip to the park. Join me for a sunrise visit to Dantes View on this edition of In The Field.
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The Exclusion blending mode is a challenging one to explain without diving into math. And I won’t do that. Instead, I’ll show you how to use it for color grading.
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Difference, as its name suggests, measures differences between two layers. I use this blending mode when I need to manually align layers.
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If an ON1 Effects filter shifts color in an unwanted way, try using the Luminosity blending mode. Luminosity deals only with brightness values, protecting your photo’s hue and saturation.
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The contrast increase from Vivid Light is a strong one and can overpower a scene. Temper its Opacity - and try it out for color grading (my preferred use for this blending mode).
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The Soft Light blending mode has a more subdued touch than the Overlay mode. I like this mode for subtler texture blends.
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The Overlay blending mode is one you should know. An excellent way to pop contrast and blend exposures, it is one of the most popular blending modes.
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Color Dodge is a useful blending mode for creative and unique color grading. Its results can be harder to predict, so do be prepared for some experimentation.
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