Lightroom 9.0 is a big release with a mix of long-requested workflow tools and a few editing upgrades that quickly become “can’t live without.” Below is a hands-on tour of the features I think will matter most day-to-day, plus tips to get better results right away.   Assisted Culling (Early Acc...

If there's one editing panel in Lightroom that deserves your time and attention, it's the Masking panel. While Lightroom is full of powerful tools, none offer the same creative control and precision as masking—especially when you start combining masks using Add, Subtract, and Intersect. These thr...

Back in 2014, I captured one of my favorite sunrise scenes at Tallow Beach in Byron Bay, Australia. The composition, timing, and conditions came together beautifully, and I was happy with my original edit at the time. But now—over a decade later—with new tools, techniques, and an evolved editing ...

When Adobe released Lightroom 8.3 in April, one of the standout additions was a new adaptive masking tool called Landscape. This feature uses AI to analyze your photo and automatically detect and generate masks for common landscape elements—like sky, water, vegetation, and more. These masks are c...

If you spend most of your editing time in Lightroom but occasionally step into Photoshop for more specialized tasks, you may want to check out two of the newest tools available in Photoshop Beta: Generative Upscale and Harmonize. These AI-powered features make certain editing workflows—especially...

While browsing my Lightroom library recently, I stumbled across a set of panoramic images from past landscape shoots. It reminded me just how versatile panos can be—not just for capturing sweeping vistas, but also for achieving creative effects and technical advantages that a single shot can’t pr...