Someone asked me recently what the difference is between using the Channels Panel to create Luminosity Masks versus using the Colour Range Tool. I have to admit, I’ve played with the options in the colour range tool a couple of times, but this question prompted me to look into it a bit deeper. And here’s

This short video was inspired by another question I’ve received on some videos and emails in the past, that question is “How do I load bracketed RAW files into Photoshop so I can blend them into a high dynamic range image?” A lot of my other videos start off having done this step with the

In this video I’m doing a quick RAW versus JPEG comparison to show you why you should always be shooting RAW files if you plan on doing any kind of processing to your photos. The difference can be hard to detect sometimes, but rest assured the quality issues I’m about to demonstrate here are preset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAG1sdjhjmk Why bother using smart objects in photoshop? It’s an extra step, which feels unnecessary, so do you really need to use them? These are all valid questions and the quick answer is no. You don’t have to. Might you want to use smart objects in your workflow anyway? It depends. In this video I’m

This video is a handful of useful layer masking tips that was prompted by a question I received recently, which was How do I reset a layer mask? That question would only take a couple of seconds to answer, so I’m adding in a bunch of other useful masking tips afterwards in case they help

Watch the luminosity masking video I mentioned in this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Xm4rZYhqo Someone asked me in a comment recently what is the difference between using Lightroom’s HDR functionality for blending bracketed exposures, versus using luminosity masking in Photoshop. Even considering the fact that Lightroom’s HDR functionality is an automated process that basically guesses how we