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| Jupiter Lighthouse with Cloudy Sky |
I really love the new features of Lightroom and Photoshop that came with the updates in October of 2020. Most of the time I have found that I have to practice several times and try to remember all of the steps for a new feature. However, with these new features I read a summary of the changes once and right away I was able to use the new features. They were that easy to use. In this post I will give you some examples of my three favorite new features.
Sky Replacement
One of the really fun new features in Photoshop is the sky replacement. You could always replace skies on photos, but in the past it required you to remember several different steps in Photoshop and it was hard to select just the right amount of sky. With the new sky replacement all you do is pull up "Sky Replacement" from the drop down menu and the sky is automatically selected. You then have a wide variety of choices on sky replacements or you can create your own skies. In the photo of the lighthouse above and the three shown below I replaced the skies with the selections already built into the system. Each replacement only took seconds. Which of these skies do you like best?
Jupiter Lighthouse at Sunset
Color Adjustments in Lightroom
With the new updates in Lightroom, color adjustments have never been easier. First there is a color grading panel that gives you opportunities to separately adjust colors for the midtones, shadows and highlights. They are very easy to use, I suggest opening the color grading panel in the develop module and experiment with what each of the color wheels will do for your photograph.
In the photos below I replaced the color of the flowers. This was accomplished in just minutes using the adjustment brush. I clicked on the brush, set the size of the brush I wanted and then adjusted the color in the hue slider. Next I brushed over the parts of the photo that I wanted to change the color and just that easy I turned the pink flowers into a orange colored flower.
Neural Filters
I find it fun to try out different filters on some of my photos. With the latest update, Photoshop added a new section of filters. They are found under the filter tab and then under Neural Filters. They are very easy to try. Just click on the filter you want to try and you will see a preview of what your photo will look like with that filter. There is also a button to select if you want to preserve the color and another if want to focus on the subject. Along with those two choices there are several sliders that let you determine the amount of filter that you want to apply. In the photos below, I applied four different filters to the same fall scene.
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