Join Julieanne Kost, Digital Imaging Evangelist at Adobe Systems. In each episode, you'll obtain valuable insights and in-depth information on a variety of topics covering both Photoshop and Lightroom.
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost demonstrates the power of the Art History brush in Photoshop CS5 and its ability to continuously sample from any history state or snapshot. She will show you how to create compelling, painterly images by making simple changes to the default settings and utilizing a variety of different brush tips and presets.
Working with Photoshop's History Panel, Snapshots and the History Brush
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost reveals there is far more to the History panel than simply un-doing mistakes. Learn as she reveals little known shortcuts for working with the History Panel, including how to fill with the History Brush, as well as a fluid method for painting between snapshots with no layer or masking knowledge required!
In this quick tip Julieanne shows an easy work-around for stitching large, resource intensive panoramas that are can’t be created in one step using PhotoMerge.
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost demonstrates the two most frequent methods for importing files into Lightroom. She discusses the advantages of each workflow, whether you’re importing directly from a card or importing images already copied to a specific location on your hard drive.
In this quick tip Julieanne shows when to toggle Lightroom’s Show Photos in Subfolders feature and why turning it on might show a 0 photo count for your top most (parent) folders.
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost helps you decide which application is right for your workflow by explaining the differences between Lightroom and Bridge for managing images and assets.
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost explains how to transfer all of your Lightroom Catalogs, backups, presets, preferences and supporting files from one computer to another. If the paths to your images change along the way, she provides her tips on how to re-link any missing files and folders.
How to prevent Lightroom’s Previews file from taking over the hard drive.
In this quick tip Julieanne explains what makes Lightroom’s Preview file (.lrdat) grow and how to set your Catalog Settings to prevent it.
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost helps you avoid unwanted or puzzling results by answering the three most frequently asked questions around opening and round-tripping files from Lightroom to Photoshop.
How to add arrowheads to lines in Photoshop.
In this quick tip Julieanne reveals an automated feature for adding arrowheads to the beginning or end of lines in Photoshop.
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to eliminate repetitive tasks and increase efficiencies in Photoshop by customizing the tools you use the most and saving them as Presets.
LR3 - Making Relative vs Absolute Adjustments to Images in Lightroom
In this Episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne will demonstrate the differences between making absolute adjustments to photographs using Lightroom’s Develop module and relative adjustments using the Quick Develop panel.
In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates the incredible power of Variables in Photoshop. Learn how to cut hours of time out of your production time when you need to combine text and photographs. Although this feature has been in Photoshop for many releases, only a small number of customers know if it’s immense power for tasks such as automating event photography, creating web banners and graphics.
In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne focuses on little known features and helpful hints for making the most out of the Lightroom Print Module. Learn how to create a template for posting images to your blog using the print to JPEG option, apply custom edge effects and backgrounds using Identity Plates, screen back images using the Tone Curve, and more!
PS CS5 - Posterizing Images with Control and Flexibility
In this Episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how to reduce the color palette of an image to create a posterized effect with the most control and maximum flexibility possible.
In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne will teach you how to quickly save your vector and raster logos in Photoshop to be applied to photographs on export, via Publish services, Slideshow, Print and Web modules.
LR3 - Merging Individual Lightroom Catalogs into a “Master” Catalog
In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates how to combine individual Lightroom catalogs into a single, “Master” Lightroom catalog to simplify a photographers workflow and enable multi-shoot searching.
PS CS5 - Creating Transparent Logos for Watermarks and Overlays in Photoshop
In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates how to create a single vector logo out of multiple type and shape layers, specify a consistent size, apply a style and save the entire creation as a Tool Preset! In addition, Julieanne shows how to add a scan of your signature to any photograph with a simple change of a layer blend mode.
PS CS5 - Helpful Hints for Creating Actions in Photoshop
In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne focuses on little known features and helpful hints for creating actions to successfully automate tasks in Photoshop.
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne Kost explains two different methods for selectively colorizing an image to differentiate the subject from the background using Adobe Camera Raw.
In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how to quickly create a print template in Lightroom to layout a simple 8 page book from a single sheet of paper.
Essential Shortcuts for Lightroom’s Develop Module
In this episode, Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to streamline Lightroom 3’s Develop module by taking advantage of her top 10 favorite shortcuts & time-saving features in order to eliminate many of the repetitive image adjustment tasks when editing large volumes of images. Check out Julianne's blog for more shortcuts and tips! http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost
In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates several ways to use leading lines in order to guide a viewer’s eye through an image including leading towards the primary subject, keeping movement within the frame, and adding tension to a composition.
Mastering the Mysterious Multi-Select in Lightroom
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne reveals essential shortcuts and little known features that will make navigating the grid view in Lightroom far more efficient.
Using Color to Add Emotional Impact to a Photograph
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne discusses how the addition of color as well as supporting imagery can help reinforce the mood and message of a composite image that a single photograph may fail to do on it’s own.
In this Episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne breaks down the differences and points out the advantages of using virtual copies and snapshots in Lightroom 3. Since both features were designed for specific tasks, discovering what they do best will allow you to take advantage of each of their strengths.
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne answers one of the most commonly asked questions “If should you use a single catalog for all of your photographs or if you should you use multiple catalogs?”. As a general rule, she recommends that you use as few as possible, but discusses when using multiple could be beneficial.
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne reveals some basic compositing techniques in Photoshop CS5 that she used to illustrate the feeling and mood of Iceland. Discover how easy it is to combine multiple images together using Layers, masking, blend modes, and transparency in Photoshop CS5.
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates what you can do in Lightroom’s Develop module to enhance your photographs using color and tonality to change the mood and atmosphere of an image . We all know that the goal is to capture the best photograph in camera, but what happens when we aren’t at the right place at the right time? Julieanne will show you how to make subtle changes to increase the photograph’s emotional impact.
In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates how to use Lightroom 3’s Develop Module to use color, tone, placement of content, and stylistic effects to give a series of images a unified look and feel. Learn how to use leading lines to tie images together as well as repeating shape, detail and balance to form a cohesive story.
In this episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne discusses how to select multiple images to work together as diptychs and triptychs. Learn how to select photographs with similar attributes such as color and shape, mood and lighting, line and form will help to unify two (or more) photographs, perhaps even creating new meaning through the relationship of the imagery.
In this episode Julieanne Kost will demonstrate how streamline Lightroom 3 by taking advantage of presets, templates, Collections, Virtual Copies (and more) in order to eliminate much of the repetitive post-capture tasks such as importing, tagging, developing, exporting and sharing photographs.
In this episode Julieanne Kost will demonstrate how to streamline Lightroom 3 by taking advantage of presets, templates, Collections, Virtual Copies (and more) in order to eliminate much of the repetitive post-capture tasks such as importing, tagging, developing, exporting and sharing photographs.
Somewhere between the decisive moment and moving pictures lies the world of digital compositing - where multiple images captured at different times layer together to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. In this episode Julieanne Kost will demonstrate how to transform concepts and ideas into images by mastering the tools used in compositing.
In this episode, watch as Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to create and save text and graphic presets to be used as Identity plates to brand your images when outputting them to slideshow, print and web. In addition, Julieanne will show you how to personalize your copy of Lightroom with your own Identity Plate.
In this episode, Julieanne Kost will explain how changes made to photographs are saved automatically to the Lightroom Catalog. Then Julieanne will demonstrate how to use both the “Save Metadata to Files” command as well as the “Automatically write changes to XMP” Catalog Setting to push changes made to photographs from the catalog into individual files (or sidecar files) so that they can be read and utilized within additional applications such as Adobe Bridge.
Discover the advantage of working with and archiving to the DNG raw file format over proprietary raw file formats as well as choose which tool to use to convert your files as you move through your workflow.
Join Julieanne Kost as she explains a new feature found in Adobe Photoshop CS5 called Mini Bridge, which lets you access all your creative assets, sort and filter them and then drag them right into your document.
In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost covers the new Merge to HDR Pro and Tone Mapping Adjustment features in Adobe Photoshop CS5 which allow you to get a much higher dynamic range in your images.
In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost goes over all the new refinements and enhancements you’ll find in the latest version of Adobe Camera RAW including Noise Reduction and Image Sharpening.
In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost shows you some of the new painting features in Adobe Photoshop CS5 including the new Natural Media Bristle Tip Brushes.
LR/PS - Making a Movie in Photoshop Extended (Part 2)
In part 2 of this 2 part episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost continues to show you how to create a video file using an image sequence in Adobe CS4 Photoshop Extended. This episode focuses on adding effects and audio.
LR - How to: Move & Archive Images, and Export a Catalogue
In this episode of The complete Picture, Julieanne Kost talks about common questions she gets while on the road. These includes lost links in Adobe Lightroom and taking files with you offline.
Learn how the new DNG camera profiles in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2 can easily adjust the look and feel of your images. Julieanne Kost walks you through the entire process.
Discover new ways to integrate Adobe Lightroom 2 with Photoshop CS4. Julieanne Kost shows you how you can automate your workflow in this digital imaging tutorial.
Learn how the folder panel can make your life easier in this Adobe Lightroom 2 tutorial. Julieanne Kost shows you the best ways to sort and organize your photographs.
In this Adobe Bridge tutorial, Julieanne Kost shows how to use the powerful new features in Bridge CS4 to output your photos as interactive web galleries and PDF files.
Watch and uncover the most efficient way to work with multiple catalogs in LIghtroom. Discover how to combine catalogs by merging a “location “ catalog with one in the studio.
Learn how to streamline Photoshop CS4 for your specific needs through the customization of Workspaces, Menus, Keyboard shortcuts, Preferences, Tool Presets, Palette Options, the Preset Manager and additional tips and techniques.
In this episode follow along as Julieanne Kost uses Lightroom 2.0 and Photoshop CS4 to showcase some of the new features as she creates a digital composite based on the concept of “Twilight”.
For all of the “power” features in Photoshop CS4, there are dozens of subtle refinements that never make the A-list. Watch as Julieanne Kost uncovers these little known secrets – all built to make you more productive.
Julieanne Kost shows you the power behind the new features in Adobe Camera Raw. Discover how to make non-destructive localized corrections as well as create special effects using the Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, and more.
Discover the new features in Adobe Bridge CS4 as Julieanne Kost walks through the new features, tools, refined interface and integration with Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw.
PS - Creative Retouching Techniques and Edge Effects
Discover how to to completely change the look and feel of a photograph with some simple retouching, creative adjustments, and the addition of edges and texture.
PS - Advanced Automation (Actions, Droplets and Scripts)
Take automation to a new level in Photoshop CS3 by mastering complex actions in order to turn several steps into one-click. Discover droplets, integration with LR and scripts.
Julieanne Kost teaches you how to accomplish more in less time using actions and batch processing in Photoshop CS3 to streamline your workflow and minimize repetitive tasks.
Uncover the tremendous power behind Photoshop CS3's smart objects. Add flexibility to your workflow using, non-destructive transformations, and one-click template content replacement.
Explore several of the new tools in Photoshop CS3 while Julieanne Kost walks you though the creation of a digital composite she created based on a personal assignment for the concept drifting.
Learn the most efficient way use the crop and straighten tools in the develop and library modules in Lightroom to quickly modify a single images or an entire edit.
Discover the latest Photoshop tips and techniques, delivered by the master himself, Dr. Brown. Learn more than you ever thought possible about the art and skill of Photoshop!
Want to get the big picture on all the new time saving features Adobe Photoshop CS4? Join Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost as she shows you the new features that are sure to turbo boost your productivity.
Learn how to use Photoshop CS4 with tutorials selected by experts at Adobe.There's everything from Getting Started for beginners, to New Features, Workflows, and Overviews.
