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How to Blur the Background in Photoshop 2022 using Neural Filters
In previous versions of Photoshop, the background blur filter was unusable... it was slow and incredibly inaccurate. This filter was updated in the 2022 version and is much more usable. While this filter isn't perfect, and can still be slow, it has been greatly...
Family Posing Workshop
Would you like to feel more confident posing and interacting with families? Whether for regular or mini sessions, it's important to be prepared for family dynamics... namely the crazy children! You will have two qualified instructors with nearly 30 years of combined...
How to Remove Flash Shadows from the Background in Photoshop
In this video, we are going to use the gradient filter with masking to remove the flash shadows in the background of a studio image. While there are many ways to accomplish this, I used the method that I thought would be the easiest and most efficient. Join us in our...
Removing a Cell Phone in a Pocket in Photoshop
In this video, we are going to remove a cell phone from a back pocket in Photoshop. Join us in our free, private Facebook community where we learn and flourish together!
Experimenting with the Sky Replacement Tool in Photoshop
In this video, we are going to experiment with the new sky replacement tool in Photoshop. Join us in our free, private Facebook community where we learn and flourish together!
Correcting Skin Tone by Removing a Color Cast Reflection in Lightroom
In this video, we are going to remove an offensive color cast from the skin using Lightroom. Join us in our free, private Facebook community where we learn and flourish together!
Getting Started with Studio Lights
We've been talking a lot lately about lighting our photos using off-camera flash in both the FA Community group and the FA Membership. One of the biggest mistakes we see photographers make is buying a lighting kit that doesn't all them to grow. In this video, we are...
Removing Distracting Elements from the Background with Lightroom
In this video, we are going to remove distracting elements using the spot removal tool in Lightroom. Join us in our free, private Facebook community where we learn and flourish together!
How to Add Fall Colors to Your Photos in Lightroom
In this video, we will be adding fall colors to our autumn photos using our FA Autumn Presets, as well as, creating an adjustment brush preset in Lightroom. Presets mentioned in this video: Autumn Splendor Join us in our free, private Facebook community where we learn...