Ron Leach

Photoshop's Color Channels serve various purposes, and this tutorial from the PHLEARN YouTube channel concentrates on two of the most powerful; namely cutting out objects with soft or intricate edges like clouds or hair by leveraging contrast, and also creating artistic effects that are impossible to achieve with standard adjustments.

Today's quick tutorial from the Focus Photo School provides a quick-and-easy Lightroom solution to a common dilemma faced by street shooters and other photographers devoted to capturing compelling images of the urban landscape; namely, those image-killing reflections that occur when shooting through plate glass windows.

Sometimes you come across a breathtaking scene that's so expansive that it's impossible to fit everything into the frame, even with your widest lens. The solution to this challenge is creating a panoramic image that captures the stunning view.

There's a lot going on in Photoshop's toolbar, including features you never need, and this makes in inconvenient to quickly find the tools you use most. The video below demonstrates how easy it is to customize your workflow to match your personal post-processing style and clear out the mess.