Imaging Skills

While the weather is positively tropical this week, just last week parts of the UK were blanketed in snow, writes Andrew James. This gave me the chance to keep a watchful eye out for an image I've wan...

Most of your processing efforts are naturally going to take place in Lightroom's Develop Module, but did you know you can also edit while still in the Library Module, writes Andrew James?

With the introduction of Masking options in Lightroom, there are now much better and more accurate ways to pick out colour elements within an otherwise black & white scene to give you isolated colours...

Whether you want to subvert a cultural icon, create harmony with similar hues or even try out a new paint job digitally before splashing out on Dulux's finest, there are lots of reasons why it's good ...

Painting in an old black & white photo by hand is a traditional craft that used to be done with fine brushes and inks, but nowadays, thanks to the joys of Photoshop's Layers and Blend Modes, it's much...

Layer masking sounds horribly complex, but all those familiar with the idea of masking in Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw will know that it's just isolating one part of a picture so you can make changes...

In this video Andrew looks at how to identify wildlife images that would make a good mono conversion before going onto create a striking black & white bear image mainly using Lightroom's Mask options.

If you've taken an edgy portrait, and want to style it up with a neat effect that's a little bit different, cross-processing is always worth a try, writes Jon Adams. It's actually an old-school film t...

Finding the right balance of mood and light in your image is all part of the package that makes your image stand out from the crowd, writes Andrew James. In this Lightroom tutorial I take a raw image ...