Hey Reader,

You know I love to update you whenever something exciting happens, and this month, I’ve really been enjoying two incredible new Lightroom Tools.

I want to give a big shoutout to these tools and show you how you can use them in your editing.

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Before I do that, I also have a secret to share with you, something I’ve been dying to reveal.

It’s that I am planning to create a Lightroom course, where I will not only show you my workflow and creative editing but also how you can use the full potential Lightroom has to offer. All the tools you might not even know exist but can make your organization, workflow, and creative decisions better and easier.

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If you have a spare minute, I’d love for you to click on one of the options below and share with me whether you’d be interested in learning Lightroom with me. (FYI, when you click, it will take you to my homepage. If it does, this means your answer is saved ❤️)
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​I’d love a comprehensive but not overwhelming LR course

​I may consider a LR course in the future, but not at the moment

​I am feeling pretty confident with LR organization and editing

​I don’t have the time, money, or energy to get into a LR course

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I’d love to hear what are some challenges you are facing when editing your photos.

Is it organizing your files, navigating Lr catalogues and backups, making your editing feel natural, knowing when is enough when applying edits, knowing how to export for different scenarios…

Whatever it is, I’d love to hear it. Simply hit reply and let me know. I promise I will reply to every email (it just may take a while).

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Now, to the Lightroom fun!

The two new exciting tools that Lightroom added in the new update earlier this month.

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The first tool is the Point color tool

This one is a game-changer for precisely editing colors in your photos. Where you would previously need to use masking can now easily be done with a few simple clicks inside the local adjustment panel.

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When you go to the Color Mixer tab (previously known as the Color / HSL tab), you’ll see two options: MIXER and POINT COLOR.

Mixer is the old way of editing colors (still very useful).

Point color is the new way of editing colors. Let me show you how it works on an example.

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Let's take an old photo of mine with lots of pink and red hues.

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When you apply changes to red hues in the old color mixer, you don't have any control over what exact hues you will be affecting. This is pre-determined in the software. Previously, you'd need to use masking to edit different red hues in different ways.

Now, with the new Point Color Tool, you can select an exact hue and then even refine it if you scroll down to Range. This way, you can select only the hues you want to change.

In my ice pop photo, I wanted to change the hue and saturation of the ice pop alone, not the pink topping or the strawberry.

All of these would be affected when I used the Color mixer and played with the red sliders. But in this way, the strawberry and the topping became too saturated and too pink for my liking.

So, instead, I used Point Color to select an area within the ice pop and changed the hue and saturation. Now, the edit was only applied to the ice pop itself, not the topping or the strawberry.

So easy, no masking needed!

The second amazing tool is the Lens Blur

This is a completely new tool, nothing like it has ever been in Lightroom.

What this tool does is use artificial intelligence to mimic a shallow depth of field, which you would normally create with a lower f-stop. It allows you to select and refine the areas of blur and focus, decide how strong the blur effect is, and some other edits.

Let's see it in action in the same photo as above. The first photo is without lens blur applied. The second is with lens blur applied. You can see how the top ice pop is exactly the same, while the surrounding is more blurry.

The last photos show the visualization of depth as Lightroom sees it. The brighter yellows are what is closest to the camera, and the deep purples are what is furthest from the camera. In the slider on the right side, you have the chance to select the range of focus.

So this was real quick about the new tools. I highly encourage you to try them out and see how they work. And, of course, let me know how you like them when you do.

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Psssst, did you know we also do live Lightroom edits over Zoom within the Food To Frame course? The next will be held at the beginning of next year. We'd love to have you in ✨

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Enjoy your weekend, Reader!