Lesson Topic Suggestions
- 1Not receiving email alertsAs I wrote Karen a few weeks ago: Dear Karen, Since 2 weeks now, I do not get your weekly emails pointing to the new Lesson. I checked my spam, no email there. Has something changed ? Best... Read more...
- 1Control Panel (actions)Hi Ben, for fun with family and friends, I purchased a Magazine Cover package from Photobacks.com The package included a control panel with all the actions that came with it. See the image attache... Read more...
- 1The "Pasted on" lookHi Ben Sometimes when I do some adjustments to one area and then another, one item looks "Pasted on" An easy example is doing an exposure adjustment with select subject then a counterbalanced ad... Read more...
- 1how to stop you from billingI cancelled my subscription more than a year ago yet I have been hit two years in a row for automatic renewal payments. I want my money back and I want to find out why you are doing this. There is ... Read more...
- 1Managinging 20G Adobe storage in LR ClassicI've been trying for years (as a LRClassic user) to understand how to manage the 20G of cloud storage that Adobe provides. It seems to keep growing no matter what I do. All Synced Photos is confusing ... Read more...
- 1Lightroom LocalHi Ben, I would good to have a lesson on the new "local" feature in the Cloud version of Lightroom. E.g. is this better than using Bridge for browsing photos. Could you use it to replace Lightroom Cla... Read more...
- 1Texture blendingHi Ben, texture blending has always interested me, but my results have never quite lived up to the effect I was looking for. I was thinking this could make a great mini series of workshops 1) How to c... Read more...
- 2Matching colors in a compositing workflowWould like to Learn how to match colors and blend them all together in a compositing workflow
- 0Power LAB colorWould like to Learn It how to Use in a way to increase color variation, color separation and even if possibile to expand color gamut
- 1Refine Edge Brush for HairI need help using this tool. Have you done a lesson on it?
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- 1Don't Have A Heart Attack!Ben, long time follower here, and I have viewed all the lessons of years past, but find my photoshop knowledge and skills lacking due to lapses in using it. Have you considered making a new Photoshop... Read more...
- 1Action to remove "Dust & Scratches"Two years ago, I found on You tube- "Digitally Retouch and Restore an Antique Photo with Suzette Allen" CreativeLive I had never learned Actions, but this video was AWESOME! Took me a week to... Read more...
- 1Adobe cloudI would like to view a lesson on using Adobe Cloud. - Howcan uuplpad,and download images from my devices and share folders with other in thr Adobe cloud..
- 1Adobe cloudI would like to view a lesson on using Adobe Cloud. - Howcan uuplpad,and download images from my devices and share folders with other in thr Adobe cloud..
- 1Neutral Density Color BalancingHi Ben, neutral density filters are a useful photography tool, however they all cause a color cast to a varying degree. I was thinking of using curves in Photoshop to correct this rather than tryi... Read more...
- 1Lightroom Denoise Deep DiveHi Ben, your lesson on the new Lightroom features including AI Denoise was interesting It made me want to understand more and I believe there is merit in a lesson dedicated to noise reduction in Light... Read more...
- 1Video workflowHi Ben, we have some great lessons on Lightroom management of photos, I am interested in the same for Videos. I am new to video and struggle with workflow, how to arrange in folders, how to review and... Read more...
- 1Correcting Saturation ClippingFollowing on from the basic lesson on saturation clipping, I would like to learn how to correct the clipping in photoshop using tools such as channel mixer
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- 2Luminosity Masks in PhotoshopHi Ben, you had a lesson titled CREATING LUMINOSITY MASKS. In the lesson you indicated you would create another video to apply the masks. I did not find it. Did I miss it? If I didn't, could you creat... Read more...
- 1pinup style processI was wondering if you can do a lesson in how to process illustrated pinup style in Photoshop. Please see attachment for reference, workflow did involve using the Lucis plugin, which is no more. Wha... Read more...
- 1Multiple-frequency separationsHi Ben, a topic I am struggling with is multiple-frequency separations. I have come across this concept on the web, but not been able to get it to work. It is like a normal frequency separation w... Read more...
- 1Action to replace contents of Smart FilterI know you can replace the contents of a Smart Filter, but I am looking for away to replace the contents with a subset of the layers. Take this example, a photo with several layers e.g. retouching... Read more...
- 2Neat tricksHeah Ben, I thought your lessons on detail visualizations, clipping visualization etc were cool. Would you have any other tricks that would be useful? I'm thinking likes of saturation checks, and lumi... Read more...
- 1Update Old Lessons Using LR/PS Current VersionsSome of the lessons from the early days use old versions of PS and LR. These don't use the latest set of features. The are not wrong but there are now better ways to do things (ex. Masking). Much of ... Read more...
- 1Start each new year with a crash courseAdvice from an old teacher: Practicing and repeating is the way to knowledge. I want a crash course that starts every January and lasts 4-5 Mondays. A lesson on How to remove distractions (content awa... Read more...
- 1Advanced Sharpening via ActionHi, I think a useful lessoon topic would be advanced sharpening, how to use sharpening halos light and dark on separate layers and then an even more advanced topic on how to have a different radius on... Read more...
- 1Images sizes for various platformsDo you have a lesson for what print sizes to use for the various platforms? Facebook, Instagram and website.
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- 1Create an interactive pageIn the Create Shapes video, you created an interactive PSD when you had a descriptive box which defined impacts of create, add, subtract, etc. By clicking a choice, you selected the appropriate shape... Read more...
- 1Lightroom unpluggedHow to efficiently and effectively use Lightroom mobile while travelling, and synch to Lightroom at home. I have limited bandwidth at home, so I usually only synch a few photos through the cloud (th... Read more...
- 1content aware path toolI tried to add this suggestions as a comment in the working with Paths suggestion but it wouldn't let me add it. As I just became aware of this tool, could you do a lesson on it
- 1Client shoot, proof, finalExpand or reduce as needed, but the idea is a client, product, family, wedding etc. requests you to provide images, first as proofs then as final images. i.e. a coffee company wants an image for the w... Read more...
- 1Add-on panels for PhotoshopThere are several add-on panels that help refine luminosity masks, color masks etc such as Lumenzia, TK action, BW Vision. As assume you don't want to use those "as-is", but it would be nice to show ... Read more...
- 1Curves TrainingPlease post a training module on Curves - demonstrating how curves works and all the features of Curves. I believe you did a training like this for Photoshop Virtual Summit. In that training you used ... Read more...
- 1Using Lightroom to move files and foldersWhat are the best practices for moving large files and folders. Is there a max number of images or size? LR has permanently lost images when I have tried to move a large file containing several hundr... Read more...
- 1KeywordingHi Ben. I am to busy selling Adobe in Iceland. In addition to Adobe Gold Reseller status, I am the only Adobe Reseller in Europe that can sell 1-Year Personal subscriptions. Asta is now working with m... Read more...
- 2Working with different papers for printThinking of all the different types of print paper: glossy, luster, matt, metallic etc. I think a tutorial on how to get the best output media specific file. E.g. difference in dot gain between matt a... Read more...
- 2Different color models in Photoshop / LRHi, I am struggling to fully undersatnd the different color models in Photoshop. I am refering to HSL, HSB, Luminosity etc and not the colour modes. There is so little information on the web about the... Read more...
- 2afterburn trailI cannot find a tutorial anywhere about this subject. I want to add an orange yellow afterburn trail coming out of the back of an f22.
- 2The choices and differences between quality when using the various selection and masking levels in 8 bit and 16 bit images.When to use which tool/method, strategy of that use, any settings necessary to accomplish optimal results.
- 4Fine artThere are some photographers such as Alan Schaller who use a technique creating white space either through silver efex pro or photoshop without plug in. I would love to see a tutorial regarding this t... Read more...
- 5Orton Effect with Luminosity masksI think a tutorial on the Orton Effect would be a excellent topic. Looking for covering two areas. 1) best way to create an action for the Orton Effect. There are so many ways on the web so not all of... Read more...
- 4Filters revisitedI good topic for a lesson would be an update on the filters available in Photoshop. Stretching the title definition a little I am thinking of: 1) The new Neural filters, e.g. real world examples u... Read more...
- 2Brush ExercisesI have been a member for a few years and have learned so much. One of the things I have still been searching for is how to improve my brush skills. I've started using my Wacom a little more. I'm tr... Read more...
- 2Basic Scripting for PhotoshopSomething very useful would be a lesson on basic scripting for Photoshop / Lightroom to follow on from the Actions I and II tutorials. There are lots of Java Script books so it should be relativel... Read more...
- 2Advanced LiquifyI watched the Face-Aware Liquify tutorial which mentioned advanced topics like freeze. I would appreciate a tutorial that covered these advanced Liquify techniques. I would also like to see how to pre... Read more...
- 2Photoshop post crop vignetteI don't use Lightroom for cropping as I prefer to create a custom selection and invert to define the vignette area rather than use a regular shape like oval. I like the idea in the crop videos to use ... Read more...
- 0Save for WebWould like an in depth review of this panel and how to resize for FB and IG viewing to get the best detail. Some of my images look sharp when zoomed in and some don't. I currently save at 2000 width... Read more...
- 3make composite adding elements from same scene without using masksis is possible to create a composite like this one without masking? kind of the opposite of removing objects from a static scene with tourist.
- 4Using the Mixer brushI'd like to learn how to use the mixer brush to create painterly effects to a captured image
- 1Creative use for LR tools is the Develop PanelThere are powerful tools in the Develop Panel like Tone Curve, Color Grading, even Lens Corrections and Calibration, that might be used in creative ways. But there are not a lot of people doing that. ... Read more...
- 1Using the Mixer BrushI'd really like to learn how to use the mixer brush to produce artistic creations. I have been following Ben for ages and believe he's the one to teach such a mind boggling thing in Photoshop.
- 6LAB color spaceHow to use LAB for color correction, color change, and color modification.
- 2Modifying Color through CurvesI found the lesson Multi-Mask Operations as especially useful lesson. Although you did not cover this topic in that lesson, when I examined the masks in your image I found a mask called Cement color t... Read more...
- 2Out Of BoundsThat is what it was called in some lessons long ago that I took. I think that there are others who would find creating such images fun and useful. Some I have done at: https://www.imaging-and-art.com/... Read more...
- 5Perspective in image compositesIt would be good to have some expert advice on how to get the perspective right in a composited image so that all the individual items look like they are all correctly in perspective. An example woul... Read more...
- 1LR rename on import?apparently, when you rename a photo on import, the original name is not stored in the metadata. If you don't include the file sequence as part of your new naming system, you can not recover the origi... Read more...
- 2UpDating LR and/or PSdot releases and major upgrades do different things to presets, plug-ins, brushes, patterns, etc. What routine maintenance should we do to minimize problems when updating or upgrading.
- 1Lightroom and Photoshop integrationI would love to have the MAX ADOBE class in here 🙂
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- 5Brushes Deep DiveI would like a deep dive on Brushes and Smudge brushes. I want to understand the nuts and bolts of the brush settings. To know the difference between a regular brush and a smudge brush. How to crea... Read more...
- 3Photoshop Apply ImageBen, thanx for soliciting suggestions for this topic. From my relatively uneducated perspective, 'Apply Image' appears to be able to be used in a number of different ways. It seems to be similar to '... Read more...
- 4Photoshop Apply image - Practical applicationsWays to use apply image to edit images
- 3Tricky Selections - Different ways to selectAdvanced selection methods - Selection using different methods - gradient kind ok areas (moonlight etc) saturation, colour range, fur, objects from similar colour backgrounds, blurry edges and others.
- 3using 3D for photographyI would like to take the ideas presented by Corey Barker in the Virtual PS Summit but get a better overall idea on how to use the 3D tools
- 3Plug ins for PS and/or LRANything to do with presets, brush presets, but also specialist plug-in like Black and White enhancements.
- 4PS LibraryI know this can be a powerful tool and I think it would be a good lesson. There doesn't seem to be many tutorials out there,
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- 2Processing Underwater PhotographsNow that there are many underwater cameras that shoot raw it woyld be great to have a lesson on the best ways to process them. If I can attach it there will be an example of my attempts
- 4Matchng Colour & Tone in LRI am working on a diptych and would like to ensure the two images match in colour and tone. I have used the reference window to have them side by side and I have tried to do it by sight, with not a g... Read more...
- 2Sharpening for Fine Art PrintingPixel Genius had some wonderful automation for output and creative sharpening. There are the tools, the techniques and the eye for sharpening for various print media. Help.
- 4Sharpening for Fine Art PrintingPixel Genius had some wonderful automation for output and creative sharpening. There are the tools, the techniques and the eye for sharpening for various print media. Help.
- 4Controlling eye movementWould love to have a couple of lessons on how to control eye movement through a photograph using composition and post processing techniques. I seem to recall some hierarchy of elements the eye is gene... Read more...
- 3Cubist TreatmentI would like to see a lesson where you transform one (or more) of your photos into a cubist style image using native PS tools - blend modes, gradients, transform… Some of those early gas stations hav... Read more...
- 5move bars or fencing in "zoo" shotsIn the image attached, I was shooting toucans inside the aviary, but the background always had the cage showing. Can that be removed? How best to proceed.
- 7Blend If and Blend Modes to make SelectionsUsing the Blend If and blend modes to make good selections. What works, what does not, how to fine-tune a selection with these blending tools
- 3Your best LR-edited-only photosYou mentioned that you do 80% (maybe even more) of your image editing just in Lightroom (Classic). I'd like a lesson showing the editing done on some of your best photos.
- 3Video editing in PSExpand on the first lesson and include things like adding text, captions, images, and links.
