Photo Retouching

Browse, Mask, Retouch: Lightroom Mobile's Newest Features Make On-the-Go Editing Actually Good
Video Tutorials

Browse, Mask, Retouch: Lightroom Mobile's Newest Features Make On-the-Go Editing Actually Good

My phone has about 4,000 unedited photos on it. Not because I’m lazy, but because the import-edit-export pipeline on mobile has always felt like homework. By the time I’ve pulled the images into Lightroom, I’ve lost the momentum I had when I took the shot. That friction is a creativity killer, and it’s the reason I kept defaulting to desktop even for quick edits I genuinely could have handled on my phone.

Lightroom 2025's Generative Remove Tool Just Made My Retouching Workflow Embarrassingly Fast
Video Tutorials

Lightroom 2025's Generative Remove Tool Just Made My Retouching Workflow Embarrassingly Fast

Every fall I do the same thing. Adobe drops its annual updates, I spend a Saturday going through the changelogs, and I try to figure out which features will actually change how I work versus which ones will quietly collect dust in a menu I never open. This year’s releases, Lightroom Classic version 14 and Lightroom Desktop version 8, landed with a few genuinely useful upgrades. The one I want to walk through here is the one I’ve already used more in two weeks than I used the old version in two years: the overhauled Generative Remove tool.

Masking Tools in Lightroom: Your Secret Weapon for Surgical Edits
Editing Techniques

Masking Tools in Lightroom: Your Secret Weapon for Surgical Edits

Masking Tools in Lightroom: Your Secret Weapon for Surgical Edits I used to think Lightroom’s masking tools were overkill. Why not just use the adjustment brush and paint over everything? Then I edited a portrait where I needed to brighten the eyes without blowing out the skin, and everything changed. Masking tools aren’t just conveniences—they’re the difference between amateur edits and professional ones. Why Masks Matter More Than You Think Here’s the truth: global adjustments are lazy editing.