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My name is Simon d'Entremont and I'm a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. This video will show you how to use the new AI subject, sky, background and object masks in Lightroom to step up your photo processing game.

I use Topaz Labs software for noise reduction, sharpening and upscaling:

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[simon_dentremont]

Do you like my videos on image processing? What feature or issue should I cover in my next video? Always looking to make relevant content!! Thanks, Simon.

[fusermiversej]

You know its gonna be a great day when you see that Simon d'Entremont has posted a new video!

[daniloprado]

Simon, I know you've heard this many times, but it's impossible not to be impressed and say it: Your content is simply amazing. Nobody teaches like you. The way you clearly explain the topic while showing practical examples and cutting right to the chase is absolutely brilliant. And on top of that, your content is always RELEVANT. It's just such a pleasure to watch your videos. It really gives me that feeling that I'm actually learning RELEVANT information. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Cheers from SoCal!

[katsak]

These features are great and this video is very "inexperienced-friendly". I would add that, instead of using a brush with feather for making that 3D effect on selected parts of the photo, it is better to choose "Intersect mask with" and choose a linear gradient filter from left to right or vice versa. It gives you more control of the feather effect.
You love bonus tips, so here it is: If you hold shift as you deploy the linear gradient, it straightens it up (either vertically or horizontally)!

[foto-spective]

I now feel the need to go back and edit older photos. Can't help but wonder if some older ignored photos could be brought to life using these methods. Another very helpful video as usual.

[KhoPhi]

You could also just invert the background to get the subject in this case. FYI

[Catelynmeow]

I learned a lot more from this video than just a new Lightroom feature!

[derk]

this is an awesome video!! thank you so much!!

[JuanLopezmusica]

Wow I have new Lightroom and I have use this since I purchased my license. Seems like Lightroom classic is behind on this tools

[T.M.G]

oh boy im cramming in the info now, so easy to follow and understand from an adhd mind thanks simon

[k.armstrong]

Simon, do you realise that no one has done a video about Canon R6 ii AI focus as opposed to Servo. I am trying it out at the moment but there is no information on this subject. How strange, perhaps you could be the first to highlight it.

[MyraMurphy-zwey]

wow! I love your videos. You always explain things so I'm able to understand! Thank you!

[cryptomaniac]

This is amazing! Learned a lot from you.

[IllusionInfusion]

I specifically bought Adobe Lightroom for the selective masks and the quality of resized images that get exported.

[luzr]

Very nicely done walkthrough, M. d'E. It's a fine line between maintaining the integrity of the image and ending up with something we often see - an inadvertent collage effect. Very much a case of 'a little goes a long way'. Cheers from the swamp.

[clochardruelle]

I like your videos Simon they helps a lot! I'd like to point out a technique I use all the time: when creating a new mask for something like what you call 3D effect, instead of creating that mask from scratch, since I already masked my subjects and/or background, I just use the feature "copy" or "copy and invert", saving me a lot of time since I only need to do the fine tuning on the original mask only. "Copy" will bring the image adjustments over so you'll need to reset them, but "copy and invert" will reset them automatically.

[davearchbell]

Nice. I hadn't thought about shading different sides of the subject. You should also remind those that criticize "photo manipulation" that it has been done in the film days but in the darkroom.

[yigitinceliyor]

I just want to say thank you for being there for all beginner, intermediate and advanced photographers out there. You

[CalTek]

Absolutely love using these features. Such a game changer and time saver as well. Love to use the Select Sky option as well for my landscape work.

Another suggestion to speed up your editing would be purchasing a pen drawing tablet. I picked up the X-Pen Deco L and it has helped reduce my editing time as well as improved my editing accuracy - especially when using brushes.

[repolitization]

I also play with brightness, contrast, etc. I don't see anything wrong with fine-tuning a good photo. But to create artificial light conditions that were not there in reality and, in general, to make a fake artificial photo from a photo that was not good at the first time, like inthis video, I do not consider it a good craft and it is no longer photography but it is a different field, kitsch painting or something like that.