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Thanks for the comment. My thoughts exactly. Most of these videos I produce really help refresh my memory. Sometimes we don't use them all that often and making videos just helps keep everything fresh. As well as help out people who are unfamiliar with the subject matter. A win, win situation.

@@easternshorephotoinstruction I think that's a good strategy Mickey. Cheers!

Glad you liked it! I hope it helps out. Haven't really found a real boring issue to use this feature. But you never know. Thanks for the comment!

You're very welcome! Glad it helped. Thanks so much for your comment.

Thanks. Glad to help out. Thanks for the comment!

Glad it was helpful!. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for your note and question. The boost slider is to boost your bokeh. If you don’t have much or any bokeh in your photo, you really wont see much effect when moving the slider. The best thing to do is to find a photo that has noticeable bokeh and then crank the boost slider up and back. Then you will see the change. Typically most photos don’t have much bokeh so you won’t see much difference when using the slider. But when you do have a good representation of bokeh you will notice the changes. Also, try it with different bokeh types. Some show up more prominently than others when using the boost slider. Thanks for the question. I hope the answer helps you out.

@@easternshorephotoinstruction Thank you once again for your help. Will try it when appropriate.

Thank you sir. Been a while since hearing from you. I hope you are healthy and getting out there in your beautiful country taking photos! Thanks for the comment!

Thanks. You sound like me…a long time user of Lightroom but still learning with each new upgrade or release. Thanks so much for you comments.

Great to hear! I hoped it didn’t get to long and drawn out covering all the options and demos. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks! Glad it helped you out! Thanks for the comment.

Wow, thanks! I do love using intersecting masks. It just brings out the best light! Thanks for the comment.

Great point! I will try to schedule some demo videos so you can see what I was trying to do. Thanks for the comment.

@@easternshorephotoinstruction Great. Cheers! 👍

I only have one catalog in my Lightroom setup. But I do have many collections. Is that what you are referring to?

@@easternshorephotoinstruction No. I also have many collections. I thought u had many catalogs - my mistake.

Great Idea. I will do more of that in future videos.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comments.

Yep. They can really help out differently depending on what you are trying to do.

Gotcha. I will try to remember that tip!

I really feel that the power of LR comes with the use of masking. Once you understand all the uses and implications of masking you photos will take on much better definition.

Glad it was helpful! I started teaching this after working with NUMEROUS people who lost photos when trying to import into LR. It was a method developed out of necessity

Thanks you so much. I appreciate your thoughts on this important subject.

@@easternshorephotoinstruction I just discovered your channel last week. I’ve been replaying while I work on my photos. Your videos are super useful and practical. You are teaching people how to salvage photos that we think are no good.

Thanks. I know what you mean. I was processing some photos today and I could not get the gen AI in LR to do what I wanted. I needed up moving to PS. Granted I was asking it to do a big move, it wasn't a complex task. ButPS didn't have any issues with it. I guess only time will tell how this thing goes.

Great...thanks for the tip! Thanks for leaving the comment/tip!

Great to hear. Don’t be afraid to shoot me any notes if you have any questions. Glad to help out! Thanks for the comment.

Glad it helped! Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with. Thanks for the comment.

So sorry to hear that. I really haven’t heard any negative comments yet. I have to admit in my testing I did find the tool did add unnecessary items in some examples when Generative AI is checked. But when I changed the masking area (making it smaller or refined what I included) it worked better. Also in my testing I found if you don’t check the Generative AI or Object Aware check boxes the tool works identically to how the cleanup tools did in prior versions. What issues are you having with the tools? Maybe I can help you through any issues you are having.

@easternshorephotoinstruction I did send feedback to Adobe. The control Z that immediately stopped working after agreeing to AI removal tool is now back. That was the worst. I'd have to go back to the original photo and start over. The tool itself just doesn't work. It's worse than without. You're right, if I deselect AI and the selection is extremely small, like flaws in face, it will erase. Anything larger no longer works no matter what I select. It certainly doesn't work like it advertises, which is what convinced me to try it.

I agree it is not at the level of PS Generative AI. But it does work fairly well. The examples I used in my video weren't doctored or cherry picked. I would have to see what you are trying to do to diagnose the issues you are having.

Glad you enjoyed it. It does make it much easier to clean up your photos now without having jump to PS.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for the comment!

Thanks. Glad it was helpful. Thanks for the comment!

@@easternshorephotoinstruction You are welcome 🤗

Thanks so much. I try to find all those little hidden trick and tips of these new tools. Makes using so much more effective. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks so much for your comments. You actually said exactly what I always hope to hear. I just want to present the LR tools but also present ways to process thinking outside the box. This allows others to understand the basics of LR and then develop their own artistic styles without copying exactly what they see in others. I hope I can continue to present that concept to you and others. Never hesitate to let me know if I can help you in any way. Just a reminder, as you review my earlier videos, remember I am growing in my skills too. Sometimes when I review the older videos I cringe realizing I didn't know what I didn't know in some of those topics. Take care and good luck in your artistic ventures.

Much appreciated! Means a lot coming from you. Thanks for the comment!

Great suggestion! I have been playing with it to find just the right use for it. It works good....most of the time. Just trying to find the limitations of the tool. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for suggestion. I have completed a video as you asked. Tried to cover all the tools and techniques you use with the tool. Hopefully it will help you out. It really is a great tool…even if it is still in beta. Let me know of there is anything else I can help you with.

Thanks for the visit. Glad I could help out. Thanks for the comment!

Glad you like them! I appreciate you watching and leaving comments. Hope you ate doing well!

Glad you think so! I appreciate your comments!

Good catch. I realized what I had done when I was editing the video. I thought I should have explained it but I couldn't make a smooth edit to include an explanation. Basically, you could use exposure or whites to make the change. As long as it is a small tweak. If a larger change is needed, I find exposure changes can bring in some gray tones. But using white doesn't do that as much. I guess the best advice is to try each method for clipped highlights and shadows. Exposure vs white, exposure vs highlights, exposure vs blacks or shadows to see what works best on the photo. It just depends what color and tone is surrounding the clipped area you are trying to correct. Thanks for bringing up the subject. I find if one person asks a question...there are others (who don't send in comments) that are wondering the same thing. I hope this explanation makes sense? Mick

Yep...I guess in lumping them all together I stretched the definition of exposure a bit. Thanks for the comment.

Hey, thanks! Glad to be among the living on YT again. Thanks for the comment.

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching my channel and leaving comments. Much appreciated. Please let me know if I can help with anything else.

That is interesting. It is something you are doing in the process of importing. Could you tell me step by step what you do when importing. I have never had anyone describe that issue before. We could arrange a zoom meeting if you could like so we could go over your process if it continues.

@@easternshorephotoinstruction G'day Mickey and thank you for responding to my question regarding importing images using your method. I store all of my images on an external hard drive (G-drive) using the following hierarchy. Year > by date (month and day >> subject so it looks like this: 2024 > 04 April > 2024-04-30 Flicker . My downloading process is as follows: Step 1. Right click on 04-April folder and select "Create folder inside 04 April" from the drop-down menu. Step 2. Name the new folder - 2024-04-30 "Flickers" for example. Step 3. Right click on the new folder (Flickers) and select "Import to this folder." Step 4 Check in righthand column to see that the 2024-04-30 Flickers folder in highlighted in the G-drive. Step 5. Select source in the left hand column and select the pictures I want to import. Step 6 Click the import button at the bottom of the righthand panel. At this point when I check the new Flicker folder the left panel I have the following - 2024>2024-04-30 ----- 36 pictures and then below it I have a second folder showing 2024-04-30 --- 36 pictures. If I delete a picture in the lower folder it also deletes in the upper folders. I'm wondering if there's something I don't recognize in the LR preferences that is causing this to happen? I'm 78 and not very computer literate so I hope you'll excuse my ignorance. peterk45@comcast.net, 719-650-8925

Hey...don't apologize for the age thing. I am getting close....as we all are....that is why we have something like this..to help each other out. First I would check in Lightroom Preferences > Lightroom Sync tab. There is a LOCATION window. Make sure the "Use subfolders created by capture date" is not checked. Then I would check the Destination tab when you are in the import mode. There is a dropdown called ORGANIZE. Make sure 'by date' is not in that drop down. That may also be the problem. I have 'Into one folder' selected for my imports. Let me know if this helps solve your problem.

@@easternshorephotoinstruction Wonderful Mickey. It turns out that "by date" was checked and now, having unchecked it, LR is importing as you described in the tutorial. Thanks very much for your assistance. I'm now a happy camper!

Glad to help out!

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and thanks for your comments.

Welcome aboard! Glad I could help out. Thank so much for the comments!

Glad it was helpful! I appreciate you watching and leaving comments!

Collection creation is another way to go. I have a few friends that follow your process. I guess it just depends on what you are comfortable with and what works best for you. That is one of the reasons I like LRCC so much. Severals ways to accomplish the same task. Gives everyone the freedom to develop a workflow they are comfortable with.

It's my pleasure. Glad I could help out! Thanks for the comments.

It was something I had to build. I can send you a jpg of it if you leave me your email or other sort of contact.

You can email at mickey.pullen at gmail.com

In some instances LR transform tool will do fine. In other instances it works but you lose canvas space due to corrections. In those instances you may need to use a different tool. That is what I am trying to show. So depending what happens when you try to correct the distortion, will determine what tool you use to correct lens distortion. Never hurts to have more than one tool to correct an issue. Options are your best friend. Thanks for the comments!