Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
A look at one specific reason Photoshop earns its place in a Lightroom-based workflow: pixel stretching. This video covers the core technique plus several ways to push it further with warp tools, layer masks, and blending modes. Two real example photos, start to finish.
Chapters:
00:00 - Why I still use Photoshop
01:02 - The basics of pixel stretching
05:48 - Taking it a bit further
08:23 - Taking it even further
15:17 - What do you think about Pixel Stretching?
A look at one specific reason Photoshop earns its place in a Lightroom-based workflow: pixel stretching. This video covers the core technique plus several ways to push it further with warp tools, layer masks, and blending modes. Two real example photos, start to finish.
Chapters:
00:00 - Why I still use Photoshop
01:02 - The basics of pixel stretching
05:48 - Taking it a bit further
08:23 - Taking it even further
15:17 - What do you think about Pixel Stretching?
![Im Re-Editing All My Photos Because of This One Camera Raw Feature [Whats New in ACR 18.6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RZ8pOEi1u4I/mqdefault.jpg "Im Re-Editing All My Photos Because of This One Camera Raw Feature [Whats New in ACR 18.6]
Adobe Camera Raw 18.6 added a new effects tool called Glow, and its good enough that I went back through my own catalog and re-edited photos Id already published. In this video I break down all three Glow styles, Diffusion, Bloom, and Halation, how the sliders work, and how to control glow globally and locally with masking. I also cover the other two additions in this release: Trim and the new metadata panel.
Chapters:
00:00 - This is a BIG Camera Raw update!
00:51 - Trim your photos in 1 click
04:02 - New metadata panel
04:41 - Glow is here!
05:40 - A closer look at Glow: Diffusion
08:53 - Using Glow with Masking
11:48 - A closer look at Glow: Bloom
15:03 - A closer look at Glow: Halation
18:32 - Let us know what you think of Glow")
