The introduction of localized adjustments via the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom 2 is just beginning to reveal many creative uses. One possibility that may not be readily apparent is the ability to colorize or hand paint old black and white photos. We've all seen many Photoshop tutorials on how to apply this classic and nostalgic technique. But now, it's possible to do directly in Lightroom.

First off, it is great to see Inside Lightroom continue with so many fresh and insightful blog posts. Kudos to Brad, Bob, Brandon, Gene, Steve, Mark and Jao for fanning the flames to keep this website going. The Adobe engineers...

I have talked to several photographers that have asked if there is a way to preserve the look of their images as they appeared on the back of their camera once they are loaded into Lightroom. In the past, this...

The Saturation and its cousin the Vibrancy slider are the two main tools one would use to saturate the colors in an image. The Vibrancy slider was one of those revolutionary tools that helped make Lightroom an indispensable tool for...

More often than not, we end up with a washed out sky when we would like something really dramatic. There are of course some really complicated methods for dealing with this in Photoshop CS but in Lightroom we have been given a very simple way of dealing with the problem in just a couple of very easy steps.

If you're using Lightroom to manage your photos, you are probably serious about your photographs. And if you are indeed serious, then practicing good color management is essential to getting the most out of your work. I recommend that everyone...