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An AI-generated image that best represents the content of this blog post. 🪸 Robert Herb Photography Blog Have you ever finished a dive and come up with a memory card full of amazing underwater shots, only to feel overwhelmed by the prospect of editing dozens of similar photos? Especially when many of those images are taken under the same lighting conditions, at similar depths, or of the same reef, shipwreck, or marine life? If this situation sounds familiar, you're in the right place. As underwater photographers, it's common to capture a series of images that look pretty alike. This can make the editing process feel tedious and repetitive.    Fortunately, Adobe Lightroom Classic has introduced an exciting new feature that can significantly speed up and enhance the efficiency of your editing workflow: AI-Powered Batch Mask Duplication. This is a significant update that goes beyond just syncing global settings across your photos; it actually allows you to quickly duplicate co...

  Mastering the New 'Select Water' AI Mask in Lightroom (v14.4):  Another Game-Changer for Underwater Photography An AI-generated image that best represents the content of this Blog Post. 📍 Dive deeper every week at info.robertherb.com/lm-2-blog Have you ever captured the perfect angle of a manta ray or reef shark, only to find that the background water looks lifeless, grey, or murky? Suppose you've ever struggled with enhancing blue water or separating your subject from a cluttered ocean backdrop. In that case, Lightroom Classic's newest AI-powered  Select Water  mask — introduced in version 14.4 - is precisely the tool you've been waiting for. This fantastic new feature is specially designed with underwater photographers in mind. Whether you're shooting in the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, navigating through murky mangroves, or even working in a chlorinated training pool, Select Water intelligently isolates water backgrounds to make your editing proc...

  A Photo-Realistic AI-generated image that best represents the content of this blog post. A guide to developing a unique, recognizable editing style using Lightroom’s latest tools. Creating a Signature Editing Style for Your Underwater Photography Brand How to Stand Out in a Sea of Blue Using Lightroom’s Latest Tools When you scroll through your social media feeds, do you instantly recognize a photographer’s work even before seeing their name? This phenomenon is a testament to the remarkable power of a signature editing style. For underwater photographers, cultivating a distinctive visual identity goes beyond mere artistic expression. It is essential for making their images stand out in an ever-crowded digital landscape. A well-defined style helps reinforce your brand and plays a crucial role in transforming casual viewers into dedicated followers. This journey of establishing a unique editing style can engage your audience on a deeper level, allowing them to feel an em...

An AI-generated image that represents the use of Radial Filters in Adobe Lightroom. During a recent presentation I did for a group of divers that I was able to dive with and take underwater pictures of, I was asked how I was able to make my photographs "POP" ? Since they were on the same dives and took many of the same pictures of a subject, they were very impressed with the difference in my photos versus theirs. As I usually say to my audiences, it is no longer about who has the best camera or gear; it's all about processing images that make a real difference in pictures. With post-processing tools like Adobe Lightroom , you get the tools that will take average underwater photographs and allow the user to turn them into "WOW" pictures. Below are just some tools that will allow the user to take an average underwater photograph and turn it into something you can be proud of. Composition truly matters in underwater photography! How an image is framed and how you ...