Hey everyone! I hope ya'll had an great time MAX this year. Not only did we have a puppy cam, there were a number of Take 5 activities so you could take a break and let your mind rest from all the amazing sessions. The art walks were one of my favorite Take 5 activities. 

This years release was full of amazing new features that includes awesome masking tools and new way to connect with your Lightoom peers via the app! The feature I'm most looking forward to diving into is Remixing and Lightroom Academy, which can be directly accessed from Lightroom Web under the learn tab. 

As always, if you missed any of our previous newsleters, you can find links to all of them together in one place: Lightroom Newsletter home page.  Are you ready to dive in? LETS GO!

MAX 2021

Did you catch the MAX 2021 keynote or attend any of the Lightroom sessions? Anyone else have their mind blown by all the amazing Sneaks presentations? Share what you're looking forward too in the comments! MAX also means Lightroom 5.0 is LIVE! Read more about the new features, fixed issues, and much more!

The latest Masking panel sees an overhaul of the local adjustment tools. This lets you edit specific areas the way you want. Access Color, Luminance, and Depth Range tools along with Brush, Linear, and Radial Gradient tools.

Now easily select a person, animal, or thing in your photo with just a click. You can also quickly select the sky and make edits to the selection only. Find these advanced tools and more in the new Masking panel on desktop and mobile!

Lightroom on desktop and mobile now recommends presets based on your photo, backed by AI. Find these presets in the Recommended tab of the Presets panel, so you don't have to spend hours deciding your edits!

The Remixes tab in the Discover feed of Lightroom desktop lets you showcase your editing skills and learn from fellow photographers in the in-app Lightroom community. 

Find newly added cameras and lenses in the full list of supported profiles. Find information about other new enhancements in this release. Also check out What update are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments! 

MAX  Sessions

If you're new to Lightroom check out our Geting started page. 

Max Sessions

• Meet Katrin Eismann, Lr PM, Learning and Inspiration, Adobe
• Elevating Your Photography with the Power of Lightroom Presets
• Vivid Imagery: Making Colors Pop with Lightroom
• Using Lightroom to Revive and Edit Photos You Thought Were Gone (Japanese)
• A Closer Look at the Ordinary: Mobile Photography Tips & Tricks
• Latest Information: Adobe Photo Products, Photoshop and Lightroom (Japanese)
• Photo Editing with New Lightroom Masking Tools
• Color Me Impressed: Making Color Adjustments in Lightroom
• Smartphone Photography: Editing with Lightroom for Mobile
• Creating Beautiful Nature Photographs with Lightroom
• The Art of Photography with Monaris and Dana Scruggs

Blog Posts 

Looking to kick start your creativity?  Check these blog posts! 

• MAX Blog
• Skyscapes, vertoramas, and drones — make these night photography trends your own
• Animal adoption photography guide: Crafting images to help pets find their forever homes
• These street photographers are expanding the definition of the genre

Helpful Links

 User Guide | Known Issues | Fixed Issues | System Requirments 

That's it for this edition. As always, let us know what you want to hear about. Drop us a comment or direct message me! Hope you have a great and see you next month! 

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