In this video, Glenn Dewis shows you how to use the new generative upscale feature in Lightroom version 9.2, which utilizes Topaz Gigapixel technology to significantly enlarge your images while maintaining sharpness and clarity.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.
“The print allows the viewer to experience the story that I’m trying to tell.“ – Edward Burtynsky
Master photographer Edward Burtynsky shares the importance of making prints in his fine art career and why he started the Toronto printing lab Total Image Works.
Hear more pros share their passion for printing.
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Keynote
The 2026 Camden Festival Of Poetry Is Coming!
It’s free and open to the public.
Enjoy all the pre-festival events!
Tuesday, March 7 – 2:00 PM – 4:00 pm
World of Wonders with Kristen Lindquist
Tuesday, March 7 – 2:00 PM – 4:00 pm
World of Wonders with Ann van Buren
Tuesday, March 28 – 1:00 PM – 3:00 pm
World of Wonders with Brandon Keim
Tuesday, April 4 – 1:00 PM – 3:00 pm
World of Wonders with Mihku Paul
Festival Week
Tuesday, May 12 > 6:00 – 7:15 pm
Public Reading
Camden Public Library 55 Main St.
Limited seating, get there early!
Thursday, May 14 > 7:00 – 9:00
The Sonic Cafe
Singer-Songwriter Open Mic hosted by John and Rachel Nicholas
Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave in Rockport • FREE and Open to the Public.
See the line-up here.
Friday, May 15 > 2:00 – 4:00 pm
“How to Fall Down Into the Grass: Writing from the Natural World”, a Craft Talk with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Camden Public Library 55 Main St. Reserve your tickets!
Poetry Open Mic
Sign up in person the night of the event, first-come, first-served.
7:00 – 9:00 pm Pascal Hall 86 Pascal Ave in Rockport
Main Event
May 16 – Saturday
The Poetry Walk 10:00 – 11:00 am Meet at the Town Hall at 29 Elm Street at 10 am.
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All other events on Saturday will take place at the Congregational Church at 55 Elm Street.
10:00 – 12:00 Workshops Sign up ONLINE.
1:30 Welcome by Festival Chairs
1:40 Maine Poets & Musicians Find out more here.
2:40 Stretch Break
2:45 Two Ponds Press Presentation: Words & Images. Details here.
3:15 Book Fair
3:45 Award Presentations for Zimpritch Poet of Promise and 2026 Chapbook winner
4:00 Notes from a Night Owl Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Keynote Live also available over Zoom.
5:00 Book signing
It’s free and open to the public!
“In this video, Julieanne explains the recommended order for applying AI-powered edits in Lightroom Classic to help you work more efficiently and avoid unnecessary reprocessing. You’ll learn when to use Denoise, Remove, Lens Blur, and AI masking so your edits stay flexible, accurate, and frustration-free.”
Learn more on Julianne Kost’s blog.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.
Most photographers don’t realize this, but Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw both support LUTs. In this tutorial, Colin Smith breaks down what LUTs are, where they live in Lightroom and Camera Raw, and how to use them properly for real-world color grading.
You’ll learn:
Where LUTs actually fit into the Lightroom / ACR workflow
How to use LUTS to match the color fo your videos and other photos perfectly.
How to get consistent, realistic color results
00:00 Intro
00:20 What is a LUT?
00:46 Why should you use it Lightroom and ACR?
01:20 Making a Profile in ACR
02:24 Adding a LUT to the Profile
02:50 Get a free LUT pack
03:55 Using the LUT in ACR
04:40 How to access the Hidden LUTS that ship with Photoshop
06:09 resetting a Profile
06:27 How to set the lower and upper amount of a Profile
07:15 Using the Profiles in Lightroom
08:25 How to Make LUTS in Photoshop
Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.
Photographer George Nobechi tells the stories behind three of his images.
Photoshop’s new Reference Image feature lets you guide Generative Fill using images instead of prompts—and it completely changes what’s possible.
Plus …
Adobe updated Generative Fill model in Photoshop, new Fill and Expand model in the Jan 2026 update. Colin Smith explains the new firefly model in Photoshop, understand how resolution works in Gen fill, how to switch models and am honest comparison between the old and new using difficult to generate objects.
Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.
“In this video Julieanne demonstrates when to use Clarity, Dehaze, and Grain to increase or decrease edge contrast, add or subtract atmospheric perspective, and create structure through grain to seamlessly blend layers.”
Learn more on Julianne Kost’s blog.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.
Photographer Graeme Williams tells the stories behind three of his images.
Colin Smith gets us up to speed on the new (January 2026) features in Photoshop.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Updating Photoshop
01:11 New Adjustment Layers
01:30 Clarity and Dehaze
04:24 New Fill and Expand Generative ai Model. Extending an image, Higher Resolution!
07:23 Generating a new background with Fill and Expand Model
10:24 Using Reference image to generate
Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.