“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.”
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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
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Clarity and Dehaze are now also adjustment layers inside Photoshop.
Colin Smith explains what Clarity and Dehaze do and how to use them.
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“Learn how to use the adjustment brush in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. Colin Smith shows you how to use all the features in the powerful adjustment brush for paint-on edits in LR and ACR in Photoshop. The brush is powerful and moist, people barely use the features.”
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“How to use Photoshop Editing tools directly inside ChatGPT to transform your images with simple text prompts. In this video, Colin Smith will show you the exact workflow to fix, refine, and edit images. How to integrate Photoshop inside ChatGPT. Photoshop expert, Colin Smith, shows you how to set it up and use it for different edits and rates the results. They aren’t what you expect.”
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“Unlock the full power of Gemini 3 Nano Banana PRO inside Adobe Photoshop! In this tutorial, Colin Smith shows you exactly how to use Google’s latest AI model directly in your Photoshop workflow to generate higher-quality results, faster edits, and more accurate prompts every single time. Whether you’re upgrading to Photoshop 2026, experimenting with AI-powered creativity, or just curious about this new “Nano Banana” level magic—this video breaks it all down step-by-step.”
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New features in Lightroom & Photoshop 2026 keep changing the game.
Get up to speed with these great videos from trusted mavens.
All The New Lightroom Features
All The New Photoshop Features
Photoshop’s New Hue/Saturation Invert Button
If you’re thinking, “Hey, this list doesn’t include the new AI image generators.” You’re right. More on that later.
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“In this video, you’ll discover the advantage of using the new Generative Upscale feature in Photoshop when increasing the size of an image using Firefly Upscale, Topaz Gigapixel, and Topaz Bloom.”
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Julianne Kost walks you through the latest update in the Photoshop Beta—where you can now combine the power of two new partner models in Photoshop’s Generative Fill workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) and Flux Kontext Pro. You’ll see step-by-step examples of how to:
Change object colors with natural prompts
Replace backgrounds while preserving key details
Edit and replace text in a photograph
Explore creative style transfers like Cubism, Vector, Anime, and more
Composite multiple photos together for unique results
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“Generative upscale in Photoshop 2026, now includes Topaz Gigapixel and Topaz Bloom.
Colin Smith walks you through how to use generative upscale and tests the Topaz Labs models.”
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