Greg Benz Photography Courses

Mastering Lightroom and ACR Masking 2.0 - New Features and Techniques

Explore Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw’s Masking 2.0 tools for selecting skies, adjusting luminance ranges, and refining masks.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Making the Desert Glow - Enhancing RAW Images with Lightroom and Luminosity Masks

Turn a flat desert RAW image into a glowing finished photograph by brushing the sky and adding light.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Photoshop Channel Math: Add, Subtract, and Intersect for Advanced Luminosity Masking

Learn to combine luminosity masks, selections, and channels with add, subtract, and intersect operations for more precise image edits.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Blend Exposures for Interior Photography

Use luminosity masks to blend interior exposures and recover highlight and shadow detail in dramatic light.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Easiest Way to Tackle Tough Panoramas

A tutorial on tackling difficult panoramas, with a written guide covering the shooting and processing workflow.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Setup Proper Color Management in a Web Browser

Learn to diagnose browser color issues and account for wide-gamut color spaces when sharing photos online.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lumenzia v9 - New Features and Enhancements

Lumenzia v9 streamlines luminosity-mask workflows with reusable previews, refined selections, and shadow-protecting vignettes.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Color Grading in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw - New Features Tutorial

Move from split toning to Lightroom and ACR’s expanded color grading controls for highlights, midtones, hue, saturation, and luminance.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Get Great Fall Color with Luminosity Masks

Use Photoshop luminosity masks to restore vivid fall colors and atmospheric mood in a flat waterfall photo.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Exposure Blending Techniques for High Contrast Scenes - Restoring Color and Detail

Recover color and detail in a high-contrast slot canyon by blending multiple exposures with luminosity masks.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Creating a Stunning Cityscape in Photoshop - Luminosity Masks Workflow for Amsterdam

Follow a luminosity masking workflow to develop an Amsterdam cityscape, from RAW processing in Lightroom to the finished image in Photoshop.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Using Path Blur Filter in Photoshop to Create Dynamic Photos

Use directional Path Blur to suggest movement and bring a photograph to life.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Restoring Sunset Colors with Luminosity Masks in Photoshop

Use luminosity masks in Photoshop to bring color back to a dull sunset sky with channel-based and Lumenzia workflows.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Photoshop Tutorial: Enhancing Skies with Luminosity Masks

Use luminosity masks with a curve adjustment to selectively bring out color in a sky.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Set Up Photoshop for Photography

Learn essential Photoshop settings and configurations to optimize your workflow for photography, enhancing efficiency and image quality in post-processing.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video