Adobe has updated Photoshop CC with a handful of new features, the highlight of which is a very handy new subject selection tool. The new tool, which now sits under the Magic Wand tool, lets you drag a box around an object, and Photoshop will automatically create a selection around the borders of the object it thinks you’re highlighting. That could be as simple as a box or as complicated as a fluffy dog.

If you’ve ever spent time carefully going around the edges of an object or person you need to edit in a photo, you’ll know why this new tool will be such a huge help. It can be a time-consuming process, especially if you need to get a clean selection. Things like hair can be particularly hard. We’ll have to see just how good Photoshop is at getting that right, but anything close would still be a helpful start.

Another small update in this Photoshop release is the home screen has become faster. For whatever reason, Adobe rebuilt this screen a couple of releases ago, and it’s been frustratingly slow since then just to start a new project. Adobe has also completely redesigned the gradients and presets interface. The experience is just a whole lot more intuitive, and it includes dozens of new preset gradients that look like they’ll be far more useful than the bizarre Clip Art-looking ones that used to come standard. The app now also supports live previews of presents, which let you quickly apply a number of color adjustments to a photo instantly.

Overall this is a great release, Adobe has made our workflow a lot simpler with this update. If you are interested in learning more about photography or videography, please don’t hesitate to reach out! We’d love to hear from you. You can reach The Burnette Agency by email at info@theburnetteagency.com or give us a call at 404-850-2081.