Lightroom Classic 15: Game-Changing AI Features That Will Transform Your Photo Workflow

Adobe’s latest Lightroom Classic 15 release brings revolutionary AI-powered tools and performance improvements that address photographers’ biggest pain points. From intelligent culling to automatic dust removal, these updates will dramatically speed up your editing workflow.

AI-Powered Assisted Culling: Your New Digital Assistant

The standout feature is AI-powered Assisted Culling, which quickly helps select the best shots from large image sets. The tool can automatically flag images where subjects have closed eyes or are out of focus, making it invaluable for wedding, event, and portrait photographers who shoot in burst mode.

Automatic Dust Removal: Clean Sensors, Clean Workflow

The new Dust Removal feature quickly detects and removes dust spots caused by camera sensors or lenses. This AI-based tool eliminates tedious manual spotting, especially beneficial for landscape photographers dealing with sensor dust issues.

Color Variance Slider: Master Complex Color Grading

The new Variance slider in the Color Mixer’s Point Color tab increases or decreases the difference between sampled colors and neighboring colors. It helps even out color inconsistencies caused by light angles or filters, perfect for balancing uneven skies or creating cohesive color grades across your images.

Auto Stacking: Organize Smarter, Not Harder

Lightroom Classic 15 enables automatic image stacking based on time and visual similarity. This feature intelligently groups similar shots, dramatically reducing the time spent organizing large photo shoots.

Performance Enhancements That Matter

The update brings substantial performance improvements with enhanced speed, accuracy, and smooth responsiveness across tools and adjustments. Cropping performance is notably improved, especially with Soft proofing enabled, making the editing experience more fluid than ever.

Enhanced Masking Capabilities

Adobe added “Snow” to the Landscape masking options, joining sky, mountains, water, and vegetation. This simple addition makes winter landscape editing significantly faster with automatic snow detection and isolation.

Professional Tethering Expansion

Lightroom Classic now supports tethered capture for both Leica and Fujifilm cameras, allowing photographers to capture photos and change camera settings directly from within Lightroom Classic.

Additional Power Features

• Zoom capability while cropping for precise selections
• 4K quality export for videos and slideshows
• Improved Reflection removal tool for window and glass reflections
• Faster image previews while hovering over Presets, History, and Snapshots

Watch My Complete Tutorial

Ready to master all these incredible features and discover hidden tips? Check out my comprehensive video guide below where I demonstrate each tool in real-world scenarios and share professional techniques for maximizing your efficiency.

Lightroom Classic 15 represents a significant leap forward in photo organization and editing efficiency. Whether you’re processing thousands of wedding photos or perfecting landscape shots, these AI-powered tools will transform how you work.