Adobe Photoshop's June 2025 update is here with powerful new tools that simplify tasks you've probably found tedious in the past. Here's a look.
Coming to you from Matt Kloskowki, this practical video takes a straightforward look at Photoshop's significant mid-cycle update, highlighting key improvements you'll actually use. Particularly impressive is how effectively Photoshop can now remove backgrounds behind subjects, even when dealing with challenging details like flyaway hairs. Previously, tasks like these required meticulous manual selections and considerable cleanup time. Now, using Photoshop’s cloud-enabled Select Subject and Remove Background tools, you achieve near-perfect results with just a single click. If you're struggling with layered selections or often swap out backgrounds, exploring these tools will dramatically improve your editing speed.
Kloskowki also explains the expanded distraction removal features in Adobe Camera Raw. You’ve likely been frustrated in the past trying to manually remove unwanted people or reflections from photos, especially in busy scenes. Using Adobe’s generative technology, Camera Raw tackles these common distractions quickly. The tools automatically highlight unwanted elements—like passersby or reflections—and remove them realistically, all without exhausting your generative fill allowance. These features save an enormous amount of manual retouching time, allowing you to spend more of your energy on creative edits rather than tedious cleanup work. Also notable is the ability to remove or soften reflections selectively, giving you precise control over common challenges that often appear in real-world shooting conditions.
The video doesn't stop there; it shows straightforward updates that can change how you work with text in Photoshop. The new Dynamic Text feature enables text layers to reshape automatically as you reposition or rearrange your layout. If you've spent time rearranging blocky text layouts on images, you know how much reformatting and adjusting can slow you down. Dynamic Text ensures everything fits smoothly without tedious manual adjustments, ideal for busy professionals who regularly incorporate text into their designs or images.
Another notable improvement Kloskowki details is the workflow enhancement in Camera Raw’s noise reduction, specifically with Adobe’s De-noise tool. Previously, removing noise required generating a new, separate file from your raw photo, which cluttered workflows and hard drives. Now it all happens seamlessly within your original raw file, keeping your workflow clean and efficient. Kloskowki's quick tips for optimal noise reduction settings also give you practical guidance for wildlife and low-light photography.
Beyond these features, the update includes smarter workflow indicators showing you when AI-assisted edits might benefit from refreshing. This prevents unexpected inconsistencies after you've made other adjustments to images that rely on adaptive AI methods—another thoughtful improvement toward better editing habits. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Kloskowki.
