If you liked the Magic Wand tool, then prepare to love the Color Range command. The Color Range command allows you to select a specified color within the document. You can then easily add to the selection to refine it. All of its speed and power is complemented by a
The Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools (W) allow you to click an area of color to create a selection based on adjacent pixels and your Tolerance setting. The Magic Wand is a much older tool that works reasonably well on photos with large areas of similar color. The Quick
The Lasso tools allow you to draw freeform segments with your mouse to create a selection border. The Lasso tools are most often used to create a rough selection (which can then be refined using techniques such as Quick Mask mode. The keyboard shortcut for selecting the Lasso tool is
Photoshop’s Tools panel contains three categories of tools that you can use to create a basic selection: Marquee tools, Lasso tools and Wand tools. Although these three are very useful, many users forget that they are only starting points. The Marquee tools (M) allow you to click and drag to
Most of your images will not be sized to the exact dimensions you need. You have several options at your disposal. To change the size of an image in Photoshop, you can use the Image Size or Canvas Size command. You can also use the Crop tool or Free Transform
The process of resampling allows you to change the pixel dimensions of your image. This will affect the display and print size of your image. This part of the resizing process is important for several reasons: Images will print faster when they are sized properly for your output device. Images
A popular myth in academic cultures is fair use. The doctrine provides situations where copyrighted works can be used without paying. It places restrictions on: The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes The nature of the
Within Photoshop, you need to choose from one of eight image modes when working with a document. The mode you pick will depend on what you need to do with the image and how you intend to output it. For example, the mode used for web graphics will differ from
OK, prepare to be temporarily confused (but not for long). A lot of terms are used to describe image resolution. The problem is that many people (and companies) use the wrong terms, which (understandably) leads to a great deal of confusion. Let’s take a quick look at the most common
When it comes to digital cameras, most photographers (and salespeople) seem obsessed with megapixels — because “everybody knows” that having more pixels means better images (it doesn’t, by the way). What’s lacking in all this hoopla is a clear understanding of what pixels are and just how many of them
I have a tendency to carry a lot (and I mean A LOT) of memory cards on a shoot. Between shooting panoramic photos, time-lapse sequences and video, I burn through memory cards faster than most. I find myself needing to be certain that I avoid accidentally erasing data. Here’s my
This is an opinion piece that’s directed to all ages. Stop looking at your driver’s license or a calendar. Rather start looking to each other to learn and grow. Age is just a number I have seen myself go from being an upstart kid to a balding professional. But I
