Photoshop
BY BOB COATES
Three ways to convert to black and white in Photoshop
TUTORIALS TO GET YOU STARTED
An in-depth look at Sky Replacement in Photoshop
You may have heard that there’s been an update to Adobe’s Creative Cloud, it’s always a time of excitement and wonder … well, to me it is! This update didn’t…
Ways to make Animated GIFs in Photoshop
Making Animated GIFs is useful for a variety of digital marketing reasons. It’s also just some good ol’ fashioned fun! Photoshop makes it easy. In the video below, I’ll show…
Making an Instagram grid with Photoshop
Ever wonder how people were making an Instagram grid photo piece on Instagram? Using Photoshop, you can create 1×3, 2×3, 3×3 and other multiple format layouts. Here’s how to get…
An unsung hero: Photoshop Content Aware Scale
In this video we’re going to take a look at an unsung hero of Photoshop — Content Aware Scale. You may be familiar with its sisters, Content Aware Fill and…
How to whiten teeth with Photoshop Actions
Photoshop Actions can really help to speed up your workflow, especially when dealing with portraits. Even if your subjects have stained teeth, you can still create an Action to help…
How to fix backlit portrait problem areas in Photoshop
In this video, Sony Artisan Chris Orwig shows us how to fix common problem areas when it comes to backlit portraits. Using Photoshop, Chris shows how to clean up things…
How to speed up Photoshop brushing
I recently purchased a new Apple MacBook Pro, and am absolutely over the moon with it. But there’s one thing that I can’t stand — brush lagging in Photoshop. Clone…
How to modify a black cat with Photoshop
What is more Halloween-y than a skeleton? It might be a black cat. And, since most folks will be playing with skeletons, I decided to take on a little modification…
How to censor your photos for social media, non-destructively in Photoshop
On many social media sites, for various reasons, we are seeing a high degree of censorship and banning for anything consider "Mature". Regardless of your personal feelings on the matter,…
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Using a kit lens on a panorama? You bet, part two
By now you’ve probably seen the uproar over a professor banning the use of 18-55mm kit lenses in a college…
How to use Gradient Maps in Photoshop
There are several different ways to use gradients in Adobe Photoshop. There is Gradient Fill and the Gradient Tool, which…
Adobe Photoshop Smart Portraits: Changing our perception of reality
Adobe Photoshop has a number of Neural Filters in their more recent updates. These are not fully developed. However, they…
Adding Lookup Tables and Gradient Maps in Photoshop
In part three of this three-part mini-series, we look at adding Lookup Tables (LUTs) and Gradient Maps in Photoshop to…
Photoshop adds new Depth Blur to its suite of Neural Filters
Adobe recently released a new Neural Filter in Photoshop called Depth Blur. This allows you to target the area and…
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UNDERSTANDING PHOTOSHOP
ADVANCED EDITING TUTORIALS
Using creative textures with still life photography
Where does blurring the line between straight photography and digital art happen? Is it in the styling, the shoot or…
How to fix broken or missing teeth in Photoshop
Isn’t it always the way that, just before some big event, you chip a tooth or break out in pimples,…
Adding clouds to your image, part one: Photoshop brushes
As Judy Collins says in her song “Both Sides Now,” “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now. From up…
Photoshop's undocumented feature for Levels and Curves
In this tutorial we’re going to take a quick tour of an undocumented feature — a hidden gem of sorts…
Using HDR Toning in Photoshop to enhance smartphone photos
Photoshop features a powerful HDR Toning adjustment which allows you to apply High Dynamic Range effects to a single image.…
How to edit existing Photoshop Actions
Photoshop Actions can really help to speed up your workflow, especially when dealing with portraits. Even if your subjects have…
Make your portrait's eyes pop with Photoshop Actions
Photoshop Actions can really help to speed up your workflow, especially when dealing with portraits. Even if your subjects have…
How to get the red out
When photographing people we’ve all come across those subjects who seem to be plagued by red, blotchy skin that really…
Sharpen faces, not the skin! The magic of the Threshold slider
After working on crafting your image to be the best, just the right amount of sharpening can add the final…
How to get high megapixel files with the camera you already have
Many photographers feel that they are limited in the final file size by the number of megapixels provided by their…
How to dodge, burn and create depth in Photoshop with soft light
(Editor’s note: In this guest post, photographer Kelly Anderson shows a simple Photoshop technique that anyone can do to lighten or…
How to create realistic snow in Photoshop
The problem with snow added in post-production is that it looks fake more often than not. That’s a shame because…
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