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Blending Modes

Photoshop Blending Modes for Photographers

(Editor’s Note: Photofocus is proud to welcome Serge Ramelli to Photofocus. Be sure to check out his free master class and bonus toolkit.) In this video I will show the main blending modes I have been using over the years: Multiply: Sky replacement Screen: Light rays Overlay: Dodge and Burn

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Using blending modes and adjustment layers in Photoshop

Besides using an adjustment layer and a mask, one of the most overlooked options is the ability to use blending modes. Changing the blending mode for an adjustment layer completely changes how it’s applied. Sometimes you get very creative results, sometimes unexpected results. But what I find is that by

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Adobe Color CC RGB Color Wheel

Make a Working Color Wheel in Photoshop

Color wheels have been around forever. The ones from stores are subtractive. They are used for mixing paints and inks for printing on paper in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key [black.]) . An RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color wheel shows how digital cameras and Photoshop (Lightroom too) create the spectrum

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Trying out Blending Modes in Photoshop

Blending modes are an integral part of both design and color correction workflows as they let you mix the content of two or more layers. Part of the reason many pass on blending modes is that they are hard to use if you don’t know which one you want. The

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How to Get a Quick “Film-Look” in Photoshop

Are you looking to get the “film look” on your digital photos?  One way to do this is with a nice soft bloom plus a Look-up Table. Select the top layer of your Photoshop document. Make a new, Empty layer (Layer > New > Layer). Hold down the Option or Alt key and choose

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