Photoshop

I’ve never been an expert when it’s come to how many bits I’m supposed to use when editing photographs. I know that JPEG images use 8 bits and my Canon T7i RAW images use 12 bits. For the uninitiated, 8-bit images offer 256 levels (shades of color) per channel and 16-bit images offer a staggering […]

Every graphics and photo editing application worth its salt includes some sort of feature that allows the user to save states, or progressions along their workflow. Camera Raw includes a feature called Snapshots and Lightroom offers Snapshots as well. In Photoshop, this feature is referred to as Layer Comps and to access its panel, all […]

There can be any number of reasons you might need a background color while working in Adobe Photoshop. One such reason I can think of off the top of my head is to create a border around a photograph. Let’s say I’ve got an image of a flower that I’d like to reduce in size […]

I’ve got two really cool and very simple Photoshop tricks for you today. Both are super helpful, so you’ll want to bookmark this page for later use. If you’re a Photoshop power user and find yourself inside of Photoshop more than any other application, you either already know about these two tips or you need […]

I have used Camera Raw as a filter in Photoshop for a while now and everything has been progressing smoothly. As I work with more complex files that call for more than one filter though, I’ve been experiencing a few issues. For instance, let’s say I convert my image layer into a Smart Object in […]

Have you ever wondered if there’s an easy method for enlarging or extending the size of your canvas in Adobe Photoshop? If I had to guess, most people would probably head straight for the Image > Canvas Size menu item and then adjust the settings in the dialog box that appears. If you’ve never seen […]

I use Adobe Camera Raw about 25 times more than I use Lightroom, so I’m always interested in learning more about how Lightroom operates. As it turns out, these two applications are so similar in many respects. Oftentimes, it’s just the button or control that appears different between the two. When you combine Adobe Bridge […]

I’ve got the best tip for you today. I have been working on a bunch of photos over this past weekend and because of the sun or my camera or whatever, each and every picture has a colorcast in it. I looked up many different methods for removing the color cast, but they all seemed […]

I’m not sure how many people pay much attention to the start screen in Adobe Photoshop, but I have to say that it’s a pretty handy feature to have around. It’s especially handy if you work on the same files frequently or if you create new files that fit into one of the presets that […]