Photoshop

As they say about Photoshop, there are nine ways to do everything. I’d say that’s a good thing because I like having options. When it comes to cropping, there’s no shortage of how we can get things done. For years and years, I used the Rectangular Marquee Tool to crop my images. I still like […]

I see this all the time. Lots of folks out there take great photos that they’d like to add colorized backgrounds to. The reasoning behind this is to either give the photo an alternate look or to avoid distraction from the subjects in the images. Whatever the reason, it’s a good enough subject to cover […]

I’ve got a very cool and extremely helpful bit of information to offer you today. If you’ve ever attempted to duplicate a Smart Object layer in Photoshop and then had some issues working with the duplicate, I think I may know just what’s going on. Typically, when you duplicate a Smart Object layer the same […]

I use guides for so much in Adobe Photoshop. As a matter of fact, I just finished up a project in which I used a fair number of guides to trim multiple images that were to be sized identically. I love the fact that I can resize an image using the Free Transform tool and […]

This is going to seem like a very basic post for most of you and it probably is. If you’ve spent much time hanging around the Curves adjustment in Adobe Photoshop, you most likely know how to operate the feature when it comes to adjusting tone. Curves is great for brightening, darkening and shifting colors. […]

Layer masks are hugely important when it comes to working inside of Adobe Photoshop. Just as learning about layers themselves is critical to accomplishing anything beyond simple photo edits, learning about layer masks can step your game up a whole bunch of notches. Gone are the days of using the Eraser Tool and the Undo […]

Here’s a cool tool for you. If you’re into taking cityscape photography or other types of photography that includes horizons and structures that need to be straightened out, I think I may have the perfect filter for you. The best part is that this filter is built right into Adobe Photoshop and it’s very easy […]

Sharpening photos is an important part of editing. It’s actually one of the most basic and most necessary tasks out there because beyond adding contrast, color, clarity and all the other more straightforward types of edits, achieving the right amount of sharpness has the potential to make an image look a heck of a lot […]

Much of what you can accomplish inside of Adobe Photoshop is very straightforward. If you want to resize a photograph, all it takes is a few simple clicks. To alter some colors or adjust the contrast of that same photo, just a few more clicks. Many of the online Photoshop tutorials available can teach you […]

I’ve got a nice little text effect that I’d like to share with you today. This one is a “self-contained” effect, meaning it can be completed entirely inside of the Layer Style palette. It’s so simple, but it’s got a really cool look to it. I guess you could call it a liquid effect because […]