The reason I chose to select text today, is because, in general, text has nice defined edges. The colors between the letters and their backgrounds are likely contrasted, which offers a perfect environment for selecting them with the Magnetic Lasso Tool. As you may have guessed by reading the previous paragraph, the Magnetic Lasso Tool […]
Creating Vintage Photos Using Smart Filters in Adobe Photoshop
If you do a quick Google search for “Vintage Photo,” you’ll find an endless supply of pictures that look like they were taken 50 years ago. I just did this a few moments ago and after I did, I attempted to differentiate vintage, or older looking, photos with new, or modern looking, ones. Here’s what […]
How to Save Tool Presets in Adobe Camera Raw
If you work with the Adjustment Brush, the Graduated Filter or the Radial Filter a lot in Adobe Camera Raw, you’ll want to read this post. And if you find yourself using any of these tools with the same or similar settings time and time again, you’ll really want to read this post. What I’m […]
Selecting a Specific Focus Area in Adobe Photoshop
If you take a lot of photos that have distinct focus areas, this post may be just for you. What I’m referring to here is a photo, such as an apple, that’s on a table and is completely in focus. In the photo, there’s a narrow depth of field that blurs out virtually everything but […]
The Difference Between Duplicate Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop
If you frequently work with Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop, you may have duplicated one (or many) over time. It’s actually quite common. You’re working with one layer, would like another one that looks just like it, so you make a copy of the one you’re working on. At first glance, this seems fine. There […]
Working with Background Layers in Adobe Photoshop
A very common task in Adobe Photoshop is to work with JPG files. Editors enjoy opening these types of compressed files right into Photoshop to do their editing. Whether it be color correction, adding text or making a composite image. Whatever the job, when you open a JPG file into Photoshop, it’s going to be […]
Effectively Selecting Straight Edged Objects in Adobe Photoshop
If you frequently work with Adobe Photoshop, you already know that selecting objects is almost an every day occurrence. Besides cropping and adjusting colors, it’s a really, really popular thing to do. The thing is, when selecting areas of a photo or a graphic, it’s critical to think about and choose the most efficient tool […]
Softening & Adding Glow to a Portrait in Adobe Photoshop
When it comes to portrait photography, there are a few tricks you can take advantage of in Adobe Photoshop that can add some subtle effects to your photos. In future posts, I’ll be covering just about every styling effect under the sun, but today, I’m going to discuss one small slice of the entire pie. […]
Enhancing Photos with the Adjustment Brush in Adobe Camera Raw
Adobe Camera Raw has a number of great tools that really do a great job with assisting to enhance photos. I’ve already discussed two of these tools on this site. They are: How to Use the Radial Filter in Adobe Camera Raw Enhancing Photos with Graduated Filters in Adobe Camera Raw To continue on with […]
Removing Objects with Content-Aware Fill in Adobe Photoshop
If there was ever a talked about feature of Adobe Photoshop, this is the one. It’s called “Content-Aware Fill” and it’s nothing short of remarkable. Imagine this: you’re visiting the most beautiful place on earth to take some photos. When you get there, you realize there are people walking around or power wires that weren’t […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- …
- 53
- Next Page »