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I can’t even count the number of times I’ve blended multiple photos together in Adobe Photoshop. Posters, newspaper ads, portraits…you name it. This is actually one of the most popular activities editors and photographers undertake with this application. When combining photos, there are a few things to watch out for. First, of course, is the […]

In the past, I’ve written posts that talk about changing specific object colors with Adobe Photoshop. I’ve also discussed how to use the color range selection tool. Finally, I covered how simple it is to use masks. Today, I’m going to work through a small project that uses all three of these topics. It’s going […]

This is one of those really relevant and helpful posts that you’ll want to save for a rainy day (hint hint – bookmark). I say this because adding a textured background to a portrait in Adobe Photoshop is quite the popular undertaking. And depending on how the original photo was taken and how distinct the […]

Have you ever seen a black and white photo that has only one object in it that’s color? I have. Actually, I’ve seen photos like this all over the place. They’re pretty cool, if you ask me. The color object is usually profound, such as a red rose that a child is carrying. Or perhaps […]

In a previous post, I talked about how beneficial it could be to embed smart objects into a document in Adobe Photoshop. The reasoning I gave for this was that it would be helpful in, say, a magazine layout to have the ability to create “placeholder” images inside the overall file. If you didn’t have […]

The ability to sharpen photos in Adobe Photoshop has been available for a very long time. This ability has also gone through quite a few iterations. In the earlier days, we could choose one of the three more basic sharpening filters and either stick with what it gave us or sharpen again and again, using […]

In Adobe Photoshop, channels are sort of confusing. Before sitting down to write this post, I went back and forth for quite a while trying to reduce the amount of information into something that’s as easy to understand as possible. I think I have it, so I’ll begin writing about it. Be warned though, working […]