Adobe Photoshop Tips, Tutorials & Techniques

When it comes to Adobe Photoshop, or any Adobe application for that matter, there are a thousand different ways to do the same thing. Just this past weekend, I was talking to someone about how best to go about editing photos for different uses. I had to sit back and think for a while because […]

While there are tons of great methods for altering the brightness, darkness and saturation of entire photos in Adobe Photoshop, there are also some very effective methods for altering only parts of a photo in the same application. I’ll admit, I rarely edit anything other than entire photos. Generally, what I do is good enough. […]

I remember back when Adobe began integrating its different applications with one another. In the beginning, it was a noble effort. While they claimed integration, what I found was something much less. Let’s just say there were some bugs that needed to get worked out. As a matter of fact, much of my workflow today […]

When it comes to exporting and rendering video clips, there are some pretty cool options to be aware of. It’s not as simple as just hitting “save” and moving on with things. Adobe Photoshop offers an entire dialog box that’s filled with suggestions and possible settings that have the capability of making your life a […]

I’d like to work through a short project today to brush up on my skills. I found a great photo of a model that could use a small amount of sharpening around her eyes. In general, if done correctly, sharpening can really bring out someone’s detail and it can make a photo look fantastic. The […]

If you’ve been working in Adobe Photoshop for any amount of time, you surely know that it’s sometimes a necessity to alter the colors of objects captured in a photograph. Most of the time, when the need arises, folks select the object and change the color from there. Well, I’m here today to tell you […]

The really great thing about this post is that it doesn’t only apply to Adobe Photoshop. Nor does it only apply to video for Photoshop. If you work with audio, you can use the lessons I’ll explain below. Also, if you’re a photographer and use Photoshop merely for image work, again, you can use what […]

For some weird reason, I’ve been screwing up canvas size adjustments for ages. I really don’t know why this is. It’s probably got something to do with impatience. When working with canvas size in Adobe Photoshop, you need to know what you’re doing and you need to take the time to do it correctly. That’s […]

When editing photos, I usually launch an image into Adobe Camera Raw from Bridge, edit it as much as I deem appropriate and then move it into Photoshop to finish things up. I actually have a Preset that I use quite often in Camera Raw for most of my food photography. After I apply the […]

For today’s post, I’m going to work on another quick project. I’ll fall back on two previous posts I wrote a while ago and use the lessons learned in them to take care of a few editing methods I’ll need for this one. Nothing is too difficult here, but a few steps need to be […]