Recent Photoshop Articles

Making Photoshop Edits Easier With Quick Actions

Photoshop is packed with tools, many of which are tucked away in menus you might never explore. Among them are Quick Actions, a feature that simplifies common edits with just a few clicks. If you’re new to Photoshop or looking for faster ways to improve your workflow, these tools are worth exploring.

A Beginner's Guide to Core Photoshop Concepts

When you first start using Photoshop, understanding the basics of its interface can set the foundation for everything you’ll do. Photoshop's layout consists of two main views: the Home Screen and the Workspace. Each plays a crucial role in organizing your projects and tools efficiently.

Essential Photoshop Tips for Real Estate Photography

Editing real estate photos can be time-consuming, especially when striving for a clean, professional look. These often-overlooked techniques are essential if you want to deliver polished images quickly.

When to Use Levels vs. Curves in Photoshop

Adjusting brightness, contrast, and color in an image can change everything about a photo’s mood and focus. Two key tools in Photoshop that allow you to manipulate these aspects precisely are the Levels and Curves adjustments. Each tool has its strengths and hidden features that provide control over light and color in ways that are unique to each method.

How to Add Depth and Detail to Eyes in Photoshop

Eyes are often the focal point of a portrait, and enhancing them can take your images to a new level. With a few creative Photoshop techniques, you can add captivating detail and depth to the eyes, making them stand out without looking overdone.

How to Use Selective Color Adjustments in Photoshop

Understanding how colors interact within an image can make a profound difference in how it’s perceived. Color adjustments can separate elements, guide the viewer’s focus, and even bring a certain “depth” to your photos.

Mastering Photoshop’s Clone Stamp, Healing Brush, and Generative Fill

When it comes to cleaning up images in Photoshop, understanding the best tools for the job is essential. You might think AI tools are the obvious choice, but the classic Clone Stamp and Healing Brush tools can sometimes be more effective. These older methods are reliable, and knowing when to use each can save time and give you more control over your editing.

Color Theory Pro Will Help You Manage Color Like a Pro

Managing colors is one of the most important things photographers need to get right. It’s true for portrait, landscape, and wedding photographers—all of us. And there are a lot of approaches to getting the color right.

Advanced Dodging and Burning With Curves in Photoshop

Dodging and burning can transform an image, but traditional tools aren’t always the best route. Instead, using curves adjustment layers in Photoshop lets you refine highlights and shadows with control and flexibility, bringing out depth in your images. Here's how.

Photoshop 2025: New Tools You Need to Know About

Photoshop 2025 brings several new features that make editing faster, more intuitive, and more powerful. These updates are geared towards giving you more control and flexibility, whether you’re working on intricate retouching or creative compositions.

A Close Look at Photoshop 2025's Latest Tools and Updates

Photoshop 2025 has brought several new features aimed at simplifying and enhancing your editing process. Some are exciting upgrades, while others may have a few compatibility issues, but all of them are worth a closer look to see how they can fit into your workflow.

Is It Wrong to Edit Your Landscape Photos?

You crest the brow of a hill to behold a magnificent landscape, but as you’re framing it in your camera’s viewfinder, you realize that this stunning scene is intersected by ugly power lines. Is editing them out later in Photoshop an option you would consider, or one that feels somehow dishonest?

Here are the Top Seven New Features in Adobe Photoshop 2025

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most powerful pieces of software any visual creator can get their hands on, and its ever-expanding toolbox is about to get bigger. So, what do you need to be aware of and what could take your post-processing to the next level?
Simple Steps for Better Color Grading in Photoshop

Color toning is an essential tool in photo editing that lets you add a unique mood or style to your images. If you’ve been using Lightroom, you might be surprised to find that the same color grading tools are also available in Photoshop. Mastering these tools will help you bring your images to life in new ways, adding depth, warmth, or coolness where needed.

Compositing Is Broken: Adobe Aims To Fix It

Before the recent advent of AI-based retouching, I struggled to make rather basic adjustments to my portraits. Using AI plugins, however, I can quickly whiten teeth and eyes, smooth over wrinkles in the fabric, and remove blemishes from a face. Portrait retouching has benefited greatly from AI-based intelligence. One area that has been neglected in this technological revolution, however, is compositing. To put it succinctly, compositing is broken. Fortunately, Adobe is aiming to fix it.

New AI Tool in Photoshop Makes Removing Wires and Cables a Breeze

If you’ve ever tried removing wires, cables, or other distractions from your photos, you know how tedious it can be. Photoshop’s new AI-powered tool aims to change that. This feature, currently available in the Photoshop beta, lets you erase unwanted elements in a few clicks without the need for complicated selections.

The Ultimate Photo Editing Workflow

In this article, I share the photo editing workflow I use for all my photos, and if you want to achieve high-quality results, this is for you.

Adobe Announces Adobe Content Authenticity App

With the rise in popularity of AI-generated images and AI-generated modifications of photographs, there has been an increased desire for transparency regarding whether AI was used wholly, or even in part, in creating an image. To aid in making this determination, Adobe is expanding the capabilities of its Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) by announcing the creation of a web-based tool called Adobe Content Authenticity.

Easy Fixes for Common Photo Mistakes Using Photoshop

Every photographer encounters issues like motion blur or exposure mishaps, and it’s not always possible to fix them in-camera. Fortunately, Photoshop offers powerful tools to correct these common problems.

Simplify Your Edits With Photoshop’s New Remove Distractions Tool

Removing distractions like power lines and unwanted people from your images can make a huge difference in the final result. One of the latest features in Photoshop’s beta version is a tool that lets you remove wires, cables, and even people with just a few clicks.

The ‘AI Info’ Controversy: Is This Label Undermining Classical Photography? Industry Experts Weigh In.

“Ridiculous”, “oversimplistic”, and “immensely frustrating”: photographers worldwide are weighing in on the broad social media label "AI Info". While some industry leaders see the value of the designation, the blanket “AI Info” label is also criticized as being oversimplistic. This rollout is causing some photographers to feel punished for using basic tools in Photoshop to avoid the label. I talked with some of the biggest names in commercial photography and retouching to get a pulse from industry experts.

Polished Portrait Retouching in Photoshop

When it comes to retouching photos, backgrounds can be tricky. Whether you're working with a complex set or a worn-out backdrop, maintaining the natural elements while cleaning it up is essential.

Creative Color Grading Techniques for Cinematic Portraits

When retouching your images, having a variety of techniques can make all the difference. Not every approach works for every photo, so learning multiple methods can help you adapt based on the image you’re working with. In this video, you’ll see a couple of ways to color grade your images, giving them mood, atmosphere, and even a cinematic touch.