Recent Photoshop Articles

How to Speed Up Photoshop Without Buying a New Computer

When working in Photoshop, even the most powerful computer can sometimes lag as projects grow more complex. This can become frustrating and disrupt your creative process. Rather than jumping to expensive hardware upgrades, consider optimizing your current setup.

Mastering Photo Processing: Common Mistakes

The way you process your photos can make or break them. It’s not just about the tools you use, but about the attention to detail and the feel you want to convey.

How to Create Custom Images in Photoshop With AI

If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to create the perfect image in Photoshop, the new “Generate Image” feature might be what you need. Whether you're working on a blog, a newsletter, or just exploring new ideas, this feature could save you time and effort.

How to Master Photoshop’s Generative Fill for Complex Edits

When using Photoshop’s Generative Fill, you might assume it’s the perfect solution for removing unwanted objects. However, reality often tells a different story. Removing complex elements like fences can quickly turn into a frustrating task, especially when Generative Fill keeps replacing one fence with another. Here's how to get around those issues.

Choosing Between Lightroom and Photoshop

Many photographers often wonder whether to use Lightroom or Bridge and Photoshop for managing and editing their images. Deciding between them isn’t just about preference—it’s about efficiency, ease of use, and how you prefer to organize and edit your images.

Mastering Photoshop's Interface: A Guide to Workspace Optimization

Optimizing your Photoshop workspace can significantly improve your editing efficiency and creativity. By customizing the interface to fit your specific needs, you can streamline your workflow and focus more on your images rather than navigating through a cluttered interface.

How to Achieve Perfect Selections in Photoshop

Selections and masking are crucial techniques in photo editing. However, misconceptions and outdated methods can hinder your progress. Here's one of the best and most modern ways to approach the tasks.

Photoshop's New Facelift: Key Updates You Need to Know

Photoshop's latest update brings a series of incremental yet impactful changes, designed to enhance your editing process.

Coming to you from Unmesh Dinda with PiXimperfect, this helpful video explores the new features in Photoshop version 25.11.19. The update introduces a selection brush tool that allows for more nuanced selections with adjustable opacity. This tool can fill selections with varying transparency, which can be particularly useful when working with generative fill. The video demonstrates how this tool can be used to create selections that integrate...

A Powerful Masking Technique for Editing Photos

Enhancing your photos by targeting specific areas with masks can dramatically improve their quality. Here's an advanced technique that will help you take greater control.

Effective Techniques for Smoother Masks in Lightroom

Editing can be challenging, especially when dealing with halos or outlines around masks. These common issues can detract from the overall quality of your images. Here's how to manage them.

Mastering Photoshop’s Generative AI for Perfect Edits

Photoshop’s generative AI can save you a lot of time and frustration. This tool, while powerful, can sometimes yield unexpected results. Knowing the best techniques to get the outcomes you desire is crucial.

U.S. Sues Adobe for Hidden Fees and A Confusing Cancellation Process

It hasn't been a good couple of weeks for software giant Adobe. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing the company for violations of U.S. consumer protection laws, what it deems "hidden termination fees" and an overly complicated process to cancel your Adobe services. The complaint centers around Adobe's Creative Cloud offering, which bundles various software products.

You Must Know This Awesome Dodge and Burn Technique

There are many ways to perform dodge and burn in Photoshop. But have you ever tried to introduce color into the process? Matt Shannon shows you how in this great tutorial video.

How to Seamlessly Add Clouds to Your Sky in Photoshop

Adding clouds to a plain sky can make your landscape photos pop. If you’ve ever wondered how to achieve this effect, Photoshop has a handy tool called Blend If. This can help you seamlessly blend clouds into your existing sky, creating a more dynamic image.

The Ripley Effect in Photoshop

If you've watched the series Ripley on Netflix, you'll know how visually stunning the series is. Each shot is crafted with meticulous detail, and if you've also read the recent article by Kim Simpson, "The Series Every Photographer Should Be Watching" and the accompanying video, you'll understand why lighting, the use of shadow, and composition play a particular role in crafting the narrative.

Do This to Get Brilliant Colors

Do the colors in your photos sometimes look wrong, but you don't know how to correct them? This article and video can help. I show you how to get brilliant colors in your images.

Ditch These Outdated Photoshop Features

Photoshop offers a vast array of tools, but not all of them are worth your time. Some are outdated, others have better alternatives. This fantastic video tutorial will show you 10 such cases.