Recent Photoshop Articles
How to Change Colors in Photoshop
The art of color manipulation in Photoshop opens up a myriad of creative possibilities for photographers, allowing them to transform their images beyond the original capture. This helpful video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to do so.
How to Eliminate Banding in Photoshop
Addressing and preventing banding in Photoshop is a critical skill for photographers who aim to achieve seamless gradients and transitions in their digital images. Banding can detract significantly from the quality of a photo, making it appear to lack depth and detail, particularly in areas with smooth transitions like skies or backgrounds.
How to Achieve Perfect Skin Tones in Photoshop Every Time
Achieving perfect skin tones in Photoshop can be a daunting task for photographers, often requiring intricate knowledge of color grading and editing techniques. This challenge is particularly pronounced due to the wide range of skin colors and the various lighting conditions under which photos can be taken. This helpful video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to nail those skin tones every time.
24 Photoshop Tricks You Might Not Know
Photoshop is a tremendously complex and multi-layered program, and that means that there are features even seasoned pros might not know about. This helpful video tutorial will show you 24 of the most useful features and tricks you might not have seen before.
Advanced Editing Techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop
Transforming an ordinary photo into an extraordinary one using post-processing tools is a skill that defines a capable photographer. This helpful video tutorial will show you some useful techniques to create a compelling edit.
Clarity, Dehaze, and Texture: Mastering These Lightroom Tools
Mastering the nuances of photo editing can transform an average image into an extraordinary one. In photography, the ability to subtly manipulate elements like clarity, dehaze, and texture is fundamental to enhancing image quality and bringing a creative vision to life.
The Essential Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut Guide
Photoshop's keyboard shortcuts offer an invaluable tool for photographers, streamlining their workflow and increasing efficiency. These shortcuts, often underutilized, can significantly reduce editing time and simplify complex tasks, making them a crucial aspect for any serious photographer.
This Photoshop Technique Will Blow Your Mind
In a recent article, I showed you how to create mist and atmosphere in Lightroom using a clever combination of masks, contrast, and dehaze. It worked great for woodland photos yet involved some manual masking. Today, I show you an even simpler technique for adding atmosphere in Photoshop.
A Monitor Thoughtfully Designed for Photographers: We Review the BenQ SW272Q Monitor
It’s no question that the technology available for creatives nowadays offer solutions for any kind of workflow challenges. However, it's even more remarkable when you see that a particular tool was tailored specifically for the kind of usage that you require.
How to Get More From Photoshop's Generative Fill Feature
Effective use of Photoshop's Generative Fill can significantly enhance editing possibilities. This tool, while powerful, can often be unpredictable, making proficiency in its application essential for photographers who aim to achieve precise edits in their workflow.
How to Change a Facial Expression in Photoshop
Changing someone's facial expression is not something you will do very often, but it can be a real lifesaver for those occasional group shots where someone didn't smile or the like. This great video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to efficienty and convincingly edit facial expressions using Photoshop.
5 Tips for Creating Realistic Drop Shadows in Photoshop
Have you ever cut out an object in Photoshop, put it on a new background, added a “drop shadow” effect, and sat in front of your monitor thinking, “This just looks so Photoshopped”? I’m here to help! Here are five easy steps to creating realistic drop shadows in Photoshop.
How to Fix Dark Circles Under Eyes in Photoshop
Under-eye bags are some of the most common things clients will want you to retouch, and as such, it is important to know how to take care of them efficiently and convincingly. This helpful video tutorial will show you how to do exactly this.
How to Enhance Freckles in Photoshop
There are a number of reasons why freckles may look washed out in portrait photography. This tutorial provides you with the knowledge and skills to enhance existing freckles.
A Better Way to Sharpen Your Landscape Photos
If you shoot in raw, you will need to sharpen your images in post-processing, but with literally dozens of approaches to doing this, it can be tricky to know the best way to go about such a crucial step. If you would like to improve your landscape images, check out this fantastic video tutorial that features an experienced photographer sharing his approach.
Accessories To Optimize Your iPad or Tablet for On-The-Go Editing
If you want to pack light everyday and still be able to get a lot of work done, a tablet can definitely step up for some of the post-production work that you do. With the help of these tools, you’ll be able to fully utilize the capabilities of your tablet computer.
Dramatic Retouching: A Photoshop Tutorial
Learn how to make your images look more dramatic using simple techniques in Photoshop.
Photoshop Magic: Learn 2 Ways To Use Content Aware Fill in 5 Minutes
Learn a new method of image manipulation with this insightful Photoshop tutorial brought to you by Sigourney Whitesel Studio.
I Wish I Had Known This Photoshop Trick Earlier
In this video tutorial by Christian Möhrle, you'll learn a great technique for improving your wide-angle photos by enlarging distant subjects in your landscape photos.
How To Get the Most Out of Lightroom's and Photoshop's Masking Capabilities
Lightroom and Photoshop have taken some massive steps forward with regards to their masking capabilities in the last few iterations, and if you have not taken the time to dive into all the new features yet, you are definitely missing out. This fantastic video tutorial takes a look at some of the best new capabilities and offers a range of tips to help you get the most out of them, making your workflow both easier and more efficient.
7 New Adobe Photoshop Features Explained
Some of Photoshop's Most Useful Newer Features for Landscape Photographers
Photoshop remains the gold standard for advanced landscape photo edits, and in recent iterations, we have seen some remarkable steps forward, with some features giving photographers the ability to make drastic edits with just the click of a button. If you are ready to update your toolkit, check out this fantastic video tutorial that explores some of the newest features and shows you how to leverage them in a landscape image edit.
How to Remove Overexposed Hot Spots on a Subject Using Photoshop
Hot spots can be quite frustrating, as they can be a significant distraction on an otherwise compelling photo and are not particularly easy to remove. It is not impossible to get rid of them, though. This awesome video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to even out those hot spots using Photoshop.
How to Use the Modern Frequency Separation Method in Photoshop
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Color Grading Using the Blend If Sliders in Photoshop
Prepare to learn new skills! Make the most of color grading using the Blend If sliders to take your color grading further.
A Massive Editing Workspace for the Meticulous Artist: We Review the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K
How immersed do you get in your editing and retouching workflow? Perhaps a large color-accurate screen with pen functions might interest you.
How to Edit a Landscape Photo Using an iPad, Lightroom, and Photoshop
In the beginning, the iPad was mostly an entertainment device meant for content consumption, but it quickly evolved into an incredibly powerful device for content creators, and when combined with Adobe's apps, it is an intriguing option for photographers on the go. This awesome video tutorial will show you how to use the iPad to edit landscape images using both Lightroom and Photoshop.
10 Fantastic Photoshop Features You Might Not Know About
Photoshop is a tremendously complex and multilayered program, and as such, there are some useful features that even seasoned users might not be aware of. If you would like to expand your photo-editing toolkit, check out this fantastic video tutorial that discusses 10 lesser-known Photoshop features and shows you how to use them to your advantage.