Photoshop is a tremendously complex and intricate application, and as such, there are some useful features that are easy to overlook simply by virtue of the overarching complexity. This awesome video tutorial will show you five such hidden gems in the program, where to find them, and how to put them to use for better and more efficient photo edits.
Coming to you from Blake Rudis of f64 Academy, this great video tutorial will show you five hidden gems in Photoshop and how to use them for better photo edits. My personal favorite is Blend If. The underlying idea behind Blend If is actually quite simple: you are telling Photoshop how to combine two layers based on their corresponding luminosity values (or individual channel information). You can then feather this adjustment to make the transitions smooth and the edits less obvious, allowing you to very quickly and effectively do things like blend adjustments solely into the highlights or shadows without having to go through a ton of complicated masking. That being said, because it is attached to a specific layer, you can create further precision through manual masking should you so choose. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Rudis.
