I have always liked to modify small sections of images to enhance the overall balance. In this article we look at how to do this in Photoshop. I find it is rare that the best I can get out of an image comes from simple, overall adjustments. Most images benefit from some degree of localized [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionAdobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.2 and Camera Raw 4.2 Updates Now Available
Adobe has posted updates to Photoshop® Lightroom™ and the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in, both available immediately for download on Adobe.com. The updates provide raw file support for 14 additional camera models and camera backs within Lightroom and Camera Raw, including the popular Canon EOS 40D. Press Release The camera raw functionality in the Adobe Photoshop [...]
Photoshop Workshops in San Diego
Upcoming Photoshop workshops Press Release Beginning Digital Manipulation Workshops 2007 – Monday, November 12th, 2007 A 5-week workshop that begins with the basics of digital manipulation with Adobe Photoshop CS3. This class is for those with little or no experience with Photoshop. The workshop will not only include an intuitive understanding of the application’s interface [...]
Photoshop Forum with Competitions and Prizes
A Photoshop forum with monthly competitions with real prizes. This is just to let you know of a Photoshop forum that may be of interest to you. There are many “Professional” Photoshop users that frequent the forum. Some have links to their sites and some are PS authors, instructors, etc. They (along with others in [...]
Blur, Layers and Blending Modes, a Magic Mix in Photoshop, Part 5
In this last, extra part, I cover how to determine just how much blur is enough? One thing I haven’t covered in this series was how to determine just how much to blur the image. So let’s cover that now. This is the way I work: 1. Open the Camera RAW (I always work in [...]
Blur, Layers and Blending Modes, a Magic Mix in Photoshop, Part 4, Why
Concluding our exploration of Layers, Gaussian Blur and Blending Modes, Part 4 explores the topic of when and why you might choose to use this approach. Before: Over the last three articles we have explored various ways to create a particular look and how do we do it. In this, last, article, I want to [...]
Blur, Layers and Blending Modes, a Magic Mix in Photoshop, Part 3
Continuing our exploration of Layers, Gaussian Blur and Blending Modes, Part 3 explores the approach that I prefer. In this article we explore a couple of additional ways of doing it, including the one I prefer. It can be more complex but it offers much more control.Variation 3 – Use a Selection Based on Color [...]
Blur, Layers and Blending Modes, a Magic Mix in Photoshop, Part 2
Continuing our exploration of Layers, Gaussian Blur and Blending Modes, Part 2 takes a more complex approach. So what do we do if the basic approach doesn’t give you what you want.Variation 1 – Lighten the image first By lightening the image first, before the duplication step, we avoid the darkening of the image that [...]
Blur, Layers and Blending Modes, a Magic Mix in Photoshop, Part 1
People are often looking for ways to give their images a different look in Photoshop. I find that the combination use of Layers, Gaussian Blur and Blending Modes can be a match made in Heaven. Part 1 takes the simple approach. The image before: If you think of some of the types and techniques of [...]
Fake Miniature Macro Photography in Photoshop
This technique allows you to produce images that look like they are photographs of amazingly detailed models, yet are, in fact, images of the real world. Macro shots of real miniatures are characterized by a shallow depth of field, leading to areas of substantial blur in front of and behind the plane of focus. You [...]
Power Retouche Photo-retouching Plug-ins
In this review we look at the Power Retouche range of plug-ins for Photoshop and compatible applications Power Retouche publish a larger number (24 at last count) of Photoshop and compatible application plug-ins for photographers and those editing images. They can be bought individually or in one of two complete sets: in the cheaper they [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 7 – Vanishing Point, Printing, PDF and Zoomify
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine Vanishing Point, Printing, PDF and Zoomify. Vanishing PointVanishing Point is now on the way to supporting multiple, connected planes with angle adjustments so that planes do not need to joint at 90 degrees. In [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 6 – Cloning, Healing, Performance, Blending Modes and Brightness/Contrast
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine Cloning, Healing, Performance, Blending Modes and Brightness/Contrast. Cloning and Healing The new Clone Source Palette is a great help and extends the functionality of cloning and healing in an efficient way. It puts nice [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 5 – Auto Photomerge
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine Auto Photomerge Auto PhotomergeThis new facility makes much use of the Align Selected Layers Based On Content and Blend Selected Layers Based On Content features to make the stitching or panoramas or mosaics easy. [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 4 – Auto Align, Quick Select and Refine Edge
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine Auto Align, Quick Select and Refine Edge AlignAuto Align based on image content is a great tool for putting together mosaics (where you shoot overlapping images to build up a higher resolution image than [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 3 – Black and White
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine Black and White. Black and White The Black and White conversion functionality that is now in Camera RAW is brought out into the Image > Adjustments menu. The Black and White adjustment allows you [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 2 – Smart Filters
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine Smart Filters. Smart FiltersSmart Filters have been probably the most eagerly awaited new PS feature. Planned for CS2, they could not get it going in time for that release to the team’s satisfaction. So [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Photoshop, Part 1 – User Interface and ImageReady
In our ongoing coverage of the CS3 Beta we now get to the main show, Photoshop. In this part, we examine the user interface changes. Photoshop is a big beast of a program, and since there are also a big number of changes and additions, we have chosen to tackle this in pieces. This is [...]
How to Install the Adobe CS3 Beta
People seem to be confused about what to do, so here is a quick run through. The correct procedure is to do the following: 1. Download the software2. Go to the adobe site (or here if the previous does not work for you) and log in or setup an Adobe account if you don’t already [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Adobe Camera RAW
In our coverage of the CS3 Beta we now look at the new version of Camera RAW and find that it has much in common with the RAW handling in Adobe’s Lightroom. It is of little surprise that Adobe are moving to a consistent RAW handling across products, and thus that the Adobe Camera RAW [...]
CS3 Beta Indepth – Bridge
New features, new usability and new speed sum up the present state of the beta of Bridge. Bridge took a huge step forward yesterday with the release of the CS3 Beta version. Not only is thumbnail generation faster (yes, even in a Beta) but it has taken a huge step forward in functionality. The New [...]
New Masters of Photoshop, Volume 2
Photoshop artists explain their own work processes by walking you through the development of an image New Masters of Photoshop, Volume 2Various authorsFriends of Ed, 2004ISBN: 1 59059 315 4 This is an interesting book. It consists of individual chapters written by the artist themselves that lead you through their thought processes and effectively gives [...]
Photoshop CS2 RAW
This book comes to grips with working with RAW files in Photoshop, and does it well. Photoshop CS2 RAWBy Mikkel AalandO’Reilly, 2006ISBN: 0 596 00851 1 This O’Reilly book gets to grip with that troublesome topic for many photographers, RAW files, whether to shoot them and what to do with them. In 200 heavily illustrated [...]
Digital Art Studio
Techniques for Combining Inkjet Printing with Traditional Art Materials Digital Art Studio Techniques for Combining Inkjet Printing with Traditional Art Materials By Karin Schminke, Dorothy Simpson Krause and Bonny Pierce Lhotka Published by Watson-Guptill Publications, 2004 ISBN 0-8230-1342-1 Digital Art Studio is a book about extending digital printing, mainly inkjet, by working with unusual media, [...]
