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3 Ways to Blend Images in Photoshop

June 27, 2019 By Eric Reagan

In the above video, Adobe’s Julieanne Kost shows us how to create composites using these three image blending techniques in Photoshop. It’s a short video but these are great techniques for working with layers and masks, along with good references to shortcut keys to make your workflow more efficient.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, composite, how to, layer mask, Learn, Photoshop

 

How to Cut Out Hair from a Busy Background in Photoshop

June 20, 2019 By Eric Reagan

There’s no easy way to cut out hair from a very busy background; however, there are definitely doable processes that produce solid results. Check out the above video from PiXimperfect as he walks you through how to get the best results with the help of a Wacom tablet.

Filed Under: Learn, Photoshop Tagged With: how to, Learn, Photoshop, wacom

DxO Unveils Nik Collection 2

June 5, 2019 By Eric Reagan

Today, DxO announced the availability of Nik Collection 2, which adds over 40 new creative presets and high-resolution monitor (HiDPI) support for Windows. Additionally, Nik Collection 2 now comes with DxO PhotoLab 2.3 ESSENTIAL Edition, DxO’s recently released RAW photo editing software. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: dxo, lightroom, Nik Collection 2, Photoshop, plug-in, presets

Lightroom’s New Texture Feature Deep Dive

May 28, 2019 By Eric Reagan

Adobe Lightroom’s recent update added the Texture slider to the Develop panel. A lot of people see it as a similar slider to the Clarity slider; however, there are some key differences. In the above video, Matt Kloskowski walks through some of the differences and use cases for Texture and Clarity sliders, along with how they can work together in order get the optimal results from your post-production in Lightroom.

The technical article that Matt refers to in the video can be found here on Adobe’s blog.

Filed Under: Adobe, Lightroom Tagged With: Clarity, lightroom, Photoshop, post-processing, texture, texture slider

How to Auto-Select the Targeted Adjustment Tool in Photoshop

January 23, 2019 By Eric Reagan

I love finding shortcuts for working with software like Photoshop, Premiere and the like. Anything that saves me time and mouse-clicks is a big win in my book. Check out the above short video for a quick tip on setting up auto-select for the targeted adjustment tool across several adjustment layers in Photoshop. All those clicks add up over time.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adjustment layer, how to, Photoshop, tip, tutorial

Create Colorful Contrast with 2 Special Blend Modes in Photoshop

January 21, 2019 By Eric Reagan

Check out the above video from PiXimperfect in which you can learn how to use the “Color Burn” and “Color Dodge” blend modes together in Photoshop to boost the shadows and the highlights along with adding a punch of color to it.

[via DIYP]

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: how to, Learn, Photoshop

13 Tips for Working with Curves in Photoshop

January 10, 2019 By Eric Reagan

The curves tool is a powerful way to manipulate the color and contrast of images inside Photoshop. There are tons of options within the curves tool and it can be a bit daunting at first. Check out the above video 13 quick tips for working inside the curves tool.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: curves, Photoshop, tips, tutorial

Adobe “Moving Stills” Tech Automatically Adds Parallax Effect to Photos

October 18, 2018 By Eric Reagan

What do you get when you combine Adobe’s content-aware tech with automated 3D-mapping and Ken Burns photo slideshows?

Adobe’s Moving Stills tech previewed at Adobe MAX this week gives us a sneak peek at the future of easy photo slideshows. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Adobe Tagged With: adobe, after effects, Moving Stills, Photoshop, slideshow

Video: The BEST Way to Sharpen Portraits in Photoshop

June 15, 2018 By Eric Reagan

Check out the above Phlearn video with Aaron Nace as he shows us his technique with high pass filter and layer masks to sharpen portraits in Photoshop.

Filed Under: Learn, Photoshop Tagged With: how to, Learn, Photoshop

Topaz Labs 40% Off Spring Sale

May 6, 2018 By Eric Reagan

Topaz Labs is offering 40% off storewide through Monday, May 7. This includes individual software products, as well as the complete collection. The savings is automatically applied at checkout.

Check it out while it lasts here on Topaz Labs’ website.

Filed Under: Deals Tagged With: deal, Photoshop, plugins, sale, Software, topaz labs

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