Manual Perspective Correction in Photoshop
When everything else just won’t work, resort to manual Perspective Correction in Photoshop There are times when Manual Perspective Correction in Photoshop is a must. Typically, these are times when you have exhausted all other measures and the only way to fix...
Blending Photos with Blend If
Blend with Blend If I have done quite a few tutorials about the powerful tool, Blend If. I have shown many technical ways to use it, from Noise Reduction and Sharpening to the basics and better vignettes, but I have yet to show you how to use it in a creative way....
Saving Multiple Images Automatically in Photoshop
Saving Multiple Images in Photoshop with Scripts: The Easy Button Last week, I did a photo shoot with an interior designer and friend of mine here in Kansas City. The house was gorgeous which made all of the shooting very easy for me thanks to the work of Studio...
Distraction Removal: Marquee Selections in Photoshop
Sometimes a Marquee Selection is better than a Clone Stamp Every once in a while you come across a tricky distraction in a photograph that throws off the whole shot. In the example image today, there is a giant toolbox in the lower left-hand side of the image that is...
The Photo Compositor’s Video Library
Photo composites made simple with a treasure trove of information! Last Saturday, I did a webinar hosted by the Photoshop and Lightroom Facebook Group with Andrew Kavanagh. In this webinar, I discussed “Understanding Layers for Photo Composites”. I went...
How to make an Animated Gif in Photoshop
An Animated Gif in Photoshop is so much fun to make! While they may seem like a daunting task it is rather easy to make an animated GIF in Photoshop. You have probably seen animated GIFs around. They were big in the late 90’s when the Dancing Baby appeared all...
How to use Tone Mapping in Adobe Camera Raw
Tone Mapping in Adobe Camera Raw… Really? In Photoshop CC you can use Adobe Camera Raw as a filter (Photoshop CC users only, I apologize in advance CS6er’s) and if you are creative enough with it you can do some tone mapping. This may sound odd as Adobe...
Compressed vs Uncompressed Raw Files
To be compressed or uncompressed raw files that is the question! Sony recently announced their uncompressed Raw files for their Alpha 7 line. Traditionally Raw files have been formatted with a Loss-less compression. This is a way to compress a file but not lose any...
The Lighten Blend Mode
The Lighten Blend Mode and the Sea of a Million Waves! A few weeks ago I conducted a tutorial showing off the various Blend Modes in Photoshop, but I hesitated to get too far into the Lighten Blend Mode. The Lighten Blend Mode can be a powerful asset in photo post...
