Photoshop How-Tos
How To: Use lighting effects in Photoshop
Photographer Chris Alvanas goes under the Filter menu and explores some of the things you can do with the Lighting Effects options. Use lighting effects in Photoshop.
How To: Create a dramatic magazine cover title in Photoshop
Here's a Photoshop technique for creating a magazine cover design that really draws attention to the title. Create a dramatic magazine cover title in Photoshop.
How To: Use the sketch filter in Photoshop
Rick Sammon explores some of the color and style options you can use when applying a sketch filter in Photoshop. Use the sketch filter in Photoshop.
How To: Create depth of field in Photoshop
Photographer Chris Alvanas explains depth of field and demonstrates a technique for creating depth of field in Photoshop using the Lens Blur filter. Create depth of field in Photoshop.
How To: Mask hair in Photoshop CS3
Masking hair is one of the harder challenges faced when you want to move a subject from one background to another. Here are two techniques for getting this done. Mask hair in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Create an offset stroke around a subject in Photoshop
Dave demonstrates how to create an offset stroke around your subject by defining a pattern, making a quick selection, and using the minimum filter to expand the area around the subject. Create an offset stroke around a subject in Photoshop.
How To: Create a wedding album in Illustrator and Photoshop
Get the most out of these two applications. Use Illustrator to create a path and warp an image to fit inside of it. Then export the file to Photoshop and add some highlight and shadow with the brush tool. Create a wedding album in Illustrator and Photoshop.
How To: Create an original background image in Photoshop
Create an original background image by experimenting and combining filters in the filter gallery, then tweaking it using the channels palette, blending modes, and adjustment layers. Create an original background image in Photoshop - Part 1 of 2.
How To: Give photos a high contrast look in Lightroom
There are many techniques for giving photos a high-contrast look (pseudo HDR look). Follow along with this workflow to create the effect using Lightroom. Give photos a high contrast look in Lightroom.
How To: Apply digital makeup in Photoshop CS3
Photographer Chris Alvanas demonstrates three ways to apply digital makeup to your subjects in Photoshop CS3. Apply digital makeup in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Use Quick Selection & Refine Edge tools in Photoshop
Professional photographer Chris Alvanas explores Photoshop CS3's new Quick Selection tool and the Refine Edge command. In part 2 of this tutorial, we use the power of the Refine Edges command to make better, cleaner selections. It's also great for modifying your layer masks. Use Quick Selection & Refine Edge tools in Photoshop - Part 1 of 2.
How To: Create cool backgrounds with Photoshop gradient maps
By experimenting with the Gradient Editor, you can create interesting backgrounds that can be used behind your portraits, in composites, etc. Create cool backgrounds with Photoshop gradient maps.
How To: Create photo realistic illustrations in Photoshop
Traditional artists re-create reality using paints, colored pencils, and air-brushing. Digital imaging technology has given a new generation of artists an entirely new way to create photo realistic illustrations in Photoshop. Create photo realistic illustrations in Photoshop.
How To: Selectively blur parts of an image in Photoshop
Think locally, not globally. Learn how to selectively blur the background of an image while keeping the subject in focus by using a layer mask. Selectively blur parts of an image in Photoshop.
How To: Create a flexible split tone effect in Photoshop
This video tutorial will show you how to use Levels and Adjustment Layers to separate and then accentuate the highlights and shadows in your images to create a more dramatic effect. Create a flexible split tone effect in Photoshop.
How To: Make eyes stand out in images in Photoshop
When working with photos of people and animals, the first point of focus is always the eyes. Learn some helpful hints on how to make the eyes of your subject stand out even more. Make eyes stand out in images in Photoshop.
How To: Make a town look miniature in Photoshop
In this video tutorial, we will show you how to quickly and easily turn your town into a miniature town using your photographs and Adobe Photoshop.
How To: Use photoshop to miniaturize a photo
Turn something BIG, small! miniaturize it! Using photoshop, make a photo seem as though it is a miniature scale model.
How To: Use Photoshop's fake miniature or tilt shift effect
Learn how to use the Fake Miniature Or Tilt Shift Effect on Photoshop CS3.
How To: Save presets in Lightroom
This Lightroom tutorial is all about saving presets. Not just ones you find or get from others but any of the presets you’ve made too.
How To: Create rounded corners in Photoshop
This tutorial will show you how to create the rounded corners effect using a standard image in Photoshop. Create rounded corners in Photoshop.
How To: Use the previous button in Lightroom
This Lightroom tutorial covers the Previous button in the Develop module. If you’ve never used it, you’ll be happy to know it does exactly what it says. It’s another one of those little features that, once you use it one time, it gets mysteriously addictive after that. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and check out the latest video tip.
How To: Use Auto Sync in Lightroom
This Lightroom tutorial is about a feature that a lot of people miss in the Develop module called Auto Sync. It comes in really handy when you’re trying to work on multiple photos at the same time.
How To: Save a custom print template in Lightroom
Learn how to save a custom print template in a format that would let you send it to a printer or some one else to print. Technically, there really is no way but in this week’s Lightroom video I’ve got a workaround for you.
How To: Make a panoramic print preset in Lightroom
Learn how to create a preset for printing panoramas in Lightroom. Along the way you’ll pick up some tips about good features to use for this in the Print module as well as tweaking the Page Setup options to get the right sized print.
How To: Manage panoramas and HDR photos in Lightroom
Managing Panoramas (henceforth known as panos) and HDR photos in Lightroom is an important step in making your life a lot easier if you like that type of photography. What happens after shooting a lot of either type of photography is that your library becomes really cluttered. As if the clutter wasn’t bad enough, it just becomes flat-out difficult to start processing these types of photos. So instead of ditching Lightroom when you shoot at pano or HDR set, check out this week’s video and give...
How To: Process panoramic photos in Lightroom
Here’s a video on how to process your panos in Lightroom. Learn how to take those raw files and process them with a panorama in mind (it’s really a lot like processing a regular photo with just a small change at the end). We’ll process them in Lightroom and then take it through the Photomerge feature in Photoshop to finish things off.
How To: Work with psd files in Photoshop's Lightroom
How does Lightroom handle the process of going between itself and Photoshop? Where are the PSD files and what do we do with them? Check out this video and learn more about psds files and working with them in Lightroom.
How To: Split tone in Photoshop's Lightroom
Fortunately, Split Toning is really easy and, as you’ll find out, after watching this video you’ll know pretty much all there is to know about it.
How To: Remove difficult items from images in Photoshop
Learn how to remove difficult items using the clone stamp tool in Photoshop.
How To: Create the 300 movie effect in Photoshop Camera Raw
Learn how Jerad creates the 300 Movie Effect in Photoshop Camera Raw.
How To: Add white feathered edges to an image in Photoshop
You know that special faded, blurred edge effect you get when you take glamour shots at a photo studio? While it looks all professional and difficult to pull off, all it really takes is some basic Photoshop tweaking.
How To: Create cool borders for your photos in Photoshop
See how to create cool image borders in Photoshop using filters and clipping masks.
How To: Add a backlight in Photoshop
Create a cool backlight as you see in the screenshot using Photoshop.
How To: Create an intense sky effect in Photoshop
Add some pop to the sky in your images using Photoshop.
How To: Create a smooth washed out effect in Photoshop
See how to make an image have the smooth washed out look using Photoshop.
How To: Create a sports card in Photoshop
The one thing missing from you baseball card collection is card of yourself when you were playing in your little league baseball game. Maybe you want your son or daughter to be immortalized forever, just like the professionals. Photoshop can help. This video tutorial will show you how to create a sports card in Photoshop. This applies not only to baseball, but also hockey, football, soccer, basketball, etc., etc. This makes a great gift for any sports collector! Now you just have to find that...
How To: Create grunge image borders in Photoshop
See how to add grungie borders to your images to give them a cool effect in Photoshop. If your borders are white and the background of the background of the website or page you are uploading them to is also the borders will blend in giving it an even cooler look. This is a great Photoshop picture effect!
How To: Selectively colorize a photo in Photoshop
In this tutorial I convert an image to black and white, then paint back detail into the image reveling it's red color.
How To: Transfer a subject into a new background in Photoshop
Learn how to mask a subject out of an image and transfer them to a new background using Photoshop.