Continuing with my series about Photoshop Actions, this article describes how to create a single step Action in Photoshop. Single step Actions are straightforward to create but they can save you much time if you find yourself repeatedly performing the same task in Photoshop. A single step Action can perform more functions than using a [...]
Knowing how to dodge and burn in Photoshop is one of those skills that will make your images stand out in the crowd. Photoshop has always had tools for dodging and burning, but they were never perfect. They were so bad that you have probably never used them. If you have used the dodge [...]
Photoshop Actions are a great way of automating tasks you perform often. Photoshop Actions consist of one or more commands that play with a single click. Their ease and speed will significantly increase the speed you work with Photoshop and improve your consistency when editing multiple images. You use and record Actions using the Photoshop [...]
What are Smart Objects? Smart Object layers in Photoshop are layers that can contain information that is both pixels-based and vector-based. For example, Smart Object Layers can include files like Photoshop and Illustrator. Unlike regular Photoshop layers, Smart Object layers are wrapped in a protective coating. The information contained in the Smart Object layer is [...]
You either love them or loathe them. Either way, HDR images do still have a place in photography. Let's have a look at how to create HDR images in Lightroom Classic. What is an HDR image? An HDR image is a blend of two or more photographs that have been shot using different exposures of [...]
DxO recently released an update to it's magnificent Nik Collection 2.3 set of filters. The Nik Collection 2.3 filters work as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements and DxO Photolab. The Nik Collection 2.3 by DxO has forever been my favourite plugin suite. In my opinion, there has never been any set of [...]
An essential skill for any photographer to know is how to export photos from Lightroom. As you may have already discovered, Adobe Lightroom does not work like a regular photo editor such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Affinity Photo. One of the main differences with Lightroom is the lack of a Save function. In all [...]
Apple's photo editing software, Aperture will stop working on your Apple Mac after Mojave. Apple made the announcement on an Apple support page on April 29, 2019. Apple stopped the development of Aperture in 2014, but users have been able to continue using the software. However, since 2014, the Mac operating system has undergone many [...]
Without a doubt, the most powerful feature inside Photoshop is the ability to create and work with layers. We should be using layers with just about every image we work on with Photoshop. So, in this article, I'm going to show you ten ways to create a new layer in Photoshop. Before we look at [...]
Being able to add a watermark with Lightroom is a great way to add branding to your images. A watermark will make it more difficult for someone to steal your online images. A watermark won't make it impossible to steal an image, but it does add a layer of complication. This article will show you [...]
