Photoshop provides the ability to automatically adjust the contrast and colour of an image in a non-destructive way. It is not immediately apparent, but you can auto colour correct an image using either a Curves adjustment layer or a Levels adjustment layer. Should you wish, you can use this auto colour correct process directly on [...]
As ridiculous as it may sound, you can increase contrast in a colour image with a black and white adjustment layer. A black and white adjustment layer in Photoshop, or any similar application, is designed to convert a colour image to black and white. Using an adjustment layer to create the black and white conversion [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This cool technique allows you to edit selections in Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw. I am sure many photographers are unaware of this Photoshop feature. So let's have a look at what you can do with selections in Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw. Before I explain the technique, let me outline what this technique does and why [...]
Dust spots and mirrorless cameras go together like a Velcro fastening. One of the main downsides of the mirrorless camera system is the number of dust spots that the sensor attracts. Last week, I was in a field in Tuscany taking a picture of sunflowers and mountains against a perfect azure sky. It was hot, [...]
Just about every photo editing software package contains the ability to adjust both the saturation and vibrancy of colours in an image. But, what is the difference between Saturation and Vibrance? This is a question I get asked a lot during my workshops and classes and to be honest, it's a difficult answer to put [...]
