How to resize photos for web or email: a simple guide

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 31/01/2013 13:07pm
    How to resize photos for web or email: a simple guide

    What’s the best way to resize photos for web use, email or on-screen viewing? In our quick guide we show you the best method to follow.

    Adobe Lightroom: how to share photos in ways you didn’t expect

    | Tutorials | 29/01/2013 01:00am
    Adobe Lightroom: how to share photos in ways you didn't expect

    In this instalment of our Raw Tuesday series uncovering Adobe Lightroom in greater depth we take a closer look at your photo sharing options. Prints, Facebook and Flickr are not the only way to share photos in Adobe Lightroom. You’ll find three more.

    How to fake the ‘golden hours’ in Photoshop… even if you shot a JPEG

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 28/01/2013 11:30am
    How to fake the 'golden hour' in Photoshop… even if you shot a JPEG

    There are two official golden hours each day – the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. In both cases, the sun is very low in the sky and casts a golden light over the landscape. In this tutorial we’ll show you a quick way to recreate this golden glow on the computer should you have not been fortunate enough to capture it in-camera.

    Photoshop Effects: how to use Refine Edge to add a new background

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 26/01/2013 02:00am
    How to use Refine Edge: step 3

    In this Photoshop tutorial we show you step by step how to perform one of the most widely used Photoshop effects: how to use Refine Edge to isolate a subject and add a different background.

    Recover clipped highlight detail: how to rescue your over-exposed photos

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 23/01/2013 15:55pm
    Recover clipped highlight detail: how to rescue your over-exposed photos

    In this Photoshop Elements tutorial, learn how to banish clipping by targeting specific tones to recover highlight detail in over-exposed areas.

    Adobe Lightroom: how to use the Develop module for serious photo editing

    | Tutorials | 22/01/2013 01:00am
    Adobe Lightroom: how to use the Develop module for serious photo editing

    The Adobe Lightroom Develop module is where serious photo-editing happens. In this instalment of our Raw Tuesday series uncovering Adobe Lightroom in greater depth we take you on a tour of the Develop module interface, show you what each panel can do and, finally, how to take more precise control for professional-quality edits.

    Preview Photoshop Effects: 5 free filter tables to download (and how to use them)

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 21/01/2013 16:06pm
    Preview Photoshop Effects: 5 free filter tables to download (and how to use them)

    With so many Photoshop effects and filter options, it can be hard to find the right one. To help, we created five Photoshop effects filter tables for you to download for free.

    Restore old photos: how to rescue vintage prints and family pictures

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 18/01/2013 16:00pm
    Restore old photos: how to rescue vintage prints and family pictures

    In our latest photo editing tutorial we show you a simple method to restore old photos using Photoshop’s many tools and filters. Master this simple technique and soon you will be able to rescue all of your old family pictures and vintage prints.

    Photoshop Blur Gallery: use the new CS6 filters for precise depth of field effects

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 17/01/2013 11:34am
    Photoshop Blur Gallery: use the new CS6 filters for precise depth of field effects

    The new Photoshop Blur Gallery introduced in CS6 is perfect for replicating in-camera restricted depth-of-field effects that make cityscapes look like tiny architectural models. In this post we explain what each of the filters in the Photoshop Blur Gallery can do – and how to use them.

    Adobe Lightroom: master the Library module to stay on top of your images

    | Tutorials | 15/01/2013 01:00am
    Adobe Lightroom: master the Library module to stay on top of your images

    In part 2 of our special Raw Tuesday series within a series on getting to know Adobe Lightroom, we continue our investigation of what Adobe Lightroom offers photographers in terms of photo management with an in-depth look at Lightroom’s Library Module.