The Photoshop Family: understanding the Adobe family tree

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 18/06/2013 07:50am
    The Photoshop Family: understanding the Adobe family tree

    Let’s face it: there have been a lot of Adobe announcements in the past year introducing new products from Photoshop CC to Lightroom 5, Photoshop Touch, Photoshop CS6, and more. And it can get confusing!

    So how do all these platforms sit in the Adobe range of photo editing software? To celebrate the official launch today of Photoshop CC, our friends at Practical Photoshop have put together this brilliant cheat sheet illustrating The Photoshop Family.

    Photo Retouching: how to give your portraits a professional makeover

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 18/06/2013 00:01am
    Photo Retouching: how to give your portraits a professional makeover

    Next in our popular Raw Tuesday series we turn our attention to photo retouching. Over the next several weeks, our ultimate guide to photo retouching will show you how to give your portraits a stylish and professional makeover.

    We’ll show you a range of key photo retouching techniques you can use to make eyes sparkle, who to make perfect teeth and beautiful lips, as well as sculpt body shape and make amazing hair.

    In our first post, however, we examine the different techniques for one of the most important elements of photo retouching: how to create flawless skin.

    Dramatic Lighting: how to create stylish portraits using simple Photoshop effects

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 11/06/2013 00:01am
    Dramatic Lighting: how to create stylish, on-trend portraits using simple Photoshop effects

    In our latest Raw Tuesday tutorial we show you in-depth how to tweak your raw files and use a range of simple Photoshop effects to recreate the look of dramatic lighting in your portrait photography.

    How to process raw images the right way in Photoshop Elements

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 04/06/2013 00:01am
    How to process raw images the right way in Photoshop Elements

    In our latest Raw Tuesday tutorial on using raw format, we look specifically at Photoshop Elements and show you how to process raw images in Elements’ Adobe Camera Raw editor.

    Image sharpening: how to bring out more detail in your favourite photos

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 25/05/2013 00:01am
    Photoshop image sharpening step-by-step: 10

    In this Photoshop Elements tutorial we show you clever ways of bringing out more detail through image sharpening, while keeping some of the side effects to a minimum.

    Camera Raw sharpening tools: how to restore fine detail and keep noise at bay

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 21/05/2013 11:00am
    Camera Raw sharpening tools: how to restore delicate detail and keep noise at bay

    In our latest Raw Tuesday series post on editing raw format images we explain a simple technique for using the Adobe Camera Raw sharpening tools. Find out how to preserve fine detail in your raw files while banishing noise.

    Focus Stacking: how to extend depth of field when shooting close up

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 18/05/2013 01:00am
    Focus Stacking: how to extend depth of field when shooting close up

    Shooting anything up close requires incredible patience and extreme precision. If your close-up photography isn’t sharp then you’re not only wasting pictures, but you’ve wasted hours of your time. In this in-depth tutorial we’ll show you how to use one of the most amazing Photoshop effects macro and close-up photographers can use: focus stacking.

    Below we’ll show you step-by-step how to extend depth of field when shooting close-up by shifting your point of focus in multiple images,w which you’ll later stitch together so you can produce images that are sharp throughout the frame.

    Adobe Lightroom tutorial: 6 fundamental Develop module edits for your raw files

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 14/05/2013 11:00am
    Adobe Lightroom tutorial: 6 fundamental Develop module edits for your raw files

    Adobe Lightroom has quietly become one of the best photo editing software options for photographers thanks to its easy-to-use interface and extensive range of tools and controls. In our latest Raw Tuesday post, our Adobe Lightroom tutorial shows you how to use Lightroom’s Develop module for perfect edits.

    Photoshop CC: the 10 most important features in Adobe’s new software

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 10/05/2013 00:01am
    Photoshop CC Key Features: 8. Camera Raw filter

    The next version of Photoshop has been announced – dubbed Photoshop CC – and its pricing model is already causing some controversy. However you look at it, Creative Cloud and Photoshop CC is here to stay. So here are the 10 most important features this software has to offer.

    3D Anaglyphs: using Photoshop effects to create a sense of depth

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 08/05/2013 11:00am
    If you're looking for creative photography ideas to try and get more from your images, making 3D anaglyphs is a really fun technique to learn. In this tutorial we'll show you a simple way of using Photoshop effects to create the illusion of depth in your images.

    If you’re looking for creative photography ideas to try and get more from your images, making 3D anaglyphs is a really fun technique to learn. In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple way of using Photoshop effects to create the illusion of depth in your images.