DIY Photography Hacks: how to make Photoshop brushes from your own photos

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 14/02/2013 01:00am
    DIY Photography Hacks: how to make Photoshop brushes from your own photos

    In our latest DIY Photography Hacks post we show you how to make custom Photoshop brushes from your own photographs to help give dull backgrounds a patterned finish.

    Split toning in Photoshop: get creative with your black and white conversions

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 09/02/2013 02:00am
    Split toning in Photoshop: how to get creative with your black and white conversions

    In this tutorial we show you a simple split toning effect for Photoshop Elements. Learn how to apply attractive washes of colour to the shadows and highlights of your black and white conversions.

    How to make a photo planet from an old baking tray

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 08/02/2013 17:46pm
    How to make a photo planet from an old baking tray

    Follow our step by step tutorial and learn how to create a photo planet from a picture of an old baking tin in Photoshop Elements.

    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.

    Levitation Photography Tutorial: how to do photos that defy gravity

    | Photography Tips, Portraits | 25/01/2013 15:02pm
    Levitation Photography Tutorial: how to do photos that defy gravity

    Is levitation photography real? No, of course not, but you’ve probably wondered how some photographers manage to capture levitation photos of their subjects hovering in the air? Yes there are some clever Photoshop effects involved in levitation photography, but there are also some key camera skills necessary to produce a suitable start image.

    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.

    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.

    Pole Photography: how to take aerial photos with your feet on the ground!

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 15/01/2013 16:56pm
    Pole Photography: how to take aerial photos with your feet on the ground!

    Our easy-to-follow pole photography tutorial shows you what you need and how to take aerial photos from the comfort of solid ground. We also show you how you can take your aerial pole photography images at the photo editing stage and stitch them together into stunning 360-degree panoramic photos.

    Photoshop Infrared Effects: how to make colour scenes look like infrared film

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 14/01/2013 17:08pm
    Photoshop Infrared Effects: how to make colour scenes look like infrared film

    In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple-to-follow technique for creating Photoshop infrared effects by shifting colours to give the retro photography effect of infrared film.