Photoshop Face Lift: how to swap bad expressions for smiles

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 19/11/2012 12:10pm
    Photoshop Face Lift: how to swap bad expressions for smiles in your family portraits and group photos

    Give your awkward portraits a Photoshop face lift. Our step-by-step Photoshop Elements tutorial shows you how to swap faces so you can rescue your portrait photography by changing a bad expression into a smile.

    Photoshop Lens Blur: take precise control over depth of field post-shoot

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 08/11/2012 12:00pm
    Photoshop Lens Blur: take precise control over depth of field post-shoot

    Learn how to use the Photoshop Lens Blur filter to control your depth of field after you’ve taken your picture.

    Photoshop collage: turn a single image into a series of overlapping prints

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 02/11/2012 16:29pm
    Photoshop collage: turn a single image into a series of overlapping prints

    Our easy to follow Photoshop tutorial shows you how to make a Photoshop collage and turn a single image into a series of overlapping prints.

    Polar Panoramas: shoot and stitch 360 degree pictures

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 01/11/2012 12:00pm
    Polar Panoramas: how to shoot and stitch 360 degree pictures

    Take your photography to extreme wide angles. Our new tutorial shows you how to stitch 360-degree pictures to create amazing polar panoramas.

    Abstract Photoshop: recreate the Harris Shutter Effect in Elements

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 25/10/2012 12:34pm
    Abstract Photoshop: recreate the Harris Shutter Effect in Elements

    The Harris Shutter Effect is a process discovered in the days of film photography. It’s achieved by taking a sequence of three exposures on the same frame, with a red, green and blue filter used for each.

    However, with Photoshop Elements it’s possible to get the same results using three standard colour images shot in sequence. In our latest Photoshop Elements tutorial we’ll look at how to use Elements to apply colour fills and blending modes to filter the three shots into their component channels.

    Cross-processing: a simple but effective way to get this classic effect in Photoshop

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 24/10/2012 16:30pm
    Cross-processing: a simple but effective way to get this classic effect in Photoshop

    Cross-processing (or ‘Xpro’) is an effect often used in fashion photography to give the kind of stylised look you can see here. Our simple, but effective, Photoshop tutorial shows you how to achieve the classic cross-processed effect in no time at all.

    Digital Grids: make an image out of letters and numbers

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 20/10/2012 05:00am
    Digital Grids: make an image out of letters and numbers

    Creating images as digital grids is more complex than just overlaying some numbers – but the results can be impressive. FInd out how it’s done in our latest Photoshop tutorial.

    Photoshop’s High Pass filter: sharpen and soften portraits in all the right places

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 19/10/2012 12:00pm
    Photoshop's High Pass filter: sharpen and soften portraits in all the right places

    The Photoshop High Pass filter can be used to both sharpen and soften an image. This is particularly useful for portraits, where the subtle Photoshop effects help your subject stand out, but the High Pass filter is useful in a number of different photo editing situations (which we’ll explain later).

    Vertorama Tutorial: make enormous landscapes with extra impact

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 14/10/2012 04:00am
    Vertorama Tutorial: how to make enormous landscapes with extra impact

    Follow our simple steps below and learn how to stitch two photos together to create a vertorama image, or vertical panorama, which gives you the best possible image quality in your landscape photos.

    Photoshop Layers De-mystified: a beginner’s guide to smarter photo editing

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 12/10/2012 02:00am
    Photoshop Layers Explained: a beginner's guide to post-processing the smart way

    It’s vital to have an understanding of Photoshop layers to get the best of your digital photography when post-processing images. Our latest photography cheat sheet explains what you need to know.