Vintage Effects with Photoshop
Justin Seeley returns to TipSquirrel.com with a video looking at a couple of ways to get a vintage effect using adjustment layers in Photoshop [More]
November 2012
Creating an iPhone Effect in Photoshop
Like most of the population I’ve been using my phone a lot to take photographs and there is one particular app that I tend use. I really like some of the looks that this app creates and I wondered if could recreate the look of my favourite settings in Photoshop, so after some playing around I finally came up with the following recipe which is a fair approximation. [More]
Orton Effect with Photoshop Smart Filters
The key feature of the Orton effect is an overexposed image containing the detail, in good focus, sandwiched together with a second overexposed copy containing the color information, out of focus. With slides, the out of focus layer would also be overexposed, but combining the two slides (or three) has a darkening effect that counteracts the overexposed look of the individual slides. Here's how we can achieve it in Photoshop easily. [More]
Opening Jpeg and Tiff Files in Adobe Camera Raw
I was recently asked how I was opening Jpeg files in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). The reader told me that they had never been able to do this and wondered if this was a clever ‘Extra’ in Photoshop. Not at all is the answer so let me explain how it’s done, its just a setting hidden away. [More]
Smart Solutions to Dumb Problems in Lightroom
Today's post is in response to a problem I sometimes have, and I'm guessing that I am not alone. The problem is that my Lightroom catalogue is fairly sizeable and as I shoot weddings I have quite a few images by other photographers within Lightroom. So how do I quickly and easily find only my photos or that of another photographer? [More]
Non-Destructive Burn/Dodge in Photoshop
For those who deal a lot with model retouching, burning and dodging non-destructively is a must! Take a look how it's done. [More]
Splitting 3D Text in Photoshop CS6
Photoshop CS6 brings us a great new 3D interface, with a great deal of new capability for working with our 3D objects. One new feature is the ability to split apart text into separate letters after the 3D text has been created. In today’s video, you’ll learn how to create 3D text, and how to split it apart. [More]
Three Ways to Go Mono in RAW
Do you prefer Black and white or Monochromatic? Whatever you choose to call it, taking away the colour from your photo will completely change it and often for the better.
You might be thinking that black and white is just that, black and white? So how can there be more than one way to do it and why would you want to even bother? Well just because mono images only contain shades of grey, that doesn't stop us taking control them and that’s exactly what I’m going to show you in this video. [More]
Lifting Shadows from the Background in Photoshop Elements
David Asch demonstrates how to separate an object and its original shadows from their background in Elements, in order to place them on a new background. [More]
Adjustable Patterns in Photoshop
Filling an area with patterns in Photoshop is a one-way street, and you're at the mercy of the pattern designer as to the scale of the results you'll get. Ordinary pattern fills are not scalable, in fact, there is no control or setting at all for a pattern fill. Use the Pattern Overlay layer style for a more customizable pattern fill. [More]
Use Photoshop to Subtly Retouch Eyes
In this video I’ll demonstrate a very easy, yet highly effective way of bringing your subjects eyes ‘to life’ using nothing more than a couple of brushes and a mask in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. [More]
Photoshop Touch for iPad – Part 2
Picking up from Part 1 of our Photoshop Touch tutorial (where I covered the organization of the UI, basic layering and selection options, basic tool options, and a simple layered workflow for [More]
Photoshop Text for Design
Simon demonstrates an easy way to use text as a design feature with Photoshop [More]
Photoshop 3D Wireframes as Design Elements
Photoshop’s 3D capabilities in the Extended version have been getting better with each version, but sometimes it is the basics that can contribute to an interesting design element, and [More]
Making An Easy Photo Calendar in Photoshop
Its getting to that time of year again when we need to think of the next one, so here’s an easy and personal, way to create you own photo calendars in Photoshop. Unlike other tutorials this one [More]
