More Beyond HDR in Photoshop CS5
Do you ever look at other people’s amazing HDR images and wonder why your HDR images never quite look as good? Well you’re not alone. In fact creating a really great HDR takes more [More]
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Create a Power Line Background Using Photoshop
A few days ago Gavin Hoey posted a great tutorial on his YouTube Channel showing how to create a Fractured Image Effect. A lot of people asked how Gavin created his background for the tutorial so he’s very kindly recorded a new tutorial for TipSquirrel.com showing just that. [More]
Mono Magic with Adobe Camera RAW
There’s something magical about a really eye catching black and white image. A full range of tones running from deep black to bright white always adds a touch of drama and impact to the mono image. [More]
Easy Grunge Border in Photoshop
There are times when all you want to do is dive into Photoshop, create a quick effect and move on. So if that’s you and what you need right now is a quick grunge border read on, because [More]
Smart Brush and the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements
Elements really has come of age recently and the release of Elements 9 with all its improvements and new features makes it a consideration of both amateur and professional photographers. In this video Gavin Hoey shows us one feature of Elements that makes editing images that much easier, the Smart Brush. [More]
Quick Filmstrip Template in Photoshop
If you’ve already upgraded to Photoshop CS5 then you have probably already tried some of the amazing headline grabbing new features. Things like Puppet Warp, Content Aware Fill and HDR Pro are [More]
Complex Selections Made Simple with Photoshop CS5
Every version of Photoshop seems to do something better and faster then it’s predecessors and Photoshop CS5 is no exception. At a recent photography trade show I spent many happy hours [More]
Instant Valentines Day Card with Photoshop
Valentines day is fast approaching, so here at TipSquirrel we've got the perfect tutorial for you.
Depending on your point of view, this technique will either help you make a very personal and romantic valentines card, that truly expresses your deep and undying love... or... it can save you a load of time and small fortune on shop bought cards.
Either way watch the video to discover exactly how it's all done. [More]
Join Photos to Make Text in Photoshop CS5
Here’s a great little technique that makes use of one of the best new features that Adobe added in Photoshop. It’s called mini bridge and as the name suggests it’s the little brother of the [More]
The 10 Minute Photoshop Emergency Christmas Card
It’s that time of the year when your house starts filling up with Christmas cards from all your friends and family but no matter how good your planning has been, there’s always someone’s card [More]
Page Curl Effect with Photoshop
I love Photoshop for many reasons. One of those reasons is the huge number of filters, effects and actions that come built in as standard. Great as Photoshop is, there are a few things that Adobe [More]
Old Postage Stamp Effect in Photoshop
In this classic Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you just how easy it is to turn a modern digital image into a traditional postage stamp. We’ll even go as far as creating perforations around [More]
5 Creative borders for Lightroom
love Lightroom for it’s simplicity. It allows me to get my photos looking exactly how I want without any of the flashy extras that you’ll find in Photoshop. Lightroom is blissfully free from [More]
Photoshop or Lightroom, Which to Choose?
If you’re a photographer looking at upgrading your existing image editing software then you’ve never had so much choice, but which do you choose? The chances are you already have a favourite [More]
3 Ways to sharpen your RAW images.
TipSquirrel is delighted to welcome guest poster Gavin Hoey. If you’re serious about your photography then the chances are you shoot your images in RAW most, if not all, of the time. With RAW [More]