Adjustment Layer Blend Modes in Photoshop
If you’ve been a TipSquirrel reader for a while, you know about adjustment layers. Maybe you even know about blend modes. But, did you know you can combine both, adding a wider range of effects [More]
Blend modes
Keeping the details, Skin smoothing the smart way
How many times have you seen beauty retouching that has gone too far? you know the kind where the model is left with skin like Barbie? Well this technique allows you to retouch and soften the skin [More]
How to Create a Simple Lightburst in Photoshop
In this video I make a really easy light burst using Photoshop. During the video I look at transforming an image using independent handles, Gradient Maps, Blend Modes and Opacity [More]
Start to Finish Workflow with Gavin Hoey
There’s photographic potential all around us, that’s one of the amazing things about photography. Usually there’s a direct connection between the distance travelled and the amount of inspiring [More]
Reviving Afternoon Skies with Photoshop Multiply Mode
Dealing with overly bright skies is a challenge photographers of all stripes must deal with on a regular basis. We've all been there: on vacation, in a great spot, just a few hours to photograph but sunrise and sunset are not an option. So we photograph our subjects when the sun is overhead, showering everything in blue light. Skies suffer the worst sometimes, with areas that are partially blue and others partially blown out or too bright. The shot below exemplifies this. [More]
Photoshop’s ‘Never Ending Lighting Rig’
Hey Folks, For today I thought I’d record a video showing a Photoshop technique that has come in handy for me on more than one occasion; I call it ‘The Never Ending Lighting Rig’ [More]
Applying Texture to a Contour Using Photoshop
Now the very first TipSquirrel Workshop being held at the incredible Peterborough Cathedral is fast approaching and following a recent visit to get a feel for the place and narrow down what kind of [More]
Using Photoshop to Add Shadows and Highlights to a Page Curl
In my last post I used the Warp function to make a page curl effect, but it looks a bit flat.
In this video I add a couple of shadows and a highlight and use Warp again to get just the right shape. [More]
Photoshop Restoration – A Real World Walkthrough
Practically every decade has a signature look when it comes to portraits, not only due to the fashions of the time, but of the lighting and style of the photography. Today we’ll turn an ordinary black & white into a portrait reminiscent of the glamour portraits of the 30’s and 40’s popularized by George Hurrell. [More]
Text Chiselled in Stone with Photoshop
This week’s tip is a two-for-one, bringing you some classic techniques. We’ll create a nice stone texture, then carve some text in it using layer styles, as well as a few additional tricks. [More]
A Photoshop HDR Workflow Example
In this video, photographer and trainer Rich Harrington takes 3 images and works with them to complete a single HDR image with multiple effects.
Combining the images and them post processing within Photoshop Rich gives us a real world example of photographic workflow. [More]
Toning and Stylising a Portrait in Photoshop
In this exclusive video, author Rich Harrington uses some of the newer features and Blend Modes of Photoshop to styalise a portrait. [More]
6 Simple Steps for Applying Makeup with Photoshop
As a Portrait Photographer, nothing beats the luxury of working with a Professional Makeup Artist....but what if that's not possible? Well, here's a simple technique for applying makeup using Photoshop that can certainly help out: [More]
Photoshop and The Alt / Option Key
There’s few occasions when I’m in Photoshop that I don’t have my thumb resting on the Alt key. What makes this humble little key so special? Well, let me show you just a few of the occasions where I really couldn’t do without it. [More]
Quick Tone Photoshop Technique
In this video tutorial,The Restorationist Janine Smith takes a restoration project and uses a combination of curves and Blend mode to bring out the detail of her image. [More]
