Dark II; Photoshop’s Layer Blend Modes
Ok, here’s the deal: There’s more than one way to do 99.9% of anything you do in Photoshop. I think there may be only one way of turning it on and off, I could be wrong. It’s my belief, [More]
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Noise Reduction with Smart Object Stack Modes
Last week we took a look at Stack Modes in Photoshop, and found that all we needed was a layered Smart Object, and we could use the Stack Modes to great effect. This week we will continue to look at [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]
Get Inked with Photoshop and No Needles
I would love a tattoo…but I’m terrified of needles. That makes it impossible to get inked. So I guess the next best thing is to do it in Photoshop! 1. First we need to create a map for [More]
Layer Masks – In Elements Too!
Its a pleasure to welcome a new contributor to the Nut House! Stuart Little a well respected photographer and photoshop educator with over 18 years experience in social & commercial photography, [More]
Lightening A Dark Photo
Do you have any photos in your collection that are very dark? That doesn’t mean they’re a lost cause! Here’s just one way to lighten them up! For this method, we’ll employ one of my favorite [More]
Nested Smart Objects Part 2
In last week’s post on creating nested Smart Objects, we had created the image below, which was to serve as a celestial orb in our twilight desert scene. We built up this object from a basic [More]
Portrait Magic Pro Action Pack (Portrait Magic) – A Review
Today we welcome back Rich Hales. After an excellent review of Lightroom 3 last week we thought we’d throw a copy of Portrait Magic Pro Action Pack from PhotographyBB and see what he makes of [More]
3D from 2D with Photoshop and Apple Motion
TipSquirrel.com is proud to welcome Ariane Fisher. Ariane is the Creative Director at Storymix Media. She is Apple certified in Final Cut Pro and Motion Graphics, and also enjoys dabbling in 3D with [More]
Nested Smart Objects – Part 1
We’ve been exploring the power of Smart Objects, and starting today we will test the limits of just how far you can go – by nesting Smart Objects, one inside the other. By building Smart Objects [More]
Retouching – Extending the Neck
Today we welcome another new Nut to TipSquirrel.com. Based in Buckinghamshire, Glyn Dewis is a professional portrait photographer and Adobe Community Professional. In this video tutorial [More]
Replacing Sky Part 2
This post was previously seen yesterday at Wetzel and Company. Find out why at the end of this post. Something happens to old photos of a certain age: The sky disappears. Just completely up and [More]
Smart Objects, Smarter Filters
Smart Objects have given us a tremendous amount of power in Photoshop since version CS3, and it just keeps getting better. Today, we’re going to look at a non-destructive workflow that begins with [More]
Understanding Adobe Photoshop – Camera Raw
TipSquirrel: A real treat for us today. Our friend, and fellow Photoshop Nut, Richard Harrington has released this edition of his superb podcast series Understanding Adobe Photoshop at [More]
Skin Smoothing with Photoshop
Its a pleasure and a delight to welcome another new ‘Nut’ to TipSquirrel. One of my favourite courses on line is without doubt Dave Cuerdon’s Portrait and Retouching Kit at Kelby [More]
