Photoshop Photo Editing and Retouching Tutorials
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Improving Image Tone With Levels
The first step in a good photo editing workflow is to correct any overall tonal problems in the image, brightening highlights, darkening shadows and adjusting the midtones. Photoshop's Levels adjustment not only makes tonal correction fast and easy, it's what the pros use for accurate, professional quality results!
Better Brightness And Contrast In Photoshop CS3
Over the years, many unsuspecting photographers and photo retouchers have destroyed their images with the Brightness/Contrast command. Thankfully, those days are over! The improved Brightness/Contrast command in Photoshop CS3 may be all you need to add life to dull, flat images, and it doesn't get much easier than this!
How To Read An Image Histogram In Photoshop
Histograms are one of the most valuable tools we have when editing or restoring images, and knowing how to read a histogram is an essential skill for anyone who's serious about the quality of their photos. Learn what histograms can tell us about our images and how to use them to easily spot potential problems.
Black And White Conversions In Photoshop CS3
Tired of having no control when converting your color photos to black and white or being forced to think like a computer? Then you'll definitely want to check out the Black & White adjustment in Photoshop CS3, a tool so easy and natural, if you can click and drag your mouse, you have all the skills you need!
Reducing Photoshop File Sizes with Adjustment Layers
Photoshop file sizes getting out of control? Learn how Photoshop's adjustment layers can help keep them to a minimum and keep you, your computer and Photoshop running smoothly!
Non-Destructive Photo Editing With Adjustment Layers
Still using Photoshop's standard image adjustments to edit your photos? Still causing permanent damage to your images with every edit you make? There's a better way! Learn how to work non-destructively and with greater flexibility with Photoshop's Adjustment Layers!
Cropping Photos Without Changing The Aspect Ratio
Cropping photos is one of the most common uses for Photoshop, but what if you want your cropped image to maintain the same aspect ratio as the original? No problem, thanks to a rarely used but very useful command called Transform Selection!
Non-Destructive Dodge And Burn
Photoshop's Dodge and Burn tools are great for lightening and darkening specific areas of a photo, but they both permanently damage your image. Learn a better way to get the same results without harming a single pixel!
Cropping Photos To Specific Frame Sizes
Having trouble getting your digital photos to fit nicely in standard-size picture frames? Learn how to easily crop your images to any specific size you need!
How To Straighten Crooked Photos
Unless you take all your photos with your camera mounted on a tripod, some of them are going to turn out a bit crooked. Fortunately, Photoshop makes it incredibly easy to straighten them in just a few simple steps and without any guess work!
Photoshop's Five Essential Blend Modes For Photo Editing
Photoshop may be up to version CS3, but the core skills you need are the same now as they were back in Photoshop 3, and that includes knowing how to use layer blend modes. Learn the five essential blend modes every Photoshop user needs to know, including what they are, how they work and when to use them!
Easily Smooth And Soften Skin In A Photo
Learn an easy way to smooth and soften someone's skin in a photo without losing important image details, using a technique normally used for advanced image sharpening!
Enhancing The Sky In A Photo
Tired of the sky in your photos being dull, faded and washed out? Learn a simple technique for boosting image contrast, enhancing details in the clouds, and turning those gray skies to blue, all with just a few easy steps!
Matching Colors Of Objects Between Photos
Learn how easy it is to match colors of objects in separate photos using Photoshop's Match Color command, as well as how to quickly fix up the results when Match Color doesn't get it quite right.
Easy Hair Coloring and Tinting in Photoshop
Learn how easy it is to color or tint someone's hair in a photo with Photoshop! Use this technique on photos of other people, or use it on yourself to see what you'd look like with a different hair color, then go back any time you want and change the color again without having to redo all the work!
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