Updates in Photoshop are making tricky, lengthy edits much quicker, and this was a fun way to put that to the test. Here I show how I transformed my friend into Carl from Disney's UP movie in just a few minutes. It comes down to a combination of Neural Filters, Liquify and masking, and I go through how each one plays its part in the transformation.
Here's a quick technique for realistically adding smoke, fog, mist and clouds into your pictures, and it uses nothing more than what's already built into Photoshop. There's no need for any plug-ins. I go through how to create the effect and add it into the picture so it looks realistic, which makes it a really useful one to have up your sleeve for adding atmosphere to a scene.
With so many updates coming through, it's very easy to miss things in Photoshop, and this is one function that's well worth knowing about. Auto Blend Layers is incredibly powerful and useful for blending layers together, changing the composition of a picture and compositing. Here I show what it can do with a few examples, and ask the question: do you really know how good it is?
Chuffed to bits to be one of the 20 Instructors at the next FREE Photoshop Virtual Summit which runs from 2nd May - 6th May 2022.
The past online events have been a huge success and in so many cases a great distraction and learning experience during the past couple of years because of you know what.
As with the previous summits there’s a line up of 20 Instructors which translates to 40 Photoshop Classes and over 30 hours of content.
Also (like before) there’s a FREE PASS available and an Early Bird Price (until 2nd May) of $99 (£75 approx) for the VIP PASS
I don’t know how Dave and Marlene Cross puts this together but 'hats off’ to them; especially as for the next few weeks I know they’ll be flat out making sure this event runs as smoothly as the previous ones.
It's incredible how using a long exposure can completely transform the look and feel of a location. Here I take you through the photography first, showing how a 30 second long exposure smooths out the waves to create a glass-like surface. Then I move on to the retouching in both Lightroom and Photoshop, including how to make selections and cuts with just one slider.
I love the drama and impact a long exposure brings to a picture, but what if you didn't use a long exposure when you took the photograph? This video shows a super easy and effective technique I use in Photoshop to recreate the long exposure look afterwards, so a picture taken at an ordinary shutter speed can still get that same dramatic feel. It's quick to follow along with, and it works an absolute treat.
Since sharing my 20/10 technique in Photoshop for making portraits pop, I've had a constant flow of questions asking whether there's a way to get the same result without leaving Lightroom. So I had a play and came up with this. Using the Masking section, a few simple steps bring a portrait to life and make it look as though it's coming forward of the screen or the paper; to be honest, I think I now prefer it. During the intro I also explain the four layers you'll have seen in the original video, as I've had quite a few questions asking whether they're part of the technique.
Selections can be really difficult. Even when you use the dedicated selection tools in Photoshop, you can still see traces of the original background around your cut-out once it's in place. Here I go through five of my favourite tips and techniques for cleaning selections up and getting rid of those leftover traces, so your cut-outs look their very best rather than giving away where they came from.
The Live photo setting on the iPhone and other mobile phones is incredibly clever. It lets you create long exposure photographs, and it also lets you choose the exact moment you want to keep, from just before or just after you took the photograph. On top of that, I look at the intelligent presets in Lightroom. Great advances in technology, or cheating? Whatever you think, this video shows what they can do, and it's very clever stuff.
I often get comments about how my portraits seem to come forward of the screen, and even more so forward of the paper when they're printed. That effect is largely down to a particular technique I use in Photoshop, one that I call 20/10. This video shows exactly how I use it, and it also explains the principle behind it and why it works so well, so you understand what's happening rather than just following the steps.
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