Photoshop Tip of the Week
Photoshop Tip of the Week: Recording Steps of Your Edit
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase If you ever wished you could remember how you edited a particular photo, now you can. You can actually save a list of steps you did in your metadata. (File – File Info) Here is what you need to do: Go…
Photoshop Tip of the Week: USM Sharpening Explained
Since posting about sharpening the past few weeks, a number of people have asked what the numbers for USM mean (Unsharp Mask). So this week I will explain the components to USM sharpening in simple terms. AMOUNT The “amount”controls how intense the sharpening is. The lower the number, the weaker the sharpening, the higher the…
Photoshop Tip of the Week: Deleting Preferences
If ever you find Photoshop or Elements is acting quirky, doing really weird things, freezing, or seems really really slow, it may be time to delete your preferences. It is very simple to do. You hold down ALT, SHIFT, and CTRL (PC) or OPTION, COMMAND, SHIFT (Mac) at the same time right when you click…
Photoshop Tip of the Week: Save Your Originals!
This may not be a tutorial, but if it can save you from the STRESS and SLEEPLESS night I just had, this tip may be more valuable than most. TIP: SLOW DOWN, TAKE YOUR TIME, and MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR ORIGINALS… Uggh, I had heard that a million times. But until last night, thought…
Photoshop Tip of the Week: Making a Storyboard
Since posting the DAD freebie and then my storyboard on some photography forums, I have gotten questions about how to make a storyboard. The finished product is above. To start making a new template/storyboard, go under FILE – NEW. In order to cut holes into your canvas, you need to rename your background layer so…
Photoshop Tip of the Week: Shortcut Keys
This week, my tip is some quick Photoshop shortcut keys you can use to save you time. (Note: If you have a Mac, substitute Command Key for Ctrl and the Option Key for Alt.) 10. “Ctrl” and “L” to bring up levels 9. “Ctrl” and “M” to bring up curves 8. “Ctrl” and “A” to…
Photoshop Tip of the Week: Removing Dark Circles
My 1st Photoshop tip for my new blog: Removing Dark Circles When I first started with Photoshop, I tried to remove shadows under my girl’s eyes using the healing brush. I occasionally still use this tool on blemishes on a new layer, but I have found more effective ways to work on under eye/deep-set eyes.…
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