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All in Editing
How to create quick and easy lighting overlays in Photoshop using the Gradient Tool and Render Gallery, for terrific effects
Fall is on its way. Such a beautiful time of year to get the camera out. So how do you go about editing your fall photos so your colors pop?
Here is a really quick and easy way to add Neon look Signs to your images using Adobe Photoshop, using the shape tool and outer glow.
Have you ever thought about how your style or choice of music changes, depending on what you are doing? It has been thought for a while now that mood and music are closely related.
How to really make your portraits pop by using the new Portrait BokehAI tool in LuminarAI? It’s been a little while in coming, but the new Portrait BokehAI tool is here (in Australia) and it’s pretty cool.
The Gradient Map actually maps out the different tonal ranges within your image and applies the Gradient Map to that.
How to create selective colour in Lightroom is actually pretty easy, especially with the right photo. Take this simple orange gerbera.
How to use the Spot Healing Brush Tool in Adobe Photoshop? Great for fixing sensor spots and fly-away hairs, and so much more.
The Graduated Filter in Lightroom Classic. It’s terrific for highlight and shadow recovery in landscapes. Evening out backgrounds on images. Bringing out foreground details and so much more.
What about if you have Noise in your images due to high ISO or underexposed? How do you overcome noise in your nature photography?
I enjoy nature photography, but I am not quite as quick as the animals, so the problem then becomes How to fix a blurry bird photo?
How to use the Patch Tool in Adobe Photoshop? Great for fixing bags under the eyes, missing bits of fur and other edits that come up.
We look at adding Lookup Tables (LUTs) and Gradient Maps in Photoshop to bring in some finishing touches to our creative portrait.
Older digital photos are OK, but not quite print-worthy these days. So how to enlarge old photos without losing quality?
we are looking at blurring the background, adding texture, some simple lighting effects and some LUTs to really enhance the final image.
Photoshops Content Aware tool is perfect for filling in gaps and expanding your frame
