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How to Blur the Background of a Portrait Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop

Have you ever taken a portrait and wished that the background were just a little bit more blurry? You can address background blur in-camera by changing either your aperture or the distance of your subject from the background. However, there’s … Continue reading

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How to Understand Pixels, Resolution, and Resize Your in Photoshop Correctly

Size, resolution, and formats… What do pixels have to do with it? Do you buy your camera based on its number of megapixels? Are you having problems sharing your photos online? Does your print look low quality even if it … Continue reading

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The Key to Using Smart Guides in Photoshop CC

  From the Adobe Photoshop YouTube Channel:   Discover how to use Smart Guides to quickly align and distribute layers and shapes in Photoshop CC.   B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions. Canon, Nikon and Sony News, Deals and What’s … Continue reading

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Two Ways to Create a Snowstorm Using Photoshop

The holidays are upon us and you want to have the perfect photo but it’s just too cold, slippery, or you missed the snow all together? There are times that regardless of your will, the weather won’t allow you to … Continue reading

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Hot Deal: Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2018 – $89.99 Shipped (Reg. $149.99)

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How to Super-Charge the Spot Healing Brush Tool in Photoshop

The Spot Healing Brush Tool is often used in portrait photography to remove blemishes, wrinkles, and other distracting elements. By default, this tool works great, but sometimes you will need to add an extra level of control to get the … Continue reading

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8 of the Most Important Photoshop Tools for Photographers

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most well known and most commonly used image editing software programs in the world. It’s used worldwide both personally and professionally. When people see a picture they believe too good to be true, the … Continue reading

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Curvature Pen Tool coming to Photoshop

Anyone who's tried to make a complex selection in Photoshop, especially if there are sweeping curves involved, will know what a powerful tool the Pen Tool is.  It's a bit of a dark art to master though, no matter how … Continue reading

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How to do Pixel Stretching in Photoshop

As photographers, we’re all too aware of the abundance of ways to edit a photograph in post-production. And as technology progresses, so will the potential for image making. Pixel stretching is one way to investigate the construction of a digital … Continue reading

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How to Use Soft Light Blend Mode in Photoshop to Improve Exposure and Contrast

Do you have an overexposed sunny side and an underexposed shadow on the other side of your image? Or maybe a well-exposed photo that needs more vibrancy? There’s a tool so versatile that can help you fix any of these … Continue reading

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How to Use Puppet Warp in Photoshop

One of the most powerful distortion tools in Photoshop is the Puppet Warp command. First Introduced in Photoshop CS5, Puppet Warp is a handy command that allows you to easily bend and shape parts of your image as if it … Continue reading

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How to Make a Little Planet Quickly and Easily in Photoshop

Do you find your panoramas a bit flat? Would you like to create a whole little planet out of a single street or square? Do you want to make fun, eye-catching images in just a few minutes without any new … Continue reading

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