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Photoshop Editing – The 3 Magic Tools You Need to Know

Lisa Michele Burns — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:21:12 +0000

How to Edit in Photoshop Photoshop Tricks – How to Remove Unwanted Subjects, Clone + Replicate Photoshop is magic. That’s basically my conclusion on the matter. I don’t really know how it works from an IT or programming perspective but I do know how to use its tools and that it works wonders when you’re editing photographs. A lot of Photoshop skills can be learnt by trial and error. A quick Google search will tell you what tools are for what purpose, or even just hovering your mouse over each icon will reveal its intended use or name. Before reading any further, if you don’t yet have Adobe Photoshop, you can sign up for a 7 day free trial here so you can test it out and see if it works for you. Sometimes on location there’s an incredible shot just waiting to be taken but there’s a rubbish bin in the middle of it, or one person that just won’t move out of the way despite your less than subtle hints. Rather than wait for someone to move or physically ripping the bin out of the ground, you can simply take the shot and then remove them later. Much...

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Editing Tips: Creating Pastel Skies in Photoshop

Lisa Michele Burns — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:26:32 +0000

Learn to Edit Photos in Photoshop How to edit in Photoshop to create Pastel Colours Learn how to create pastel skies in Photoshop and transform your photographs with dreamy tones. Pastel skies and Photoshop are a match made in photography dreams. The tools are there to transform regular sunsets into pastel wonders with tiny adjustments that create a natural looking effect. You definitely don’t need to be a tech whiz to get started and below I’ll talk you through how to make your photos beautiful with a little pastel power. If you prefer to watch rather than read, skim to the bottom of the post for my YouTube Video – Creating Pastels in Photoshop… Taking the Photo Having the correct settings when capturing the shot will allow you to do much more when editing your image. If your photo is too dark or too overexposed, it will be difficult to bring back the detail required to create pastel colouring in Photoshop or Lightroom. A correctly exposed image is much easier to work with and if you’re hoping to print the photo, it’ll mean a much better print quality. Over exposing a tiny bit will on most occasions make creating pastel...

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How to Edit Your Travel Photos in Photoshop

Lisa Michele Burns — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:38:00 +0000

Photoshop Editing Tips The magic of Photoshop is something we are all familiar with. You’ve either seen fashion magazine images edited within an inch of reality, fake backdrops, intense skies that were never really that dramatic or something simple like text written over a photo. When it comes to travel photography it’s best to keep editing simple and realistic. Travel is about the experience, the journey, people you meet along the way and the amazing places you see. Who wants to distort that reality? What you can do though is make it just a little bit prettier. There is no harm in creating travel photos that look professional and in this post I’ll be showing you a few easy tricks to make your photographs pop by using Adobe Photoshop (totally meant to rhyme!). Firstly, if you don’t want to commit to the full version of Photoshop straight up you can take a 30 day trial to test it out or pay per month! I like to use both Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop so will be sharing my Lightroom techniques in a separate post soon. Before you read any further my biggest tip of all is this. Before editing any photographs...

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