What Don’t You Want in Photoshop CS6?

Wednesday, 18th August, posted in Thoughts, 8 comments.

There’s been a lot of talk already about what people want to see in the next edition of Photoshop, which for the purposes of this post we shall call CS6 :) But I am asking another question. What Do You NOT Want to see in Adobe Photoshop CS6?

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5 Techniques for Enhancing Contrast in Digital Images

Wednesday, 11th August, posted in Videos, 8 comments.

Hands up if you like you’re images all Mean ‘n’ Moody? Yup! me too and that is why I going to give you my top five techniques for enhancing contrast in you’re images with Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Confessions of an iPhone Shooter

Wednesday, 4th August, posted in Thoughts, 10 comments.

Ok, so I have a confession to make! I am an iPhone shooter, BUT, until I thought about it today. I have never really given two hoots about what I did with the images that I have taken with the iPhone. How nuts am I…

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A Little Photoshop Live – Sunday 20th 6pm – Lightroom 3

Wednesday, 16th June, posted in Thoughts, 23 comments.

On Sunday 20th June at 6pm. I am going to be doing my first ever live screencast and I thought saying as Adobe have just released Lightroom 3 that would the perfect topic for this inaugural event. What would you like to learn? Submit a question after the jump and find out how you can watch the free screencast!.

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Lightroom Essential Training Part 10 – Import Preferences

Tuesday, 8th June, posted in Videos, add a comment.

Importing images into the Lr catalog has a set of preferences for fine tuning things. If you are not into shooting RAW, then you will want to check this screencast out, so that you can work with Jpeg images in the same you would a RAW image. Enjoy!

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Picture Package with Smart Objects

Saturday, 5th June, posted in Videos, 9 comments.

When Adobe launched Photoshop CS4 they decided to retire the automated picture package plugin. If you miss it? you can still download it and install it manually into Photoshop CS4 or CS5. But why bother when you can easily create your own picture package combination using smart objects. Get the popcorn out its a biggie!

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Lightroom Essential Training Part 9 – Drag ‘n’ Drop Importing

Tuesday, 1st June, posted in Videos, add a comment.

This is a cool little feature of Lightroom, where by you can drag n drop images to start the import process. Great if you are in a hurry to see your work. Enjoy!

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What Type of Photography Do You Do?

Monday, 31st May, posted in Thoughts, add a comment.

To help me focus on the most relevant types of articles for Photoshop and Lightroom, I would love to know what type of photography you do. Please take a quick second to answer the questions after the jump. You can pick more than one but keep your answers to your primary photography.

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Lightroom Essential Training Part 8 – Trouble with External Drives

Tuesday, 25th May, posted in Videos, add a comment.

The trouble with external drives is that they can be unplugged and not connected when you really need the images contained within the drive. Well, in this screencast I will show you what you need to do to reconnect with your images. Enjoy!

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Create Autumn Color in Summer with Photoshop

Monday, 24th May, posted in Videos, 3 comments.

This is a brilliant little cheat for Photoshop, where by you take an image shot in summer and give it that autumnal look by altering the color of the leaves. The great thing about doing this is that the leaves are in really good condition so you can get the best of both seasons. Fast and easy to do… Enjoy!

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Photoshop CS4 Quick Tips – Target Sliders

Thursday, 20th May, posted in Videos, 3 comments.

I have to confess I don’t use this feature as much as I should. But in my defence I get ACR to the heavy lifting for me before I even go near Photoshop. However, if you have got an image in CS4 and you want to specifically target a highlight, shadow detail or specific colour. Then using the target scrubby slider is just a dream come true. Enjoy!

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Lightroom Essential Training Part 7 – Importing from an External Drive

Tuesday, 18th May, posted in Videos, 1 comment.

Importing images from an external hard drive is essentially the same as importing from disk. But with a few essential do’s and dont’s… Enjoy!

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