Jul 3, 2009

Photoshop: linking layers

Filed under: Photography,retouching,techniques — Kay @ 11:07 am

  Linking layers is something I do so often, I don’t even think about it anymore. When you’re working with different photos, each on a separate layer yet they have to stay in sync; you link them. When creating company logos existing of one or more layers; you link them. Someone asked me how I did it, here’s how:

Jun 17, 2009

Photoshop: logo bars

    Photo editing is one thing, but another important thing is the finishing touch. Nowadays it’s completely hot, hip, trendy and soooo 2009 to give your photos a logo/text bar. All kidding aside; it does look pretty and makes certain photos a little more interesting to see. Especially when you want to print them. Here’s a simple and quick way to add these fancy borders and I tossed an action…

Jun 12, 2009

Photoshop: snappy light

Filed under: Photography,retouching,touch ups — Tags: , , — Kay @ 8:07 am

  I’m calling this Snappy Light, because well, that’s what it does to your photo. It lights & lifts the photo without making it look over-edited. Now there are far more complex techniques to achieve this effect, but I’ll start with these basic techniques first. They’re simple but can make a huge difference to your photo.  

Jun 3, 2009

Photoshop: snapshot

Filed under: Photography,retouching,touch ups — Tags: , , , , , — Kay @ 12:28 pm

  The quickest photoshop tips that improve your work flow are the best, right? Now I’m sure many of you know this already, but for those of you who don’t… here’s a very handy photoshop tool called snapshot. It does exactly as the name implies; it takes a snapshot of your image. Especially useful tool when you’re using actions!  

May 19, 2009

Photoshop: quick mask

  Selecting specific parts of a photo is sometimes necessary, as tedious a job as it can be. When you want to add selective colors to a B&W photo, or replace backgrounds for instance, you just can’t get out of making a selection. There are several ways you can select specific parts of a photo; oftentimes the magic wand or quick selection tool will do a great job, but they…

May 12, 2009

Photoshop: color overlay

  In my sunlight touch up tutorial, I showed you how to add a hint of color to your photo while giving it an extra boost at the same time. However, sometimes a photo can benefit from a little color, but just doesn’t need that extra boost. Or even a minor light tweak. This simple color overlay is a great way to add a touch of color without making your photo…