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:
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…
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.
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!
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…