You have probably seen a good few images with that trademark radial blur, derived from zooming in during an exposure. The problem with this is hat it is very hit-and-miss, and photoshop offers a much more precise, controlled way...
Read MoreBy shooting a landscape with a slow shutterspeed and an ND Grad Filter, you can effectively capture time passing! The blur of water, the blur of the clouds, moving into a single artful, blissful image… This effect is...
Read MoreInfrared (IR) light lies between the visible spectrum and radio waves. It is invisible to the naked eye, but camera sensors are sensitive to it (to a degree). Therefore special IR filters can be purchased, but these greatly...
Read MoreIsn’t it lovely when the sky is blue and the shot looks good? Unfortunately, there are days when this just is not the case. In this tutorial, I will help you tackle the skies in Photoshop! It can be used for skies of any...
Read MoreRather than using a black and white film, where you have little or no control over the conversion, or a monotone preset on a digital camera, where you have zero control, and usually a bland, grey picture, converting in photoshop...
Read MoreIn this article I will show you how to add light to over-shadowed areas. When you are photographing a subject in difficult lighting, such as unwanted backlighting, the camera wants to expose for the highlights, therefore...
Read MoreWe have all seen those images in a motor magazine – perfectly sharp, crisp cars, and streaked, blurred backgrounds. These photos are usually taken by a pro, or photoshopped, but that doesn’t stop you recreating the...
Read MoreThese days, many cameras have a panorama setting, where you have to manually align several images which the camera then combines into a panorama. Sweep panoramas have been invented, all you have to do is sweep the camera from...
Read MoreLevels and colour curves are a great way to adjust tone and contrast in an image. Computer screen have illumination, and so images look rich, but when printed, the image would have no detail. So, levels are a great way to give...
Read MoreA vignette is a distortion caused by the camera lens. Photoshop Elements or CS can be used to correct this problem. Some people like the effect caused by a vignette, and want to add one. This too can be done in Elements or CS....
Read MoreI f you have an outstanding image, you can always print it and hang it up on a wall in a frame, but this can also be mimicked in photoshop elements. In this tutorial I will explain how to extend the canvas of the image, and add...
Read MoreIf a portrait is taken in landscape, or an image has more background than ideal, or there is a distracting thing in the way, open it in photoshop elements, select the crop tool, and get cropping! Open the image in photoshop...
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