Tutorials: Image Fixes

Various editing techniques and troubleshooting demonstrations.

The "Handyman Method"

A fantastic all-purpose colour correction method.

Distortion or perspective correction tutorial [Photoshop]

Straightening crooked lines in photos using PS.

Distortion or perspective correction tutorial [Elements]

Straightening crooked lines in photos using PSE.

Case study: Bright red clothing

How to handle colours that are too vivid to print.

Pesky pinks

Why do some colours appear noisy?

Blending two exposures

A great method for strongly backlit photos.

Fixing chromatic aberration

How to fix purple and green edges in photos.

Minimising soft shadows

My favourite method for dodging mild shadow areas.

Ridding pesky rainbows

A simple way to remove coloured light flares.

Softening hard shadows

How to make harsh lighting slightly less harsh.

Layer blend modes save the day

Sometimes, you get lucky.

Moiré

How to assess and fix those annoying stripes in clothing.

Using a Photo Filter layer to fix casts

A wonderfully simple and versatile colour correction technique.

Strategies for managing out-of-gamut clothing

How to deal with vivid colours that can't be printed properly.

 


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