Articles & Tutorials: Editing methods

A wide range of lessons and examples of editing techniques.

Simple dodge and burn tutorial

The oldest post-processing technique in photography.

Safely adding noise to an image

Noise is important to prevent banding in smooth areas.

The role of masks when cloning

The Clone Tool and layer masks go hand-in-hand.

What makes a great black-and-white photo?

The key factors in making an amazing mono image.

Channel Mixer to fix a sun flare

A demonstration of a simple colour fix.

Wonderful Channel Mixer

A demonstration of the power of Channel Mixer.

Screen and Soft Light blend modes

They're not an ideal way of editing.

Shrinking an object in a photo

An important tutorial with a fun outcome.

Learning to identify casts

In order to fix casts, you need to understand them.

A fun rainbow effect

Add a rainbow overlay to your photo.

Powerful Gradient Map techniques

Gradient Maps are capable of lots of fun effects.

Preparing headshots to exact size

Senior yearbooks often have strict requirements about photo size.

Simple Lens Blur tutorial

A simple introduction to this powerful feature.

That rich look

Adding rich dark style to your photo.

Photoshop vignette methods

Vignettes can add emphasis to a photo, if used carefully.

Luminosity Selections

Make a mask based on the brightness of the tones in your image.

Choosing house paint colours

Use Photoshop to plan your home's new paint job.

Multiplicity (merging photos)

Have fun putting somebody in a photo several times.

Urban Processing: some ideas

Add a gritty look to your photos.

Simulating Channel Mixer in Photoshop Elements

How to mimic Channel Mixer using PSE.

Blend modes for editing: Not a good idea

Blend modes aren't a tool for serious photo editing.

 


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