The Channels Panel in Photoshop has to be one of the most under-used part of Photoshop for the casual user, but in terms of making selections, it’s incredibly powerful. My favourite use for the Channels Panel is to make luminosity (brightness)-based selections. Selecting the brightest parts of the …
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If you’re willing to walk further than the edge of Loch Watten from your car at sunset, then there are a number of locations in Caithness worth taking your camera to. Here’s five of my favourites that I don’t visit often enough: 1. Loch Scye Location: N 58° …
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There are all sorts of ways to do this in Photoshop, but this is my method. I think this may well work in Photoshop Elements, but maybe someone can let me know? Step 1 – Open your image and duplicate the background layer Press Command J to create …
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Just a quick note. This probably works in all versions of Photoshop, it just so happens that I have Photoshop CC. This is a quick method for selectively increasing contrast in images. It looks more complicated than it is, but once you’ve done it a few times it …
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Up until last month it had been about a year since I last bought anything remotely significant for my camera bag. I guess there comes a point where you pretty much give up on the photography gadgetry and realise that the camera is simply something you use to …
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