photoshop tips Archive

13Thu May 5, 2011
Before & After: Abstract Blue Sunset

The other day I was outside playing with my boys when I looked up and saw a triangle silhouette against a rich, gradient blue. Contrast,…
14Tue March 15, 2011
Seven Free Photoshop Actions

I’m having a lot of fun learning Photoshop and relying on others’ actions less and less. Once I started doing my edits manually, I created…
4Fri March 11, 2011
Friday Finds: Landscape Photography

I struggled a little with this week’s theme. Can one include seascapes and cityscapes in landscape photography? Is it no longer a landscape if taken…
0Tue March 8, 2011
Share Your Photoshop Workspace

My family recently took a trip to a local drive through wildlife reserve and my husband and I took a total of 338 photos. After…
16Thu March 3, 2011
Shoot & Edit: Week 8: Selfies

Yesterday I vowed to my husband that I’d start “working out” for at least 30 minutes every weekday. By “working out” I mean that I’ll…
11Fri February 25, 2011
Rule of Thirds and Cropping in Photoshop

Most photographers and artists are familiar with the rule of thirds, however applying it to a crop in Photoshop is easier said than done. The…
0Sat February 19, 2011
Friday Finds: Night Photography

Photo Credit: Vaidotas Mišeikis.
22Thu February 10, 2011
Shoot & Edit: Hearts

This week for the Shoot part of Shoot & Edit, Jill gives some great tips to improve your photography! The theme for the SOOC shot…
0Tue February 8, 2011
Smoothing a Textured Overlay

Have you ever tried adding an overlay to your photograph only to realize it’s too texturey? Some textures would look absolutely amazing over a photograph…
22Thu February 3, 2011
Shoot & Edit Week 4

Shoot & Edit is a wonderful photography bloghop with two parts every week. On Monday, Jill of Forever ‘n Ever ‘n Always Photography posts a…
0Sun January 23, 2011
A Typical Weekend

I’ve had such a relaxing weekend with my boys! We never really do much of anything but play, watch TV, cook or do arts &…
21Tue July 6, 2010
Touch Up Tuesday: Crop’s Up

We had a great weekend and I hope to get an entry up about it soon, but before that I want to write up an…
6Wed June 23, 2010
Not Friday Finds: Low Angles

I’ve made a lot of changes to the site lately and I think I need to stop before it implodes upon itself. I’ve had so…
6Thu June 17, 2010
Photoshop Workflow Tips

These tips are specific to Photoshop CS3. Usually things don’t change too much across versions, but I welcome comments if it works differently in another…
3Wed June 16, 2010
History Palette Helps with Workflow

I’ve spent the past few days ignoring the pending articles I have to write and concentrating on a new index layout. I wanted something more…
10Fri June 11, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #58

Folks, I am days behind in editing photos. Because of this, there will be no Friday Finds this week. I’m sorry! You can browse through…
0Mon June 7, 2010
Using the Ruler Tool to Level Horizons

While there’s something to be said about tilted photos and they definitely have their place artistically, straight and level lines can go a long way…
2Fri June 4, 2010
Friday Finds & Cemetery Shots

Photo Credit: Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits on Flickr. I decided to search out some Creative Commons photos to include in my Friday Finds. After…