A lot of times when people need to morph facial features, they automatically reach for the Liquify filter, but the Puppet Warp tool is usually the better choice.
When combined with Smart Objects, the Puppet Warp tool lets you...
Photography
Posted on Jan 02, 2015 in Photography, Tutorials
RAW photo files store a lot of data in the shadows, so you can usually bring back almost any underexposed image and make it work.
Properly exposing your photos is obviously your best bet, but it's better to underexpose than...
Posted on Nov 21, 2014 in Photography, Tutorials
Adjusting a small range of colors is helpful when you have to match colors between images, or if you just like a photo but want it to match a specific color palette.
Doing this used to require complex selections, but it can now...
Posted on Nov 17, 2014 in Photography, Quick Tips, Tutorials
Adobe Camera Raw (used by Photoshop and Lightroom) is arguably the most powerful photo processing engine in existence. What if you want all the RAW processing features but aren't working with RAW photos?
Some people know how to...
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Photography, Tutorials
Adobe Camera Raw can do some extremely in depth photo editing, but sometimes the best changes are the most simple.
One of the classic problems with photography is that cameras cannot see as high a dynamic range between lights...
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Design, Photography, Tutorials
Seamlessly stitching photos together used to be a huge hassle. By using PhotoMerge within Photoshop's Automation menu, it's now easier than ever.
PhotoMerge is the perfect way to create panoramas or just combine multiple...
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Design, Photography, Tutorials
Whenever you're forced to use a sub par photo, or just want to take your image one step further, there are a lot of options to choose from.
One simple — but not so easy to execute — technique is called the out of bounds photo...
Posted on Oct 10, 2014 in Photography, Tutorials
This video will take you through the Lightroom workflow behind taking a photo from boring and flat to dynamic and engaging.
It's a pretty extreme example, but shows just how powerful the tools in Lightroom are when you need to...
Posted on Oct 06, 2014 in Photography, Tutorials
Sometimes the best photo moments are captured in a flash, but without using a flash. With the advent of RAW photo editing, it's easy to turn an underexposed, dull photo into a print ready portrait.
This tutorial will walk you...
Posted on Sep 26, 2014 in Design, Photography, Tutorials
A common effect people want, yet rarely know how to create, is a simple vignette. Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw make it simple to add vignettes to your photos, but it's a little less clear in Photoshop.
This tutorial will teach...