Top Photo Stitching Software for Breathtaking Panoramas
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Top Photo Stitching Software for Breathtaking Panoramas

Photo stitching to create panoramas is a great way to take a set of images, sometimes thousands, and create a new and exciting picture out of them. For instance, according to Business Insider, one of the world’s most large scale photos was created using panoramic photography, stitched together using billions of pixels. The photo is…

How to Use Curves in Photoshop
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How to Use Curves in Photoshop

Even with the best camera and skillful exposure adjustments, your photograph can still turn out looking flat or dull. Sometimes the light isn’t quite right for that vibrant image you were imagining (like the one above).  However, there is a perfect tool to enhance your image during post-processing: curves.  How to Use Curves in Photoshop…

How to Add Creative Textures in Photoshop
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How to Add Creative Textures in Photoshop

Adding textures to your photographs during edits is one of the most creative techniques you can use to add an extra dimension to your photos.  Textural overlaying is a fun and easy process that lets you have the creative freedom to improve your photo edits. But when done incorrectly, you can end up with undesirable…

Understand Photo Editing: The Dodge and Burn Technique
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Understand Photo Editing: The Dodge and Burn Technique

It can be frustrating to take a great photo, get your subject and composition just right, only to discover issues with the exposure. However, just because you have exposure issues doesn’t mean that all is lost. A simple technique known as dodge and burn can help you fix exposure issues, both over- and underexposure, and…

How to Edit Amazing Videos in Lightroom
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How to Edit Amazing Videos in Lightroom

When it comes to editing, Lightroom is a popular creative platform from Adobe. We know it’s possible to tweak and touch up photos, but can we edit video in Lightroom? Not only is it possible, but we can also walk you through how to edit video in Lightroom! Importing Video to Lightroom Start by importing…

How to Create Actions in Photoshop to Make Your Edits Pop
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How to Create Actions in Photoshop to Make Your Edits Pop

Photoshop Actions are a convenient feature. An “action” is a series of tasks you can save and apply to any file you want to edit. You can use this feature to automate some repetitive workflows and get more consistent results when editing images in batches. Photoshop comes with some predefined actions, but you can create…

Master Image Culling: How to Use Photo Mechanic
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Master Image Culling: How to Use Photo Mechanic

If you regularly take hundreds (or even thousands of photos), you know all too well the frustration of sifting through the images. But what if we told you there was a way to make this task more manageable with a tool called Photo Mechanic? You may be reluctant to add another photo application to your…

What is a Contact Sheet and How Do You Make One?
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What is a Contact Sheet and How Do You Make One?

Making a contact sheet isn’t complicated, but whether you’re going through Windows or using options like Contact Sheet II through Adobe Photoshop, creating contact sheets does require a few steps. Here’s your step-by-step guide to how to make contact sheets. Photo by rpavich licensed under CC BY 2.0  How To Make A Contact Sheet Here’s…

How to Apply Sun Rays in Photoshop
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How to Apply Sun Rays in Photoshop

The sun’s rays are one of the most beautiful details about an early morning stroll or a beautiful sunset. Yet despite their beauty, light rays are often challenging to capture with a camera alone, which is why many photographers resort to adding in rays with Photoshop during their editing process.  Creating rays in Adobe Photoshop…

How to Make a Panorama in Photoshop
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How to Make a Panorama in Photoshop

Panoramic photos are a cool way to showcase seamless images of more expansive physical spaces. Traditional panoramic views are typically of landscapes and cityscapes, but you don’t have to limit your photos to just those.  Most photographers create these wider images by stitching together several photos horizontally or vertically from different angles using Adobe Photoshop…

How to Open Raw Files the Easy Way
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How to Open Raw Files the Easy Way

Since the early 2000s, the raw file format has produced some of the highest quality images possible. Digital cameras typically produce images in the JPEG or raw format. Many programs recognize JPEG, but to view raw files is a different story. A raw image is large and stores more information. Different camera brands produce varying…

How to Sharpen Edges in Photoshop
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How to Sharpen Edges in Photoshop

Have you snapped an image that ends up being unclear or blurry? The process of sharpening edges in Photoshop will significantly improve the quality of your image. Many photographers make the mistake of sharpening the entire image and applying the sharpen picture everywhere. There are many instances where you need to be more selective in…

How to Make a Reflection in Photoshop
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How to Make a Reflection in Photoshop

With Photoshop’s help, you can create breathtaking landscapes and epic shots with the software’s reflection capabilities. It is a photographer’s motivation to capture the perfect reflection. Not only does a reflection improve the subject, but it also adds another element of “wow” to the photo. Preparing this reflection in Photoshop is not the most straightforward…

How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop
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How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop

What are the benefits of whitening teeth in photoshop? We love to capture the beautiful moments of an anniversary, wedding, birthday, graduation, or other parties. Everyone is smiling and looking lively, but sometimes the group’s teeth color is inconsistent. Because of the teeth whitening capabilities of Adobe Photoshop, the teeth color imbalance can get removed….

How to Use LUTs in Photoshop
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How to Use LUTs in Photoshop

A LUT, also known as a look up table, is a trusted color grading method for video editing. LUTs are useful in photo retouching via Photoshop. LUTs photoshop processes provide a blueprint of matching colors in photo or video footage. With just one click, you can implement a color grade process to an entire picture or…

How to Make a Photo Look Like a Painting in Photoshop
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How to Make a Photo Look Like a Painting in Photoshop

Anything is possible with Adobe Photoshop software. One of the fantastic capabilities of the program is the ability to make your photos look like paintings. This article will show you how to make an image look similar to a painting in Photoshop. Photoshop contains many built-in filters, effects, and tools that will allow you to…