Create A Bokeh Effect In Photoshop
This probably isn’t really a Bokeh effect, but it will give you the tools to create one, if you take more time that I am going to take in this tutorial.
I’ve opened a new file 800 X 600@72 dpi with a white background (this can be changed later), and then created a new layer above that by using the ‘create new layer icon at the bottom of the layers palette’ or you can press Shift + Ctrl + N…
Pixel Drag In Photoshop
Possibly one of the easiest effects to create in Photoshop, but it looks as though it’s really complicated.
I’ve used a custom shape for the demo here, but you can use this on photographs as well. Remember to duplicate the b/ground and then click on the eyeball to hide it, that is in case you don’t like what you end up with or ….. you make a complete dog’s breakfast of it :-)
To practi…
Rugged, Gritty Effect In Photoshop
I didn’t really know what to call this :-) Probably aimed at portraits, but you could try it on other things to see how it turns out.
The image is brought to us by Orbán Ferenc over at the Stock Exchange site.
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Pop Colour Using Lab Mode in Photoshop
The mysterious Lab colour space :) Firstly, let me suggest that if you really want to know about the Lab colour space you get your hands on anything by Dan Margulis. He is the guy the gurus go to when they want to know something about it, he’s the man.
A quick way of looking at the Lab colour space is this-
L = Lightness
a = Red and Green.
b = Blue and Yellow.
Using a curve in…
Create A Realistic Shallow Depth Of Field In Photoshop
Sometimes we get it all wrong don’t we ? You’ve just taken the most fabulous image of great aunt bertha and when you upload it your computer ….. yikes …. wrong F Stop, wrong everything and that terrific image has no shallow depth of field. What to do ….... we could go and blur the heck out of it with Gaussian Blur and hope that no one notices that it doesn’t really mimic that made in th…
Flat to Fab in 4 easy steps with Photoshop
It’s really 5 easy steps because you will have to select something at the beginning, but doesn’t it always work that way :-)
The image below is brought to us courtesy of bjearwicke over at Stock Exchange.
Overall it’s a n…
Another Portrait Effect In Photoshop
I think this is one of the quickest and easiest ways to get a nice portrait in Photoshop. Again, it isn’t beauty retouching. Unlike the Dreamy Glow effect this should :-) be a little more realistic. You can use the image here to start with or use one of your own.
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Dreamy Glow for Portraits In Photoshop
This technique is an oldie, but a goodie. I think Eddie Tapp was the first person I saw do it and there have been variations, but for a quick and interesting portrait effect this is terrific. It is not a beauty retouch.
The image is brought to us by hamletnc over at Stock Xchange I have the original image as well as one that I tidied up a bit, you can cho…
Making Eyes Shine In Photoshop
I’m all about the easiest way to get from A to B and the process in this tutorial of making the eyes sparkle and shine in a portrait, is definately easy. You could use this on animals as well if you wanted.
You can download the image below to practise on if you like, just click through for the larger image.
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