Photoshop CS5 has an incredibly powerful new feature called Merge to HDR Pro, accessible from File>Automate. Quick results, intuitive controls, and magical de-ghosting. For best results, bracket three to five exposures when shooting; stabilize; and…
Author Archives: Corey Barker
Jumpstart 3D creation from the 3D panel
In Photoshop CS5 Extended, it’s easy to get started with 3D creation from the 3D panel (Window>3D). Use Repoussé on text layers, masks, selections, or paths to extrude them to real 3D geometries. Take layers…
Have You Tried Pixel Bender Yet?
There is a simple, yet cool new plug-in that is available over at the Adobe Labs site. It is called Pixel Bender and it is a collection of image altering effects that can yield some…
Quick Tips Tuesday
Hey gang, Thought I would share with you some quick Photoshop tips for today. It just seems to me that you can never have too many tricks in your arsenal to make you faster and…
Use Noise Reduction to soften skin
By now you know that Photoshop CS5 (Camera Raw 6) and Lightroom 3 have great Noise Reduction, but did you know that you could max Luminance and minimize Luminance Detail to make your image look…
Get rid of that shapelayer outline
If you’ve worked with a shape layer, you’ve probably noticed the appearance of a thin outline around the shape. The outline you see around a shape layer really doesn’t mean anything. It won’t print or…
NAPP News for All
Well last Friday I had mentioned the image of the week that the NAPP Executive Director Larry Becker has the pleasure of selecting every week but there is also something else Larry does every week…
TGIF New Bits…
Image of the Week Posted Hi folks. It is Friday so I have just a few little bits for you today. Be sure to check out the newest image of the week over at the…
on 3D Bold Text Effect[...] This tutorial will explain how to create a bold bright-textured slick text effect in Photoshop CS6. A simple pattern...
on 3D DNAGood tutorial with nice instruction. 
on Replace ColorI found something that worked great for me that will work for black (that's what I used it on), select...
on Vintage Metal Text EffectNice tutorial and cool effect!!! Thank you!!!!