If you’re in Bridge and you want to open a RAW photo without going through the Camera Raw dialog, just press-and-hold the Shift key and double-click on the image. It’ll bypass the Camera Raw dialog,…
Author Archives: Corey Barker
Press-and-Hold Alt to Reset
If you ever want to get back to the original settings that your photo had when you opened it in the Camera Raw dialog, just press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key. You’ll see the Cancel…
Tinting a photo
Want a cool tint formula for a black and white? First, when you’re in Camera Raw, go to the HSL/Grayscale tab and turn on the Convert to Grayscale checkbox. Then, go to the next panel…
Abstract 3D
Using Photoshop CS5′s new 3D features to create abstract 3D elements.
Straightening Based on a Vertical surface
Camera Raw has a Straighten tool to straighten your photos. What a lot of people don’t know is that if you don’t have a perfectly horizontal surface, such as a horizon line, to straighten your…
PSW May Giveaway! There is still time!
Well if you haven’t been to the Photoshop World site in a while it’s time to start checking it out. It has recently been updated with a lot of new information and some other cool…
Opening a JPEG in Raw
Starting with Camera Raw 4.1, you can now open and process JPEG photos in the Adobe Camera Raw dialog. If you’re in Bridge, select a JPEG photo that you want to edit. Then go to…
Sharpening with Alt/Option key
Camera Raw 4.1 introduced some killer new sharpening sliders that let you get a lot more sharpening work done before you ever even get into Photoshop. One cool trick when using the sliders is to…




