Use the Lasso tool ( L ) or Polygonal Lasso tool to rough-in a shape. After making your selection, open the Paths panel (Window>Paths), press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key, and click the Make Work…
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Stamp Visible
This is one of those tips that you’ll either use all the time or never. Press Command – Option – Shift – E (PC: Ctrl – Alt – Shift – E) to Stamp Visible layers,…
Change the Hardness of a Brush on the Fly
You probably know that when the Brush tool ( B ) is selected, you can decrease or increase the brush size by pressing the Left Bracket ( [ ) or Right Bracket ( ] )…
Create a “Rule-of-Thirds” Grid
Don’t use the grid view very often? Then turn it into a rule-of-thirds grid. In Photo-shop, press Command – K (PC: Ctrl-K) to open your Preferences. Click on Guides, Grid & Slices from the list…
Lightening an Underexposed Image, Method 3
This time, let’s use a Curves adjustment layer to lighten our image. Open the image and in the Adjustments panel, click on the Curves icon. Now select the little hand with the double-facing arrow at…
Lightening an Underexposed Image, Method 2
Another way to lighten an image uses the Overlay screen mode. Here’s how: Open the image and click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. Press D to…
Lightening an Underexposed Image, Method 1
When I’m shooting concert images, the lighting often changes quickly, and I end up with an image that’s just a little too dark. One of the simplest and most effective tricks to lighten an image…
Quickly Straighten Images in Camera Raw
While Camera Raw can do amazing things with the White Balance menu, Exposure sliders, and other adjustments to get the best out of your images, there’s one tool I use all the time: the Straighten…
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