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If you’ve ever wondered what the small icons in the Layer palette do, you might be surprised at how useful they can be. Here’s what the Lock Transparent Pixels icon does and how you can use it.

There are times when you are working with content on layers in Photoshop that the layers can do [...]

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Photoshop: Working with Locked Pixels

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Lightroom has more tricks up its sleeve than simple photo fixes such as exposure and contrast. It’s possible to craft images inside Lightroom and, in many ways, the tools in Lightroom make the task easier than it would be in Photoshop or another editing program.
In this post I’ll show you a way to turn [...]

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8 Steps to Crafting Images in Lightroom

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When you’ve been using a program like Photoshop for a length of time, you begin to develop a wish list of things you’d like to see in future versions. Sometimes these are addressed by new releases and sometimes they’re not.
Now I know Photoshop CS5 has just been released but there are still things on my [...]

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Photoshop CS6 – What’s on your wish list?

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A Guest Post by Nick Rains.
Using metadata correctly means that images can be fully catalogued and images can be retrieved at any time without necessarily knowing which folder the file is in. King Penguins, Macquarie Island – Canon 5D MkII, 300f2.8L 1/500 second @ f5.6.
Filing
Where do you actually put your image files?
Do you [...]

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File Archiving Strategy – the Bucket System

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Subjects who wear eye glasses can offer a unique difficulty for photographers. First, there’s the dilemma of whether they should wear them or not (will they not feel & look like themselves without them? Are they hiding fabulous eyes behind those glasses?) And then there’s the problem of glare and reflection. An attentive photographer will [...]

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How to Prevent & Edit out Reflections on Glasses

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Destructive editing. Do the very words make you shudder? For many, the main rule of editing is to avoid destruction at all costs. So today, we’re going to talk about dodging and burning the non-destructive way.
For beginners, dodging and burning are tools in Photoshop and other editing programs which darken (burn) or lighten (dodge) desired [...]

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Non Destructive Dodging and Burning

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In an earlier blog post, I discussed a typical Lightroom workflow and I advocated using the Exposure slider to lighten an image. I also said that I preferred to skip using the Lightroom Brightness slider altogether.
I’ve recently changed my mind about the Brightness slider and I’d encourage you, if you haven’t already done so, [...]

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Lightroom: Embracing Brightness

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A Guest post by Phil Steele
Almost any portrait subject over the age of 25 can use some under-eye cleanup, but many photographers struggle to make this common retouch look natural. I know I struggled with it, until I found this handy shortcut.
Most of us start out using the Clone Stamp tool as our all-purpose retouching [...]

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The Fast Way to Remove Dark Circles Under Eyes in Photoshop

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In this post, I’ll show you how to create a simple composite by placing one image in another. Along the way, I’ll not only bend one image to fit its new position but I’ll also show you a layer style trick that overcomes the problem that you’ll see if you scroll down to step 6 [...]

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How to Create A Simple Composite: Photoshop Creative

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Backing up your photography work and thinking about the workflow to do is it essential whether you’re a hobby photographer with pictures of your kids on your computer or a pro working with client images.
Pro photographer Chase Jarvis has created a fantastic video showing how he and his team keep their data safe. It’s [...]

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Pro Photographer Chase Jarvis Shares His Complete Workflow, Storage and BackUp System

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