Ever take a nice outdoor photo or landscape and wonder, “Gee what happened to that nice blue sky there was on that day?” Well, a lot of time depending on the direction of the light and your exposure, the sky will become blown out. You might lose a lot of cloud detail, and a lot of the deep blue color you remembered from that day. Check out this quick and easy Photoshop technique using simple selections and an addition sky images, for “digital Photoshoptic surgery”.
Blown out skies ruin a lot of good photos – don’t worry, they’re very easy to fix in Photoshop in under 5 minutes.
A great video tutorial by Deke McClelland on how to use the reset and purge functions in Photoshop CS4 to increase the performance. Clean out Photoshop’s plumbing when things get clogged up: Reset and purge.
Here Bob shows us how to use the screen layer blending mode in Photoshop to improve detail and levels. He also demonstrates how to create a simple gradient layer to improve the sky with the soft light layer blending mode. The Miz’s photoshop video tutorials are always a great resource to all photographers, graphic designers, and Photoshop users alike. This is a nice brief tutorial – I’m going to try and remember these simple pointers the next time I’m editing a landscape photo with a blue sky.
Here Bob show how to create a unique layout with simple square shapes in Photoshop. Clipping group is something I had never even heard of until I watched this tutorial. I really like how non-destructive the editing is with these methods. Everything Bob does, he does it in ways where he can easily modify it without having to go backwards in the history tab. Overall this is a really cool effect that you can easily tweak the template to your own style or personal preference.
Did you ever wonder how to make realistic water reflections? Sure, there are filters that will do this for you. Flaming Pear makes the flood filter which is another way to achieve this. Filter Forge is another. Here Bob illustrates how to create this look from scratch in Photoshop with an ultra realistic water ripples effect. Best of all, it costs you nothing but your time (only about 5-10 minutes). The Miz’s photoshop video tutorials are always a great resource to all photographers, graphic designers, and Photoshop users alike.
I came across a great Photoshop video tutorial today demonstrating how to properly use the liquify filter to enhance images of people. This guy does a great job of showing a little about what each tool does, and how simple it is to use it. I’ve stuck to the basics up until now, but this tut has helped me learn a lot. You really can do anything to people with this tool…make their butt larger or smaller, their boobs, their arms and legs, eyes, face, twist their head, even. Yes you can become a digital plastic surgeon! Now, obviously we don’t all have this much time to invest into perfecting every single image. In stock, buyers want what’s real as well, not just perfection. Keep that in mind, but have fun playing with this sweet tool.
Video by imaging expert and award-winning author Deke McClelland
Below are a few other videos demonstrating how far you can go with the liquify filter.
A fast and simple video tutorial by Robert Mizerek on how to create an action in Photoshop. Here you will learn how to create an action for saturation and lab color conversion. Bob’s photoshop video tutorials are always a great resource to all photographers, graphic designers, and Photoshop users alike.
Another Photoshop video tutorial by Robert Mizerek. This is a good one for this time of year. Here Bob illustrates how to use an adjustment layer to turn a green tree into a “fall” looking tree with bright autumn foliage. Right now in New England the trees have all peaked, and the leaves are falling. If you have shots of trees or landscapes from the summer, you can still make them look bright and amazing. The Miz’s photoshop video tutorials are always a great resource to all photographers, graphic designers, and Photoshop users alike.
A quick Photoshop video tutorial by Robert Mizerek on how to creative a retro photo frame (polaroid style) 3d effect. Bob’s photoshop video tutorials are always a great resource to all photographers, graphic designers, and Photoshop users alike.
This is yet another advanced yet easy to follow Photoshop tutorial by Robert Mizerek. He has passed away a little over a year ago, but his name will live on through his work. In the near future I plan on re-posting all of his tutorials that were once a great resource to all photographers, graphic designers, and Photoshop users alike.
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