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.
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.
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