Grid as Design Element in Photoshop
Excerpted from Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks for Designers, Volume 1, by Corey Barker I actually saw this effect in a movie poster, but …
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The High-Contrast Portrait Looks
Lightroom’s Clarity slider increases midtone contrast, and does a pretty nice job of enhancing texture and giving your subjects a gritty look, but if you really want to take it to the next level, jump over to Photoshop and apply this high-contrast, mutli-layer tonal contrast effect.
When Your Subject Is in the Shadows
We all wind up shooting subjects that are backlit (where the light is behind your subject). That's because our eyes automatically adjust to the …
Balancing Skin Tones with Photoshop
You're definitely going to run into situations where your subject has a patch of skin, maybe on their arm, or back, or leg, that …
Photoshop Chalkboard Effect
Here’s a pretty easy way to get a chalkboard look in Photoshop (without getting the chalk dust everywhere).
Creating an Otherworldly Title Screen in Adobe Photoshop
They are among us, and they have the power to destroy us. It’s up to you to save mankind! Okay, that may be overstating …
Basic Principles of Graphic Design
Graphic design is the Great Communicator—it’s problem solving. Good design translates and consolidates ideas or content, presenting them in a way that elicits a …
Fixing Group Shots the Easy Way in Photoshop
Group shots are always a challenge because, without a doubt, somebody in the group will be totally hammered (at least, that's been the experience with my family. You know I'm kidding, right?).
