by Damien Symonds | Apr 20, 2020 | Photoshop Tools
It’s taken me a long time to write this article, because relevant examples are hard to come by. The “Blend If” function is an obscure but occasionally very useful part of Photoshop (not Elements, sorry). I hope you’ll find this article...
by Damien Symonds | Jan 3, 2016 | Photoshop Tools
You have probably already tried my original Photoshop Histogram Test. I hope it helped your understanding. This time, I’ve processed one photo eight times using ACR. See how you go spotting which histogram belongs with each image. This is a really difficult...
by Damien Symonds | Jan 3, 2016 | Photoshop Tools
Reading histograms is critical for digital imaging. Luckily, it’s not difficult. Try this simple test. Notes: If your monitor isn’t calibrated, or you are not using a colour-managed browser, you might have trouble judging the images correctly. This page...
by Damien Symonds | Dec 28, 2015 | Photoshop Tools
The Alt or Option key does all sorts of tricky little stuff in Photoshop and Elements. Here are a few … Alt-click on the background of Curves to double the number of grid lines. I find this very useful for extra accuracy. Hold down the Alt key while...
by Damien Symonds | Dec 27, 2015 | Photoshop Tools
Curves are a very powerful tool. But there’s something important that rarely gets mentioned. The importance of Curves and Levels Curves and Levels are the fundamental Photoshop skills, in my opinion. To use Curves and Levels is to manipulate the colours exactly...
by Damien Symonds | Dec 27, 2015 | Photoshop Tools, Templates
(This is for Photoshop only, not Elements, sorry.) I was originally asked for this tutorial by somebody who was designing a fridge calendar. The link to the example calendar they wished to emulate has gone, unfortunately, but I’m including this tutorial here...
