Photoshop Tips & Techniques

At the August Photo Enhancement SIG meeting I presented seven videos on how to accomplish various tasks in Photoshop using techniques that some present at the meeting might not be aware of. Below is a list of those videos with brief comments about their content. Below that list is another list of videos that I thought were worthy of being included but were not shown either because of running out of time or the videos were to long. I hope you find one or more of these tips and techniques useful.

The seven videos shown during the August Photo Enhancement SIG meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThgJcSlPhw This video presents 5 Photoshop mistakes photographers make. I know I’m guilty of more than one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOgj4J8Kus4 5 easy retouching tips & tricks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVhk1RvbSE Natural way to increase saturation. This is a better way to increase saturation in your photos. It is more complex but you can download a Preset that makes it quick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmTPRlm4LK4 Frequency separation is a technique for retouching skin. You can download an action that makes it easy.

https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/3-time-saving-tips-work-faster-photoshop/

Split screen tip plus two others tips for speeding up your Photoshop workflow. I don’t know about you but I’m often zooming in and out of my photos as I work. Zoom in to accomplish a task and zoom out to see how it looks. This tip shows you a way to end the zooming in and out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6I9Q-b2pQc Difficult selections using Alpha Channel. When you have a difficult selection to make in Photoshop and your usual techniques are not getting it done then give this technique a try.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teKMm9u-h90 Reduce noise with NIK Define 2. This video shows how to use the NIK Define 2 tool to reduce noise. Define 2 is part of the FREE Google NIK collection. Highly recommended if you don’t already have it.

More videos showing how to do things in Photoshop

http://f64academy.com/5-ways-blend-if-will-blow-your-mind/ 5 ways using Blend If will blow your mind.

http://f64academy.com/3-ways-make-images-pop-selective-color-photoshop/

How to make your photos pop. There are actions you can download if you like these techniques.

https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/clone-stamp-tool-shortcuts/ Clone stamp tool shortcuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0PqWW-exIg This video demonstrates noise reduction and sharpening using Blend If

https://phlearn.com/tutorial/cut-hair-brush-tool-photoshop/ A different technique using the brush tool to cut out hair when trying to cut a person out of a photo.

https://phlearn.com/tutorial/remove-people-vacation-photos-photoshop/ How to remove unwanted people from the background in your vacation or any photos.

http://f64academy.com/fix-blue-waterfalls/ The water in waterfalls is not supposed to be blue. This video shows you how to remove the blue and make waterfalls white.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jayb8BzPoOs How to create realistic water reflections in Photoshop.

http://f64academy.com/advanced-look-hsl-adjustment/ An explaination on how to expand the range of colors targeted for adjustment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTw50M1dwb4 Post processing landscape photos in 5 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf5W7RNR2jY Another video on how to post process your landscape photos in 5 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSpyvMdRSlY Combine multiple exposures for amazing landscapes.

http://f64academy.com/6-ways-to-sharpen-without-using-plugins/

6 ways to sharpen like a pro. Includes downloadable actions.