Create and add snow to your photographs
Falling snow can be a difficult thing to photograph. The odds of a good snowstorm at the same time of your photo-shoots are slim, or maybe you live somewhere that doesn't get [...]
Creating a Tilt Shift “Miniature” Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial I demonstrate using the Blur Gallery in Adobe® Photoshop®, along with adjustment layers and blending modes, to add a "miniature effect" to your photographs. This technique works well with photos [...]
Dodging and Burning in Photoshop [Video]
Manually editing the contrast in a photo can add an enormous amount of depth beyond what you can achieve using sliders and curves. In this tutorial I demonstrate a simple and practical [...]
Importing Custom Brushes into Photoshop [Video]
One of Photoshop's strengths is its ability to allow for custom preset files, such as brushes. In this tutorial I show you the simple process of importing .abr files into Photoshop. If [...]
Color Grading in Photoshop [Video]
Color grading is a great way to add a stylized look to any photograph. And the great thing is that it doesn't have to be difficult! In this short video tutorial I [...]
Add a grunge look to photographs in Photoshop [Video]
There are a lot of things that you can do to enhance photographs using adjustment layers and blending modes. In this tutorial I show you a very quick way to add a [...]
Importing and Applying LUT Files in Photoshop [Video]
LUT files are fantastic presets that can be used in many different photo-editing applications. They are easy to use in Photoshop, but require you to manually add any third-party LUT files you [...]
Adding an Orton Effect in Photoshop [Video]
I love to make my photos bright and colorful images in Photoshop. While there are many tools to boost the saturation of an image, my favorite method is the Orton Effect, which [...]
Basic Sky Replacement in Photoshop [Video]
When you have a simple, boring sky as your background, one thing you can do to enhance the photograph is to replace that sky with a new one. In this video I demonstrate [...]
Aurora HDR 2018: Updated to version 1.2.0
Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Today Skylum released a big update to Aurora HDR 2018 (version 1.2.0). (This is a free update for all owners of the 2018 version.) With [...]
Two Minute Tip: Intensifying Eyes in Photoshop [Video]
In this short "Two Minute Tip" I share a simple technique to create beautiful enhancements to eyes using the dodge and burn technique inside of Photoshop. This effect can be easily adapted [...]
Blending Images with Gradients in ON1 Photo RAW [Video]
Please enjoy this free video lesson from my new eBook and video training course Step by Step with ON1 Photo RAW (2018). Learn how to use gradients in ON1 Layers to blend [...]