by Steve Arnold | Aug 10, 2015 | How-To, Photoshop, Techniques, Video Tutorials
Here’s a quick introduction to smart objects in Photoshop. It’s another clip taken from my upcoming Photoshop 101 Video Course and it shows you the basics of what a smart object is as well as a couple of the main benefits of using one. Smart objects help...
by Steve Arnold | Aug 9, 2015 | How-To, Photoshop, Techniques, Video Tutorials
In this latest tutorial I’m going to show you the basics of how to use the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop. Then after that you’ll find out how to use those basics to start making subtle changes to your landscape photos that can help guide and direct your viewers...
by Steve Arnold | Aug 9, 2015 | How-To, Techniques, Video Tutorials
Here’s another new Photoshop video tutorial showing how to use the crop tool and the various different guides hidden within it to create a better composition in your photo. This feature of the crop tool remained hidden to me for quite some time, but now I know...
by Steve Arnold | Aug 8, 2015 | How-To, Techniques, Video Tutorials
In this latest Photoshop tutorial we look at the patch tool and how you can use it to remove or replace objects in your photos. The content aware blending is what makes this tool so useful. It’s great for when you’re trying to clone something with the...
by Steve Arnold | Aug 8, 2015 | How-To, Video Tutorials
In this video tutorial I’m showing some ways in which you can use the High Pass filter in Photoshop to sharpen your photos and increase details in selective areas. Most people use this tool for general sharpening at the end of their workflow, but this video...
by Steve Arnold | May 31, 2015 | How-To, Photoshop, Techniques
Which one of these deadly Photoshop mistakes do you want to fix today? Hey, Steve here When I process my landscapes and blend exposures, I like everything to look as natural as possible. If like me, you want the same thing then this means making sure your...
by Steve Arnold | Feb 12, 2014 | How-To, Photography Discussion
For all the benefits of digital photography, one big downside is that it makes us lazy and for some reason we are always putting off printing our favourite images that we have spent so long working on creating. But then at some point something is triggered inside and...
by Steve Arnold | Dec 13, 2013 | How-To, Photoshop, Techniques
If you use an ND filter on your lens then you’re most likely seeing a colour cast in your shots. If you’re not seeing it, it’s probably still there but you just aren’t noticing it… Unless you have some really expensive filters 🙂 Filters...
by Steve Arnold | Jun 28, 2013 | How-To, Photography Basics
It’s about time… Literally! Part two of this five part series on how to make your photos stand out from the crowd is about how the time of day drastically affects the outcome of your images and how knowing this will help you make better photos. To catch up...
by Steve Arnold | Nov 12, 2012 | How-To, Photography Basics
One way to create a really interesting photograph is to capture a scene in a way that your viewer would never normally see it in real life. This is a pretty broad concept so this post is the first in a 5 part series in which I’m going to show you 5 techniques...