How To Sharpen an Image in Photoshop with Smart Filters and Luminosity Sharpening – I Create Content #5

After a crazy day with no power, it’s good to be back in the studio crankin’ out another episode of the show. Today, we continue to showcase the power of Smart Filters and go through a quick tutorial on Luminosity Sharpening in Photoshop. As always, be sure to Rate, Comment & Subscribe on YouTube. Let [...]

How To Use Shadows/Highlights Non-Destructively with Smart Objects in Photoshop – I Create Content #4

Here’s an afternoon post for everyone. This week we’ll talk some Photoshop. We’ll start off by looking at the Shadows/Highlights adjustment and how we can use it non-destructively with layers in Photoshop. Enjoy!

Ten Things Beginners Should Know About Lightroom – I Create Content #2

Woo Hoo! TWO SHOWS. We’re on our way people. *grin* In today’s episode I talk about Cyberlink’s PhotoDirector 2011. If you signup for their beta program you can get a free license when their software is released this summer. Some are calling it a Lightroom clone, and I’ll be posting my thoughts next week. Adobe [...]

June 6 – Week Recap

Good morning everyone. Here’s a recap of this week’s shared content: 1. Ten More Things About Photoshop posted on TipSquirrel. Part of my Top Ten series, you can never have enough Photoshop tips. 2. Working with Nested Styles in InDesign posted on Layers Magazine. InDesign is definitely a “must know” app for designers, especially now [...]

How to Create a Real Drop Shadow using Layer Styles in Photoshop

Today I have a quick tip on creating a real drop shadow using layer styles. I shared this trick during Midnight Madness at Photoshop World a couple of years ago, and someone recently asked me about it. Enjoy!

Use Hue & Saturation to change background color in Photoshop

This week’s tip came from a viewer who wanted to know how they could quickly change a backdrop canvas color. Here’s my Tip Tueday video answer:

Lightroom vs Adobe Bridge

My article was originally posted on TipSquirrel, February 23, 2010. I’ve updated the information to reflect the latest Adobe products. It may come as a shock, but with the pending releases of Lightroom 3 and CS5 currently on the brain, folks still have time to debate whether to use Lightroom or Adobe Bridge. Really? This [...]

Create a Rock Texture in Photoshop CS5

WOW. Where has the year gone? To kick off November you’ll find two new videos. Today’s tutorial demonstrates the Lighting Effects filter, something that appears to be missing if you’re running a Mac. That’s because to use some menu items & plugins on a Mac, you’ll need to run Photoshop CS5 in 32-bit mode. I’ve [...]