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effects. No matter where your interests or expertise lie, there is always something new to learn, even for
advanced users, and the Photoshop Image Editing Genius Guide is packed full of in-depth features and
step-by-step tutorials that offer essential tips and guidance. You are even able to follow along using the
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Contents
The ultimate guide to Photoshop
FEATURE
PHOTOEDITING
RETOUCHING
PHOTOEFFECTS
6 Photoshop Image Editing Genius Guide
Page48
“It’scompletelypossibleto
makeprofessional-looking
editstoyourphotographs
usingPhotoshop”
Page8
8 100 best-ever tips
The most valuable editing tips and tricks
to help you become a Photoshop genius
24 10 essential editing skills
32 Colour correct photos
36 Enhance with light
40 Fix Barrel Distortion
44 Improve group photos
48 Create compositions
52 Rescue your old photos
58 Restore old photos
62 Restore old shots with filters
68 Essential photo effects
76 Create impact with light tricks
82 Master the Lomo effect
86 Create monochromatic atmosphere
92 Get a soft-focus effect
94 Create tilt-shift effects
98 Add movement
102 Top 5 retouching projects
108 Retouch portraits
112 Retouch eye colour for striking shots
114 Create vibrant portraits
118 Retouch for commercial use
124 Make expert automotive retouches
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CREATIVEEDITING
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132 Make creative edits
140 Turn photos into oil paintings
144 Create surreal landscapes
150 Create surreal portraits
154 Make action-packed composites
162 The A-Z of Photoshop tools
176 Explore the Transform tools
178 Use Content-Aware Fill
182 Use the Crop tool creatively
186 Explore Dodge, Burn and Sponge
188 Understand Channels
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BEST-EVERTIPS
8 Photoshop Image Editing Genius Guide
Being able to get the precise
result you want is the obvious
goal of any Photoshop user.
Even if you reach the hallowed state
of understanding the commands
you need to get the edits you want,
don’t assume it’s over. Photoshop is
a maelstrom of methods, so keep
your learning head on because you
might just discover a better way of
approaching an edit. Over the next
few pages you can absorb vital tips for
taking images further and exploring the
true potential of Photoshop. We’ve even
divided these into sections to make
them more digestible.
To kick things off we look at how
layers and blending techniques
can help enhance your work.
We also explore the vital art of
photomanipulation, with some helpful
techniques to unravel this
fundamental method.
Filters are often classified as being for
beginners, but they hold useful results
for photographers. We explore the best
for improving your shots. And one of
the most immediate ways of improving
images is by controlling colour, so we
reveal a few quick methods of ensuring
the maximum impact.
Retouching is a big part of what
makes Photoshop special, so we’ve
explored the tools and adjustments to
make model images look even better.
Rounding all this off is our guide
to a more-efficient workflow and how
you can make sure everything runs
smoothly. So dive in and get ready to
learn a few tricks.
Wepresent100ofthemostvaluableeditingtipsandtricks
tohelpyoubecomeaPhotoshopgenius
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9. GeniusGuide
Gainultimatecontrolofyourlayersandblenda
pathtoyournextPhotoshopmasterpiece
Thepower
oflayers
03 RapidmobilityMovealayerupanddownthestackingorderwithCmd/
Ctrl+(or),theleftandrightbracketkeys,ormovetotheverytopand
bottombyaddingShifttothekeyboardcombination.Youcanalsohavemultiple
layersselectedwhileperformingthis.Iftheselectedlayersarenon-contiguous,they
willbemadecontiguousifmoved.
06 Opacityby
numbersChangea
layer’sopacitybyselectingthe
Movetoolandrapidlyentering
thenumericalvalue(hit3then
2for32%).Hit0For100%,or
00inPhotoshopCS6willgive
you0%.
05 ExplorelayerscriptsIfyouhavebeenexperimentingwithatechnique
onmultipleimagesonmultiplelayers,youmightfindthatyouwantto
lookatdifferentlayersseparately.Theeasiestwaytoextractthelayersistovisit
theFilemenuandheaddowntoScripts.PicktheExportLayerstoFilesoptionfor
Photoshoptoseparateoutthelayersintoindividualfiles.
07 Gobackintime
Cmd/Ctrl+Zwill
undoyourlastedit,butadd
inShiftandyoucanstepback
throughyourHistorypalette.
04 Addtexture to photos Scaninsomenotesoranoldquizandplaceiton
topofyourcomposition.Adjusttheblendmodetomixitin(tryMultiplyor
ColorBurn),thenaddalayermaskandpaintblackinsurplusareas.
01BlendmodeshuffleNeedto
shopforablendmode?Instead
oftryingeachonefromthedrop-down
menuatthetopoftheLayerspalette,
youcancyclethroughthem.HitShift
andthe+keyorShiftandthe-keyto
quicklyfindtheperfectblend.
02 SingledoutPutthespotlight
onalayerbyOpt/Alt-clicking
itsVisibilityicon(theeyeball).Thishides
allotherlayersandenablesyoutoview
thetargetlayerwithoutanydistractions.
Opt/Alt-clicktheeyeballagaintoreveal
thehiddenlayers.
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10. Photoshop Creative
Therearelotsofgreatfeaturesthatyoucanuseinordertogivewingstoyourimagination.
Herearesomeusefultipsforachievingtrulyfantasticalphotomontages
Clevercomposites
08 SelectiontoolsTherearea
hugenumberofselectiontools
inPhotoshop,includingthePolygonal
Lasso,PenandQuickSelection.Youcan
usetheQuickSelectiontooltomake
simpleandfastselections.HoldOpt/Altto
alternatebetweenaddingorsubtracting
fromselectionsandvarythebrush’ssizeto
preciselyselectyoursubject.
09 RefineEdgeUsetheRefine
Edgecommandtobring
backdetailssuchashairandfur.After
youselectyourimage,opentheRefine
Edgedialogbox(Select>RefineEdge),
ticktheSmartRadiusboxandincrease
theRadius.UsetheRefineRadiustoolto
painttheareaswhereyouwanttobring
thedetailsback.ChooseOutputasNew
LayerwithLayerMask.
14 Lightingeffects Goto
Filter>Render>LightingEffects,
chooseSpotlightandselectthecolourof
thelight.Youcannowcreateadiffused
lightbyadjustingtheAmbience.Thiswill
provideyouwithapowerfuleffect.
10 Burntool
HoldtheOpt/Altkeyandclick
CreateaNewLayer.OntheNewLayer
dialog,chooseMode:Overlayandcheck
theFillboxwith50%Gray.GrabtheBurn
tool,decreasetheExposureandpaint
overtheshadowsonyourimage.
15 CloneStamp
PicktheClone
Stamptool(S)andhitF5.
Choosethebrushpreset
#112,checktheShape
DynamicsandScattering
optionsandsetthebrush’s
Angle.HoldOpt/Altto
sampletheareatouse.
16 Cliplayers Anyadjustmentyoumaketo
yourselectedlayerwillaffecteveryother
layerunderit.Toavoidthis,aswellastoapplythe
adjustmentonlytoyourcurrentlayer,hitCmd/
Ctrl+Opt/Alt+Gtoapplyaclippingmask.
17 Getpersonal Customiseyour
interfacetohowyoulikeusing
Window>Workspace.
100best-evertips
06Opacityby
numbersChange
alayer’sopacitybyselecting
theMovetoolandrapidly
enteringthenumerical
value(hit3then2for32%).
Hit0For100%,or00in
PhotoshopCS6willgive
you0%.
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9 Disguiseseparateelements Theidealscenarioistohaveimageswithsimilarlightingand
colourvaluestouseforaphotocomposite.Butthisrarelyhappensinpractice.Ifyoufindthat
theimagesarejusttoodifferenttomakelookunified,oryoucan’tbebotheredtospendtimeediting,
simplyapplyacoloureditoverthewholeimage.
20 Cosmeticsurgery Inaperfectworld
theimagesweuseinourcompositions
wouldbedevoidofunwantedobjects,blemishes
andimperfections.However,cosmeticsurgeryis
madeeasywiththehelpofafewtools,oneofwhich
isthePatchtool.Toapplythis,allyouhavetodois
selectabadareaofyourimagebycirclingit.Movethis
selectionontoapreferableareatoblendthetwo.
A Sorttheselection Startbyselectingan
imagetomergewithanother.Trytopick
onethathasevenlightingandcolour.Thengoto
Select>Modifyandcontractorfeatherinorderto
softentheedges.
B Tooharsh Nowyouneedtoplacethe
cutoutimageontothenewbackground.
Eventhoughthelightingmightlookrathersimilar,
whentheimagesaretogether,youwillseethat
theylookfake.
C Blurtofix TakeatriptotheFilter>Blur>
GaussianBlurandthenapplyasmallsetting
tothebackgroundimage.Thisprocesswillhelpto
softentheimagealittlebitandmakethem
mergetogether.
21Centre-stageDouble-taptheTabkeytoshow
yourimageinthecentreofPhotoshopwithout
panelsorpalettes.
22Mergeimages
18 Besmart SmartObjectshelpyouedityourimages
withoutcausingdamage.Youcanconvertanylayer
intoaSmartObjectbyCtrl/right-clickingitandselecting
ConverttoSmartObject.Toeditthatlayer,justdouble-click
onitsthumbnailandit’llopeninaseparatewindow.After
you’veappliedthechanges,hitFile>SaveandtheSmart
Objectwillautomaticallyassimilatethechangesyou’vemade.
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Takeyoureditingtothenextlevel
withthesefundamentaltricks
Improveimages
29 Penselections
Ifthere’sapartofyourimagethat’s
provingdifficulttoselectwithanordinarytool,the
Pentoolcanalwayssavetheday.Zoominclose,
panacrossyourimagewhileholdingtheSpacebar
andmarkapathalongtheedgesofyoursubject.
YoucanconvertthistoaselectionbyCtrl/right-
clickingandchoosingMakeSelection.
28 Sharpness Ofallthe
waystosharpenanimage,
theHighPassfilterisoneofthebest.
Thisisappliedtoanewgreylayer,
withitsblendmodesettoHard
Light.Thesharpnessoftheimage
canbedialleddownusingthe
OpacitysliderintheLayerspalette.
26 Highkey Makeyourportraitssingby
pushingthehighlightstothemaximum.
OpenLevelsandadjustthehighlightslideruntilalmost
blown.Usethemidtoneslidertorescueanylostdetail.
24 Sepia Tickthe
Colorizebox
andsettheHuesliderto
30intheHue/Saturation
adjustmenttoconvert
yourimagetosepia.The
bonusaboutusingthis
adjustmentisthatthe
SaturationandLightness
sliderswillcontrolthe
impactofthenewtone.
23 Lomo UsetheCurvesadjustmenttocreatean
authenticLomoeffect.Bymanipulatingthe
threeRGBcolourmodesinsidetheadjustmentyoucan
replicatedifferentLomostylesanddistortedcolours.
25 Infrared The
Black&White
adjustmentlayerhasa
specificpresettoachieve
atraditionalfilmeffect.
Loadtheadjustment
fromtheLayerspalette
andselecttheInfrared
option.Thesliderswillstill
beactivetoperfectthe
effectonyourimage.
27 Controlexposure Notallimageshave
perfectlightingoutofthecamera,sothe
Levelsadjustmentisidealforturningdownthe
dynamicrangeorboostingitup.
Master
adjustmentlayers
30 Controlworkspace Ifyou
havemanyimagesopen
atoncethatareconfusing,goto
Window>Arrange>ConsolidateAllTo
Tabs.NowhitCmd/Ctrl+Tabtocycle
throughtheimagesonebyone.
31 Ontheflipside
HittheXkey
toflipyourForeground
andBackgroundcolours
around.Thisishandywhen
editingamask.
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34 Gofaster Backgroundblurring
addsimpacttothemainsubject.
Ifyoudidn’tcapturethisatthetimeof
shooting,usePhotoshopCS6’sFieldBlurfilter
toaddpointsofblurintothebackgroundand
controltheirstrengthsaccordingtodistance.
36 Getbrightercolours Perhaps
you’realreadyfamiliarwiththeHue/
Saturationadjustment,butdidyouknow
thatifyoucombineitwiththeOverlayblend
modeyoucanboostyourtonesevenmore?
32 Selectivelylighten TheDodgetoolisquite
niftyatlightingpartsofanimagethatlooktoo
dark.Onaduplicatecopyoftheimage,setMidtonesin
theOptionsbar,thenuseasoftbrushatalowOpacityof
10%tocarefullybringbackdetailsinthoseareas.
33 Colour
selections
TheColorRangeoption
undertheSelectmenu
isapowerfultoolthat
enablesyoutopicka
tonefromyourimage
andmakeitaselection.
UsetheAddand
Subtracteyedroppers
insidetheColorRange
menutocontroljust
whathasbeenadded
andrefinetheselection.
35 Duplicateyourimage
Tocreateaduplicateof
yourimagetoworkinPhotoshop,
gotoLayer>DuplicateLayerandset
DocumenttoNew.Youcannamethis
newfilebeforeconfirming.Younow
havetwoversionsofthesameimage
openandreadytoeditwith.
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Don’tdismissfilters;usethemtomakequickandefficienteditsandhelpstreamlineyourworkflow
Essentialfilteredits
41 Enablesmartfilters Filtersalways
usedtobedestructiveedits,butwithCS3,
SmartFiltersmadetheirdebut.ByenablingSmart
Filters(fromtheFiltermenu)thelayerbecomesa
SmartObject,meaningthefiltercanbere-edited,
removedortweakedatanystagewithnohassle.
42 Inversion
It’shandy
tobeabletoinverta
maskviaashortcut.
Youcandothisby
pressingCmd/Ctrl+I.
38 GocustomformorecontrolClicktheCustomtab
totinkerwithspecificsettings.TheGeometricDistortion
andTransformsectionswilltacklebulging,concaveorskewed
perspectives.Allittakesisasimplemoveofthesliderstomakethe
adjustments.Ifyouaretacklingthesamelensproblemsagainand
again,savethesettingsandloadforfutureedits.
37 One-clickfixTheLensCorrection
filterisexcellentforcombatingany
lensdistortion.Uponopening,itshouldpickup
yourcameratype.Ifnotyoucanloadprofiles.
TheAutoCorrectiontabisagoodplacetostart
andisoftenaninstantfix.
39 NomorefringeAnother
commonissuewithlensesis
chromaticaberration,orcolourfringing
aroundtheedgesofobjects.TheLens
Correctionfilterhasasectiondedicated
tothis,againcontrolledusingsliders.
40 CreativeedgesVignetteshave
longbeenusedbyphotographersas
awayofdrawingaviewer’seyeintotheframe,
buttheyarealsoanessentialfinishingtouchto
retrophotofinishesRatherthanapplymanually,
usetheVignettesliderforquickapplication.
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45 Createadepthmapforlensblur Asimple,yeteffectivewaytoachieveaforceddepthoffield
istomergechannelmaskswiththeLensBlurfilter.Createawhitetoblacklineargradientmask
channel(calledAlpha1).LoadtheLensBlurfilter,selecttheAlpha1channelfromtheDepthMapSource
drop-downandthenadjustwiththesliders.Youcanalterthefocuspointbyclickingontheimage.
44 Removenoise TheReduce
Noisefiltercanbeausefultoolfor
obliteratingartifacts,butfighttheurgeto
increasethePreserveDetailsorSharpenDetails
sliders.Thesejustemphasisethenoise.It’smuch
bettertosharpenafterthenoiseisremoved.
43 Motionblur Don’tgetstuckintothinking
thatMotionBlurisjustformakingvehicles
lookasthoughtheyaremoving.Applyittogatherings
ofpeopletoaddadynamicfeeltocrowdshots,oruse
inlandscapestosoftenwaterandskiestomakethem
lookliketheyaremoving.
Quickandeasy
filteredits
Useasabaseformoretweaks
46
DiffuseglowQuicklystrip
colourfromimagesoradd
interesttomonochromeby
applyingtheDiffuseGlow
filter.FoundintheDistort
group,thiscanbe
surprisinglyuseful.
48
Noisemerging The
AddNoisefilterisnotonly
goodforrecreatingretro
effects,butuseddelicately
itcanpreventbanding that
sometimesoccurswhen
printinggraduatedcolours.
47
SmartsharpenTogetthe
bestfromtheSharpenfilters,
ensure youusetheFilter
menu’sConvertforSmart
Filterscommand.Thenyou
canpaintonthemaskto
controlthesharpenarea.
49
Keepitallinperspective
UsetheVanishingPoint
filterinordertosetupa
gridtomakeitmucheasier
whenaddingelementsthat
needtobeinthecorrect
perspectiveandscale.
50
GraphictextureUsethe
ColorHalftonefiltertoapply
agraphicfeeltophotos.
Duplicateyourphoto,open
thefilterandsettheRadius
to4.NowchoosetheOverlay
blendmodetomerge.
51 FillitupYoucanquicklyandeasilyhitCmd/
Ctrl+Backspaceinordertofillalayerwiththe
Backgroundcolour.Thisisaratherusefulshortcuttobe
awareof.
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56 Photofiltereffects
Donotoverlookthe
PhotoFiltercommandfromthe
Adjustmentsmenu.Thishandy
littlebeastwillenableyouto
applyawashofcolour,andis
particularlygoodatwarming
orcoolingimages,keeping
luminosity.Haveagoandsee
foryourself.
57 Brushonsaturation
TheSpongetoolis
aquickwaytobolstercolour
saturation.Itisdestructive,so
alwaysuseitonaduplicatelayer,
butitdoesenableyoutopicka
brush,setsizeandstrengthand
thenbrushonthesaturation.
Youcanalsouseitinorderto
desaturateimages.
52 Rainboweyes Merge
colourwithblackand
whitebyselectinganarea,applying
agradient,settingtheblendmode
toColorandthenadjustingwiththe
Hue/Saturationcommand.Itworks
particularlywellonportraits.
53 Editincolormode
Wheneditingcolourusing
commandssuchasHue/Saturation,
alwaysmakesurethatyouapply
asanadjustmentlayerandsetthe
blendmodetoColor.Thisensures
onlythecolourisaffected;the
luminosityisprotected.
54 Targetchannels Whenmakingeditsto
specificcolours,forexamplewhencombatinga
colourcast,usetheChanneldrop-downmenuinLevelsor
Curvestopinpointtheexactcolouryouwant.
55 Fixunderexposedpics Here’satricktoquicklyboostan
underexposedimage.Duplicatetheimageandthensetthe
blendmodetoColorBurn.Thisboostscolourandcontrast.Ifitistoo
much,usetheFillslidertocalmthingsdown.
Swift
colourfix
58 FakeHDRwithvibrance
Ratherthanspendinglots
oftimetakingandthenmerging
multipleexposuresforHDRimages,
usetheVibrancecommandto
recreatetheeffect.
59 Targetcolour TheImage>
Adjustments>SelectiveColor
commandisexcellentfortweaking
specificcoloursinanimagewithout
havingtomakeanyselections.
60 Controlmonochrome To
maintaincontroloveryour
monochromeconversions,openthe
Channelmixer,ticktheMonochrome
optionandthenusethesliderstoedit
colourchannelsfortheultimateblack-
and-whiteimage.
61 Matchcolor Foundin
theImage>Adjustments
menu,theMatchColorcommandwill
transferthecolourinformationfrom
oneimageontoanother.
62 Duotoneeffect Ifyou
wanttogetaquickduotone
look,openHue/Saturationandclick
theColorizecheckbox.UsetheHue
slidertoalterthecolourusedandthen
boosttheshadowswiththeCurvesor
Levelscommands.
Tameyourimage’shues
andguaranteeyourself
successfulresults
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Here’sourguidetosomeofthebestmethodsforgivingphotossomelove
Masterretouching
68 Alwaysuselayers It’stemptingtoviewthe
ToolbarastheheartbeatofPhotoshopwhen
you’refirstgettingacquaintedwithit,buttheLayers
paletteisreallythemainevent.Makeityourbusinesstouse
adjustmentlayersandduplicatelayerswhereverpossible
andyou’llseeyoureditingprowessimproveimmediately.
69 Controlcurves Photoshop’s
Curvesadjustmentisoneof
themostpowerfulfeaturesthatthe
softwarehastooffer.Itprovidesyouwith
expertcontroloverthecontrastinyour
images,evenenablingyoutopreview
whereclippingorlossofinformationhas
occurred.UsethisaheadofBrightness/
Contrastfortweakingcontrast.
73 Quickhands Holdthe
Spacebarforinstantaccess
totheHandtooltopanacrossthe
canvas.Thisisahandyshortcutfor
whenyouneedtolookattheoverall
imagequickly.
70 Shadows/Highlights Shadows/Highlightswill
doadecentjobofbringingbackhighlightdetail,
butagreatjobofrecoveringshadowinformation.Trythis
aheadofusingLevelsorCurvestobrightentheentireimage.
72 Localcontrastenhancement This
isatypeofsharpeningandassuch
employstheUnsharpMaskfeature.However,
toaffectthelarge-scaleratherthansmall-scale
contrast,youneedtouseamuchhigherRadius,
togetherwithalowerAmount.
7
1 BleachBypasseffect Youcaneasilycreatea
bleachbypasseffectbyduplicatingyourBackground
layer,changingtheblendmodetoSoftLight,thenhitting
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Utodesaturateit.EnsuretheForeground
issettoblackandtheBackgroundissettowhite,thengoto
Filter>Distort>DiffuseGlow.TrysettingGraininessto1,Glow
Amountto5andClearAmountto10.
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74 Controllighting TheCurvesadjustmentcanrestoredetailtoheavy
lightonaperson’sface.Insidetheadjustmentisahandbuttonthat
enablesyoutoclickanddraganypointoftheimagetoadjusttheexposure.Thisis
handyforbringingbackdetailsinshadedregionslikeundertheeyesandcheeks.
79 Getcolourful GotoWindow>
Preferencesandselectthecolourof
yourgridsandrulers.
76 Samplelayers RetouchingwiththeSpot
HealingBrushonanimagemadeupofmany
layerscanpresentsomeproblems.TicktheSample
AllLayersoptionalongthetopoftheinterfaceand
addanewlayersoastoapplyhealedpixelsinanon-
destructiveway.
77 Addcatchlight Thisreferstothelight
caughtintheeyesofapersonwhenthe
photoistaken.AddthisinusingPhotoshop,eithervia
abrushsettowhiteand90%Hardness,oranimageso
smallthatitlookslikeatinyreflectionintheeyes.
78 Vibrancecontrol TheVibrance
adjustmentshouldn’tbedismissed,
becauseit’sbeendesignedtoboostwhile
reducingtheimpactofaperson’sskintone.This
isunliketheSaturationslider,whichaltersthe
entireimage.
Portrait
retouching
80 Digitalmake-up Addanewlayer,
changetheblendmodetoColor
andselectasuitableshadeusingtheColor
Picker(double-clickontheForegroundswatch).
Activateasoft-edgedbrush(B),set100%
Opacitywith1%Flowandyouarereadyto
applydigitalmake-up!
81Theeyeshaveit Nearlyeveryportrait
canbenefitfromhavingsharpeyes,so
useUnsharpMasktoboostthesharpnessofthe
eyesandalayermasktoensureotherareasofthe
imageareunaffected.
82 Patchthingsup Skinisrarelyperfect
andtherearemanywaysofretouching
imperfectionsinPhotoshop,butthePatchtool
isoftencriminallyoverlooked.Useaduplicate
layerandthen,whenyou’veobliteratedevery
pimpleinsight,lowertheopacitytobringback
somerealism!
83 Liquifyrefreshment TheLiquify
filtercanbeusedtoperformatouch
ofnip‘n’tuckplasticsurgery.Usedwithcaution
andprecisionitcanproduceremarkable–and
almostundetectable–results.
84 Whitenteeth Mostpeople’steethare
notalovelyshadeofCalifornianwhite,
butPhotoshop’sSponge(settoDesaturateto
removeanyyellowing)andDodgetoolscan
fixthisquickly.Uselowopacitiesandbuildthe
effectgradually.
75 Brightentheeyes AddtheExposure
adjustmentsettoLuminosity.Increasethe
Exposure,GammaandOffset,theninvertthemaskand
paintovertheeyes.
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aselectionofourfavourites
Knowyourtools
90 AutoLevels It’salwaysworthtrying
outtheAutoadjustmentsPhotoshop
hastooffer.Thesewillprovideastandard
correctiontocolour,toneandcontrast,
accordingtothebasicrules.Youcanfindthese
undertheImagemenu.
89 Selectiontopath Didyouknowthat
selectionscanbeconvertedtovector
paths?Aftermakingaselection,Ctrl/right-click
insidetheareaandchooseMakeWorkPath.Thiswill
nowturnitsareavectorised,makingitadaptablevia
theDirectSelectiontool.
87 Paintaselection Selectionswith
theMagicWandtooldon’talways
gosmoothly.Duringtheselectionprocess,
hitQtoactivatePhotoshop’sQuickMask
mode,thenuseabrushtopaintselection
areasthewayyouwantthem.
86 Lassoswitch Whenusingthe
PolygonalLassotooltoforma
selection,holdOpt/Altwhiledraggingto
jumptotheFreehandLassotool.Thisgives
youmorecontroloverthefinerdetails
aroundanobject.Releasingthebuttonwill
takeyoubacktothePolygonalLasso.
85 Brushsize Whenyou’reusing
theBrushtool,usethesquare
brackets([and])tocyclethroughbrush
sizesintheOptionsbar.TousetheBrushtool
besuretopaintonnewlayersandnotover
theactualBackgroundlayeritself.
88 Typetool Hidethehighlightsand
anysurroundingdistractionswhen
selectingafontbyhittingCmd/Ctrl+H.This
enablesyoutocyclethroughthefontlist
andseethecorrectcolourofthetext,as
opposedtoaninvertedhue.
91Quick
duplicate
OneoftheMovetool’s
manyusefulfeaturesis
itsabilitytomoveand
duplicatealayeratthe
sametime.HoldOpt/Alt
whiledraggingalayer
andnoticehowanew
layeriscreatedwitha
copyofthecontents.
92 Intuitive
zooming
Switchonyour
OpenGLoptionsvia
Preferences>Performance
andselecttheZoomtool.
Tozoomin,justclickand
dragtotheright.Drag
tothelefttozoomout.
Thefasteryoumove,the
quickerit’llzoom.
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Besuretocreatetherightcanvasanduse
thecorrectcolourmodeinordertogetthe
documentyouwant
Workflow
96 Understandinterpolation
Interpolationhelpsyoutoincrease
ordecreaseimageswithoutaffectingpixel
size.TheseoptionscanbefoundinPreferences
underGeneral.BicubicSmootherisbestfor
enlargingandBicubicSharperfordescaling.
CS6introducedallInterpolationoptionswhen
activatingFreeTransform(Cmd/Ctrl+T).
98 TrickPhotoshop Manyartistswillwork
inRGBthenconverttoCMYK,asworkingin
thelatterdeactivatessomeofthefiltersinPhotoshop.
Youcangetthebestofbothworldsbyselecting
View>ProofSetUp>WorkinCMYK.Nowyoucan
simulateCMYKandhaveallyourfilterstoplaywith!
99 Checkyourblacks Ifyoulove
dynamiclightingandstrong
exposure,youmayfindshadowdetailand
blackscanbeunpredictablewhenprinting.
Theycanappearfadedorheavy,destroying
thelightingandcoloureffects.Checkyour
shadowsbeforeyouprintbyselecting
View>ProofSetup>Custom.Activate
SimulateBlackInkundertheDisplayOptions.
100 Rapid
tools
Youareabletohit
theShiftkeywithany
toolshortcutkeyin
ordertocyclethrough
underlyingtools
withinthegroup.Very
handyindeed.
97 Preferences Don’tforget
aboutthePreferences.They
enableyoutosetuptheworkspace
justasyouwant,fromeverything
fromunitofmeasurementtohow
cursorsarepresentedthroughto
howimagesaresaved.Definitely
worthexploring.
93 Documentpresets SelectFile>Newtochoosefromaset
ofdocumentPresetthemes.Theseincludepaperandphoto
types,aswellaswebandmobiledevices.Onceyou’veselectedone,
Photoshopprovidesyouwithahostofcanvasdimensions,easily
appliedintheSizedropoptions.
94 Resolution Settingtheresolutionvalue–whetherinthe
File>NewoptionorviaImage>ImageSize–willdetermine
howsuccessfulyourimageis.72ppiisperfectforscreen,while
300ppiisfineforprinting.
95 Colourmodes RGBandCMYKarethemostfundamental
modes,butothersexistforcomplexediting.RGBisbestfor
publishingimagestotheweb,whileCMYKisgreatifyourprinterhas
therightrangeofinks.GotoFile>New>ColorModetoseetheoptions.
Prepare
Edit
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Image-enhancing techniques
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WelcometothePhotoeditingsection
ofthebook,whereyouwilldiscover
howtoimproveandenhanceyour
shots,fromsimplequickfixestomore
complexcorrectionsandrestoring
24 10 essential editing skills
Top techniques to revamp your shots
32 Colour correct photos
Add drama, fix colour casts and more
36 Enhance with light
Use gradients, filters and blend modes
40 Fix Barrel Distortion
Correct lens distortion in your images
44 Improve group photos
Make sure everyone looks good
48 Create compositions
Use adjustment layers to add drama
52 Rescue your old photos
Breathe new life into old images
58 Restore old photos
Improve damaged shots
62 Restore old shots with filters
Remove grain and sharpen images
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WithPhotoshopatyourside,youralbums
needneveragainsufferadullandlistless
existence.Itonlytakesahandfuloftools
toreallymakethemostofyourimagesandcreate
memoriesthatreflectallthegoodtimes.
Photoshopisadigitaldarkroomatyourfingertips,
andhasasolutionforeverypossiblephotoproblem.
Wewalkyouthroughtheperfecteditsforarangeof
imagesfromsnapshotstolandscapes.
Imagesofyournearestanddearestareoften
neglectedwhenitcomestoediting,butwell-
thought-outportraitsandvistasoftendeservea
touchup.Withafewsimpletechniquesyoucan
bolsterthelevelofyoureverydayphotography.
Overthesepageswewillfocusoncolourand
exposuretorightthewrongsofdrabcoloursanddull
shots.Weaddafewsimpletrickssuchasseparating
yoursubjectfromthebackground,andwehaven’t
forgottenaboutthefurryandfeatheredmembersof
yourfamilyeither!Readonfortoptipstofixupyour
belovedpetimages.
Touchingonsomeofthemostcommonmistakes,
welookatwhatcanbedonetorescueimages
takeninlowlightandhowtofixphotosthatmight
sufferfromanunwelcomecolourtint.Forthemore
adventurous,wealsoexploretheHDRToningtoolto
createaneye-poppingtwistonlandscapeshots.
Tentoptechniquestorevampyourphotographs
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25. GeniusGuide
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Achievinganevenexposureovereveryelement
ofanimagecanberathertricky.Oftenyouwillfind
thatsubjectandbackgroundlookslightlydifferentto
eachotherbecause,whenyoutookthesnap,both
haddifferentlightconditions,andyourcameragave
youthebestresultthatitcould.Isolatingandtweaking
eachelementseparatelyisthebestwaytoachievean
evenresult.
Photoshopgivesusadjustmentlayers,whichare
aneasywaytomakeanedittoonlyonesectionofan
image.Hereweusetwoadjustmentlayersandtweak
thebrightnessandcontrast.
01MakeyourselectionsUsetheMagnetic
Lassotool(L)tomakeanaccurateselection
ofyoursubjects.Toaddtoaselection,holddown
Shiftandcontinueclicking.Savethisselectionvia
Select>SaveSelectionandnameitSubjects.Invert
thisbychoosingSelect>Inverse.Thisselectsthe
background,sosavethisandcallitBackground.
02WorkyoursubjectLoadupyourSubject
selectionfromthetopmenuviaSelect>Load
Selection>Subject.Withtheselectionactive,create
anewadjustmentlayerbychoosingLayer>New
AdjustmentLayerandpickingBrightness/Contrast.
Theadjustmentlayermeansanytweaksyoumake
onlyapplytotheselection.TakedowntheBrightness
valueandbumpuptheContrast.
03BalancethebackgroundRepeatthestep
above,thistimeloadingupyourBackground
selectionandaddingaBrightness/Contrast
adjustmentlayer.MakesurethatPreviewistickedand
adjustthesliderstomatchthesubject.Inthisimage
thebackgroundisoverexposed,sowillneedless
brightnessandmorecontrastthanthesubject.
Perfectyourportraitswith
adjustmentlayers
Improvetones
After
Boostcolours
RemoveunwantedcolourcastswithColorBalance
Acolourcastisaparticulartint
thataffectstheentireimageandis
usuallytheresultofpoorlighting.
ColorBalanceisagoodwayto
neutraliseit.
Thisadjustmentisaccessed
throughImage>Adjustments>
ColorBalance.Thethreesliders
representthecolourscale.
Assessyourportraitthoroughly
andthenmakeadecisiononwhich
colouristhemostdominantin
theshot.Inthisimage,wecansee
thatabluecastispresent,sothe
Yellow-Bluesliderisused.Increase
theYellowvalueinordertobalance
outtheblueuntilyouachievea
naturalresult.
Before
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HDRmeanshighdynamicrangeandrefers
toimageswherethelightestanddarkest
areasareparticularlydistinct.Traditionally
achievedbycombiningmultipleimages,HDR
ToninginPhotoshopisarelativelynew
featurethatproducesimpressiveresultswith
justoneimage.
Whenusedcorrectly,thisadjustment
enablesyoutoaddanelementofdramato
yourlandscapes.Theextensivepaletteis
packedwithoptions,butthereareafewkey
adjustmentsthatprovetobethemostuseful.
Restraintisabsolutelyvitaltoachievean
impressiveeffectthatdoesnotlookoverdone.
EnlisttheLensCorrectionfiltertobattle
commonproblems
Filtersaremostoftenusedtoadd
creativeflairtoanimage,butthey
arealsohelpfultorectifycommon
problems.TheLensCorrectionfilter
isagreatoptionfortacklingpurple
fringingorchromaticaberration,as
wellasfixingbarreldistortion(which
presentsitselfasanunnaturalbulge,
oftenasymptomofawide-angle
lens).Openupyourimageandchoose
Filter>LensCorrection.Switchto
theCustomtabformoreoptions.To
tacklechromaticaberration,move
closerintotheproblemareawiththe
Zoomfeatureontheleft-handside
ofthepaletteandthenusethethree
customslidersinordertoneutralise
thefringing.Forbarreldistortion,make
sureyouzoomoutofyourimageto
gainanoverallperspectiveandusethe
GeometricDistortionslidertobattle
anyimagebulge.
Lenscorrection
PhotoshopElementshasthreemodes.Full,
QuickandGuided.InQuickmodeyou’ll
findthemostgenerictouch-upslaidoutfor
easyaccess.Tofixexposureinaninstant,
entertheQuickeditmodeandlooktothe
topsliders.TheHighlights,Shadowsand
Midtonesvaluesarelaidoutonsliders.
YoucaneitheraskElementstoautocorrect
yourimageorusethethreesliderstosort
outexposureissuesintheshot.Thesliders
aresensitiveandalittlegoesalongway.
Quicklevels
Sortexposureinaflash
UseHDRToningtorevealdazzlingdetail
Livenuplandscapes
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27. GeniusGuide
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Clevercurves
ReigninoverexposurewiththeCurvesadjustment
Curvesareapowerfulwaytofixexposure
issues,especiallywhenappliedasan
adjustmentlayer.Theyhaveareputation
forbeingintimidating,butunderstanding
thembetteropensupausefuland
clevertool.Openyourimageandapplya
CurvesadjustmentlayerviaLayer>New
AdjustmentLayer>Curves.Youwillseea
histogramthatmapsouttheexposure.
Toomuchactivityontheleftandyouare
underexposed,toomuchontherightand
theshotisblownout.Thecurveisshownas
adiagonallinewithblackvalues
atthebottomrunningthrough
shadows,midtonesand
highlights,andfinallycomplete
whiteatthetop.Makesure
youassessyourimageforwhat
adjustmentshouldbemade.
Asyoucansee,thisimageis
overexposedsothesolutionis
tobringthehighlightsdown
bymovingtheanchorpointon
thegraph.
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Reducenoise
Useafiltertocombatlow-lightspeckles
Noiseisusedtodescribethespeckles
thatappearinimagesshotinlow-light
conditions.Often,ifyouupyourISO
settinginthecameratocompensatefor
lackoflight,you’llfindtheseappearing.To
makethemlessnoticeable,useafiltervia
Filter>Noise>ReduceNoise.
Thepalettewillautomaticallyzoominon
yourimage,andusethecursortoviewthe
mostaffectedarea.SettheStrengthofthe
filterinrelationtohowbadtheproblemis
andkeepPreserveDetailsat50-70%.Ifnoise
isstillnoticeableonanyareas–inthiscase
theskylooksworsethantheforeground–
switchtotheAdvancedtabandsetthefilter
toadjustonlythatchannel,inthiscasethe
Blueone.ClickOKandwaitwhilePhotoshop
appliesthesettings.
RecoverfromilluminationlowswithaLevels
adjustmentlayer
Improvelowlighting
Photographyreliesonlight,andnot
havingenoughofitisaproblemthat
plagueseventhemostprofessionalof
snappers.MuchliketheCurvesadjustment,
Levelsmapsoutthelightvaluesinyour
imageandenablesyoutoadjustthem.
Asimplefixforapoorlylitimageisto
addaLevelsadjustmentlayerandbring
upthemidtonesandhighlightsbysliding
themtotheleft.Aslightlymoreadvanced
editisolatesthered,greenandbluevalues,
andtweaksthemseparately.Createanew
adjustmentlayerforeachonefromthe
RGBdrop-downandmakesureyouadjust
themindividually.Thiswillresultineye-
poppingcolours.
Elementsfeaturesguidededitstowalkyouthroughaphoto
touch-up.TheGuidededitmenugivesyouoptionsforahost
ofscenarios.PerfectPortraitgivesyouinstructionsandhandy
tipstotouchupyourimagefromincreasingcontrasttofixing
blemishes.TheGuideremainsontheright-handsideofthe
screenasyoumakeyourwaythroughtherecommendedsteps.
Toolscanbeselecteddirectlyfromtheguideand,ifyouget
stuck,Adobeprovidesalinktoonlinevideosforyoutofollow.
Guidedportraits
LetElementstakeyourhand
6
7
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29. Close-upphotoscanbeofanythingfrom
beautifulflowerstopetportraits.There
areplentyofcreativewaystogiveyour
animalssomephotographiclovebyadding
interesttotheirimages.Oneeffectthat’sa
breezetomasteriscroppingyourimageand
applyingdepthoffield.Bysimplygivingthe
backgroundablurredlookyouautomatically
drawtheeyetowardsyourpetandmakeyour
photographylookmoreimpressive.Thekey
istokeeptheeyesoftheanimalassharpas
possible,asthisisthefocus.
Fantastictreatmentsforclose-upphotography
Close-upperfection
01Makeaselection
Opentheimageand
duplicatetheBackground
layer.UsetheQuickSelection
tool(W)tomakearough
selectionoftheparrot–the
areayouwanttokeepin
focus.SwitchtoQuickMask
mode(Q)andaddaGaussian
blurfromtheFiltermenu.
02SaveitNow
youmustsave
theselectionthrough
Select>SaveSelectionand
nameitBird.Thiswillsave
asanAlphachannel,which
willserveasaDepthMapin
ordertotellPhotoshopwhich
areaoftheimagetoblurand
whichpartstokeepinfocus.
03GetblurrySelect
thetoplayerand
applyablurbyselecting
Filter>Blur>LensBlur.With
thepaletteopen,focuson
theDepthMapsection.From
theSourcedrop-downmenu,
choosetheselectioncreated
earlier.SelectInvertandthe
BlurFocalDistancesetto0.
Addingasepiaeffecttoanyimagegivesachic
touch.Firstusedtogiveblackandwhiteimages
awarmertone,strippinganimageofitscolour
andgivingitanorangesheenisatributetothe
oldromanticdays.Withyourimageopen,add
anadjustmentlayerandselectHue/Saturation.
FromthePresetlistselectSepia.Dependingon
thecoloursinyourimagetheshadeoforangewill
vary.Ifitlooksmorefaketanthanstylishcopper,
decreasethesaturationalittle.
Sepia
Aneasyeffecttoexecuteischangingoneof
thecoloursthatappearinyourimage.TheHue/
Saturationadjustmentenablesyoutoisolatethe
colouryouwanttochange.Withtheimageopen,
addanewadjustmentlayerandlooktothetopof
thepalette.ThecolourrangewillbesettoMaster
bydefault–changethistothecolouryouwant
toalter.Inthecaseofourcat,byselectingredand
bringingdowntheHuevaluethecat’scoatwill
changetoalightyellow.
Hue/Sat
Elementsislaidoutwiththemostusefulfeatures
justaclickaway.Ithasaninstantsepiaeffect
availableonthemainpage.Makesureyou’rein
EditmodeandhaveEffectsselectedintheright
palette.Thisistheprogram’sdefaultwindowand
shouldappearautomatically.Scrolldownuntil
youseeTintSepia.Ifyoucan’tseetheoption,
checkthatyouhaveselectedShowAllEffects.
Instantsepia
Asimpleone-clickeffect
8
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Themedphotocollectionsarethe
perfectexcuseforalittlecreativity!
We’veallgoteventswe’dliketoremember,sowhynot
themeyourphotocollectionsbyspecialevents?For
example,yourweddingphotoscanbegivenanartistictwist
andcompiledasacollectionofimpressiveimageryratherthan
inanordinaryphotoalbum.OrsayHappyBirthdayinstyle
withapersonalisedgiftcardthattakesnotimeatall.Thinkofa
themeortwoandgroupyourphotosaccordingly,herearejust
afewideastogetyoustarted…
Aquickblackandwhiteconversion,acontrastboostanda
touchofradialblurcanreallyaddimpacttoaweddingphoto
Fromweddingsnaptoart
04Feather
theedges
GotoSelect>Refine
Edgeandmakesure
thattheselectionis
feathered,withthe
valuedependingon
yourimage.High-
resolutionimages
willrequiremore
featheringthanoneswithalowerresolution.
05TheView
options
It’sagoodidea
tousetheView
optionsatthetop
ofthedialogboxfor
RefineEdge.There
arevariousmasking
optionsthatenable
youtoseethe
effectofthefeatheringasyouadjusttheslider.
06Applya
radialblur
NowgotoFilter>
Blur>RadialBlur.
Thisdialogboxhas
nooptionforalive
previewoftheeffect,
sobepreparedto
tryagainifthefirst
settingsdon’twork.
SettheBlurMethodtoZoomandQualitytoBest.
01Black&
Whitelayer
Gotothebottomof
theLayerspalette
andclickthemiddle
button,CreateNew
FillorAdjustment
Layer.Selectthe
Black&White
adjustmentlayer
optionandtweaktheslidersforthebesteffect.
02Bringin
Curves
Makeanother
adjustmentlayer
–butthistime
chooseCurves
fromthelist.Adjust
thegraphasshown
tosubtlyboostthe
contrast.Thisgives
theimagealotmorepunchandimpact.
03Lasso
selection
Selectthe
Backgroundlayer.
ActivatetheLasso
tool(L)andmakea
selectionaroundthe
couple.GotoSelect>
Inversetomakesure
thatyouareworking
withtheareaoutsideandaroundthecouple.
NOW
TRY…
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Youcanputafriendorrelative’sbirthdayonthefrontpageofthenationalnewswiththeTypetool
01StartwithLevelsHeadtoLevels
andlowertheright-handOutput
Levelstriangleslightlybypullingitto
theleft.Next,createaHue/Saturation
adjustmentlayerandlowerthe
saturationsoit’salmost(butnotquite)
blackandwhite.
01NewdocumentGoto
File>Newandcreateablank,
whitePhotoshopdocument.It’s
probablybesttomakethesizealittle
biggerthanyouneedasitisalways
bettertocropthanhaveanimage
that’stoosmall.
02ColorBalanceNowcreatea
ColorBalanceadjustmentlayer.
MakesureyouplaywiththeShadows,
MidtonesandHighlightsinthedialog,and
adjusttheslidersuntilyouhaveacolour
effectthatyouarehappywith.
02 TheTypetoolPressTonthe
keyboardinordertoactivate
theTypetool.Youcanchoosefroma
widerangeoffontsfromthelistinthe
topOptionsbar.Eachtimeyouclickwith
thetoolonthecanvasanewlayerwill
becreated.
03AddsomenoiseFinally,goto
Filter>Noise>AddNoiseand
makesurethatitissettoGaussianand
Monochromatic.Pulltheslidertotheright-
handsidetoaddsomegraintotheimage.
Lookatthe100%preview,asthiswillbe
moreaccurate.
03NewspapereffectMakesureyou
graduallybuildupyourtexttocreate
theappearanceofanewspaper,remembering
tousedifferent-sizedfonts.Nowgoto
File>Openandbringyourphotointoplay.Press
Cmd/Ctrl+Ttoresizeit,croptheimage,flatten
outandyou’redone.
Thethemedoesn’thavetobeanevent
–chooseastylelikeretroorvintage
Addastylish
vintageeffect
Personalisedbirthdaycards
Whenyouhavecreated
somethingratherfunky
fromyourimages,you
willwanttodomorethan
justleavethemonyour
desktopsomewhere.
Agreatwaytotakeyour
photographsastepfurther
andmakethebestuseof
themistosendthemoff
toaphotobookcompany.
Mostcompaniesnowoffer
ahugerangeofdifferent
productsandoptions,
sobepreparedforalot
ofquestionswhenyou
uploadyourphotographs!
Differentpaperand
qualitiesareavailable,as
wellasdifferentsurfaces,
suchasglossyandmatte.
Thesearejustthebasics,so
itmightbeagoodideato
takesometimetocontact
severalcompaniesandask
themtoexplainexactly
whatispossibleandwhat
theprosandconsofeach
optionare,sothatyou
canthenmakeamore
informeddecision.
Gofrom
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32. Colourcorrectphotos
Take hold of these top Photoshop adjustments for improving the look of your photos
WeadorePhotoshopforitsabilityto
cheatphotography.Althoughit’soften
vitaltogetthingsrightin-camera,it’s
notalwayspossible.Perhapsyoutookanimage
indoorsanditturnsoutorangeorblue,butyou
can’tgobackandre-shootit.Photoshopisour
saviourhere,comingtotherescuetorestore
tone,colourandvibrancy.
Herewearegoingtotakeyouthrough
threemethodsforeditingphotos.First,we
lookatmakingaphotomoreinteresting.
Althoughtherearemanywaystodothis,we’ll
demonstrateitwiththeShadows/Highlights
adjustment,whichgivesyoufullcontrolover
colourandlight.Thisisjustperfectforcreating
dramaticexposures.
Second,we’llhavealookatreducingthose
uglycolourcaststhatcanruinagoodimage.
TheCurvesadjustmentistheidealcandidate
forsuchajobandmakeslightworkofrestoring
colour.UsingtheCurvesadjustmentwecansplit
animageintothreecolours(RGB)andcontrol
theareasthatweneedtoforachievingnatural-
lookingresults.
Last,we’llrevealtechniquesforimproving
thevibrancyofanordinaryphoto.Withonly
acoupleofadjustments,wecanreachresults
thatshineoffthescreen.We’llenhancecolour
withthePhotoFilteradjustmentandcontrol
exposurewithLevels.
Grabthestartfilesfromthesupplieddiscto
begin,thenonceyouhaveallthreetechniques
mastered,there’llbenostoppingyou!
Lifehasbeeninjectedback
intothisportraitshotusing
LevelsandPhotoshop’sPhoto
Filteradjustment
Thecolourcanbe
restoredbacktoa
normaltoneinthis
pieceusingjustthe
Curvesadjustment
Afterapplying
therightsettings
carefully,thescene
takesawholenew
meaning,with
brighttonesand
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33. 01DuplicatetheimageTherearemanywaystoaddasenseofdramatoanimage,butthis
methodusesanadjustmentcalledShadows/Highlights.Openup‘Womanreading.jpg’from
thesuppliedresourcesandpressCmd/Ctrl+JtoduplicatetheimageintheLayerspalettefornon-
destructiveediting.
02LoadtheadjustmentFindthe
Shadows/Highlightsmenuwithin
AdjustmentsunderImage.Anewdialogbox
willopen,foryoutoapplybasicadjustments.We
needmorethanthedefaultsettings,sotickShow
MoreOptionsforfurthercontrolsandsliders.
05HighlightcontrolsThehighlightscan
becontrolledinasimilarwaytothe
shadows.Ifthebrightestpartoftheimageis
blownout,increasetheAmountsliderunder
Highlightsupto50%.TonalWidthcanbe
reducedto16%andRadiussetto164px.
03TweaktheShadowregionsStartoff
byreducingtheShadowsAmountslider
to0%toresetyourimagebacktoitsoriginal
state.Graduallyincreasethisslideruptoaround
15-20%,oruntilyouseeavisibleimprovementto
theimage’sshadowregions.
04TonalWidthIncreasetheTonalWidth
sliderto90%andtheRadiusto100px
fortheShadows.Bothwillhelpbrightenupthe
imageandincreasethedynamicrangeofthe
shadows.However,thisonlydealswithonepart
oftheadjustment.
06AdjustthecoloursSaturationisthe
strengthofthetones.Theoptionsunder
Shadows/Highlightscanhelpboostthis,sogoto
Adjustmentsinsidethedialogboxandincrease
theColorCorrectionsliderto+59.Youshouldsee
aninstantimprovement.
07MidtoneContrastSetMidtoneContrast
to+43tocompletetheadjustmentsin
thismenuandhitOK.Toviewtheimagebefore
andafterchanges,turnLayer1onandoffin
theLayerspalette.Whenyou’rehappywiththe
results,savethisasaPSDfile.
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34. FIXCOLOURCASTS
Utilise Curves to repair poor colour in an image
01LoadtheimageOpenup‘Colourcasts.jpg’fromthesuppliedresources.Noticehowthe
imagehasbeentakenindoorsandissoakedwithtungstenlight.TheCurvesadjustment
isidealforhandlingcolourcasts,sogotoLayer>NewAdjustmentLayerandfindtheCurves…
optioninthelist.
02BlendthelayerGivetheadjustmenta
suitablenamesuchas‘ColourCast’and
hitOK.IntheLayerspalette,settheblending
modeofthislayertoColor.Thiswillmakesure
thatthelightlevelsintheimagearen’teffected
byanychanges.
05ControlthegreenOncesatisfiedthatall
theredhasbeenremoved,changethe
CurvesadjustmenttoGreen.Reducethegreen
inthehighlightregionstoremoveanyfurther
caststillvisible.Thismayonlyrequirealittle
movementtowork.
03AdjusttheredInsidetheadjustment
usethedropdownlisttochangethe
settingfromRGBtoRed.Thiswilltargetjustthe
redhuesintheimage.Asredisthemaincolour
thatneedscorrecting,dragthediagonalline
downwardsfrombelowthemiddle.
04Re-applyCurvesAslightlyredcast
willremainintheimage,sodragthe
Curveslinefromthetopdownwardstoreduce
theamountinthehighlightregions.Anychange
tothesepointsonthelinewillmakeallthe
difference,sopositionthemwithcare.
06UndomistakesIfatanystageyoumakeamistake,simplyclickanddraganyofthepointsalong
thediagonallineintheadjustmentoffthescreen.Usetheeyesymbolintheadjustmenttoseea
beforeandafteroftheimageandthensaveasaPSDtoretaintheadjustmentasaneditablelayer.
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Use Levels and Photo Filter adjustments to improve brightness
01UseaLevelslayerOpenup‘Outside
portrait.jpg’fromthesuppliedresources,
thenaddLevelsasanadjustmentlayerbygoing
toLayer>NewAdjustmentLayer>Levels….Hit
OKinthepop-upboxandchangesitsblending
modetoLuminosity.
02BoostthemidtonesAllthat’sneeded
hereistoadaptthemidtonesofthe
Levelsadjustment.Themiddlemarkerrepresents
these,soinput2.71.Theimagewillnowappear
brightandblownout,butthisiscounteredbythe
proceedingPhotoFilter.
05PickacolourIntheColorPickeryou
canchooseanytonetosuittheimage.
Thefurthertotheleftsideofthecolourchartyou
go,thefainterthecolourwillappear.Forthetint
we’relookingtoenter847000underthe#symbol
toapplyayellowtone.
03USePhotoFilterGobackto
Layer>NewAdjustmentLayerandthis
timechoosePhotoFilter.HitOKandthenchange
thisadjustment’sblendingmodetoMultiply.This
willdarkentheimage’sexposure,buttryother
modestoseewhateffectscanbeused.
04ChooseanotherfilterInthePhoto
Filteradjustment,there’sacoupleof
waystoselecttones,soclicktheswatchtoopen
uptheColorPickermenu.Thefiltersalready
installedarecalibratedtospecificvalues,which
areidealifyouknowtheoneyouneed.
06GettherightDensityOncethecolourhasbeenselected,reducetheDensitysliderdownto
45%inthePhotoFilteradjustment.Thiswillreducetheoverallimpactofthetone.Makesure
PreserveLuminosityisselectedbeforeclosingtheadjustmentdown.
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Whenyouspottheminreallife,beams
oflightaresomethingtomarvelat,but
theycanbeevenbetterwhenfakedin
Photoshop.Sohowdoyoucreatethiseffectfor
yourself?Wellit’sallmadepossiblewithblendmodes
andlayeropacities.Combiningtheseenablesyouto
createasubtleeffectthatlookslikerealisticsunlight.
Thehardestdecisionstomakearehowtoshapeitand
howtochoosetherighttoolstouse.Inthiscasewe’ve
usedacustomshapethat’sbeendesignedspecifically
forthejob.Thebeamsarealreadylaidoutforus,soall
that’slefttodoistoaddperspectiveandplacethem
tofitintotheimage.It’simportanttoconsiderthe
perspectiveandangleofthelightrays,astheyshould
beslightlythickerclosertothegroundtoshowthe
effectofthelightdispersing.
Thisphotographofawoodlandarea,whichis
availablewithyoursuppliedimages,wascaptured
byAndreasKrappweis(www.sxc.hu/profile/
Krappweis).Tryapplyingthiseffectonyourown
landscapeimagestoseewhatkindofatmosphere
youcancreate.
Enhance
withlight
Use gradients, filters and blend modes for authentic beams of light
02LoadpresetsSelecttheGradienttool(G)andclickontheGradientEditor
inthetopOptionsbar.Thetool’spresetsareshownatthetopofthemenu.
OpentheColorHarmonies2presetfromthedrop-downlistbypressingthecogicon
justabovethethumbnails.
01OpentheimageBeginbyopeningthestartimage‘Woodland.jpg’in
Photoshop.We’llstartbycreatinglarge,softbeamsoflight.Createanewlayer
abovetheBackgroundbypressingCmd/Ctrl+Shift+N.
Before
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LIGHTUPAFORESTSCENE
Load your first gradient preset and begin to build the sunbeams
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09BlurforatmosphereGototheGaussian
BlurfilteroncemoreviatheFiltermenu.Hit
OKwhenpromptedtorasterisethelayerandthen
settheRadiusto40px.Thiswillgentlyblurtheshape,
consequentlygivingtheappearanceoflightstreaming
downfromthetrees.
06TintthelightDouble-clickonthegradient’slayerinthepaletteto
opentheLayerStylemenu.SelecttheColorOverlayoptionandset
ModetoMultiply.KeeptheOpacityat100%andchangeitscolourtoalight
yellow(#fffdd5).Thiswilltintthelightbeamstoremoveanywhitepatches
thatwereshowingthrough.
05HazyeffectsGotoFilter>Blur>GaussianBlurandsetthe
Radiusto130px.Thiswillsoftentheraysevenmore,givinga
hazylightingeffect.Thiswillbethebackdropforthestrongerraysof
lighttositagainst.
07UsecustomshapesTocreatestrongerrays
oflight,selecttheCustomShapetool(U).In
theOptionsbar,openthedrop-downmenunextto
thewordShape.Clickthetop-rightarrowandchoose
Tilesfrominsidethefly-outlist.TheonetouseisTile2.
SettheFillcolourtotheyellowusedbefore.
08StrongerraysofsunApplythecustom
shape,coveringtheentirecanvas.PressCmd/
Ctrl+TtouseFreeTransformtoenlargethetileanduse
Perspectivetomakethemthinneratthetopandwider
atthebase.SettheblendmodetoScreenandthe
Opacityto25%.
04ApplyperspectiveReducethelayer’sOpacitydownto50%in
theLayerspaletteandgotoEdit>Transform>Perspective.Pushthe
topcornersofthetransformboundaryinwardsandthebottomcorners
outwards,astheraysneedtobewideratthebase.UsetheErasertool(E)to
removeanyhardedges.
03PlaceagradientSelecttheRed,Blue,Whitepresetand
hitOK.Applyagradientacrossthecentreoftheimageata
downwardangle.Alterthepositioningandwidthofyourlightrays,
usetheDesaturatecommandbypressingCmd/Ctrl+Shift+Uto
removecolourandthenchangeitsblendmodetoScreen.
Youcanedit
thestyleofany
gradienttocreate
moreintenselight
raysbyusingthe
optionsinthe
GradientEditor.
Afterchoosinga
presetgradient,
moreswatches
canbeadded
tothearrayof
coloursalongthe
gradient’spreview.
Itdoesn’tmatter
whatcoloursare
chosen,butdarker
onescreatea
strongercontrast
whentheScreen
blendmodeis
applied.Tryout
otherpresets,
suchasNoise
Samples,keeping
inmindthatyour
focusshouldbe
onthenumberof
transitionsrather
thanthecolour.
Customise
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11MoreraysTocreatesmallerlightraystoincrease
detail,pressCmd/Ctrl+Jtoduplicatethelayer
containingtheTiles2shape.Resizetheduplicatedlayer
sothattheraysappearsmallerandfallinbetweenthe
others,andthenusetheErasertooltotidythingsup.
14PaintonlightReducetheOpacityofthetool
downto30%andpaintoverthetopsofthe
treestosimulatethesunhidingbehindthem.This
brightlightsourceshouldmatchwheretheraysoflight
areenteringtheimage.
12FillinthegapsDuplicatethefirstlayer
containingthegradient.TrydifferentOpacity
settings.Around30%shouldgivetherightlookwithout
beingtoooverpowering.YoucanusetheErasertool,
setto30%Opacityand0%Hardnesstofadeareas.
15InnershadowYoucanfinishuptheeffectby
applyingalayerstyletothelightrays.Ononeof
thetwocustomshapelayers,applytheInnerShadow
stylesettoblack, withOpacityat100%,Sizeat65pxand
Distanceat26px.
10AneyefordetailUsetheErasertoolsetto0%
Hardnesstoremoveanylightstreaksthatseem
outofplace,suchasoverthetree.Youcanincreasethe
angleofthelightatanystagebyusingFreeTransform
orthePerspectivetoolasinstep4.
13CreatealightsourceThelightraysneedmore
ofaprominentsource.Tocreatethis,addanew
layertothetopofthelayerstackandchangeitsblend
modetoScreen.SelecttheBrushtool(B)andsetyour
Foregroundcolourtothesameyellowasthelayerstyle.
UsetheErasertool
settoalowopacity
tofadepartsof
thelightrays.An
Opacitysetting
ofaround20%is
ideal(youareable
tochangethisinthe
Optionsbar),and
whenitcomesto
editinglight,keep
Hardnesssetto
0%forasoftedge.
Erasepartsofthe
raystobreakup
thebeams.
Breakup
theeffect
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Matchingrays
Alignyourraysandgetperfectperspective
BecauseweareusingboththeCustomShapeand
Gradienttoolsforthiseffect,itisimportanttokeep
themlinedup.Aslongaseachshapeisappliedtoanew
layer,theanglecanbetweakedseparatelybyusing
theFreeTransformcommand,whichisundertheEdit
menu.Adjustingtheperspective,sothatthelightrays
expandoutwardsastheyreachtheground,isdone
usingPerspectiveTransform.Matchtheanglesand
directions,butvarythesizetocreateamorerealisticand
atmosphericeffect.
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41. Ifyouhappentobeacuriousperson,
interestedinhowthingswork,thenyou
mighthavenoticedararelymentioned
discrepancyinthefieldofphotography.Camera
lensesareroundinshape,yetphotographsare
rectangular.Doesthatnotseemtobealittlebit
strange?Ifyoufollowthatthoughtprocessthrough,
itwillnodoubtoccurtoyouthattheresultantimage
requireseithersignificantcroppingorsignificant
bendingofthelightcomingthroughthelens.Or
maybeboth.
Thenitshouldn’tcomeasasurprisetofind
photoscontainingwarpedlinesthatarestraightin
reallife.Theeffectisparticularlynoticeableinwide
angleshotsofarchitecturethatshowbuildingsides
asbowinginorout.Thisgeometricdistortionis
classifiedintotwoforms:barrel(akafisheye),where
theimageappearsinflatedandbowingoutwards,
andpincushion,wheretheimagelookslikeit’sbeing
pulledintoacentralvortex.
Inthistutorial,we’llshowyouhowtocounteract
abarreldistortiontostraightenoutabadlydistorted
image,andenhancethelightingandcolourstoturn
amediocresnapshotintoanimpressivephotograph.
ThistutorialdoesusePhotoshopCS6andafewof
thenewfeatures,butitiscompletelypossibleto
accomplishtheseresultsinolderversionsaswell.
FixBarrel
Distortion
Frustrated by lens distortion ruining your images? See how to correct it and other common photography issues
04ColouradjustmentNowthearchitecturaldistortionisresolved,it’stimeto
addressthecoloursintheimage.BeginbyaddingaVibranceadjustment
layer,settingtheVibranceto74andSaturationto22.UseaRadialGradientonthelayer
masktoremovetheeffectfromthebackgroundbuilding.
02AdaptivewideangleTheLensCorrectionfilterleftsomeofthebuildings’
sideswithanS-shapedcurve.Tocorrectthis,usetheAdaptiveWideAngle
filterwiththecorrectionsettoFisheye.UsetheConstrainttooltodrawalinealongthe
building’sside,thenadjustthecentrepointofthelinetomatchthebuilding’scurve.
01BasicfisheyeremovalOpen‘VeniceAlleyWay.jpg’fromyourresources.
Noticetheseverefisheyedistortionoftheimage.GotoFilter>Lens
CorrectionandswitchtotheCustomtab.NowadjusttheGeometricDistortionuntil
thebuildinglinesbegintoevenout.
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03CropitoutThelenscorrectionsintroducedemptyareasaroundtheoutside
edgesoftheimage.UsetheCroptool(C)totrimtheimagedowntoafull
frame.Alternatively,smallemptyareascanbefilledusingContentAwareFill.
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07CurvesforcontrastToaddcontrasttotheimage,createaCurves
adjustmentlayer.MakeaslightSshapebyaddingacontrolpointforthe
highlightsandpullingitslightlytotheright,thenaddingashadowcontrolpoint
shiftedslightlytotheleft.
LensProfiles
Manylensissues
canbecorrectedby
PhotoshopCS6.Ifit
candetectthelens
dataembeddedin
theimage,itcan
matchitagainst
itslibraryoflens
profilestoperform
anautomatic
correction.Thisis
seenintheAdaptive
WideAnglefilter
whensettoAuto.
It’salsofoundinthe
LensCorrection
filterwithintheAuto
Correctiontab.
Tip
06WaterreflectionThewater’sreflectionshouldmatchthesky.Addanewlayer
andusetheQuickSelectiontool(W)toselectthewaterreflection.Turnthe
selectionintoalayermaskthenusethesamecolouredgradientasthesky.Setthelayer
modetoOverlayandreducetheOpacityto73%.
05SkycolourCreateaselectionofthewhiteskyareabetweenthebuildings
andthenuseitasalayermaskonanewlayer.Useawhitetobluegradientto
colourthesky.NowaddaPatternOverlaylayerstyleusingtheCloudspattern,andsetit
to26%Opacity,Overlayblendmodeand388%Scale.
08BeautifulbluewaterToadjustthegreenishtintofthewater,addaHue/
Saturationadjustmentlayer.Usetheon-screenadjustmenttoolandhold
downOpt/Alttoclickanddragonthewaterarea,changingthehue.Thenusethemask
torestricttheeffecttojustthewaterarea.
09Highpass
sharpening
Addamergedlayerto
thetopofthestack
bypressingCmd/
Ctrl+Shift+Opt/Alt+E,
thenruntheHighPass
filterfoundunderthe
Filter>Othermenu.Use
aRadiusofaround2.5,
thenchangethelayer’s
blendmodetoOverlay.
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Solutionsforthesecommonphotographyproblems
Photoproblems
Despitetheclaimsofcameramanufacturers,photographyisn’teasy.It’snotdifficult
topointthelensandshoot,butitisdifficulttocraftanimagetofityourvision,that
becomessomethingmorethananoddassortmentofpixels.Photoshopcanhelp
withavarietyofcommonissuesthattendtohauntphotographers.
10FinaleffectAddonemoremergedlayertothetopofthestack.
Nowweendwherewestarted,intheLensCorrectionfilter!This
time,gototheCustomtabandusethevignetteslidertodarkenthe
image’scorners.
CreatedepthoffieldOnetechniquetomakeasubjectstandoutistousedepthof
fieldtodirectvisualinterest.Thiscanbechallengingin-camera.PhotoshopCS6now
includesaBlurGallerythatcansimulatethiseffectwithease.GotoFilter>Blur>Iris
Blurandaddablur‘container’aroundthesubject.
Backlit Backlightingisafrequentissuewhenphotographingagainstabrightsky.
Theskytendstooverwhelmtheexposureandsubjectdetailsarelostinshadow.
Recoverthese(toanextent)usingtheShadows/Highlightsadjustment,usingthe
slidersintheShadowsettingstopullbackdetails.
StraightenhorizonsWonkyhorizonsareaplagueoflandscapephotography.If
thecameraisn’tperfectlylevel,theentireworldlooksaskew.InCS6,thisisasimple
enoughfixbyusingtheCroptool.ClickontheStraightenbuttonintheOptionsbar
anddrawastraightlinealongthehorizon.
CorrectingcolourcastIfthecamera’sWhiteBalanceisn’tsetproperlyforthe
shot,theimagewillhaveanunnaturalcolourcasttoit.Tosolvethis,openaCurves
adjustmentandclickonthesmalleyedroppericonthatisfilledwithgrey,thenclick
onanareaintheimagethatshouldbeaflatmidtonegrey.
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Groupphotosarenotoriouslydifficultto
getright.Makingsurethateveryonehasa
perfectexpression,withtheireyesopenand
notdoinganythingodd,iseasiersaidthandone.And
ofcourse,themorepeoplethatareinvolvedinthe
shot,themoreproblemsyouarelikelytohave.
Groupshotscanalsobetrickytolightproperly,
meaningthatyoucanendupwithshadows,
underexposureandcolourcasts.Thereareveryfew
groupphotoissuesthatPhotoshopcan’tfix,evenifit
requiresyoutomergedifferentframes.
Mergingimagesissurprisinglystraightforward,so
ifit’ssomethingthatyouhaven’ttriedbefore,then
don’tassumethatit’satrickyorcomplexprocess.
Unlessanimagehasbeenradicallyincorrectly
exposed,Photoshophasanumberofwaysofthatwill
allowyoutoadjustthebrightnessofyourimages.In
fact,you’dneverknowthatanythinghadeverbeen
amiss.Plus,bestofall,anyundesiredcolourcastsin
theshotscanbecorrectedinlessthanthirtyseconds!
Overthenextfewpageswearegoingtoshowyou
someofthebestwaystofixtheseproblemsusing
Photoshop’srangeoftoolsandfacilities.Allofthefiles
wehaveusedcanbegrabbedfromyourresource
packonthedisc,soyouareabletofollowalongstep
bystep.
Improvegroupphotos
Getting everything and everyone perfect in a group shot is not easy, but we can fix problems in Photoshop
“Mergingimagesis
straightforward,sodon’t
assumethatit’satrickyor
complexprocess”
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45. Fixing
colourcasts
Thisimagehas
beentaken
indoorsunder
mixed,artificial
lighting,whichhas
createdanugly
andunusualcolour
cast.However,this
canbequicklyand
easilyfixed.Click
Cmd/Ctrl+Lto
bringuptheLevels
dialogboxandthen
clickonOptions.
Differentsettings
willworkslightly
betterwithdifferent
images,butfor
thisimageyou’ll
findthatDark&
LightColorsworks
well.Eitherway,
ensurethatSnap
NeutralMidtonesis
checked.Without
exaggeration,there
isagoodchance
thiswillimmediately
removethecolour
castandmake
yourimagelook
morehuman.
Tip
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PULLINGFUNNYFACES
Dropthebestbitsofyourfamilysnapsintoagoodgroupshot
01Smile!Thefirststepistoopenthefiles
thatyouwishtocompositeinPhotoshop
(orusethoseinyourresourcepack).Startbylooking
throughtheimagesanddecidingontheframesthat
youaregoingtomergetogether,basedonthebest
expressions.KeepallthefilesopeninPhotoshop.
02BaseimageGenerallyspeaking,yourbase
imagewillbetheframethathasthemost
rightwithit.We’veoptedfortheimagethathasthe
bestframing,whichalsohappenstofeaturebothgirls
doingagoodjobofposing.We’llfixtheboysinthe
nextfewsteps.
03DraganddropClickontheframethatyouplanto
usetoreplacetheDad’sheadinthemainimage.Use
thefreehandLassotool(L)tomakeaselectionaroundhishead
andhitVonthekeyboardtoactivatetheMovetool.Dragthe
‘new’headintothemainimage.
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46. 04ResizingPressCmd/Ctrl+Tonyour
keyboardtoactivateFreeTransform.
HoldtheShiftkeywhiledraggingthecorner
controlpointsdiagonallytoresizethe‘new’head
tomatchthe‘old’head.
08NewfaceOnceagain,usetheLassotooltomakea
selectionoftheboy’sfaceandpressVtodragitinto
yourmaincompositeimage.Repeattheprocessofadjusting
thesizeofthereplacementheadusingFreeTransformand
theErasertool(E).
05ErasingandblendingHittheEkeyonthekeyboardto
activatetheErasertool.Carefullyeraseanyextraneousareas
thatyoudraggedacrossfromtheotherframe.Clickandunclick
regularlysothatyoucaneasilyeraseanerrorbygoingbackonestep
inyourhistory.
09FinalchecksUseCurvestoadjustthe
luminosityofthereplacementheadfortheboy.
Performafinalcheckofyourworkwhiletheheadswaps
arestillonseparatelayersandthen,onceyouarehappy,
flattenthelayersbygoingtoLayer>FlattenImage.
07FinalframeIfyouhavenotalreadydone
so,youcannowclosetheframethatyou
usedforthereplacementfortheDad.Thenextstep
isto findtheframecontainingthebestexpression
fortheboy.
06BrighterfacesThere’sagoodchancethatyouwillneed
toadjusttheluminosityofthereplacementheadinorder
tobettermatchtheoverallbrightness(imageexposure)ofthemain
image.PressCmd/Ctrl+MtocallupCurvesandmaketherequired
adjustmentsbybendingtheRGBcurveupwards.
01MakeduplicatesDuplicatethe
Background.It’softenbesttowork
onaduplicatelayer,asitprotectsyouagainst
makingmistakeswiththeoriginalandallows
youaccesstoPhotoshop’sblendmodes.
03Shadows/HighlightsYoumayfind
thattheexposureisabituneven,but
Photoshophasahandyfacilityfordealingwith
thiskindofproblem.HeadtooverImage>
Adjustments>Shadows/Highlights.
04Slidetheshadows Usethe
Shadowsslidertoadjustvisibledetail
intheimage’sdarkerareas.LeaveHighlights
alonebutresettheColorCorrectionsliderto0.
02NewblendmodeGointotheblend
modeslistatthetopoftheLayers
paletteandselectScreentobrightenupthe
wholeimageinoneswoop.Iftheeffectistoo
strong,lowertheduplicate’sOpacity.
Correctexposure
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47. 01LoadframesLoadtheActionspalette
(Window>Actions)andclickonthedrop-down
listofotheroptionsinsideit.Fromthelist,pickFramesto
loaduptheavailableframingActionsreadytobeapplied
toyourimage.
02SelectcornersClickonthePhotoCorners
ActionsandpressthePlaybutton.Whitecorners
andagreybackgroundwillthenbeadded.Tochangethe
colourofthephotocorners,selecttheMagicWandtool
(W)andShift-clickoneachonetoselectthemall.
03NewcolourGotoLayer>NewFillLayer>Solid
Color.SelectacolourfromtheColorPicker
menu,suchasgold(#ffeb9b),andthenhitOKtoapply.
Thephotocornerswillnowbeseparatedbythemaskon
theColorFilllayerwithanewcolour.
Instant
photo
corners
Use Actions to finish off your
portrait images in seconds
YoucanmakeanActionforprettymuch
anything.ThereareActionsthatcomepre-loaded
withPhotoshop,though,andtheyhappento
includeasetofframes.Thisisafastwayofadding
extrainteresttoyourportraitimageswithout
actuallyapplyinglayersmanually.PhotoCorners
makesfortheidealfinishingtouchforscrapbookers
whoarelookingtoincorporatephotosintoalarger
composition.Here,weshowyouhowtoapplythe
Action,andthenhowtochangethecolourofthe
cornersoncethey’vebeenstuckon.
WITHSIMONSKELLON
ONE-CLICKWONDER!
UseanActiontodothehardworkforyou
Fixing
colourcasts
Applytexturetothe
cornersbyusing
PatternOverlay
underLayer>Layer
Styleforalittlebitof
extraflare.
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49. Creatingapleasingcompositioncanbe
straightforward,andofcoursealotoffun
usingjustafewstockphotographs,aswell
asafewcleverPhotoshoptricks!
It’sthecombinationofadjustments,blendmodes
andfiltersthatcandramaticallychangethelookand
feelofyoursourcephotosandmakeabigdifference
totheendresult.
Hereyouwilllearnhowtocreateanatmospheric
effectusingadjustmentlayerssuchastheGradient
Map,PhotoFilterandSolidColor,allavailableto
useinElementsaswellasfullPhotoshopversions.
YouwilllearnhowtousetheDodgeandBurntools
non-destructivelyinordertoenhancehighlightsand
shadowsforamuchmoreinterestingimage.
Sinceweareworkingwithafemalemodelyou
willalsolearnbasicmake-uptechniquesusingthe
SoftLightblendmodeandtheHue/Saturation
adjustmentlayer.
Oncethemainsceneisready,youwillthenhead
forevenmoreadjustmentlayersinordertoachieve
thefinalcolourandcontrasteffects.Youwillapply
theLightingEffectsfilterwhichwillchangethe
overallilluminationonthescenegivingabeautiful
vignettefinish.
Createcompositions
Create dramatic compositions out of just three basic start photos using
adjustment layers to achieve dramatic lighting effects
02AnewskyOpentheprovided‘sky.jpg’stockimageandputitonanewlayer
belowyourbackground.ResizeitsothescalelooksrightusingFreeTransform
(Cmd/Ctrl+T)andmanuallyretouchtheedgesofthelayermaskonthebackground
layerifnecessary,makingitslightlylargerorsmaller,usingtheBrushtool(B)withthe
SoftRoundpreset.
01AnewbackgroundStartbyopeningthebackgroundimageandusetheMagic
Wandtool(W)toselecttheoriginalsky,aswe’regoingtoreplaceit.Adjustthearea
withtheQuickSelectiontool(W)ifyouneedtoandthenclicktheAddLayerMaskiconat
thebaseoftheLayerspalettetomaskitout.
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adjustments,blendmodes
andfilterscandramatically
changethelookandfeel”
MAKETHECOMPOSITE
Enhancethebackgroundofyourscenewithadramaticsky
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50. 03RemappingcoloursAddaGradientMapadjustmentlayer(Layer>New
AdjustmentLayer>GradientMap)abovethebackgroundlayerandusethe
Multiplyblendmodeat40%Opacitytomaketheimageslightlydarker.Weusedatwo-
colourlineargradienttoaddmoreblueintheshadowsandyellowtothehighlights.
04SepiacontrastIncreasethecontrastofthe
imagewithaPhotoFilteradjustmentlayer(New
AdjustmentLayer>PhotoFilter),settingtheBlendMode
intheNewLayerdialogtoLinearLightat15%Opacity.
WeusedthedefaultPhotoFiltersettingsandchosethe
Sepiapresetforawarmtone.
05CreateshadowIsolatethemodelusingthe
QuickSelectionorPentool(P),andadditona
newlayerabovethebackgroundandadjustmentlayers.
Addrealismbycreatingshadowsunderthewomanwith
asoft,low-opacitybrushwiththeForegroundcolour
swatchsettoadarkhue.
08DodgeandburnCreateanewlayerabovethe
model,gotoEdit>Fillandchoose50%Gray
fromthedrop-downlist.Changetheblendmodeto
OverlayandusetheDodgeandBurntoolsonthislayer
tolightenthehighlightsanddarkentheshadows.Usea
50%Opacitybrushfortheskin.
06SkincleaningWhenworkingwithmodels,
alwaystakeafewminutesandcleantheskin
usingtheSpotHealingBrushtool(J).Youcanalsosmooth
theskinusingtheMixerBrushtool(B),butsincethis
featureisnotavailableinallPhotoshopversionsyou
couldalwaysmakeaselectionoftheskinandapplythe
SurfaceBlurfilterinstead.
09DesaturatethesceneInorderforthenext
adjustmentstobemoreeffective,weneed
todesaturatetheentireimage.AddaHue/Saturation
adjustmentlayeratthetopofthestack(NewAdjustment
Layer>Hue/Saturation)andreduceSaturationto-20.
07ModelcontrastAdjustthecontrastofyour
modeltomatchthebackground.Createa
Levelsadjustmentlayer(NewAdjustmentLayer>Levels)
anddraginthewhiteslidertoincreasethehighlights
(especiallyontheskin),usingaselectionontheattached
masktoaddmorelightspecificallytoherface.
10Addmake-upCreateanemptylayerandsetits
blendmodetoSoftLight.Useasoftbrushwith
theForegroundcoloursettoapastelhueandpaintsome
make-upontheeyes.PlaceaHue/Saturationlayerabove
andclipittothemake-uplayersoitonlyaffectsthisone
(seetheexperttip).
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masks
Clippingmasks
canbeusedto
limittheeffectof
anadjustmenttoa
specificlayerrather
thanhaveitapplyto
alloftheonesbelow
itinthestack.To
clipanadjustment
layertotheone
below,createitas
normalthenOpt/
Alt-clickontheline
betweenthelayers.
Yourcursorwill
thenchange.
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51. 11LipcolourAddanotherHue/Saturation
adjustmentlayerandfilltheattachedlayermask
withblack.Nowpaintbackintheareaofthelipsonthe
maskwithwhitetoisolatethecolourchange.Changethe
blendmodetoSoftLightandadjustthecolourwiththe
HueandLuminositysliders.
12FinalcoloureffectsYoucancreatethefinalcolour
effectsusingaSolidColoradjustmentlayer(New
AdjustmentLayer>SolidColor).Addoneofthelayerssetto
HardLightand30%Opacityusingthecolour#8b7e5f,anda
secondlayersettoLinearLightwith60%Opacityandthe
colour#948f84.
13VignetteandlighteffectsCreateastamp
ofallvisiblelayerswithCmd/Ctrl+Opt/Alt+
Shift+E.UsethisnewlayertoapplytheLighting
EffectsfilterfromFilter>Render>LightingEffects.
AdjustthespotlightsizeandusetheFocussetting
tosettheamountofvignettingandlightintensity.
EnhancetheeyesUsethe
Dodgetoolontheirisofthe
eyestomakethembrighterand
morecaptivating.
ExposuresettingKeepalowExposureon
thetoolof 5-10%sothatyouhavemorecontrol
whenyoubuilduptheeffect.
ClippingmasksOnthemake-
uplayers,useaclippedHue/
Saturationadjustmentlayerso
thatyouhavemorecontrol.
RealisticshadowsUseabrush
with20%OpacityandFlowwhen
youpainttheshadowsandbuild
themupwithseveralstrokes.
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52. Before
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Reapply make
up Usealow
opacitypaintbrush
toreapplythe
subject’smakeup,
concentratingon
thelipsandeyes.
ImproveskinUse
theSpotHealing
Brushtooltoclean
upscratchesand
marksonyour
subject’sfaceby
blendingthem
intoskin.
GetridofdustTo
complementthis
filtereffect,add
theDespecklefilter
tocombatany
remainingparticles
anddebris.
Reducenoise
ApplyaNoise
Reductionfilter
tominimise
thegraininthe
imageandrefine
theoveralleffect.
Brightenitup
Restorethecolourand
vibranceoftheimage
withadjustment
layersthatbalancethe
colourandincrease
thecontrast.
Sharpenthelines
Reconstructedgesaround
thefaceandneckusing
theCloneStamptool,
zoomingintotheimageto
seedetails.
RemovescratchesFill
inscratchedareaswith
theCloneStamptool,
samplingsurrounding
pixelstofillinthe
missinginformation.
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53. Thanks to the modern digital age, your
favourite old images are no longer
destined to a life of slow and painful
disintegration inside old albums and frames.
Snapshots that are in bad shape can be given
a new lease of life with a few simple restoration
techniques. The first step is to scan in your images
to get a digital version for you to work on. Most
new home scanners will do this very well, but if
you haven’t got one then head to a professional
printing shop for some help and advice.
The most useful tools are the Clone Stamp,
Healing Brush and Patch tools. They work well as
they’ve all been designed to reconstruct areas of
an image using information from nearby pixels.
Common touch-ups include removing cracks,
speckles and blemishes, and also filling in the
broken pieces of an image. It doesn’t stop there,
though, and we take you through additional
techniques that include restoring colour to
photographs, fixing lighting with adjustment layers
and applying filters that will bring out the best in
your old images. While some techniques require
a little more time and attention than others, once
you see your worn image in a new light you’ll
know that all this effort was well worth the wait.
“Breathenewlifeintooldandtatteredimagesby
givingthemsomedigitalloveandcare,witheasyto
usePhotoshoptools,adjustments,filtersandmore”
Repairwiththerighttools
Patchupholesandscratcheswith
easy-to-applyretouchtools
03Applyit Pick
amissing
areaoftheimageand
sampleasimilarcolour
fromnearbypixelsby
holdingdownOpt/Alt,
andthenclicking.Paint
inthedamageareaand,
togetanevenfill,keep
resamplingpixels.
01PrepareOpen
adamagedfile
inPhotoshopandassess
whichareasaremissing
andwhatyouneedto
fillin.Ctrl/right-clickthe
backgroundlayerand
selectDuplicatetomake
acopy.Namethelayer
BackgroundCopy.
04RepeatUse
thesame
methodtofillinother
missingareas.Zooming
intoanareawillgiveyou
abettersenseofwhat
looksright.Changeyour
brushsizeasyougoto
givebetterresultsfor
differentsizedareas.
02Selecttool
CloneStamp
andPatternStamp
aregroupedintheleft
Toolbar.SelecttheClone
Stamptool(S)andselect
asizeof90px,orsmall
enoughtofitinside
thedamagedarea.Set
Hardnessto20%.
05Final
touchesOnce
missingareashavebeen
patchedup,applyfinal
touchesbycleaningup
blemishesandspots
withtheHealingBrush
tool(J).AswiththeClone
Stamptool,sample
similarpixelsandthen
paintovertheseareas.
Insteadofgoing
backandforth
changingyour
brushsizefromthe
Optionsbar,use
thiseasyshortcut
instead.Whileyou
areusingtheClone
Stamptool,orthe
HealingBrushtool,
increasethesizeof
itsbrushbyusingthe
rightsquarebracket
onyourkeyboard.
Conversely,Make
thebrushsmaller
withtheleftsquare
bracket.Constantly
changingbrush
sizewhileyouare
workingonareas
ofyourimagewill
giveyouamuch
cleanerandmore
professionalresult.
Efficiency
iskey
Tip
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Fill in the gaps
Selectasmallbrush
toaccuratelyfillinthe
pixelsintheaffected
areasthatliecloseto
thedefinedlines.
Blend the
background Fora
betterblend,choose
alargesoftbrush
andsweepoverlarge
areasofdamageon
plainbackgrounds.
Use the source
Remembertohold
downOpt/Altand
thenclicktosample
nearbypixelsasoften
aspossiblewhen
paintingwiththe
CloneStamptool.
Reconstruct
detail Useexisting
linesandmaterial
tohelpyourebuild
missingdetailssuch
asthejumpersleeve.
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54. Dustandspeckleremoval
Reviveagedimagestotheirgood-oldselves
Old images are often marred by dust and imperfections. Grain and dust can appear if the lens or film used
was a bit dirty. It can also be the result of dust on the surface of a photograph when it was first scanned in.
Luckily, Photoshop has two filters, namely Noise Reduction and Dust & Scratches, that scan the image
for debris and then work to remove it. It’s always a good idea to give the photo a final once-over with the
Healing Brush to remove any missed speckles.
01DuplicatebackgroundOpenupyourimageinPhotoshopandduplicate
thebackgroundlayerbyselectingLayer>DuplicateLayer.Namethelayer
BackgroundCopy.Thisisgoodpracticeforanyimageyouarerestoring,astheoriginal
imageispreservedwhileyouedit.
05CropdownSelecttheCroptool(C)anduse
thegridoverlayoptionstojudgethecentre.
UsethehandlestospecifywheretocropandhitReturn
oncehappywithit.Usethistoremoveroughedgestoo.
03LessenthenoiseGobacktotheFiltermenu
andthistimeselectFilter>Noise>ReduceNoise.
Noisedenotesthetinyspecklesthatareoftenfoundin
imagestakeninlowlight.SettheStrengthto8,Preserve
Detailsto10%,ReduceColorNoiseto70%andSharpen
Detailsto30%,thenhitOK.
02NoisefilterFromthetopmenu,select
Filter>Noise>Dust&Scratches.SettheRadius
to13andtheThresholdto73,thenclickOK.You’llseea
loadingbarand,dependingonthesizeofyourimage
andthescaleoftheadjustment,itmaytakeawhilefor
thefiltertoprocess.
04HealingBrushSelecttheSpotHealingBrush
toolandchooseabrushsizeof40px.Goover
yourimageandindividuallyfixupdustandscratches
thatsitonthemainareas,especiallyonpeople.
Makebetterchoices
Getthemostoutofafilter’sPreviewwhen
applyingedits
Filtersaren’tanexactscience.Whenusingthe
ReduceNoiseandDust&Specklefilters,ifyou
increasethesettingsmorethanyourimagecan
handle,youmaylosealotofdetailinfacialfeatures.
UsingthePreviewwindowisthebestwaytoensure
you’reontherighttrack.Bydefault,thePreview
windowiszoomedintoyourimage,soyoucansee
howthefilterwillaffectindividualpixels.Usethe
minusiconstozoomoutandseeafullpictureof
howyourimagewillturnoutbeforecommitting.
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55. Banishtheblemish
TheHealingBrushtoolsmakeunwantedmarksmagicallydisappear
Whether it’s coffee cup stains or accidental water
marks, many old images suffer from unsightly
blotches that ruin a good photo. A mixture of the
Healing Brush options and the Clone Stamp tool is the
best way to repair the damage.
The key to getting it right is to work slowly and
methodically through each blemished area. The
Healing Brush options let you smooth over damaged
areas, while the Clone Stamp tool is a good option to
reconstruct heavily affected areas of the photo.
03SmalleditsResizethebrush
to50pxandcontinueto
clickonsmallblemishesandmarks
acrosstheface,aswellasplainareasof
clothing.Keepthebrushsizeassmall
aspossible;matchtheblemish.
04SwitchbrushSelectthe
HealingBrushtoolandwork
onlargerareaslikestains.Setthe
brushsizeto70pxandHardnessto
20px.SampleanareaoffabricbyOpt/
Alt-clickingandthenfillintheareas.
05ClonepixelsWhencleaning
upstains,switchtotheClone
Stamptool.SetHardnessto100%to
drawinthesmalldetailsbehindthe
marks.Zoomrightintotheareaand
workcarefullythrougheachsection.
03BatchscanningHitScanandthe
scannerwillprocesstheimage.Itmay
takeacoupleofminutes,especiallywithlarge
photos.Oncefinished,youwillbeaskedifyou
needtoscanmoreimages.Ifyouhaveabatchof
imagessimplycontinuescanningthemin.
04ViewandsaveWhendone,click
ontheimagetoviewit.Yourimage
shouldautomaticallysavetoyourscanner’s
defaultfolder.Tosaveinanotherlocation,select
theimageandchooseSaveAs.Specifyyour
locationandclickSave.
02ScanresolutionPlaceyourphoto
imagesidedownontothescannerand
closethetop.Ensurethescannerisconnectedto
yourcomputerandthatthescannersoftwareis
ready.Ifyouhaveaphoto-scanningoption,select
itthenchooseahighDPIbetween300and1200.
01Scannerchoice All-in-oneprinters
aregoodforscanningimages.Makesure
youhavethescannersoftwareinstalled.Ensure
theimageyou’rescanningisrelativelyflat,andif
you’reimageisbuckled,orhassuffereddamage,
firstflattenitbetweentwobooksovernight.
Scaninyourold
photographs
Saveyourantiquesnapsfrom
disintegrationbyscanningthemin
What’sthebig
difference?
HealingBrushandSpot
Healing,seenside-by-side
WhiletheHealingBrushand
SpotHealingBrushfunctionsare
almostthesamethereisonebig
difference.Botharedesigned
toremoveblemishesfrom
imagesusingsimilarlycoloured
pixelsnearbytofillthemissing
information.However,theSpot
HealingBrushautomatically
samplesnearbypixels,whereas
whenyouusetheHealingBrush
toolyouhavetotellPhotoshop
whichpixelstosample.TheSpot
HealingBrushworkswellona
simplebackgroundthatneeds
tobeblended,suchasskin.The
HealingBrushtoolisbetterwhen
workingoveracomplicated
patternoroverintricatelines
whereyouneedcontrol.
02SpotHealingSelecttheSpot
HealingBrushtoolandcheck
theblendmodeisNormal.Selecta
brushsizeof70pxandsetHardness
to80%.Startwithfaceblemishesand
paintovermarksuntilthey’regone.
01PrepareOpenthe
imageandduplicatethe
backgroundlayer.Beforestartingany
edits,haveacloserlookattheimage
andidentifywheretheproblemareas
are.Thistoolisbestforlargeareas.
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56. Givelacklustrehuesandfadedshadesanewmeaning
Colour is often the first thing to go ‘off’ in prints,
and orange tints and faded colours are all too
common in aging images. Tone and colour can be
restored with a number of techniques, for example
using adjustment layers to bring vitality back. Hand-
colouring techniques introduce brightness into
monochrome images even if it wasn’t originally there.
The trick to achieving natural results is to accept
the limitations of the photographs that you are
working with. If you push the colours too far then
you may end up with an oversaturated result
that can look a little jarring rather than beautifully
restored. In fact, a good fix for a coloured image
that has seen better days is to simply convert it to a
deliberate black and white!
Restoretoneandcolour
RemovecolourcastsColourcastsarecommoninfilmimagesandcanusually
beidentifiedbyablueororangetinge.Theyareoftencausedbycertaintypesof
lightswhenthephotoistaken,orthewaythefilmwasdeveloped.Thecastcanbe
neutralisedbyaddinganewadjustmentlayertotheimagebyselectingLayer>New
AdjustmentLayerandthenchoosingColorBalance.Assesswhichcolouriscausingthe
problemandthenusethesliders,andabitofcolourtheory,toneutraliseit.Forablue
cast,forexample,addmoreyellow.
Colour withadjustmentlayersAdjustmentlayersareperfectifyouhaveanimage
thatrequiresamixedtreatmenttogetitbacktoitsbest,andspendingsometime
findingoutwhatitneedsisthebestapproach.StartwithaColorBalanceadjustment
layertoremoveanycolourcasts,suchasorangeinthisimage.Next,addaBrightness/
Contractadjustmentlayertobringupdullcolours.Finally,addaHue/Saturation
adjustmentlayertodeepenthecolours.Switchbetweenthesethreeadjustmentsto
tweakyourimageuntilyou’rehappywithit.
GomonochromeAseeminglyeasywaytoturnanimageblackandwhiteistochange
theModetoGrayscalefromtheImagemenu.Whilethisgetsthejobdone,youhaveno
controloverhowtheimagelooksandsothisshouldbeavoided.Abetterwaytodoitis
toaddanewadjustmentlayertoyourimageandselectChannelMixer.Inthepop-up
menu,tickMonochromeandthenusetheRed,GreenandBluechannelstoplayaround
withthefinaleffect.
Hand-colouringBringalittlecolourtoanoldblackandwhiteimagebycolouringit
byhandinPhotoshop.Oneoftheeasiestmethodsistosimplyuseapaintbrush.First,
changetheModeofyourimagetoacolouronebyselectingImage>Mode>
CMYKColor.NowselectapaintbrushandsetitsModetoColoraswell.Setthetool’s
Opacityto80%andusetheColorPickermenutoselectahue.Zoomintoyourimageand
startpainting,switchingbrushsizeasyougo.
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57. Balanceoverandunderexposedareasofavintageimageusingmasks
Fixexposure
Luckily, with digital images we can fix the lighting
errors of the past and restore old photos. Adjustment
layers are a fantastic option to fix up lighting, but when
we’re balancing out an image we need to apply an
adjustment to sort out areas one at a time. We can do
this with the help of masks. Essentially just another form
of selection, masks are an easy way to demarcate an area
of a photograph to apply an adjustment. Masks edit non-
destructively, and work by painting over areas to remove
from the effect of the adjustment being applied.
01QuickMaskModeOpentheimageinPhotoshop
andduplicatetheBackgroundlayer.EnterQuick
MaskModebyselectingthesmalliconinToolbar.Selecta
largesoftbrushtopreparetomaskyourimage.
02MaskandadjustDecideonareastolightenand
darken.UsetheBrushtooltopaintoverthese.Exit
QuickMaskModetoviewasaselection.SelectLayer>New
AdjustmentLayer>Brightness/Contrast;increaseBrightness.
03RepeatandadjustGobacktoQuickMaskMode.
Maskoutanyunderexposure,usingasoftbrush.
SelectLayer>NewAdjustmentLayerandchooseLevels.
Balanceoutthelevelsoftheunderexposedareaoftheshot.
04CleanandbalanceUsetheCloneStamptoolto
cleanupdebrisandmarks,especiallyinthecorners.
AddafinalLevelsadjustmentlayertobalanceouttheimage.
AddtheSmartSharpenfiltertobringoutdetailsintheimage.
SmartSharpenInimageswheredetails
likeeyesandexpressionshavebeen
lost,theSharpenfilterrefinesedgesand
restoressomeofthelostdefinition.Select
Filter>Sharpen>SmartSharpen,then
adjustthesettingstobringbacktheedges
withoutintroducinganydistortion.
Topthreefilters
Fixfades
Mendaphoto’sdegradededges
andcorners
Dog-earedcornersandfadededges
comewiththeterritoryofoldphotos.
AgoodsolutionistheGradient
tool(G)inQuickMaskMode,which
isolatesproblemareas.Createanew
adjustmentlayerthatwillapplyonly
tothedamagedsectionoftheimage.
LevelsandExposurearetwouseful
adjustmentstotryonfades,andyou’ll
needagoodeyetojudgewhenyou’ve
matchedtheshade.Alwaysbesureto
feathertheedgesofyourmasktoblend
theeffectsintotheimage.
ReduceNoiseFiltersaregoodatfixing
noiseorfilmgrain.FromtheFiltermenu,
selectNoise>ReduceNoiseandusethe
previewtohelpyoupicktherightsettings.
IfyourimagehasJPEGdamagefrom
resizing,usetheRemoveJPEGArtifact
optiontoreduceit.
LightingEffectsApplyingtheLighting
Effectfiltercanadddrama.Toadda
spotlight,selectFilter>Render>Lighting
EffectsandSpotlightfromthedrop-down
menu.Movethecircularboundarytoget
yoursubjectsunderthelight,thenincrease
Intensityuntilbrightnessisrestored.
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58. Restoreoldphotos
Don’tlettreasuredimagesfromthepastfadeaway–applysome
Photoshopmedicineandbringthembacktolife
“UsingavarietyofPhotoshop’stools,youcanpatchupand
repaireventhemostbadlyaffectedimage”
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59. Basicimageimprovements
Get to grips with using Photoshop to
restore, repair and recover old photos that
have seen better days. The image here is
almost a hopeless case, but it shows that, using
a variety of Photoshop’s tools and filters, you can
repair even the most badly affected image.
At the end of the process, images can be
better than the source photo, but in many cases
the original image may not have a lot of detail,
and there are limits to what you can bring back
without turning it into a painting. All the standard
colour, contrast and brightness tools can be used,
like Levels and Curves, but we’ll also use helpful
features like the Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp
tool, Hue/Saturation and even a little painting.
The starting point is the scanner to get them
into digital format. The original print of this image
was very small and over 40 years old. When
scanning, always set it at a larger size than the
original. You can then make a larger print when
finished, and this gives more room when doing
close-up editing. The scanning resolution was set
to 1200ppi, giving an image size of 3391 x 2306;
large enough for an 11 by 8-inch print.
02ColourissuesAblack-and-whiteimagecan
displaycolourdefects.Toremove,createaBlack
andWhiteadjustmentlayer.EnterthevaluesofReds40
andYellows60,leavingtherestat0.Iftheoriginalphoto
wassepia,ticktheTintboxandaddasimilarcolour.
03TrimandcropIfthephotoisn’tneatand
square,trimtheedge.Youcouldusethe
Transformtools,butyouwanttoavoidfurtherlossof
quality.UsetheCroptooltocompletelyremovethe
damagedareaonthefarrightofourimage.
04RemovewritingYoucanremoveany
writingwiththeClonetool,buttheSpot
HealingBrushwillalsodoagoodjob.Selectthe
WorkinglayerandtheSpotHealingBrushtool.A
Sizeof100pxandHardnessof100%isfine.Now
markallthetextwhereitrests.
01CheckthedamageDuplicatetheBackground.
Renameit‘Workinglayer’.AddaSolidColor
Filladjustmentlayer,selectingpureredandchanging
thelayerblendmodetoColorBurn.Thisshowswhere
there’snoemulsionatall.
Keytoolsforcommondefects
Writingonaphoto
Ifthere’swritingonaphotoitcanbe
fiddlytogetoff.However,theSpot
HealingBrushisdesignedtoremove
differentshadesoftonefroma
singularorpatternedbackground.
Ifthewritingcoverstwodifferent
backgroundsthenitneedstobe
doneintwostages.Forthefirst,
usethetooltomarkthetextonthe
patternedbackground.
Waterdamage
Ifyougetwaterdamageonan
area,itcanbefixedwiththePatch
tool,providedthere’sasimilararea
nearbythatisn’taffected.ThePatch
toolisdesignedforthat,patching
largeareasinonego.Markthepart
affectedthengrabandmovethe
previewboxtoanareatopatch
from.Checktheeffecttosee
whetheritmatchesandrelease.
Missingareas
Whentherearemissingareasof
emulsion,butstillsomepatchesof
detailneartoit,theCloneStamp
toolisinvaluableforrestoringdetail.
SimplysetthemodetoDarkenand
samplefromasourcethathasthe
sametoneandpatternaswherethe
detailisrequired.SettheOpacityto
100%sothenewdetailissharp,then
cloneitin.
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60. 08RemovedirtTherearedirtspotsalloverour
image.Togetridofthem,selecttheSpot
HealingBrushtoolandreducetheSizeto23%.Goover
eachofthefigures,dabbingonanybitsofmuck.Ifthe
toolleavesapatternorahardedge,pressCmd/Ctrl+Z
toundoit.
07RuboutthecreasesThenextcrack–or
crease,inthiscase–inourimageisbetween
thelittlegirlandtheboywithglasses’slegs.Usethe
sameClonebrushasyoudidinstep6tocloneinover
thebricks,onthetrousersandthefootofthegirl.
05PatchtherestTheletterKisstraddlingtwo
areasinourimage.SelectthePatchtoolwith
Sourceticked,drawasquarearoundtheletterand
release.Nowgrabthemarqueeandmoveitdown.This
createsapreviewofthepatchbasedonwhereyou
movethesampleboxto.
06TacklethecracksTherearelotsofcracksin
ourimage,solet’sstartwiththeoneonthetall
girl’shead.SelecttheCloneStamptoolandzoominto
200%.ChangethebrushblendmodetoDarkenandset
theOpacityto100%.Samplefromthesidesofthecrack
andpaintover.
09CloneoutremnantsAnymarksthathaven’t
beensuccessfullyremovedwiththeSpot
HealingBrushtoolcanbetackledwiththeClone
brush.SelectitandchangetheblendmodetoLighten.
Nowsamplefromareasclosebyandpaintoverany
remainingspots.
10RestoreemulsionSettheClonebrushto
Darkentotackleanymissingemulsion.Toggle
theColorFilllayeronandreducetheOpacityto26%so
youcanseewhatyou’redoing.SelecttheWorkinglayer
andcloneinareasofclothingandwallsintotheparts
thatarelackingdetail.
Curves
Lackofcontrast
Oldphotostendtolackcontrast.Theageingprocess
makesitworse,asthelongeraphotoisexposed
tolightthemoreitfades.Aquickapplicationofa
Curvesadjustmentlayercanaddcontrast.Createan
S-shapedcurveintheCurvesboxandyoucantweak
ittowardstheendoftherestoration.
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PATCHUP
MantheHealingBrushandCloneStamptools
Layerstructure
Understandtheeffect
Final
Curves
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61. EVENOUTCOMPLEXIONS
UsetheBrushandBlurtools
13ProblemareasTheboyinthemiddleofour
imageismissingthelowerpartofhisglasses.
We’reselectingtheBrushwithasampleddarkcolour
andaround26%Opacity.Drawanymissingpartsin,
thenusealargebrushat5%Opacitytodarkenaround
theframes.
Backup
Makesureyoubackupin
morethanoneplace,such
asonaCDorharddrive,as
wellasonyour
computer’smemory.
Tipsforlooking
afteroldphotos
11FixthehairAlthoughitseemslikethesekids
aregoingbald,it’sjusttheemulsionfadingand
thinning,nottheirhair.UsetheCloneStamptoolwith
theDarkenblendmodetoputhairbackintothesmaller
gaps.Cloneinat50%Opacitytofilloutthelargeareas
missingdetail.
12FacesmoothingDuplicatetheWorkinglayer
andcallthenewone‘Faces’.Onanyfaceswhere
thereisdetailmissing,usetheBrushtoolat10-20%
Opacity.HolddowntheEyedroppertoselectashade
onthefaceandpaintitintothemottledareasofthe
cheeksandfaces.
14MissingshoulderThebiggestareamissingis
theshoulderofthegirlontheright.We’reusing
theCloneStampinDarkenmodetoextendthearm
upwards,taperingitoff.We’recloningmorewhiteover
ittomakeitlookfadedasitgetstowardsthebrighter
partofthepicture.
15FinalstepsAddaCurvesadjustmentlayerandlowertheblack
tonestomakethemdarkerandlightenthehighlightsslightly.Itisn’t
reallyworthsharpeningtheimagebecausethedetailjustisn’tthere.Delete
theColorFilllayerandflattentofinish.
Keepthemsafe
Printedphotoscanfadeinthesunlight,sokeep
themoutofdirectlight.Keeptheminphoto
albumstokeepthemasflatandsafeaspossible.
Thiswillstoptoomanystickyfingerprints
ruiningthesurfaceaswellaspreventingsome
scratchesandtearsthatcanoccur.
Digitiseyourcollection
Ifyou’vegotalotofphotosinyourfilm
collection,makesometimetoscanthemand
savethemontoyourcomputer.Youthenknow,
nomatterwhat,thatyou’llalwayshaveadigital
versionaswellastheoriginal,andyoucaneditit
atalatertimeandinsmallbatches.
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Photoediting
Old images are often spoilt by grain,
dust and scratches. While there are many
retouching tools for cleaning up and
restoring family memories, when it comes to
removing noise and unwanted artefacts then a
Photoshop filter is the place to turn to. Most filters,
such as Blur and Distort, are designed to add
creative effects to an image, but among these
are two that are extremely useful for restoring a
damaged photograph.
The Noise and Sharpening filters can be used
together to remove grain and then to restore
detail. The noise reduction filters work by blending
individual pixels with surrounding colours, but as
a consequence your images can come out blurry.
To bring back any lost details, call in the Sharpen
filters. Just as Noise filters create blur, too much
sharpening can result in noise. To balance out
these two side effects, use a combination of the
techniques that you will learn by following the
steps opposite.
Restoreold
shotswithfilters
Rejuvenateoldphotosbyremovinggrainandsharpeningthemup
Source files
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02TargetedreductionTheNoisefiltersareallgroupedtogetherunderFilters>
Noise.Therearefourreductionfiltersandthenonefilterforaddingnoise.Select
theReduceNoiseoption.Thisfilteroffersadvancedoptionsfortargetingspecificareasof
noiseinanimage.
01MakeacopyOpentheimageinPhotoshopandbeginby
duplicatingtheBackgroundlayer.Ctrl/right-clickonthelayerand
selectDuplicate,renamingitBackgroundCopy.Filtersareapplieddirectlyto
layers,soit’simportanttokeepyouroriginalimageintact.
03ChannelhoppingIntheReduceNoisemenu,
selectAdvancedtoviewNoiseineachofthe
threecolourchannels;namelyRed,GreenandBlue.
SelectGreenandincreaseStrengthto9andPreserve
Detailto20%.HitOKtoapplyandthenrenamethisnew
layerNoiseFilter_ColourChannel.
04ApplyreductionDuplicatethelayerandname
itReduceNoiseFilter.Selectthesamefilter,but
thistimeapplytheeffecttotheentireimage.Setthe
Strengthto9andPreserveDetailto20%,thenhitOK.
Again,duplicatethenewlayerinpreparationforthe
nextstep.
07ApplyMedianHitOKandrenamethelayerMedianFilter
toseparatetheeffectsthathavebeenapplied.Theimageis
nowfreefromnoisebut,asaresult,it’sfairlyblurry.Next,we’llshow
youhowtosharpenitup.
05MedianfilterTheMedianfilterreadspixels
withaspecificradiusandthenblendsthe
luminanceofthosepixelsbycalculatinganaverage.A
sideeffectofthefilteristhattheimagelooksblurry,and
sothisstepissavedforlasttosmoothoutanyadditional
noiseleftbehindbythepreviousfilters.
06SetRadiusTheMedianfilterhasonlyonesetting:
Radius.Usingtheimagepreviewbox,calculatehowfar
youcanpushtheMedianwithoutexcessivelycompromisingthe
sharpnessoftheimage.Inthisimage,theRadiusissetto2pixels.
SILENCETHENOISE
UsetheNoisefiltertoreducedigitaldistortion
Startwithfilesthatare
aslargeaspossibleto
increasethenumber
ofpixelsyouhaveat
yourdisposaltoedit
with.Sincemostold
imagesarescanned
intocreateadigital
copy,scanatthe
highestresandkeep
thedimensionsofthe
fileaslargeasyoucan
withoutlosingquality.
Keepitlarge
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