http://gurusunleashed.com Scouring the Web 24/7 for the best creative pro news and how-to so you don't have to. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://gurusunleashed.com/243670/mask-clean-up-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243670/mask-clean-up-2.php#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:15:32 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4899
If a mask appears splotchy, it’s usually because the Auto Mask checkbox is turned on and the brush didn’t apply the mask to pixels that were too different from the original sample (beginning brush stroke). Simply uncheck the Auto Mask…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243670/mask-clean-up-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243640/adjustment-brush-resize-tricks-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243640/adjustment-brush-resize-tricks-2.php#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:15:14 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4897
When using the Adjustment Brush for retouching, you need to change the size of the brush quite often. You can use the Left and Right Bracket keys ([ ]) to make small incremental changes to the brush size, but the…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243640/adjustment-brush-resize-tricks-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243560/adjustment-brush-masks-and-pins-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243560/adjustment-brush-masks-and-pins-2.php#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:15:30 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4895
When you paint on a photo using the Adjustment Brush (K), a mask is created that shows where the effects of the Adjustment Brush are applied. By default, the mask isn’t visible, but you can press the O key to…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243560/adjustment-brush-masks-and-pins-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243535/change-adjustment-mask-colors-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243535/change-adjustment-mask-colors-2.php#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:15:20 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4893
When the color of your subject in a photo-graph is similar to the color of the mask (the default color is red), it’s difficult to see the mask. To change the color of the mask, press Shift-O to cycle through…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243535/change-adjustment-mask-colors-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243480/dust-spot-images-quickly-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243480/dust-spot-images-quickly-2.php#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:15:47 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4891
Choose the Spot Removal tool (N) and zoom in to the top-left of the image. Press the Page Down key to move down the left side of the image incrementally. When you reach the bottom, press Page Down again and…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243480/dust-spot-images-quickly-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243446/rotate-view-tool-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243446/rotate-view-tool-2.php#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:15:39 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4889
A long-desired feature from other leading digital painting tools is the Rotate View tool, which allows you to rotate the document canvas to make otherwise uncomfortable strokes with a digitized art tablet perfectly natural. Press the R key or click-and-hold…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243446/rotate-view-tool-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243416/pre-pro-prep-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243416/pre-pro-prep-2.php#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:15:07 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4887
If my experience with develop-ing rich media in a collaborative environment has taught me anything, it’s to keep project assets as organized as possible. Even though the layers’ paradigm in Photoshop provides an inherent organizational approach, it can quickly become…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243416/pre-pro-prep-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243365/transform-selection-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243365/transform-selection-2.php#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:15:13 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4885
That selection not exactly how you want it? Don’t want to go all the way back into the path and modify it? No problem. Just go to the Select menu and choose Transform Selection and you can manipulate the selection…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243365/transform-selection-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243350/speedy-clipping-mask-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243350/speedy-clipping-mask-2.php#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:59 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4882
Sometimes a masked layer is just an Option-click (PC: Alt-click) away. Simply click-and-drag the layer to be used as a mask directly above the layer to be masked. Press-and-hold Option (PC: Alt) and hover your cursor over the horizontal line…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243350/speedy-clipping-mask-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243296/invert-to-alpha-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243296/invert-to-alpha-2.php#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:15:51 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4868
When working with vector- created art and the source art is unavailable, modifying the art to create a logo can be a pain, to say the least particularly when it’s flattened and the background needs to be knocked out. A…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243296/invert-to-alpha-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243252/glowbloom-effect-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243252/glowbloom-effect-2.php#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:15:18 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4866
In the same composition, use Select>Color Range to select the high-lights of the base image. Be generous with the Fuzziness, as detail won’t be an issue. Copy the selection to a new layer (Command-J [PC: Ctrl-J]) and set its blend…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243252/glowbloom-effect-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243218/get-into-dodge-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243218/get-into-dodge-2.php#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:15:45 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4864
Anyone who’s used Photoshop CS3 (or prior) versions and tried to com-posite a human subject into an existing light setup knows that they eventually hit a wall with Levels, Curves, Color Balance andóeven in desperate situationsóBrightness/Contrast adjustments to match the…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243218/get-into-dodge-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243184/only-shades-of-gray-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243184/only-shades-of-gray-2.php#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:15:29 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4862
A simple tip to creating believable retro imagery is never to use 100% black or white tones in the artwork. The retro look often relies on distressed or faded artifacts, and a foundation of grays in a subtle tonal spectrum…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243184/only-shades-of-gray-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243141/light-depth-with-layer-blending-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243141/light-depth-with-layer-blending-2.php#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:15:24 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4860
Studio lighting can be quickly and easily dramatized by blending multiple layers. Duplicate a layer with a subject by press- ing Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J). Desaturate the new layer, then adjust the Levels dialog (Command-L [PC: Ctrl-L]) to create a strong…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243141/light-depth-with-layer-blending-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243086/quick-shapes-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243086/quick-shapes-2.php#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:15:11 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4852
Use the Lasso tool (L) or Polygo-nal Lasso tool to rough-in a shape. After making your selection, open the Paths panel (Window>Paths), press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key, and click the Make Work Path From Selection icon at the bottom…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243086/quick-shapes-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243054/stamp-visible-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243054/stamp-visible-2.php#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:15:03 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4850
This is one of those tips that you’ll either use all the time or never. Press Command-Option-Shift-E (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E) to Stamp Visible layers, which creates a new layer on top of all the visible layers below. This is really useful…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243054/stamp-visible-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243022/change-the-hardness-of-a-brush-on-the-fly-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243022/change-the-hardness-of-a-brush-on-the-fly-2.php#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:15:14 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4848
You probably know that when the Brush tool (B) is selected, you can decrease or increase the brush size by pressing the Left Bracket ([) or Right Bracket (]) key, respectively. But at times it’s useful to change the brush’s…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243022/change-the-hardness-of-a-brush-on-the-fly-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242973/create-a-%e2%80%9crule-of-thirds%e2%80%9d-grid-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242973/create-a-%e2%80%9crule-of-thirds%e2%80%9d-grid-2.php#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:15:34 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4846
Don’t use the grid view very often? Then turn it into a rule-of-thirds grid. In Photo-shop, press Command-K (PC: Ctrl-K) to open your Preferences. Click on Guides, Grid & Slices from the list on the left and change the settings…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242973/create-a-%e2%80%9crule-of-thirds%e2%80%9d-grid-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242879/lightening-up-an-under-exposed-image-method-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242879/lightening-up-an-under-exposed-image-method-3.php#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:15:39 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4838
This time, let’s use a Curves adjustment layer to lighten our image. Open the image and in the Adjustments panel, click on the Curves icon. Now select the little hand with the double-facing arrow at the top left of the…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242879/lightening-up-an-under-exposed-image-method-3.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242856/lightening-an-under-exposed-image-method-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242856/lightening-an-under-exposed-image-method-2.php#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:15:07 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4834
Another way to lighten an image uses the Overlay screen mode. Here’s how: Open the image and click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. Press D to set the Foreground/Back-ground colors to…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242856/lightening-an-under-exposed-image-method-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242803/lightening-an-under-exposed-image-method-1.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242803/lightening-an-under-exposed-image-method-1.php#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:15:53 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4832
When I’m shooting concert images, the lighting often changes quickly, and I end up with an image that’s just a little too dark. One of the simplest and most effective tricks to lighten an image is to use the Screen…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242803/lightening-an-under-exposed-image-method-1.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242779/quickly-straighten-images-in-camera-raw-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242779/quickly-straighten-images-in-camera-raw-2.php#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:15:58 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4830
While Camera Raw can do amazing things with the White Balance menu, Exposure sliders, and other adjustments to get the best out of your images, there’s one tool I use all the time: the Straighten tool. Just click on the…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242779/quickly-straighten-images-in-camera-raw-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242736/smart-objects-as-the-default-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242736/smart-objects-as-the-default-2.php#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:15:04 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4828
If you hold down the Shift key while opening an image in Photoshop from Camera Raw, it will open as a smart object. You can also set this as the default action by clicking on the Work?ow Options link under…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242736/smart-objects-as-the-default-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242650/custom-workspaces-in-bridge-cs4-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242650/custom-workspaces-in-bridge-cs4-2.php#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:15:01 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4821
It’s now easier than ever to switch between different custom workspace layouts in Bridge CS4. Just click on one of the layouts from the list at the top right of the window. Bridge CS4 comes with eight standard workspaces and…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242650/custom-workspaces-in-bridge-cs4-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242616/full-screen-preview-in-bridge-cs4-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242616/full-screen-preview-in-bridge-cs4-2.php#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:15:13 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4819
Bridge CS4 lets you quickly get a full-screen preview of any image. Select the image and press the Spacebar or select the Full Screen Preview from the View menu. This opens the selected image in a full-screen preview. Click on…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242616/full-screen-preview-in-bridge-cs4-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242566/use-refine-mask-instead-of-refine-edge-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242566/use-refine-mask-instead-of-refine-edge-2.php#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:15:08 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4817
If your aim in making a selection is to turn it into a layer mask for an adjustment layer, skip the Refine Edge controls in favor of the new Refine Mask controls, found in the Mask panel (Window>Masks) in CS4…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242566/use-refine-mask-instead-of-refine-edge-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242540/resurrect-the-extract-command-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242540/resurrect-the-extract-command-2.php#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:15:04 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4815
The Extract command is no longer offered in Photoshop CS4, but you can still access its functionality in the new version of Photo-shop by transferring a file called ‘Extract-Plus.plugin’ from the Plug-Ins>Filters folder of Photoshop CS3 to the same folder…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242540/resurrect-the-extract-command-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242499/tame-out-of-gamut-colors-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242499/tame-out-of-gamut-colors-2.php#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:15:59 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4813
Next, choose Select>Color Range, and in the Select menu, choose Out of Gamut, and Click OK to load a selection of the out-of-gamut colors. Then, choose Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and move the Saturation value to #10, and click OK. You should see…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242499/tame-out-of-gamut-colors-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242441/identify-out-of-gamut-colors-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242441/identify-out-of-gamut-colors-2.php#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:15:38 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4809
If you’re prepping a flattened copy of an image for press reproduction and need to tame out-of-gamut colors prior to convert-ing to CMYK, choose Gamut Warning from the View menu. Flat gray will appear over colors that are out of…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242441/identify-out-of-gamut-colors-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242408/transfer-selections-or-alpha-channels-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242408/transfer-selections-or-alpha-channels-2.php#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:15:27 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4807
If you have different images open that share the same pixel dimension, you can load a selection from any of the other images, or save a selection to any of the other open files. Choose Select>Load Selection or Save Selection…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242408/transfer-selections-or-alpha-channels-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242361/select-with-color-channels-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242361/select-with-color-channels-2.php#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:15:48 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4804
Sometimes, targeting a specific color channel can help create a much better selection, especially if there are distinct color differences you can take advantage of. In this example, the same diagonal move with the Quick Selection tool resulted in a…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242361/select-with-color-channels-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242319/zoom-in-the-color-range-preview-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242319/zoom-in-the-color-range-preview-2.php#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:15:32 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4802
The preview in the Color Range dialog shows the entire image by default, which can make it hard to judge the potential selection mask if you’re trying to select only small areas. The solution is to first create a selection…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242319/zoom-in-the-color-range-preview-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242286/remove-lasso-tools-control-points.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242286/remove-lasso-tools-control-points.php#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:37:49 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4800
When using either the Polygonal Lasso or the Magnetic Lasso tools (both nested under the Lasso tool [L]), you can remove control points in the order in which they were put down by backtracking along the selection path and pressing…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242286/remove-lasso-tools-control-points.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242229/fine-tuning-with-the-quick-selection-tool-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242229/fine-tuning-with-the-quick-selection-tool-2.php#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:15:51 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4794
When adding or subtracting small areas with the Quick Selection tool (W), your results will be more accurate if you use the Zoom tool (Z) for a close view and then use a smaller brush tip combined with shorter strokes.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242229/fine-tuning-with-the-quick-selection-tool-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242168/change-the-default-eye-dropper-sample-setting-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242168/change-the-default-eye-dropper-sample-setting-2.php#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:15:33 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4792
The sample size of the Eyedropper tool (I), found in the Options Bar, controls the size of the area that’s evaluated when it provides color and tonal feedback, but it can also affect how certain selection tools work,e.g., the Magic…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242168/change-the-default-eye-dropper-sample-setting-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242129/where-are-my-palettes-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242129/where-are-my-palettes-2.php#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:15:46 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4789
They are still there only their name has changed. Palettes no longer exist in Photoshop CS4. Officially, they are now called panels. ]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242129/where-are-my-palettes-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242085/skin-smoothing-camera-raw-style-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242085/skin-smoothing-camera-raw-style-2.php#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:15:30 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4786
Flawless skin can be key to successful portraits of ladies. Make their skin creamy soft by tapping the K key in Adobe Camera Raw 5 to call up the Adjustment Brush. Set the Clarity slider to ≈40 for starters. Brush…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242085/skin-smoothing-camera-raw-style-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242039/pre-clipped-adjustment-layers-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242039/pre-clipped-adjustment-layers-2.php#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:15:23 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4784
Want to clip your next adjustment layer before you even make it? Open the Adjust-ments panel, click the triple-black-over-white-circle icon to clip the next adjust-ment layer you choose from the panel. Now the adjustment only affects the layer immediately below…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242039/pre-clipped-adjustment-layers-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241973/one-button-layer-clipping-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241973/one-button-layer-clipping-2.php#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:15:19 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4776
Clipping an adjustment layer to affect only the layer below it required remembering to hold down the Option (PC: Alt) key, while hovering the cursor between the layers, until a black-over-white-circle icon appears, and then click. Now all we have…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241973/one-button-layer-clipping-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241924/layer-mask-love-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241924/layer-mask-love-2.php#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:15:41 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4774
The new Masks panel consolidates working with layer masks by putting most of the functions commonly used in one place. Show this panel by selecting Masks from the Window menu. Want to change the layer mask from its normal white…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241924/layer-mask-love-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241877/where-is-the-feather-command-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241877/where-is-the-feather-command-2.php#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:15:40 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4772
Feather is still hidden in the Select menu under the Modify option. More useful is the new keyboard shortcut Shift-F6, which replaces the old shortcut Command-Option-D (PC: Ctrl-Alt-D). Mac users rejoice! you no longer have to give up the keystrokes…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241877/where-is-the-feather-command-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241835/stretch-or-shrink-to-fit-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241835/stretch-or-shrink-to-fit-2.php#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:21:35 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4770
When the image won’t fit the page, use Content-Aware Scale to resize the background. And if you’re working with a human subject, click the Protect Skin Tones icon in the Options Bar, it will even leave the subject itself untouched.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241835/stretch-or-shrink-to-fit-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241790/i-had-panels-where-are-they-now-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241790/i-had-panels-where-are-they-now-2.php#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 14:15:30 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4764
Okay, I’m pressing the F key to cycle through the screen modes. I’m in Full Screen Mode and poof, my panels disappear. Where are my panels? Tapping the F key twice changes from Standard Screen Mode to Full Screen Mode…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241790/i-had-panels-where-are-they-now-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241731/more-vibrance-eyes-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241731/more-vibrance-eyes-2.php#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 14:15:20 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4760
Choose the Sponge tool (nested under the Dodge tool [O]) from the Toolbox. In the Options Bar (shown below), choose Saturate from the Mode menu, set the Flow to at least 50%, and then click the Vibrance checkbox. Brush over…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241731/more-vibrance-eyes-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241698/vibrance-eyes-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241698/vibrance-eyes-2.php#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 14:15:19 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4758
Bring excitement and pumped up color to your subject’s eyes by adding a Vibrance adjustment layer from the Adjustments panel (Window>Adjustments). Move the Saturation slider all the way to the left until it reads 100 and everything turns grayscale. In…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241698/vibrance-eyes-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241653/bypass-camera-raw-and-go-straight-to-photoshop-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241653/bypass-camera-raw-and-go-straight-to-photoshop-3.php#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 14:15:35 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4756
If you’re in Bridge and you want to open a RAW photo without going through the Camera Raw dialog, just press-and-hold the Shift key and double-click on the image. It’ll bypass the Camera Raw dialog, apply the current settings to…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241653/bypass-camera-raw-and-go-straight-to-photoshop-3.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241613/press-and-hold-alt-to-reset-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241613/press-and-hold-alt-to-reset-3.php#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 14:15:39 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4754
If you ever want to get back to the original settings that your photo had when you opened it in the Camera Raw dialog, just press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key. You’ll see the Cancel button at the bottom right…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241613/press-and-hold-alt-to-reset-3.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241585/tinting-a-photo-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241585/tinting-a-photo-3.php#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 14:15:47 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4752
Want a cool tint formula for a black and white? First, when you’re in Camera Raw, go to the HSL/Grayscale tab and turn on the Convert to Grayscale checkbox. Then, go to the next panel to the right (Split Toning)…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241585/tinting-a-photo-3.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241543/straightening-based-on-a-vertical-surface-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241543/straightening-based-on-a-vertical-surface-3.php#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 14:15:06 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4741
Camera Raw has a Straighten tool to straighten your photos. What a lot of people don’t know is that if you don’t have a perfectly horizontal surface, such as a horizon line, to straighten your photos with, you can click-and-drag…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241543/straightening-based-on-a-vertical-surface-3.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241504/opening-a-jpeg-in-raw-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241504/opening-a-jpeg-in-raw-3.php#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 14:15:05 +0000 Web Editor http://www.planetphotoshop.com/?p=4739
Starting with Camera Raw 4.1, you can now open and process JPEG photos in the Adobe Camera Raw dialog. If you’re in Bridge, select a JPEG photo that you want to edit. Then go to the File menu and choose…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241504/opening-a-jpeg-in-raw-3.php/feed 0