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Duffryn Painted [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] Some time ago I did a video tutorial where I produced a painterly effect of an image of Tredegar House, and a recent visitor to my web site asked if I still had the video. As the original was produced in an older version of Element I thought it was time for a remake of this technique. Some of the tools in used include: Filters, Masking, Brushes, Layers, Adjustment Layers This technique is easy to follow in all versions of Photoshop
You asked for it, here it is The Pier [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] in Photoshop Elements. From Camera Raw to the finished image In this video we take the same start image, this time take a look at how we can achieve a similar effect using Photoshop Elements. Some of the tools used include: Camera Raw, Lens Correction filter, Using Blend Modes, Adjustment layer, Masking
I took this picture of Rhossili Bay in the Gower S.Wales,[Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] when I first saw the picture I knew there was much more we could get out of the raw file. In this start to finish video we look at first at converting the image Camera Raw before adding the finishing touches in Photoshop Elements, this including a method of adding a ND style filter as an Adjustment Layer
Daisies Photoshop Elements. I have always felt that there are good pictures to be had right on our own doorstep and these daisies are literally that, outside the back door. As a straight image out of the camera it was pretty good, although it didn’t really do much for me.
Poppies have got to be one of my favorite flowers. There is something about the way they grow in the most unlikely places, taking on different forms as they develop and flower, yet it’s such a simple fragile structure – not to mention their vibrant colours In this tutorial we look at enhancing the image in Photoshop Elements [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] ,psd, adjusting the image, resizing, selective sharpening, stroke border, save for web
Tourist - This was very much a grab shot, a small group of people suddenly seemed to line-up on the quayside but there was nothing really there, the lighting and sky was pretty flat but just had to take the picture. When I downloaded it and took a closer look I couldn’t help but notice the way the lighting and shadows gave the people relief from the background. That gave me the idea for this picture Tourist
Lightroom part 1and part 2 in Elements. This picture was taken in Murcia, Spain showing the main square and cathedral. Taken at the wide end of the lens 18mm and slightly tilting upwards has resulted in converging verticals. In these videos we first take a look at correcting the exposure and lens profiles in Lightroom4.[Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] Using Elements we take a look at the lighting and tones before tackling the converging verticals, using a nifty trick that will helps us keep the cathedral intact click images to view larger [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download]
Adjustment Layers in Photoshop Elements [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] A grab shot taken by a very good friend of ours whilst on a short break in Prague. It was -10c , dull and overcast and when the image was downloaded from the camera it looked very ‘flat’. But using Adjustment Layers and a few other tricks in Photoshop Elements it’s amazing the detail, colours and tones we can get out of the images and saving it as a .psd file keeps it fully editable.
Auckland Skyline Photoshop Elements Walkthrough This picture was taken as we were driving towards Auckland, it was dull and overcast but seeing the skyline approaching I just had to take some shots. Ok so many didn’t workout but you just need one and sometimes the results can be surprising. 3 parts to create ‘Auckland Skyline’ picture
Triptych - I have always thought the saying “there are pictures everywhere” is true, so rather than going to my usual locations to take Autumnal pictures I thought I would restrict myself to my back garden. In this set of 3 videos we will take a look at how the image was created in Photoshop Elements
Lighting effect in Elements [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] In this video we will take a look at how we can enhance the lighting in your images with Photoshop Elements
Triptych In this video we take a look how we can create a Triptych style image. This is an updated version of a video I produced a few years ago, it’s easy to follow in all versions of Photoshop including Elements [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download]
The Owl Taking pictures in zoos and trying to avoid bars or other forms of wire netting can be very difficult. In these videos we can disguise the wires and create a far more appealing image by using layers and blend modes together with masking in Photoshop Element. [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] | [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download]
In this video we take a look at using [Content/download protected for members only Please login to view or download] to change a selected colour image in our images. This can be useful if you want an item to stand out or blend-in with elements in your pictures
In these videos we will take a look at creating the composite image “Dancing Shoes” in Elements. Starting with the Quick Selection tool to remove the background to finishing with a stroke border, this tutorial is in 5 bite size videos each deals with a different area