Photoshop tutorials to help you create better images
The Photoshop tutorials in this section will be useful to you regardless of which
photo-editing software
you're using.My friend Russ defines the "perfect photo" as one that needs no adjustments after you snap the shutter. I disagree. Whether you're using film or digital, a point-and-shoot or the fanciest DSLR, the process of taking a photgraph means using a mechanical device to capture reflected and refracted light. There are bound to be some distortions in how that light is captured. Popular Pages at Best Landscape Photography | Refining your photo in post-processing takes the captured image and adjusts it so it looks like you remember the scene when you were there. Sometimes it might be as simple as a little sharpening and boosting the contrast. In other instances, you may adjust the levels or alter the color saturation.One thing I often have to do is remove the imperfections caused by dust or other debris on my filter, lens, or sensor. All of this is accomplished easily with simple skills I'll teach you how to use on the following pages. Many experts will advise you to create a separate adjustment layer for each adjustment. This gives you the flexibility of going back to a previous adjustment and changing or deleting it. For the sake of explanation, I perform these adjustments on the original file , but will save it with a different name.
Learn how to use levels to improve contrast and correct color imbalances
See how the Unsharp Mask filter can be used to sharpen your images
Convert a color image to black and white with the Channel Mixer
Use the Quick Mask mode to create a fake tilt-shift effect
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