Tag Archives: Layers
Photoshop Layers for Beginners – What, When and How to Use them Best
The post Photoshop Layers for Beginners – What, When and How to Use them Best appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Nisha Ramroop. This introduction to Photoshop Layers for beginners will help you learn a great … Continue reading
How to do Creative Editing with Layers in ACDSee Ultimate Photo Studio 2018
In my first article on ACDSee Ultimate Photo Studio 2018, I covered all the elements of the program that a beginner would need to know about. This article covers editing in more detail, starting with processing your RAW file in … Continue reading
How to Make a Composite Wine Bottle Image using Photoshop Layers
A wine bottle is always a tricky subject to photograph. The highly reflective nature of the glass makes it hard to use frontal lighting, while backlighting will not reach the label. In short, the perfect light for the glass will … Continue reading
How to Use Layers and Masks in Photoshop to Add Text to Your Photos
Do you want to make a photo-card for your loved one? Or maybe a flyer for your business? Or add some personalized notes to your photos that turn your album into a scrapbook? If you ever tried to add text … Continue reading
Using Layers and Foreground Interest for Better Landscape Photography
Have you ever been travelling, come upon a breathtaking vista, and taken a photograph only to find your representation to be a poor record of the view you remember? Welcome to the wonderful world of landscape photography! Capturing that breathtaking … Continue reading
Act Fast: Free Lighting in Layers DVD Promo at Midwest
Quick heads-up on a great deal: Midwest Photo is giving away a free 7-DVD set of Lighting in Layers (more info on the DVDs, here) with every single Jumpstarter kit purchased, while supplies last. The Jumpstarter kits are already a … Continue reading
An Introduction to Photoshop Layers Possibilities and Properties
When Photoshop was first introduced to the world in 1990 it could only do the most basic of image editing tasks such as clone a selection, crop a picture, and work with some filters such as Blur, High Pass, and … Continue reading
How to Enhance Portraits Using Gray Layers to Dodge and Burn in Photoshop
What is dodging and burning? The techniques of dodging and burning are hand-me-downs from the days of the darkroom. The idea was to manipulate parts of an image while the paper was being exposed to light from the enlarger, where the … Continue reading
How To Perfectly Line Up Layers in Photoshop Using a Blend Mode
From the KelbyOne YouTube Channel: Scott Kelby shares a really slick little tricky for aligning two piece of anything and have it be right-on-the-money pixel perfect using (wait for it…) a little used Blend Mode. It’s cooler than it sounds. B&H carries … Continue reading
Mentor Series: Jim Coleman Finds Layers in the Landscape
Jim Coleman “The Mentors told me to do 360-degree evaluations of a scene, because the best picture may be behind you. That was exactly the case with this scene,” says Jim Coleman. Hunting for photo opportunities, Jim Coleman, a civil … Continue reading
A Beginners Introduction to Using Layers
A Post By: Paul Timpa/PPUsing layers in your photo editing software is one of the most important things you can do to create great images. Layers are so powerful, even the most basic understanding of them can improve your photography … Continue reading
How I Shot And Edited It
The image above was shot in Oman near sunset and I have received a number of requests to explain how it was shot and processed. I hope this post helps you understand the process I used so it may be … Continue reading