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Combining Adjustment Layers

Learn how to combine multiple adjustment layers and then combine them into one effect. That way, you can then use this combination on any other image, so it has the same look and feel.

Create Transparency in Photoshop Blend Modes

Blend modes can help you achieve a number of effects by controlling how one layer’s colours interact with another. Take Blend Modes even further with handy tips on adding transparency to the blend.

Photoshop Essentials – Using Brushes, Pencil & Eraser

Photoshop has many tools to help you create images as well as edit them

Adobe Photoshop – How to do Colour Replace

By using some of the selection tools, along with the Hue/Saturation controls, we can change the colour of individual objects in our photos

Adobe Elements – Sorting Photos by Keyword

If your photo library is large and scattered across many folders, it would help if they were tagged and had keywords added to make your searches more streamlined and efficient. Rather than trawling through folder…

Compare Photos Side-by-side in Elements

Being able to compare your photos and media side-by-side is very useful. One image can be kept in a fixed position and scale, on one side of your screen, while on the other side, you…

How to Keep Photoshop Updated

Now that Photoshop and a host of other Adobe products have moved to the subscription model, you have an application that can be continually updated, over time, without needing to buy a new version.

A Brief History of Photoshop

Thomas and John Knoll created Photoshop in 1988, with the release of Photoshop 1.0 following in February 1990. It started as a simple raster graphics editor, but has gone on to become the predominant industry…

Lightroom Vs Photoshop – Which is Right For You?

At some point in your digital image editing life you’re going to face the question: Lightroom or Photoshop? It’s not always an easy answer though as it depends on what it is you want to…

Beginners Guide to Layers in Photoshop Elements

Layers are one of the fundamental aspects you can employ when it comes to non-destructive image editing.

What is Photoshop Elements?

Let's take a moment to get to know a little more about the software and how it can help you with your day to day image editing.

10 Essential Lightroom Beginner Tips

In its desktop and cloud based versions, it is packed with features that are continually being updated and enhanced to keep it head and shoulders above similar photo processing programs. Immerse yourself in Lightroom, and…

10 Adobe Lightroom Beginner Tips

When processing an image in Lightroom, half the battle is knowing enough about the many tools on offer to help you extract as much detail from your photos as possible. In the following section we…

9 Essential Photoshop Beginner Tips & Tricks

We have a number of tips for improving your Photoshop workflow. There are many tools, techniques and features that you may not have uncovered yet, so we thought we’d share a number of them with…

9 Tips for Working Smarter in Photoshop

These little insider tips and tweaks will help you to quickly develop your skills and understanding of Adobe's amazing layer-based image editing software.