HDR effect to image with Photoshop

You can create an HDR effect on any image with this Photoshop tutorials. No special photoshop skills are required. I am sure you will be able to do it.

I have opened this free stock image in photoshop.

The same image with the HDR effect applied.

The tutorial is here

Other photoshop tutorials are here

Watermark with Actions in Photoshop

Actions in Photoshop make life a lot easier. If have a large number of photos you want to watermark, put them in a folder, then let Actions add the Watermark for you. It saves a great deal of time. You have to create the watermark though. It's none too difficult either. It can be done in any version of Photoshop.

I have taken this free stock image.

The Watermark has been added.

The Watermark added to another Photo. Since this photo is not the same size as the other photo it looks a bit different. That is why you should use all photos of the same size.

The tutorial is here

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Watermark with Photoshop

You can create a quick reusable Watermark in any version of Photoshop. It is very easy to do and can be saved as a Style for later use. This can be done in any version of Photoshop. You will also learn something about Blending Options and Fill in the tutorial.

I have taken this free stock image.

I have added the Watermark. You can place the Watermark anywhere in the image.

You can save the Watermark as a Style and apply it like as I have done to the Text here.

The tutorial is here

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Content Aware Scale in Photoshop CS5

Content Aware Scale is found in photoshop CS4and CS5. You can use it on a particular kind of image to increase the background without distorting figures in it. It is very simple to do.

Look at this free stock image. The background at the sides are not much. It would have looked better if more of the water could be seen. This is where you turn to Content Aware Scale.

The same image with the Content Aware Scale applied. Look at the expanse of water now. The couple in the middle is exactly the same. No distortion has occurred.

The tutorial is here

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Puppet Warp Image in Photoshop CS5

The Puppet Warp feature in Photoshop CS5 is a new and powerful one. You can alter the position of arms and legs without affecting the rest of the background.

This is a free stock image which I have opened in Photoshop.

The position of the arms and legs have been changed without affecting the background.

The tutorial is here.

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Puppet Warp Text with Photoshop CS 5

Puppet Warp is a brand new feature in Photoshop CS5. You can warp both Text and images with it. I will show you how to use it on Text.

Text with Puppet Warp. The tutorial is here

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Triptych with Photoshop

You can make a Triptych i.e. a number of panels from a single photo. It is a special effects tutorial.

I have taken this free stock image.

The same photo converted into a triptych.

Another free stock photo.

The triptych.

The tutorial is here

Other photoshop tutorials are here

Make images pop with Lab Channel

How do you make an image pop without trying to hard in Photoshop? You can change a dull image to a much better one in any version of Photoshop. You need not be a photoshop expert to do it either.

Here is a free stock image that is quite dull.

The same image after a few simple steps in any version of photoshop.

The tutorial is here

Other Photoshop tutorials are here.

Selecting Skin with Photoshop

Selecting skin in Photoshop can be difficult. Should you want to change the color or tone only the skin area has to be selected. Here is a way to do it in any version of Photoshop.

I have selected this free stock image to show you how to select only the skin area.

The same image with the skin tone changed without affecting the background.

The tutorial is here