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Brighten Photos
If you have a photo that is a bit too dark in places, open it up
and press Shift+Control+N (or Shift+Option+N on Mac) to
make a new layer. Title it “Light” or whatever you wish, change
the Mode to Overlay and check the box for “Fill with Overlayneutral color 50% gray.” Then turn on the Dodge Tool and set
the exposure to around 10-15% - select highlights, midtones or
shadows in order to influence the range of light in your picture.
You can also use the Burn Tool to intensify shadows.
Enhance Your Color Palette
If you have a photo that’s a little dull in color, you can cross it with
a masterpiece, like the Mona Lisa or a Hopper painting, in order
to get a cool result! Just select Image>Adjustments>Match
Color and then select the famous painting or photo you’ve
chosen. Hit OK and see how it turns out!
Batch Editing
If you have a bunch of photos to edit at once, make sure they
are all in the same folder on your computer then open an
image and record an action (Window > Actions). After creating
an action, go to File > Automate > Batch then select the action
that you just recorded. Click OK and Photoshop will open and
play your action on all the images.
Get Rid of Shiny Skin
If you’re editing portraits, use the eyedropper to select a nonshiny area of the skin and then paint over the shiny areas with
a normal brush set on 15% opacity. It will turn the shiny parts
to matte.
Model: Tara Danielle
Draw Straight Lines with the Paintbrush
Unless you have the steady stroke of a surgeon, it can be hard
to draw straight lines across a photo. To do so, just hold down
shift while using the brush and it will automatically straighten
your line for you.
Easy Watermarks
If you watermark your photos with the same logo often, you can
save time by turning it into a brush preset. Go to Edit>Define
Brush Preset and upload your logo.
Model: Kayleen Madrid