Photoshop Quick Tips

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Learn how to turn your snapshots into great shots in Photoshop in minutes, actually in about 3 minutes or less! This fast-paced set of lessons is designed for those who want to get great results immediately, without using a stack of adjustment layers and super-sophisticated techniques.

Introduction (00:40) An introduction to the course from instructor Rick Sammon
Creating the Panning Effect (03:34) Here is a quick and easy method to add a sense of motion to a still image. It is a cool use for the Motion Blur filter.
Wow Them With the Telephoto Lens Effect (02:50) Got big glass? If not, this technique creates the effect of shooting with a long telephoto lens set at a wide aperture. It is a great effect for wildlife and portraits.
Recreating the Original Scene (03:07) Our eyes see 11 f-stops. Our cameras only see 5-6 f-stops. This lesson demonstrates how to recreate in Photoshop what we see with our eyes.
Infrared Photoshop Style (01:22) Sure, IR converted cameras are cool. But here is a quick technique for creating the IR effect in Photoshop.
Correct Perspective (02:08) If you do not have $1,500 to spend on a perspective control (PC) lens, this lesson is for you. Use the Transform tool to correct the keystone effect in seconds.
Faking the Full-frame Fisheye Effect (01:40) Love those fisheye shots with a curved horizon line? It is an effect you can easily create in Photoshop, from photos taken with a standard lens.
Fading a Filter (02:19) Have a creative bent? Use Fade Filter to create endless, custom and creative effects with any filter.
Make Your Subject Stand Out (03:20) Hey, if darkening the edges of an image was good enough for Rembrandt, it is good enough for us Photoshop Users. Check it out!
Playing with Polar Coordinates (01:47) This artistic effect, created with Polar Coordinates, is a big hit in my seminars and workshop. Works great with flowers.
Magical Mirror Effect (03:20) It is all done with mirrors. Well, except if you use Photoshop to create the magical mirror effect. Create a cool image and reflect on it for a while.
Zoom It! (04:08) Add pizzazz to an image by creating the in-camera zooming effect. Make your shots jump off the page (or your site) using the Radial Blur filter.
Art History Brush Lesson (02:14) There is no history lesson here, just a quickie on how to use the Art History Brush to turn a picture into a painting.
Photoshop Diet (01:54) Better than the South Beach Diet, the Photoshop Diet is free with Photoshop. Take pounds off your subjects with a few clicks of a mouse.
Black and White and Color in the Same Image (02:41) Reducing the color in a scene makes an image more creative because we remove some of the reality. Awaken the artist within with this cool technique.
Outtake to Keeper (07:25) Don not be so eager to press the delete button on your camera. Here is just one quick example of how to save a shot, especially if it is tilted!
Hand Color an Image (03:19) Learn how to use your mouse or stylus to hand-color an image using a Color Layer. Create your own works of art.
Total Recall? (04:02) Use the History Log, the Notes Tool, and Adjustment Layers for total recall. Never lose track of your adjustments and enhancements again.
Make a 1960 Pop Art Poster (03:25) Like the Pop Art work of Peter Max? Simulate that look with the Posterize effect and the Liquify filter. Cool man!
New to Old (04:08) Add film grain, darken the edges, and desaturate the high-tech images from your digital camera. Make 'em look as though they were taken with a film camera decades ago.
Save A Backlit Shot (03:22) Okay, so the Shadow/Highlight adjustment is a pretty basic adjustment. Still, it's a power adjustment that can improve your images. Try it, you'll like it.
Simulating Rear-curtain Sync (02:25) This is a cool effect that guarantees the motion effect you get with in-camera rear-curtain synch. In-camera, it can be hit or miss.
Snapshot to Art Shot (03:34) Take an okay snapshot and transform it into a creative image using the Diffuse Glow filter and artistic brushes. It's another quick and easy idea for creative image-makers.
Suitable for Framing (08:24) Add some creative presentation to your photos by adding a frame
Basic Enhancements in the Enchanted Islands (15:53) Follow along with these steps of a basic photo enhancement using pictures from the Galapagos Islands
Fly-out Arrow Fun (18:09) Take a tour of the fly-out arrows and explore the other menu options available in Photoshop
Cool RAW File Image Processor (03:06) Processing RAW files in Photoshop
Fun with Photomerge (06:06) A quick look at some of the fun you can have with Photoshop's photomerge feature
Conclusion (00:25) Don't forget to download the lesson images so that you can practice these techniques

Course Time: 02 Hours 00 Minutes

L. Poirier

Apr 5 2013

Thanks Rick for sharing with us theses quick techniques , it is much appreciated.

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