Bring out the best in your photos with these fundamental editing techniques in Adobe Photoshop.
What you'll need
Using the Crop tool, you can trim edges, change the shape and size of a photo, and even straighten a crooked shoreline or horizon.
Open a file (0:41); Crop (0:57); Straighten (2:04), Save (2:50)
Brightness/Contrast (0:18); Hue/Saturation (1:20); Edit an adjustment (04:19)
Spot Healing Brush tool (00:53); Patch tool (3:00)
Convert color to black and white, add an old-fashioned tinted look, and play with focus using the Tilt-Shift Blur filter.
Smart Filters (0:16); Tilt-Shift Blur filter (0:57); Black and white (02:26); Color tint (02:56)
Apply a sharpen filter to give your photo a finishing touch. Then save your edited file in PSD format to preserve your layers for future editing. To share your photo online or by email, save a copy as a JPEG.
Sharpen (0:10); Save (2:50); Photoshop with Lightroom and mobile apps (4:14)
11/02/2016
Contributor: Lesa Snider