i've gathered a few helpful photoshop tips and tricks when it comes to photography, and thought i'd write up a little post and share some helpful links. the photo used in these examples i took last spring for my picture spring online class, "Day 5: Getting Grounded".
i first learned about gradient maps on greyscalegorilla.com. nick's tutorial is super easy to follow. i use gradient maps on nearly every photo i upload, either here or on flickr. it really adds that little bit of character to a photo.
i really enjoyed ana's diy photoshop processing post. i made a few adjustments in the last step, and i really like how it came out. a similar feel to the gradient map photo, with a little more pop.
one of my favorite sites for all kinds of photography tips and tricks is phototuts. they have really helpful posts about shooting and a ton of posts about post processing too. i came across this post about photoshop actions earlier today and tried a few of them out. this is the first time i've used actions, crazy i know, but hope to develop a few of my own.
do you have any favorite photoshop tips or tricks? or any favorite actions you've seen around?
~steph
this is awesome. what a great post & nice collection of resources. :D i will share a link to this post as well. great photo too. i like the night-fate action 3 photo.
ReplyDeletethanks ana! and sorry for the weird formatting with my comment on your post, lol. i tried to fix it and failed.
ReplyDeleteWow !! Thank you !! This is very helpful. I'm a photoshop addict, and always looking for a free photoshop action & PSD out there
ReplyDeleteI haven't compile my free resources, but some of free PSDs are here (under Freebies) http://childhood-obsessions.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-are-your-investments-lately.html
I'm your new blog follower, by the way :)
Citra
So happy to have found your blog. I am going to test these out as well. I just got Photoshop and it is so much fun!
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