25February2009
My Current Black And White Method (Thanks Victor!)
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: tutorials.
I’ve always struggled with black and white conversions, often pushing them too far, but thanks to Victor W, I’ve got a method that I’m pretty happy with.
I’ve put together a short tutorial to explain the method, which works in Photoshop and Elements, and can be adapted to other photo-editing software. You can see Victor’s original method here. (My method is a slight variation).
10August2008
A Simple Black and White Conversion In Photoshop And Elements
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: the course; tutorials.
Black and White photographs have a special place in our hearts – discarding distracting colour, they focus attention on the subject, composition, texture and light.
There’s loads of different ways of converting to Black and White, but here’s a really simple way that’ll work in Elements and Photoshop.
10August2008
The Power Of Local Adjustments: Layer Masks In Photoshop And Elements
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: the course; tutorials.
Up until this point we’ve been doing mostly local adjustments in Photoshop and Elements – but that’s not why we bought the software.
We want to make changes to specific parts of our photographs, independent of the others – these are local adjustments, and we’re going to be doing it in the easiest way – by painting on Layer Masks.
10August2008
Achieve More Richness and Saturation Through Layers Blend Modes In Photoshop and Elements
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: the course; tutorials.
Layers are the most powerful tool in Photoshop and Elements – they allow non-destructive editing that can be tweaked and changed until you’re happy, with no worries about damaging the original image.
We’ve played with Levels and Hue adjustment Layers to change the overall contrast, brightness and colour of our images, so now lets explore what happens when we vary the blend mode of those layers.
1August2008
Basic Photo Editing With Photoshop Elements
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: the course.
Most photographs you take could be improved with a little bit of editing, or post processing, in Photo Editing Software. In this articles I’ll be using Photoshop Elements to work on an image, just doing some small changes to try and make the photo more dynamic and have more impact.
