Articles: Software Techniques

Photoshop's Gradient Tool can be used with layer masks for creating both tonal edits and photo composites. Photoshop instructor Jean Miele shows why this largely underused tool should be a part of every power-user’s repertoire.

Photoshop's Gradient Tool can be used with layer masks for creating both tonal edits and photo composites. Photoshop instructor Jean Miele shows why this largely underused tool should be a part of every power-user’s repertoire.

As a database-driven app, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom requires you to import images before you can edit or organize them. Lightroom expert Martin evening explains the benefits of this approach.

Pro photographer and Lightroom expert Martin Evening gives an overview of best practices when importing images into Lightroom 4. Learn how to make image management and organization more efficient and productive.

Adobe Photoshop has been around for 10 years, during which 13 major versions have been released. In this article, photographer and Photoshop expert Martin Evening takes you through his favorite photography-oriented features of the latest incarnation of Adobe Photoshop - Photoshop CS6.

Sometimes even the widest angle lens isn't wide enough to capture the scene in front of you. That's where photo collages come in. In this single-page technique article, Barney Britton explains how to shoot and create your own collages.

Learn how the latest changes to the raw processing tools in Lightroom 4 and Adobe Camera Raw 7 can be used to make extreme image contrast adjustments.

The new Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6 provides a powerful yet easy to use interface to create selective focus and tilt lens effects. See these tools in action and learn how to successfully apply them to your own images.