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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:48:48 +0000

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By: Meb1718

Meb1718 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:42:47 +0000

This was really helpful! Especially for people like me who don’t have a good camera to begin with. Subtle changes make a world of difference. Thank you for this simple yet useful Tut.

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Sat, 16 May 2009 08:49:48 +0000

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By: Hwa

Hwa — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:52:10 +0000

On a similar note to Jonathan’s comment, you can record this sequence of steps into an action, assign it to a hotkey (F2 for example), and just use that for automation. An extra bonus of adjustment layers is that they can be individually edited after initial application. For example, if you applied an adjustment layer for a Blur at +3, you can click on the layer and change it to +5 at any point thereafter. This is in contrast to applying direct effects on a single layer where mistakes or alterations must be undone and reapplied.

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:58:25 +0000

Wow, thanks. I pretty much do most of that stuff, but these are simple, yet amazing techniques! Thanks!

By: Renad

Renad — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:26:55 +0000

gr8 tutorial thnx ! but how do i even alter opacity ?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:02:32 +0000

If you consider, all the effects that you’ve added to the picture are not made onto the picture layer and are separate layers. So if you add them into a folder and copy that folder to another picture you’d get the same outcome as starting from the beginning all over again. Your just copying the hue/saturation settings to another image without having to go to Layer > New Layer Adjustments and do all that.

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60 tutoriais Photoshop para retoque de fotos « Resistor Conspiracy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:06:52 +0000

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By: korrie

korrie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:41:27 +0000

i totally loved this one. i learned a lot of things from it. im deff going to use it. lol an i totally did the same thing i was like whats the difference it looks the same then i started doing it an saw such a difference an learned a lot of tricks i like it a lot! thanks :]

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Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:12:14 +0000

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Vandelay Design Blog » 60 Photoshop Tutorials for Photo Touch-Ups — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:57:43 +0000

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By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:09:13 +0000

Thanks for this! Until I can afford an expensive camera, this page had some awesome tips!

By: George Fisher

George Fisher — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:13:29 +0000

There’s a basic point to emphasize: a few seconds extra care when you are taking the picture can save you an hour of repairing carelessness. Going back to retake the picture is an extension of the same idea.

Retouching and cleaning up are most worth the trouble when there is no hope of re-taking the picture, as in tourist shots when you will never go back, photos of people who are now dead or greatly changed in appearance. Now that digital cameras eliminate the cost of film, take lots and lots of pictures, bracket the exposures, bracket the color balance, Fire your camera like a machine gun and then throw away most of the rejects. After you get to that stage, then retouch.

By: Jenn Harrison

Jenn Harrison — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:14:22 +0000

This was very helpful and I was so excited until you said to: add a Layer Mask to your blurred layer [Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal All] and paint the focal areas black to hide the blur. Once you’re done, you can even alter the opacity of the blurred layer to reduce the amount of the blur. I’m new to all of this – how do you paint that???