Entries for the 'Adobe Photoshop/Camera RAW/Bridge' Category

Blending two objects together using the gradient tool and a layer mask.

Continuing with layer masks. Changing the color of one element in an image using Color Range and a layer mask.

One of the most important concepts to learn in Photoshop is how to use the Layer Mask. Layer masks create seemless transitions between multiple layers and can be used to blend objects together or to hide and reveal certain objects.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Create a cool soft focus effect that also has that slightly desaturated look that's so popular today. Contrast is also boosted somewhat.

So now that you've made an action (see here for the creation of an action) or discovered one that is really useful, you'll undoubtedly want to run it on a whole folder of images. Batch processing files can be done a few different ways. You can use the Image Processor or Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process which have been covered in previous articles, or you can use the Automate function in Photoshop. 

Do you have a cool formula for black and white conversions, or maybe sepia? The real question is, are you sick of going through the steps to make your favorite black and whites or sepias every time you open a new image? How about making it into an action that will perform all those steps with the push of a button?

As per request, here is a quick vignette tutorial.
Step 1: Duplicate your background layer. A quick and easy way of doing this is by pressing CTRL + J (Command + J on a Mac).
Step 2: Set the Blend Mode...

For those of you who bring your images to a lab for printing, you've probably run into the problem of not having your images saved in sRGB. You might have received some gray and somewhat lifeless pictures when you were expecting vibrant and magnificent images. The Adobe 98 vs. sRGB topic has already been discussed here, but knowing how to nip this problem in the bud is critical.
There is a way in Photoshop to have the program warn you when an image is not in the correct color space, and it only takes a second or two to set up. What you want to do is goto Edit, then ...

After you've mastered the Image Processor in CS3 it's time to upgrade. Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process is a free plugin from: here and is basically an upgraded version of the Image Processor that can be accessed through Bridge or Photoshop. You will definitely want to check out the extra options like: Run three actions at once, further file size reduction options, extra resize options, save as JPEG, TIFF, PSD and GIF!

Need to save a bunch of RAW files as jpegs? Or possibly even as jpegs and TIFFS at the same time? Do you have an action that you want to run on a whole folder of images.?Then look no further. The Image processor will be your new best friend.