Photoshop is a crucial skill for every photographer. It is easy for outsiders to think of photoshopping as cheating since photoshopping has this bad rap in common culture, especially with social media shareable discussing the many instances where edited photographs often make things look unrealistic.
But every photographer worth their expensive camera lenses knows that’s not all there is to photo editing. It is a way of transcending limits and constraints of the scene to reach and depict the beauty the photographer truly saw in the scene.
It’s not impossible to get clear shots, perfect combinations and just the right balance in color, tints and hues, but it is pretty darn difficult. Photoshop is a neat way to get things just right and make every snap a masterpiece. But learning those skills can be pretty hard.
Well to be fair, photoshopping isn’t hard. It just takes time, and a whole lot of hit and trial. A good camera helps, of course.
But regardless of how crazy expensive your camera is, you can photoshop pictures from everyday cameras like on your mobile and gets the ball rolling.
Wondering where to begin? We have 5 Photoshop skills you can try out in the beginning. The details will get clearer with more and more experimentation, and you can branch out to more techniques and skills gradually to learn more.
Regardless, you’ll be able to better your pictures with just these 5 photoshop skills mastered.
Have you ever had your finger come in front of the camera in an otherwise amazing shot? Or maybe you clicked a really intense portrait or a selfie only to discover a blemish.
All of that can be corrected easily using the Spot Healing technique.
To be fair, it is not really a skill as much as a brush you can easily access by pressing J on your keyboard.
The brush has a “content aware” option that means the corrections applied will be according to the stuff surrounding the area you’re treating with the option. It’s a good idea to keep it on. You can experiment with it off later.
Once you have selected the Spot Healing brush, adjust its size using the square bracket keys. You want to make it a convenient size so that it is easy to brush out just the object you want to get rid of without hurting the objects around it. It takes a few tries, but you’ll get it eventually. Simply remove your finger from the clicked button after brushing the object and watch it magically disappear.
Ever click a naturescape in the mountains only to notice a few ugly cars in the background marring the beauty? I have this problem every time I go to the beach to take advantage of the bright natural light (on perfect days, you can even give your reflectors a day off!).
It’s just too hard to click a naturescape or a portrait of a wind-bent tree that doesn’t have a beach goer casually sitting in the frame, or an ugly restaurant sign killing the pristine vibe. Luckily, there is a way to make those objects disappear.
Of course, one way to go about it is to use Spot Healing like we talked about in the previous skill.
But you’ll find the tool doesn’t do a very good job when the object you’re trying to remove occupies more than a few pixels. This is where you can use a different skill.
The Patch tool lets you pick up a patch from the photo you’re trying to edit, and you can place that patch over the rest of the photo, effectively making things disappear.
If you’re worried about jarred edges, don’t. The tool fills in gaps and adjusts the color and tone to a reasonable extent.
Ever seen those funny photoshopped pictures on social media? This is one way to make them. Just letting you know.
If you’re a novice, you’ve probably heard high-browed haughty dismissals of your pictures from the less worse crowd (they’re not better than you, they’ve just learned a little bit more about things).
One common dismissal is over composition. And yet, nobody seems to be willing to explain what exactly it is.
Well there are several ways you can compose your pictures. And it need not be taken care of only when you’re clicking the photo.
There are rules of composition called the center rule, the rule of thirds, and the much dreaded golden ratio. Here is a little about them.
Photoshop is a software that does destructive editing. What this means is that the filters, effects and edits you make on the photo cannot be reversed.
Or at least, that’s what the situation was in the previous versions. The latest Photoshop software does offer layers to apply edits through, but if you have an older version of Photoshop, it is best to make several copies of your original and store them in case you spoil the picture.
You can also substitute Photoshop with other photo editing apps that allow non-destructive editing. Lightroom and Snapseed are two great examples you can try out.
You’ve probably seen a few great photos on the internet which have no color and are yet so vivid and eye catching. A lot of it is passed as being merely an effect of good lighting, but there is more you can do than just choose a black and white filter on the picture and hope for the best. Here are a few ideas.
There is so much Photoshop can do that it can be daunting to even begin experimenting with the myriad features. Begin with these 5 basic skills, and with a little experimenting each time, you’ll have taught yourself the complete load of features the software has.
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