Learn to Photoshop
How it was done
A new image will be added to this Learn to Photoshop page every month. All will have been given the Photoshop treatment, some only a little, some a considerable amount and involved many hours of work.Tricks and techniques are all very well, but ultimately it's all about the image. An image might require only a slight tonal adjustment to make it 'perfect', or to completely convey the photographer's intent. Another might require the use of eight originals and two days' work. The vast range of programme facilities and goodies are merely a means to an end and should not become a obsession in themselves. They can be fun to use and experiment with and there can be a constant search for better methods, but in the end, the viewer has to judge the resulting image and nothing else.
Developing an image to convey the concept of 'Blue Sky Thinking'.
January, 2012
Creating a flood with good waves and ripples can be effective and fairly easy.
December, 2011
Combining photographs to make an environmental concept image about overcrowding.
November, 2011
How to create a tourist photograph to brighten up a dull scene.
October, 2011
Creating a jigsaw piece to fit in a panel.
September, 2011
How to make this image representing finance, currency and the stock exchange.
August, 2011
Adding multi-coloured movement to give an action shot extra impact.
July, 2011
Using film with cross-processing to make strong graphic effects.
June, 2011
Making use of unexpected lighting results to illustrate a CD.
May, 2011
Currencies are inter-related and dependent on each other. Cogs, shadows and gold.
April, 2011
Subjects are not always in the ideal location. Changing the background for this enormous machine.
March, 2011
Panoramas are much easier with Photoshop now but some tips can improve the result.
February, 2011
Making a tomato ketchup dispenser fly and squirt.
January, 2011
Getting a camel through the eye of a needle is tricky even on a computer.
December, 2010
Time moves on and the result is helped by using Blending Modes.
November, 2010
Creating a rainbow to light up a pot of gold.
October, 2010
A bird made of blue sky is here to contrast with the land-fill site full of rubbish.
September, 2010
Photographing and selecting a feather and blending it into another image.
August, 2010
Creating an old, antique look which is more interesting than just plain sepia.
July, 2010
An early form of camera had a pinhole for a lens. It gives unlimited depth of field and a romantic effect.
June, 2010
Adding new components to make an image a more effective concept photograph.
May, 2010
A cat on a flying carpet over the White Cliffs of Dover - how it was done.
April, 2010
Create an image to convey both risk and security.
March, 2010
Make an alarm clock dance around with excitement and split it into the three separate channels.
February, 2010
How to give a simple sketch outline a three dimensional look.
January, 2010
To photograph a genuine rooster crowing at dawn would be quite a challenge. Here is one way to fake it.
December, 2009
Photoshop can be great for graphic effects and shapes. Create a globe with currency symbols buzzing around the world.
November, 2009
Stress is conveyed by squeezing a tense face into a sardine tin.
October, 2009
Pen, ink and paper - remember that? Such an image illustrates standard technology from a bygone age.
September, 2009
A dried river bed is transformed into a global warming disaster.
August, 2009
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