Practical Photoshop

Practical Photoshop is the world’s premier Photoshop magazine, a monthly guide to the best Photoshop techniques, tips and tricks. Inside each issue you’ll find an array of inspirational tutorials and accompanying video lessons that will help you master Adobe’s collection of industry standard photo-editing software. What’s more, there’s a selection of amazing images from the world’s best Photoshop creatives, free downloadable content, and a beginner’s guide to the basics. If you love photography and you want to learn more about digital imaging, then Practical Photoshop will help you to unleash your creative potential.

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HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT’S INSIDE…

Practical Photoshop

THE PERFECT BLEND • Learn layer blending tricks for incredible image effects

BLENDING MODE BASICS

THE FULL LIST

THE BEST MODES

USE BLENDING OPTIONS

LIGHT-PAINT WITH LIGHTEN MODE

FIVE BLENDING MODE TRICKS FOR ADJUSTMENT LAYERS

THE HARD MIX TRICK

BLEND STUNNING EFFECTS

FIVE QUICK TIPS

MONOCHROME PERFECTION • James Paterson shows how to create brilliant black-and-whites

THE MASKING PANEL • Camera Raw and Lightroom are treated to a major editing update in their latest versions

WATERFALL SECRETS • Go beyond long exposures and use a host of skills to take your waterfall photos up a gear

ON LOCATION: LONG-EXPOSURE ESSENTIALS

BLEND YOUR SHUTTER SPEEDS

FOCUS STACK THE FALLS

REMOVE TROUBLESOME TOURISTS

BLEND YOUR EXPOSURES

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

ESSENTIALS • Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW • Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING • Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS • The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo