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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NATURAL FLARE • James Paterson demonstrates how to create realistic lens flare effects in Photoshop CC, with filters and gradient tricks

MAKE THE MOST OF THE HARMONIZATION FILTER • Match the look of two photos for perfect composites with this powerful Neural Filter

LIGHT-PAINTED PORTRAITS • James Paterson reveals how to create surreal portraits with a fiber-optic paint brush

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

CREATIVE CLOUD PLANS • CHOOSE THE PLAN WITH THE COMBINATION OF TOOLS AND STORAGE YOU NEED

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

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS • 14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop

Practical Photoshop