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…

TIME FOR ACTION • Discover how Actions can save you time, streamline your workflow and enable all kinds of creative effects

HOW TO MAKE AN ACTION

PLAYING BACK ACTIONS

ORGANISING ACTIONS

TWEAKING ACTION STEPS

SMART SHORTCUTS

RECORD BRUSH STROKES

IMPORTING AND EXPORTING ACTIONS

THE BATCH COMMAND

USE SCRIPTS

DROPLETS

MAKE ACTIONS FOR PRINT PREPARATION

USE OUR RETOUCHING ACTIONS

CREATE STUNNING TIMESTACKS

POLYGON PHOTOS

ENHANCE MISTY LANDSCAPES • James Paterson uses the 10 free brushes supplied to enhance the atmosphere of your photos

ENHANCE VIDEOS IN PHOTOSHOP • Put your photo-editing skills to work on moving images to maintain a natural-looking and striking aesthetic

BRING TOYS TO LIFE • James Paterson shows you how to make toys appear huge with forced perspective and editing tricks

FORCED-PERSPECTIVE TOY PHOTOGRAPHY

SHOOT AND EDIT

FOCUS STACKING • Expand your depth of field to keep both subject and backdrop perfectly sharp

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

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