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…

10 WAYS TO REMOVE A BACKGROUND • Photoshop offers a host of ways to cut out people and banish backdrops – but which is best?

THE REMOVE BACKGROUND QUICK ACTION

THE SELECT AND MASK COMMAND

THE BACKGROUND ERASER

THE OBJECT SELECTION TOOL

MASK ALL OBJECTS

MAKE CUTOUTS WITH CHANNELS

THE BLEND IF CONTROLS

THE FOCUS AREA COMMAND

THE PEN TOOL

PEN TOOL BASICS

PAINT A LAYER MASK

TOP OF THE CROPS • How to make the most of the powerful features lurking within this invaluable tool

GET BITTEN BY THE ULTRA MACRO BUG • Learn how to take incredibly-detailed close-up insect photos cheaply using extension tubes and focus stacking skills with James Paterson

STEP BY STEP CREATE FOCUS-STACKED • Shoot your insect in segments to create stacks for each then merge into a super-detailed panorama

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

Practical Photoshop