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.

Editor’s Letter

HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT’S INSIDE…

LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP UPDATES • This month Adobe released a raft of new updates – here are the key improvements…

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO SHARPENING • From the best tools to judging the results, here’s everything you need to know about sharpening in Photoshop and Lightroom

WHAT’S THE POINT OF SHARPENING?

THE BEST SHARPENING TOOLS IN PHOTOSHOP

CONTROL SHARPENING STRENGTH

WHAT IS RADIUS?

DON’T SHARPEN NOISE

SHARPEN TO SUIT YOUR SUBJECT

MASK SOFTER AREAS FROM SHARPENING

WHEN TO SHARPEN

SHARPEN WHEN OUTPUTTING OR EXPORTING

SHARPENING FOR PRINT

MASTER UNSHARP MASK

TAKE CONTROL WITH SMART SHARPEN

THE AMAZING HIGH PASS TECHNIQUE

TRY SUPER RESOLUTION OR PURERAW

MAKE IMAGES POP WITH UNSHARP MASK

OVERSHARPEN THEN PULL IT BACK

REMOVE HALOS WITH BLEND IF

SELECT SUBJECT SHARPENING

BLUR THE UNIMPORTANT AREAS

SHARPEN OUT-OF-FOCUS IMAGES

IMPROVE CAMERA SHAKE

CREATIVE CLIPPING • Learn how to use clipping masks to craft a dynamic digital effect in Photoshop CC

DRIVE-BY SHOOTING • James Paterson shows you how to shoot portraits in a car – safely – with beautiful blurred motion

NO NEED FOR SPEED • A slow-moving car can create stunning motion blur with a few simple skills

SHOOT PORTRAITS WITH BLURRED BACKDROPS

CREATE YOUR OWN BLUR

FAKE MOTION BLUR • Fake a camera-panning effect in Photoshop for a motion-blurred backdrop

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