Photoshop User

Photoshop User takes superb quality, unbeatable production values and professional content from a team of industry experts to produce the ultimate photo-editing magazine. Each issue is packed with practical user tutorials and projects, building up to become the essential reference guide for all core areas of photo-editing and Photoshop use. Photoshop User is the perfect title for both photographers seeking to improve their images and digital artists looking to advance their skills. Subscribe today! 100% Independent! Please note: ALL free content and gifts are also available via this digital edition.

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Learning Basic Editing Techniques • Using Photoshop’s tools to edit and improve images

Making Selections • The ability to select and modify only part of an image is fundamental to how Photoshop works

Modifying Selections • Photoshop has sophisticated tools to refine selections

Using Layers • Understanding layers is fundamental to Photoshop editing

Adjustment Layers • A great way to edit your images without damaging them

Curves and Levels • The most versatile way to adjust tone and colour balance in your digital images

Cropping and Resizing • Changing the size of a digital photograph

Quick Mask Mode • There’s a quicker way of editing selections and masks

Using Layer Masks • Add effects to your images non-destructively with Layer Masks

Content-Aware Fill and Scale • Photoshop contains image processing technology so advanced it looks like magic

Building Your Photo Editing Skills • Apply the techniques we’ve learned in the last section to the art of photographic manipulation

Adjusting Exposure • Correcting your exposure mistakes is easier with Photoshop

Colour Correction • Correcting colour casts and white balance problems

Contrast and Saturation • Using curves and blend modes to improve colour saturation and contrast in your digital photos

Adding a Graduated Filter • Graduated filters can improve photos by bringing out the detail in the sky

Correcting Lens Distortion • Correct the optical distortion of ultra-wide lenses with Photoshop’s Adaptive Wide Angle

Panorama Stitching • Get the whole of the landscape into one ultra-wide picture

Colour Replacement • Swapping one colour for another

Soft Focus Technique • Adding a soft focus effect gives your portraits a romantic feel

What is Raw Mode? • Get the most out of your digital camera with Raw mode

Processing Raw Files • To get the best possible image quality, always shoot in Raw mode

Adobe Camera Raw Interface • Adobe Camera Raw isn’t as difficult as it looks

Adobe Camera Raw Workflow • Getting the most out of your Raw files

Photo Editing Projects • Are you ready to tackle some more complex projects?

Image Compositing • How to blend two or more images together and create a seamless result

Decorative Borders • Add a little sparkle to your cherished photos

The Dragan Effect • Give the people in your shots a dramatic makeover

Exposure Stacking • Using Photoshop to create amazing star trails

Little Planets • Turn your landscape into a miniature world

The Orton Technique • Add dreamlike watercolour effects to your images

Pencil Sketch Effect • Start scribbling and unleash your inner artist

Selective Colour Effect • Converting to black and white but keeping a little splash of colour

Replace Dull Skies • Add drama to a dull sky

The Tilt-Shift Effect • A fun way to create the illusion of miniature environments

Frequency Separation •...