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Nerd Alert! Recent updates to Photoshop CC have made the visibility of the reference point (little crosshair in the middle of the Free Transform bounding box) an option. By default, it’s turned off. If you’d like to restore your reference point, check ON the reference point checkbox on the left side of the Free Transform…
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Spin Doctoring – Creative Blur Effects in Photoshop
Panning or rotating the camera at slow shutter speeds creates motion blur. It’s a technique that can yield exciting, evocative images, but the learning curve for producing predictable results is steep, and the percentage of keepers (in my personal experience) is low. Alternatively, Photoshop offers tons of filters that mimic in-camera effects. I’ve chosen a…
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Using Photoshop’s Crop Tool in tandem with Content Aware Fill, you can tack on canvas area and add a little breathing room to an otherwise cramped composition. In some cases, you might even be able to restore part of a subject got cut off by the edge of the frame. Before starting this technique, finish…
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Nerd Alert! Photoshop CC Use Legacy Free Transform
Nerd Alert! In the latest update of Photoshop CC (20.0.5), a new checkbox in the General tab of Preferences lets you revert to legacy shift key behavior when using Free Transform. The legacy behavior used the Shift key to constrain proportions. If you’re new to Photoshop, this is no big deal, but if you’re someone…