Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Photoshop,  Features

    High Pass Sharpening in Photoshop

    High Pass sharpening is a lesser-known technique that enhances detail while minimising overall noise. Follow these steps to apply High Pass sharpening in Adobe Photoshop: Step-by-Step Guide Launch Photoshop and open the image you want to sharpen. Duplicate the Layer: Right-click on the background layer in the Layers panel and select Duplicate Layer…. Rename it to “High Pass” or something similar for clarity. Apply High Pass Filter: With the duplicated layer selected, go to the menu and click on Filter > Other > High Pass. In the High Pass dialogue box, look to adjust the Radius slider. A radius of around 1–3 pixels typically works well with higher resolution images.…

  • Adobe Photoshop,  Features

    Copying Steps within a Photoshop Action

    You can copy specific steps from one action to another in Photoshop. By copying a step that performs a specific adjustment, you can create complex Actions that greatly reduce editing time and yet simplify your workflow, ensuring consistency across different projects. Specific adjustments include sharpening, resizing, or saving to a specific file type (say JPEG, size 10) and colour space, or naming a file and saving it to your desktop, but they’re not restricted to that, of course.  I have set up actions for different things, such as borders and frames, and by adding additional steps this way, you can fine-tune them endlessly. Here’s how to do it: Steps to…

  • Adobe Photoshop,  Features

    Adding to an Existing Photoshop Action

    You can add steps to an existing Photoshop action after it has been created. You might want to add to an existing Photoshop action to incorporate new techniques or adjustments based on client feedback, or you may have realised you’ve missed out a step after finishing recording. Whatever the reason, adding steps to an existing Action is an extremely useful feature, allowing better customisation and efficiency in your workflow. Here’s how to add additional Steps to an Action Open the Actions Panel: Go to Window > Actions or press Alt + F9 (Windows) / Option + F9 (Mac) to open the Actions panel. Select the Action: Find and select the…

  • Adobe Photoshop,  News

    Adobe share sneak peek of Photoshop CC’s Content Aware Fill feature

    Adobe has released a preview of a new Content-Aware Fill workspace and improved feature set in an upcoming update to Photoshop CC on YouTube by Photoshop Product Manager, Meredith Payne Stotzner. You can see the clip here. The new workspace and features give more control with an new easier to find menu path and interactive experience, with a preview to display what part of the image is being to fill-in, and you can brush away any part of the image you don’t want to use. There are other capabilities, Stotzner claims, including new mirror, rotate and scale options that allow Photoshop to adapt to the scene, as well as output options…