The first tool in the Tool panel after the Move tool is the Marquee tool. I’m guessing that Adobe put the tools roughly in order of frequency of use, and the Marquee tool deserves its spot. It is one of the quickest ways to select an area. Its shortcut key is M. Just M. I...
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Adding Borders with Square Corners
Since the next segment on selections includes a thing on borders, I thought some might find the following information useful.
A common question I get all the time is “How do I get square corners on the borders of the photos in a spread?”
The fastest and easiest way, whether you are stroking the photos using Edit—Stroke,...
Everything you always wanted to know about making Selections
Note: This is the first in a series of tutorials about methods to make selections. It starts with the very basic, then in the passing weeks, we will progress to more advanced—and quicker—techniques. As always here at Photoshop Fitness, the emphasis will be on how the portrait and wedding photographer can make use of these...
The Lucis Art Effect Part 2
Continuing on . . .
Here is what the edge artifacts look like:
The edge near the hat is the easier of the two to fix. It can be done just by cloning the forehead area below. But I’m going to start the process by fixing it the same way I will with the harder-to-fix neck shadow....
The Lucis Art Effect Part 1
I only like the Lucis Art look about 5% of the time I see it. But when it works, it works. It seems to work best when there are lots of details, can stand a bump in local contrast, or fits with a more illustrative look.In the following image, I was going for a...