All posts tagged Photoshop

Combining Shapes in Photoshop

Recently I saw a tutorial where someone was showing how to combine shapes in Photoshop, but in fact they didn’t actually show that… Their suggestion was to group or combine the shapes into smart objects. Well, there is a way to actually combine shapes in Photoshop, so I thought I’d show you how to do it!

The Best of the Best: Adobe Instructors

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Recently I posted my “Best of the Best” in WordPress which discussed my favorite WordPress themes and plugin developers. In this “Best of the Best” post we’ll be focusing on Adobe. Not necessarily plugins or filters, but people who teach Adobe products and teach them really well. I won’t bore you with the usual list of folks though. These are the ones that don’t necessarily get the props they deserve (in my opinion), but are still some of the most kick-ass Adobe instructors in the world.

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Selective Sharpening in Photoshop

In this video I show you how to utilize a technique that I call “Selective Sharpening” using unsharp mask and a little layer masking magic inside of Adobe Photoshop.

Good Morning OKlahoma City

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A few days ago while I was visiting the Oklahoma Centennial Land Rush Monument in downtown Oklahoma City, I was distracted by the OKC skyline… I had just gotten out of my car at around 6:45AM and noticed how amazing the buildings looked with the sun just starting to hit them. Even though I wasn’t there to photograph the city (and truth be told I didn’t even have the right lens on the camera) I decided to grab a quick HDR of the skyline as the sun was rising.

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