Adobe Camera Raw's July 2026 update adds a handful of useful tools that Lightroom users are still waiting on. The standout additions include native focus point display, independent feather controls for bidirectional linear gradients, and…
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Color choice is what separates a flat photo edit from a convincing movie poster. This tutorial walks through how to apply triadic color harmony to a single street photograph, using yellow as the dominant tone…
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The pixel stretch effect takes a single column of pixels from a subject and extends it horizontally across the frame, creating a sharp, graphic streak that suggests speed or energy. It works on portraits, athletes,…
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Navigating to Select > Subject every time you need to isolate a subject adds up to a surprising amount of wasted clicks. Photoshop lets you assign a custom keyboard shortcut to almost any menu command…
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Placing a flat logo onto a waving flag requires more than a simple drag-and-drop. The key is warping the image to follow the flag's folds, then using blend modes and adjustment layers to make the…
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The Transform tool in Photoshop does something neither the crop tool nor the resize command can: it lets you change the size, shape, angle, or perspective of a single layer without touching the rest of…
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Generative Fill has a resolution ceiling that becomes obvious the moment you zoom in — AI-extended areas look noticeably softer than the original image. The fix is to fill large transparent areas in smaller pixel-sized…
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Fantasy and fairy-tale portraits rely heavily on light to feel convincing. These five techniques cover the full range of glow effects — from soft blend mode tints and dynamic highlight recovery to face lighting, radial…
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