Photo Tutorials | Schenectady Photographic Society

How to add a rim light to a photo in Photoshop

This tutorial will really make your photos pop from their background and a add a ton of drama. No more boring photos. I’m sure there are other ways of making rim lights in Photoshop,…

How to Colorize a black and white photo in Photoshop – portrait

This week we are looking at how to take a black and white photo and turn it into a color photo. The following steps can be used to create a very realistic result,…

4 ways to fix a color cast in a photo in Photoshop

How to remove a color cast from a photo in Photoshop. A color cast happens when the white balance settings on the camera are different than the lighting conditions. Tungsten lights are warmer than LED,…

How to Remove Tourists in Photoshop in 3 clicks – Crowd removal

Shooting for tourist removal The first thing you need to do is shoot the photos, so its easy to remove crowds and distractions later. For this tutorial, I handheld an iPhone and shot…

How to Remove the Background of a photo in Photoshop

We will start with this photo I found on Adobe Stock. Step 1. Choose the Quick select tool. Step 2. With a reasonably large brush, make a rough selection around the subject Step…

How to Remove Shadows from a Photoshop in Photoshop

Sometimes you get the perfect photo, but there are unwanted shadows on it. This picture was sent to me by one of our members: Richard Pilcher. He asked… “I have a NEF file of elephants drinking…

How to remove a person from a photo in Photoshop (Complex Background)

2 Scenarios: The first is when you are the photographer. In this case, I always get the shot and then have the model leave the scene and shoot a clean background plate. In this case,…

How to Remove Reflections from Glasses in Photoshop

There are many ways to do things in Photoshop. I discover most of my techniques from trying lots of different things, and this is one of those, “I wonder if it will work” scenario’s and…