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Ron Leach  |  May 12, 2023

Photoshop’s easy-to-use Healing Brush is typically considered a tool for editing portrait photos, and rightly so because that’s how it’s often used. But it can be very valuable for cleaning up other types of images too.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2023

If you've been playing around with the beta version of Photoshop 2024 for what seems like forever, it's time to get real as the official release has been unveiled. We enlisted the help of one of the world's most acclaimed image-editing experts to help you understand and use the most important new capabilities.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 19, 2025

This eye-opening video is for those of you who aren't quite sure about the difference between Photoshop Adjustments and Adjustment Layers. There's room for both in your everyday workflow, but it's important to understand which approach to use when and the best techniques to employ.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 22, 2021

What, what? If you’re confused by the headline above, admittedly so was I. One of the first things many of us do when opening Photoshop is use the Levels tool to make quick, basic adjustments to exposure. But according to a very trusted source, you should never, ever use Levels. If that sound like blasphemy, read on.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 17, 2021

Experienced portrait photographers know that one key to a successful image is rendering skin tones in a manner that appears both natural and flattering. Dull pale skin is unappealing, as are overly saturated tones that can be ugly and unrealistic.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 04, 2023

We're all looking for a creative edge to imbue our landscape photos with a unique look grabs a lot of attention. In the quick Photoshop tutorial below you'll learn four simple Photoshop effects that are easy enough for anyone to accomplish.

Ron Leach  |  May 17, 2023

Those new to Photoshop are often overwhelmed by everything this feature-packed program can accomplish. The quick video below from the Adobe Photoshop YouTube channel is designed to shorten your learning curve in a big way.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 03, 2018

Many of us have conflicting goals when we sit down behind the computer and open our images in Photoshop: On the one hand, we want to do a thorough job of editing our files, yet we also want to finish up quickly and get back to shooting. This powerful tutorial will help you do both.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 05, 2023

So how many of you prefer sitting behind a computer instead of being out in the field with a camera hanging around your neck doing what most of us love most? We’ll take a wild guess: Not too many.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 29, 2024

Mastering Photoshop can be a bewildering task for beginning and intermediate users alike because of the vast array of tools and techniques offered by this robust software. To make matters worse, there are often several methods for accomplishing the same task that add an additional layer of confusion.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 27, 2022

When shooting portraits, nature, or other types of outdoor images, one of the best ways to accentuate a key foreground subject is to create shallow depth of field with an out-of-focus background. You can often do that in the camera by selecting the proper focal length and aperture setting, and positioning your subject close to the camera.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 01, 2021

As we’ve mentioned in the past, photographers tend to think Adobe created Photoshop exclusively for them. But the truth is there are many other types of avid users, from graphic designers and art directors to web designers and other content creators.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 07, 2024

This tutorial is a perfect follow-up to a lesson we posted this morning, explaining how to capture stunning photos of the nighttime sky. Whether you're photographing nightscapes or other low-light scenes, high ISO settings and the possibility of noisy images is something you have to confront.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 29, 2024

The image-editing needs of less-experienced photographers often enable them to side-step complicated tools and techniques. Other times there are seemly seemingly advanced tools than can make a big difference in an edit, and these can be greatly simplified for Photoshop novices so that everyone on can get in on the action.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 27, 2023

High Dynamic Range (HDR) is an important technique that enables you to shoot or edit photos that appear more like what one sees with the human eye. The concept involves balancing out light and dark areas of a scene to capture more detail in both highlights and shadows.

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