Photoshop How To

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Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 04, 2018

One of the most common software questions we get is how do you change or remove a background in Photoshop. Well, there are multiple ways to do it but one of the best is explained in the below video from Phlearn.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 30, 2021

A simple way to give photos more impact is to change the color of one or more objects in the scene. And you’ll be surprised how easy this task is to accomplish in Photoshop by watching the video below.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 16, 2025

Before getting started on a project do you carefully select the most appropriate Adobe Camera Profile for the specific image at hand? If not, that's a shame, as you'll see in the following quick primer from instructor Mitch Lally. In fact, watching his video could be the most productive five minutes you spend today.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2024

This tutorial from the popular Photoshop Café YouTube channel begins with a blunt question: "Do your Photoshop masks suck?" If this problem is a regular occurrence, the following tutorial will set you free in less than nine minutes.

Henry Anderson  |  Dec 14, 2021

Creating composites in Photoshop where you clip a subject from one background and place it in another is not hard but it's challenging to do right. We don't know how many composites we've seen where the person or object that's been moved to a new background looks unrealistic because of a poor clipping job or an uneven blend.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 21, 2025

We often discuss the virtues of patience when shooting in the field, and why it's advisable not to move from one location to the next until you've exhausted all the possibilities of your first stop. And this sometimes means capturing a nice shot, followed by another and another as your exploration continues.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 22, 2024

Highlights and shadows can be the bane of landscape photographers who often confront scenes with a wide range of tones that exceed the density range of their camera. Today's quick tutorial from the folks at How to Use concentrates on the former, with a straightforward Lightroom method for eliminating blown-out areas within the frame.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 26, 2024

We're going to kick off this post-processing tutorial with a quote from one of our favorite landscape photographers: "White balance is one of the most important settings to adjust when editing your images, because getting it right is crucial if you want photos to appear natural and realistic."

Ron Leach  |  Aug 08, 2023

Panorama photos are a lot of fun to make and can really grab attention. Some cameras can automate the process by merging successive shots to achieve a pretty good result. Doing it this way may require a tripod for absolutely precise merging, and you'll still need some post-processing to finish up  the job.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 05, 2019

Black-and-white photography is still incredibly popular and with good reason. There’s just something about a classic, black-and-white image that catches the eye.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 11, 2023

Some landscape scenes look far more compelling when rendered in b&w, whether you captured the shot using your camera's monochrome mode or do a conversion later during the editing process. In either case, some thoughtful processing is required for optimum results.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 04, 2024

Here's a tutorial from one of the world foremost post-processing experts who demonstrates how easy it is to use Photo Merge in Lightroom Classic to combine bracketed exposures into a High Dynamic Range (HDR) DNG file that contains all of the quality and flexibility of a Raw file. If you've avoided this editing method, thinking it was beyond your skills, that's going to change in the next six minutes.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 24, 2022

Every so often we photograph a beautiful outdoor scene even though the light isn’t quite right. That’s because it’s not particularly difficult to add depth and drama to an otherwise great shot with a bit of help from Lightroom.

Ron Leach  |  May 04, 2022

If you’re serious about landscape photography and want to blow a few minds, pull up a chair and watch the 15-minute tutorial below, as one of our favorite outdoor photographers demonstrates how to create absolutely amazing HDR panorama images in either Photoshop or Lightroom.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 29, 2024

Everyone loves photographing their pets, even if they specialize in other genres. And those of you who don't have a furry friend yourself will likely be asked by someone else to make a few portraits of theirs. After all, you own a camera, right?

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