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Announcing “Introduction to Photo Compositing” on Lynda.com

In this course, Julieanne shares the fundamental creative and technical concepts behind photo compositing, from creating diptychs that juxtapose images in separate “frames,” to assembling multiple exposures and strengthening visual impact with textural information.

Adding Textures to Photographs in Photoshop

Here’s a short tutorial on how to add textures to photographs (both locally as well as selectively) in Photoshop.  Enjoy!

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Creating Flames in Photoshop

If you’ve ever needed to create flames, be sure to check out the new Flame Generator filter in Photoshop CC. This new feature is designed to render realistic flames on user-defined paths. You need to create your path first (using the pen tool or any of the shape tools), then choose  Filter > Render > Flames.

Creating and Exporting Color Lookup Tables in Photoshop

If you’ve ever created a special style or “look” to apply to your images using multiple layer adjustment and blending options, then the ability to create and export Color Lookup Tables (LUTs) in Photoshop CC could potentially save you a significant amount of time.

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Adding a Picture Frame (Border) in Photoshop

This video demonstrates how to use the enhanced Scripted Patterns and Fills in Photoshop to add a picture frame and border to your images. Select a frame from simple strokes to flowers and vines, snowflakes and leaves, then change the margin or offset from the edge, size, thickness, colors, angle and arrangement of the frame. Of course, you can combine any number of frames to make your border unique.

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Apply an Arrow Along A Path Using Photoshop

In this video you’ll learn how to use the enhanced Scripted Patterns and Fills in Photoshop to define a pattern (an arrow in this example) and apply it along a path.

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How to Remove Distracting Elements using the Enhanced Content Aware Tools in Photoshop

In the past, Photoshop Content Aware technology primarily looking at texture, not color. This video demonstrates how the new Color Tolerance setting can result in much better matches when blending colors and gradients in images.

Improved Image Size and Smart Sharpen in Photoshop

Check out two new technologies in Photoshop that can help you to get the highest possible quality out of your image: the Preserve Details option for Resampling (in Image Size) and the Smart Sharpen Filter.

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Using Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in Photoshop to Create 32-bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images

In the video below, we’re going to discover how easy it is to take multiple, bracketed exposures of the same scene and combine them into a single 32-bit HDR image that can then be edited nondestructively using Adobe Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in Photoshop CC.

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Using Liquify in Photoshop

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Window Seat  – The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking by Julieanne Kost is Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that my book Window Seat  – The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking is now available as an eBook via the iTunes store!  First published as a soft-back book, this redesigned and revised eBook was published as a Fixed Layout EPUB directly from the newest release of InDesign CC (2014). It has been enhanced with new photographs as well as updated image processing techniques in Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw and Photoshop.

Refining the Edge of a Mask in Photoshop

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Hidden Gems in Photoshop CC 14.2

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How to Use Perspective Warp in Photoshop

In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne walks through the new Perspective Warp feature in Photoshop CC. Learn how to create quads, adjust the layout and distort the perspective of an object in an image.

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