Practical Photoshop

Practical Photoshop is the world’s premier Photoshop magazine, a monthly guide to the best Photoshop techniques, tips and tricks. Inside each issue you’ll find an array of inspirational tutorials and accompanying video lessons that will help you master Adobe’s collection of industry standard photo-editing software. What’s more, there’s a selection of amazing images from the world’s best Photoshop creatives, free downloadable content, and a beginner’s guide to the basics. If you love photography and you want to learn more about digital imaging, then Practical Photoshop will help you to unleash your creative potential.

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TURBO CHARGE YOUR WORKFLOW • Learn essential tips, time-saving Photoshop tricks and speedy special effects to turbo-charge your workflow

MASTER LIGHTROOM IMPORTS

GET TO GRIPS WITH KEYWORDS IN LIGHTROOM

BOOST YOUR PHOTOSHOP BRUSHING SKILLS

EMBRACE LIGHTROOM COLLECTIONS

OPEN AS LAYERS

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LINKED SMART OBJECTS

CROP WITH CONTENT-AWARE

USE PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS

CREATE THE COVER IMAGE • Make a speedy special effect and learn how timesaving actions can help progress your projects

TURN KIDS INTO SUPERHEROES • James Paterson shows you how to add special effects to your portraits and master Photoshop blending skills

TAKE CONTROL OF DETAIL • Get to grips with one of the best tools for boosting details and enhancing portraits

PORTRAITS AT SUNSET • James Paterson shows how you can shoot vibrant photos of your friends and family at sundown - even if the sun doesn’t appear

STUNNING SUNDOWNERS • Set up an outdoor off-camera flash to light your subject for dramatic sunset portraits

GET SET UP FOR SUNSET PORTRAITS

ENHANCING YOUR SUNSET HUES

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

ESSENTIALS • Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

CREATIVE CLOUD PLANS • CHOOSE THE PLAN WITH THE COMBINATION OF TOOLS AND STORAGE YOU NEED

THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW • Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING • Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS • The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS • 14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop

Practical Photoshop