Fast Frames

Here's a couple of super quick frame effects to add a little burst of creativity to otherwise mundane photos.

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Make Your Night Photos Pop

Some tips on how to improve photos that are taken at night.

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Taking Advantage of Quickmask

Dave Cross shares some tips on using Quickmask in Photoshop to feather a portion of a selection.

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Tone Down Highlights

Sometimes the only thing that keeps a good portrait from being a great portrait is a little too much shine on the skin. Here’s a quick and easy way to tone down those highlights.

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When Bad Things Happen to Good Photographs  

The family photos are crumpled, torn, and stained, but Photoshop can help.

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How to Make a Photoshop Montage

Anyone can cobble together a few photos and textures and create a humdrum montage. To elevate yours beyond this it takes a few simple tricks using Photoshop’s awesome array of tools. Do it right and the style has got dozens of applications from static navigation or graphics, through to animated banners and interactive collages. This tutorial explains how to create a great Photoshop montage in 19 steps, so let’s get started and have fun with it.

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