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5 ways to get rid of chromatic aberration in Photoshop

Aug 1, 2016 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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Chromatic aberration (CA) can be a pain, especially in high contrast situations. It’s also called colour fringing. It’s most common in inexpensive consumer lenses, but pro glass is not immune. Shooting at extreme wide or tiny apertures can introduce it quickly even with the best gear.

You can take care of most chromatic aberration within Lightroom or ACR. Sometimes, though, only Photoshop can do the job well. In his new video, Jimmy McIntyre’s going to show you five different ways of dealing with it.

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How to enhance and create gorgeous light rays in your landscapes in Photoshop

Jul 1, 2016 by John Aldred 7 Comments
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We’ve all been there, we see a gorgeous beautifully lit scene before us while we’re out with friends or family, but we don’t have our camera with us. So, we go back… every day.. for a month… and nothing. No matter how often we may return to a location to try and recreate that day, the light just doesn’t play as nicely as we’d like.

Well, Jimmy McIntyre’s here to save the day and show us how to use Photoshop to create those gorgeous light rays that didn’t quite make it back to the landscape in front of our camera.

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How to deal with difficult panoramic image stitching in Photoshop the easy way

May 13, 2016 by John Aldred 3 Comments
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With the speed boosts and memory capacities of modern computers, stitching multiple shots together to make larger panoramic images has become a very common technique used by many photographers.  Chances are, if you’re reading this, you probably have too, or you’ve at least thought about giving it a go.

While most stitches go pretty well, there are times when Photoshop isn’t quite sure what you want it to do, and gives you a result you definitely didn’t expect.  In this video tutorial from Photoshop wizard Jimmy McIntyre, we see some pretty in-depth techniques for recognising these issues and how to overcome them.

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How to create a fake HDR effect in Photoshop

Apr 12, 2016 by John Aldred 9 Comments
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HDR tonemapping is the Marmite of photography.  It’s something people either love or they hate, but even if you hate it, when used subtly it’s a technique that can still help to bring back some shadow and highlight detail where you need it.

This quick tip from photographer and YouTuber Jimmy McIntyre shows you a method for creating an fake HDR-like look from a single exposure within Photoshop, that you can easily adjust and tweak to suit your image’s needs.

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How to easily edit and blend fireworks photos in Photoshop

Mar 30, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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The 4th of July is still a few months away, but there’s no harm in getting an early start on editing firework photos. To explain how to properly blend together multiple exposures of fireworks, photographer Jimmy McIntyre has shared an in-depth tutorial.[Read More…]

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Learn How to Instantly Remove Color Casts in Photoshop

Apr 9, 2015 by Liron Samuels 22 Comments
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Color casts are quite possibly one of the most annoying and frustrating issues photographers encounter during post processing, but unfortunately sometimes they cannot be avoided. In other cases photographers simply do not know how to correct this issue in camera.

Often caused by certain types of light or filters, color casts can be a royal pain in the butt to remove and many try and fail to successfully do so.

Enter Jimmy McIntyre’s latest video tutorial where he shows how to remove color casts with the click of a button.

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