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Gothic Imagery

Creating a mood from the simplest of props is something the movie industry excels at. You will see examples of this in scenes from Hollywood's horror movie genre, from the classic 1930's originals up to the present day equivalent, rich in digital mastery.
This Photoshop video tutorial aims to capture the essence of that sinister atmosphere and as you are recreating it you will learn some professional techniques for advanced image compositing, how to match the quality of light across different layers and balancing colour so you are left with a completely seamless look in the final result.

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Creative Colour

In this Photoshop video tutorial you will learn that the power and control of colour is truly in your hands with Photoshop. Starting with a colour image, you will learn a surprisingly easy technique for selectively converting parts of the image to black and white. Then we really get creative by elevating the orange car into a bold splash of bright colour where you retain complete control over the hue, intensity, shadows and highlights.
You will also master some great masking techniques as well as learning methods that keep your image completely editable, so if you don't like something it is easy to change without having to redo previous work. Once you know the process, it is something you will use again and again as part of your general Photoshop workflow.

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Travel Photography

Disappointing travel and holiday photos are par for the course for both professional and enthusiast photographers alike. It is not uncommon for the digital reproduction to be sadly lacking compared to the real life scene.
In this Photoshop video tutorial we address that problem and learn some invaluable techniques for injecting dynamism back into the image. You will learn techniques for generating light artificially, adding suspense and drama into the scene and breathing rich, vibrant colour back into the photo, all with absolute control, so you remain the art director, rather than the software telling you what it wants to do.
These techniques will become powerful allies anytime you need to add some impact into your photos with skies and oceans.

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High Impact Silhouettes

The beauty of a silhouette is in its simplicity. It eliminates the distractions of detail and texture and expresses itself across the image in a bold, stark statement that grabs the viewers attention with complete disregard for subtlety.
Finding the right image for a good silhouette is the first challenge. The backdrop that frames the silhouette is no less important than the silhouette itself, for unless the background contributes to the scene creatively, it is so easy for the image to look naive and accidental.
This Photoshop video tutorial looks at creating silhouettes in Photoshop by applying treatments to both the background and foreground elements to create artistic silhouetted effects that give you a broad range of creative control over the final impression.

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Bending Light with Displacement Maps

A displacement map is a very technical phrase for something that is actually very creative. In simple terms, it allows you to bend one photo around the shadows and highlights of another photo. In practice it means you can create the finished image in this video, where the artificial shadows and highlights of the window blinds appear to bend around the panama hat.
Once you have learned the technique you can use it creatively in an infinite variety of ways, from controlling how a flag waves in the wind to wrapping a logo around a product.

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Creating Sunrays

Light is an absolutely essential element of the photographic tool kit. It is used to illuminate the subject and paint it in hues that are bold and dramatic or shades that are subtle and suggestive. But rather than use the light solely as an aide why not use it as the subject itself? Stark rays of light that carve parallel lines or radials that fan out across the scene can lift an otherwise ordinary image into one that is flooded with atmosphere.
This Photoshop video tutorial teaches you how to create rays of light using a technique that is enormously versatile and can be adapted to simulate many different kinds of light sources.

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