Category Archives: Textures, Actions & Presets

Freebie Thursday – Totally Rad Action for Facebook Photos

I haven’t tried this action yet because it’s hot of the press. But anyone using Facebook knows that it totally reeks at uploading photos. They’re horrific, grainy, low-res shadows of what your photo used to be. But Totally Rad says they can help with this action. Come back and let me know what you think!...

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Reader Photo Friday – Karina {removing a subject & texturising}

Today’s reader photo is from Karina. I really struggled over whether I should edit out the person fishing in this shot because this would completely change the type of image from a portrait to a landscape. I tried a few different methods of dodging and lightening him so he would stand out a little more...

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READER PHOTO FRIDAY – 23RD JULY {SARAH W}

I was planning on taking a night off from editing, but then I got this absolutely stunning photo from Sarah and I just had to have a play. I love everything about it. The point of view with slightly up-angle. The bokeh is dreamy, the light on his face is perfect. And of course, his...

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How I work with Florabella’s LUXE actions in PS {video tut}

I don’t know about you, but I sometimes find Florabella actions a bit more heavy on some of my photos than I’d like. Luckily, they’re so customisable and you can really work with the action to bring about anything you want. Here’s an example of how I use Florabella (plus a few others) to edit...

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How to work with textures and mask layers in PSE {Video Tutorial}

Last week, I posted a video about working with textures in PS4. And here’s a video showing how to work with textures in PSE. This video also shows you how to add a layer mask which isn’t meant to work in PSE but I’ll show you how to cheat and do it anyway! How to...

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