Problem statement Sometimes, I am somewhat dissatisfied with the size of my digital photographs. The simplest way to improve (after the fact) is to run any Photoshop-like program, and apply a resampling (resize) preferably with the Lanczos method, in order to get 2x or 3x or 4x more pixels. It is fast and efficient, but…
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Lessons from the Adobe Creative Cloud down incident
If you are using Adobe Creative Cloud (the recent subscription-based cloud-based solution for Adobe tools including Photoshop), or if you know somebody using it, there are 99% chance that you heard that Adobe service broke down on 14-May and is just going back up as I write this. Note that Photoshop CC is only available…
Adobe Photoschop CS6: $50 per month
Finally, Adobe has officially announced the newest Photoshop: CS6. We know about everything of it because of the beta which has been available for a few weeks already (and there are a few videos available on a YouTube channel, for you to discover all the new features). But there is one new thing which was…
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta
the CS6 version CS6 of Photoshop is not here yet, but it is now possible to test the official beta version (normally, the last test version before the official launch) provided that you accept to limit yourself to the English version (not to hard on you, isn’t it?). Download it freely from Adobe Labs. A…
Leaked or fake videos of Photoshop CS6
Be warned: Browsing through YouTube to discover the future of Adobe Photoshop CS6 can be revealing, interesting or deeply unsatisfying. There is probably as much fakes, clunky demos as pre-alpha versions. So, don’t count on all this being real and final from Adobe. However, if you still want to have an idea of the future…
Photoshop links – CS6 edition
What will Photoshop CS6 be made of? What will be the new features of CS6? It is quite difficult to be sure since -up to now- Adobe simply distributed technology-oriented data (which may never be exploited in this form) and some very partial elements not allowing precise predictions. Nevertheless, some of them can be assembled…
Develop a Photoshop workstream
Many photographers think that it is enough to take the file just out of the camera to give it to its public. I am deeply convinced that this is a total error, maybe because I started photography in the black-and-white laboratory of the family. Very early, I was able to see that the developing phase…
Photoshop is everywhere on the Internet
As usual, I found some links to guide the Photoshop-equipped photographer. German photographers are slightly favored this time. Photoshop: Panoramabilder entzerren How to Reduce Your Depth of Field in Photoshop Camera Raw 6 : accentuer la netteté Learn the basics of color focus editing in Photoshop CS5 Photoshop Tutorial Mine : from image to flickr…
New features in Photoshop CS6
Obviously, Photoshop CS6 is not available yet (CS5.5 has just been announced) but it is already possible to sweep through the information already available from various sources (some official, some not) about this next generation of Photoshop. Some isolated elements have already been disclosed by Adobe in public shows and some have been revealed (or…
Rent-a-Photoshop
This could change the life of some photo pros: Adobe now allows a rental/subscription-based acquisition method for its products (including Photoshop) which comes and widen the offer only allowing purchase as a possible option -up to now- It’s still right that the price is not a perfect bargain yet, but it opens new options and…
NASA Hubble pictures: 2 minutes in Photoshop
As a matter of fact, NASA prepares in Photoshop its gorgeous pictures from images taken by the Hubble space telescope. And, within two minutes, you can watch exactly how they do it. I would recommend to run it in slow motion if you really want to catch all the details and each and every step,…
Photoshop links
I know that there are plenty of people using Adobe Photoshop. Here comes the time for your list of links to resources that could be useful to you (and me), this time with a large representation of the excellent tutorials from Digital Photography School (but not only them). Smarter sharpening with the High Pass filter…
All kinds of GIMP plug-ins, to improve your photos
I noticed recently a few links for Linux users (but not only, read on) who wish to reduce blur on their photos: Unshake is a free photo editing software written in Java that can remove blurs from your photos. It can be used on virtually any platform (Linux, PC, Mac, etc.) GIMP is the GNU/Linux-based…
Photoshop links, as Christmas gifts
Let’s have some stocking stuffers in these festive times. Photoshop users should have the right to receive gifts before the set date of Christmas. Adobe Photoshop CS5: Smart-Radius detailliert (in deutscher Sprache) Encore un excellent tutoriel de Digital Photography School qui nous apprend à construire des images/illusions d’optique de type Droste : Droste ‘Frame in…
Photoshop CS6: a preview of the alpha version
The future of Photoshop CS6 has been recently shown at MAX2010, the Adobe conference in Los Angeles. YouTube link I believe that the really impressive part of this technical demonstration is the set of automatisms which operate -essentially- by showing the machine an example of the result to reach rather than finding the right settings…
A Soviet Photoshop
A little historical gem: Soviet Russia had found a way to automate the photo image retouching jobs before the invention of Photoshop but with the help of a rotary scanner. YouTube link
Photoshop links galore
For the all-new Photoshop CS5: Photoshop CS5 Content Aware Fill – Just how good is it? An Introduction to Focus Stacking with Adobe Photoshop CS4 Multiple Image Printing in Photoshop CS4 But also for those who stayed -for now- with an older Photoshop (like CS4 or CS3): How to Correct Perspective in Photoshop Photoshop Technique:…
Photoshop links
A link roundup for Photoshop lovers and people who want to learn more about Adobe Photoshop. 15 Essential Tutorials For Photoshop Beginners 5 Secrets of the Photoshop Crop Tool Using Workspaces in Photoshop Photoshop CS3 – Adding a Neutral Density Gradient Filter How to Manipulate Colours in Photoshop using Fill Layers The Ultimate Guide To…
A photographic workflow with Photoshop
Returning from Botswana, I started to publish a few of the good pictures I shot in May 2010 while on a photo safari trip. If you are interested, you will find these images on my personal web site and some of them on sale at RedBubble.com. New photos will keep appearing on a daily basis,…
Five new features of CS5
Adobe just announced the new features of Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. Don’t panic! These software programs will not be available before next month and for a price relatively normal at Adobe (read “relatively expensive”; See at the end of the article). What these new versions of Creative Suite (CS so CS5)…
Photoshop CS5, tomorrow
Monday 12 April, Adobe will announce the features of its new Adobe Photoshop CS5. The most interesting will certainly be the “content-aware fill” that allows to fill empty parts of an image with adequate data without using the copy-paste or drawing tools. Many a photographer will be listening. But the actual product will only be…
Photoshop CS5: Content-Aware fill demonstration
This new feature for Photoshop CS5 is really impressive. Just remove what you want to remove and CS5 will fill back with adequate data built from the rest of the image. YouTube link Adobe Photoshop: A wonderful tool.
Photoshop CS5 countdown
Click onto the image below to reach the official launch site of Photoshop CS5: Update: Let’s be as clear as possible. On April 12, don’t expect to be able to buy a new box of Photoshop CS5. It will be only a technical presentation. We will still have to wait for the real availability (maybe…
What’s next for Adobe?
After the recent announcements, it would be useful to look where Adobe is going now, or in the coming months. Here, it is OK to start using the bits of news becoming available. First, of course, Lightroom v3 will soon be available (you can download the beta 2, already). DPReview obtained an interview with Tom…
Photoshop links
Once again, let’s check my bag of fine Photoshop-related articles found on the web. For sure, most of them did not need to receive a full article here, but you will admit with me that they are worth reading. Paste Images on Tilted Surfaces in Photoshop Understanding the basics of Sharpening in Photoshop Create Seamless…