Category Archives: Tutorials

Removing Flash Hot Spots in Photoshop

Removing Flash Hot Spots in Photoshop - Result

Following on from my recent children’s photography feature in Photo Pro I’m really happy to have been asked to write a series of portrait retouching tutorials for the magazine. I know there’s quite a few overseas photographers who read my blog and are unable to get the magazine so I thought I’d post the tutorials...

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Combining Exposures | Product and LCD screen

I got an email from another photographer today who is currently involved in a big product shoot He wanted to know the best way to combine two exposures in Photoshop of the same product, one exposed for the product (1/60th at f11) and the other exposed for the LCD screen with the studio flash off....

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Textures in Photoshop | Masking the texture but keeping the colour

Texture overlays have become extemely popular with portrait and wedding photographers over the last year or two. Obviously, it doesn’t suit every image but on the right image the results can look fantastic. By using different types of textures on you can create a wide variety of looks from simple toning to completely destroying an...

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