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Adobe Photoshop for Photography, Photos: Articles, Tutorials, Books, Software

Within the Adobe Photoshop for Photographs, Photography, Photographers: Tutorials, Articles, Books, and Software section below, you'll find annotated links to the best and recommended Photoshop tutorials, articles, and free tips for working with photos in Photoshop - helpful Photoshop tutorials, video training, tips, and how-tos on Adobe Photoshop photo techniques, how to remove red eye, how to restore or retouch photographs, images with Adobe Photoshop, and much more related to using Photoshop for photographs.

In addition, below are Photoshop book recommendations for CS3, CS2, channels, masks and masking techniques, color management, image and photo restoration and retouching, and the latest Photoshop software for Windows and Macintosh.

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Articles and Tutorials on Adobe Photoshop for Photos, Photographers
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Adobe Photoshop Techniques, General Tutorials for Photography

Creating Decorative Photographic Edges
Check out this tutorial from Espresso Graphics to see how to make some very interesting edges on your photos. Many other tutorials at this site, too. [Tutorial dated 12/2005, by Deborah Roberti, espresso graphics.]
Healing Brush/Patch Tool
Helpful tutorial on how to use Photoshop's healing brush and patch tools. [Tutorials by Eye on Design - Photoshop Tutorials.]
Levels Adjustment
Concise, easy to understand tutorial on using Levels to adjust a photograph (or other image). Includes image samples to show steps along the way. Well done. [Tutorial by April Siegfried, Bungalow 104.]
Shiny Wet Road
Looking for how to create that shiny, wet special effect, such as transforming a boring photo into something far more interesting? Here's an easy-to-follow tutorial that uses techniques that are also easy to do, and looks great - “how to transform a normal dry road into a shiny wet road.” Lots of screenshots along the way. Nice effect with endless possibilities, not just for roads, of course! [Article/tutorial dated 01/05/2008, by golden_cross, for PhotoshopTalent.com.]

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Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw

Adobe Camera RAW 4.0
Although this tutorial reviews the features in Camera RAW 4.0, it goes far beyond that by explaining how all the features work. Especially helpful for a quick way to become familiar with all the features and settings with Camera RAW 4.0. Topics: More Tabs, More Features, Recovery Slider in Adjust Tab, Fill Light Slider in Adjust Tab, Vibrance Slider in Adjust Tab, New Curve Option - Parametric, HSL/Grayscale, Split Toning. [Article/tutorial by Tim Cooper, for Photoshop Cafe.]
Adjusting Exposure in Adobe Camera Raw CS3
With digital cameras, underexposure in low light can produce an abundance of noise and banding (steps rather than smooth transitions of tone). Follow the steps along in this tutorial to learn how to adjust exposure in Adobe Camera Raw to help remedy the problem. Plenty of tips on using Camera Raw's tools to adjust your photo's exposure. Uses the histogram, Camera Raw's attempts to rescue overexposed highlights, increasing the amount of fill light, checking for smooth tones, and more. Written by Mark Galer, co-author of Photoshop CS3 Essential Skills. [Article/tutorial by Mark Galer, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
Advanced Editing in Camera Raw
“Go further with Adobe's Camera Raw software. You'll be amazed at the control you can have over white balance, exposure, highlights, shadows, brightness, contrast, and saturation!” Downloadable chapter excerpt from Getting Started with Camera Raw: How to make better pictures using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. [Article/tutorial dated 01/04/2006, by Ben Long, for CreativePro.com.]
Raw JPEggs: Cooking with Camera Raw in CS3
Good overview of Photoshop CS3's Camera Raw and making adjustments within JPG files. “What is so significant about this? For starters, it gives us access to a wealth of adjustments that can be applied for corrections to color, light, exposure, etc., all of which can be non-destructively saved with the image.” [Article/tutorial dated 03/07/2007, by Kendall Osborn, for CS Bloggers.]
Split Toning in Lightroom and Camera RAW 4 (CS3)
A common, classic darkroom technique for digital photos, basically meaning to “tint the highlight pixels with one shade and the shadow values with a different shade.” Tutorial provides instructions for both Camera RAW 4 and Lightroom. [Article/tutorial dated 03/29/2007, by Ryan Dlugosz, RRD PhotoBlog.]

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Books on Adobe Photoshop Channels, Masking
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Adobe Photoshop Channels, Masking, Selection Tools

5 Great Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop
Helpful tutorial, easy to follow on how to isolate an object in a photo from the rest of the image, without the background. The author covers a variety of approaches, including using the Magic Eraser tool, the Background Eraser tool, using the Filter > Extract command, using the Quick Mask mode, and using the Pen Tool to create a path around the object. [Tutorial dated 12/03/2004, by Corrie Haffly, for SitePoint.]
Photoshop Masking & Montage Tutorial — Using Masks To Improve Landscape Images
Using a stunning scene in Venice and a gorgeous sky photo, follow this 9-step tutorial to seamlessly blend two images together so no one would ever know the difference. As the author states, “turn ordinary images with bland skies into impressive ones (by learning) how a sky can be adapted to fit the landscape so the montage is not immediately obvious.” Uses the Magic Wand tool, the Lasso tool, Quick Mask mode, Layer Mask, Gaussian Blur (to remove light halos), Curves Adjustment layer, and much more. Fabulous tutorial. Adapted from Photoshop CS3 Essential Skills by Mark Galer, Philip Andrews. The book also includes a DVD with short movie tutorials and many royalty-free images, including a library of sky images and much more. Download the tutorial's images via Mark Galer's site. [Article/tutorial dated 2007, by Mark Galer and Philip Andrews, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
Select Hair by Using Channels
A simple, quick way to select hair accurately, including all those little strands sticking out. Quite helpful for all those times when you want to add a different background to a photo, for example - whether for hair or other detailed bits like this. [Tutorial by Pete Bauer, for Planet Photoshop.]
Selecting & Extracting Hair - Masking Tutorial - Extraction Tips
Learn how to select and extract hair from a photo and how to change backgrounds behind hair and fine details. This tutorial shows how to create a mask to use in the final montage, how to fine tune that mask for every detail of every strand of hair as well as other colors within the photo. Then it shows how to add a new background. You'll also learn how to fine tune pixel-perfect edges to seamlessly blend the new background with your subject without blurring your subject or image. There are lots of helpful tips along the way, such as “The true test of an accurate mask for a subject that was photographed against a white background is when you place the subject against a very dark background.” Note that although this tutorial was written for Adobe Photoshop Elements, it can also apply to Adobe Photoshop. [Article/tutorial by Mark Galer, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
Selecting Hair and Fine Detail in Photoshop
How to remove backgrounds, how to select hair and fine details. Uses the Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer, layer blending modes as Eismann provides tremendous insight into how to use channels for such finely detailed selections. Then you can add a different background, put your selection into a different photo, or whatever you wish. [Article/tutorial by Katrin Eismann, for Photoshop Tips & Tricks, Design & Publishing Center.]
Selection Mask Quick Hacks
Tutorial and chapter excerpt from the book, Hacking Photoshop CS2 by Shangara Singh, Adobe Certified professional photographer and designer published by John Wiley and Sons. Helpful tips and insight in this chapter excerpt from the book. [Tutorial by Shangara Singh, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]

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Color Correction with Adobe Photoshop

The tutorials listed here speak specifically to color correction with Adobe Photoshop. Color correction can also be a part of restoring or retouching photos, of course, so you'll find more on color correction within Restore, Retouch Photographs, Images with Adobe Photoshop below.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Video Tutorial - Color Correcting a Photo And Removing Red Eye in Photoshop CS3
This short video tutorial provides a quick overview of Photoshop CS3 color correcting features. Covers:
- How to use a levels adjustment layer to adjust the low contrast aspects of a photo.
- How to set a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.
- How to use the History Palette to use a Snapshot to compare the different versions.
- How to correct red eye in Photoshop CS3.
[Article/tutorial dated 2007, by Chad Perkins, Total Training, via Photoshopsupport.com.]
Advanced Color Correction with Photoshop Levels
“This technique is a contrast/tone and color correction technique all in one. Once you run through it, you will see how just about any image can be improved, and you will use this technique many times over. For a number of years, this was just about the only correction technique that I used.” Chapter excerpt from Complete Photoshop CS3 for Digital Photographers, by Colin Smith, Tim Cooper, Charles River Media (June 22, 2007). [Article/tutorial dated 09/24/2007, by Colin Smith, for Creativepro.com.]
Out of Gamut - Color Correcting in Photoshop
Fantastic, insightful tutorial on correcting color with Photoshop. Plenty of screenshots all along the way. “Bruce Fraser shares his approach to correcting color images in Adobe Photoshop, using Curves, Color Range selection, Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers, and more.” Despite the date (2001), this tutorial is nonetheless valid today with plenty of insight about color correction written by one of the best Photoshop talents. [Article/tutorial dated 06/06/2001, by Bruce Fraser, for Creativepro.com.]
Photo Color Correction - Color Evaluation
Before you can correct color in a photo, you need to first evaluate the photo and determine what's wrong the color. How to check color cast, check background, color range, and more. [Article/tutorial Photo Color Correction.]
Photo Color Correction - Histogram
Excellent, detailed tutorial about Photoshop's histogram, adjustment layers, settings, and how to use it to correct color. [Article/tutorial by Photo Color Correction.]

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Remove Red Eye with Adobe Photoshop

Those unsightly, unwanted red eye glows from using a camera's flash can be removed with Photoshop. Photoshop CS2 debuted a new Remove Red Eye tool, but there are a variety of ways to remove red eye and the green eye look in pets' eyes with Photoshop. Here are some tutorials to help make it easy. See also the Retouch Photographs, Images section for more on retouching.

How To Remove Red Eye in Photoshop (any Version)
An easy tutorial on how to remove red eye from your photos using any version of Photoshop. Ranked as easy, that even beginners can follow along. [Tutorial by Sue Chastain, About.com Guide to Graphics Software.]
Photoshop How-To: Five Ways to Reduce Red-Eye
“Photoshop CS2 has a dedicated tool to reduce red eye, but it may not fit with the way you work, or you may use an earlier version of the application. That's why Pete Bauer gives you many techniques for removing red (and green!) eye from your photos.” This tutorial goes through five different approaches of removing red eye with zoomed in close-ups for each approach using the Red Eye tool (Photoshop CS2 only), the Color Replacement tool, the Brush tool (using black, the Multiply blending mode, and 60% opacity), the Sponge tool, and the Selective Color command. Helpful tutorial and insight on these approaches to removing red eye and also green eye, often found when using a flash for photographing pets. Helpful Adobe Photoshop CS2 tutorial, and also works with Photoshop CS3. [Article/tutorial dated 02/22/2006, by Pete Bauer, for Creativepro.com.]
Remove Red Eye - Photoshop CS2 (Photoshop 9) Video Tutorial
This video tutorial provides information on the common causes red eye, how to use the Photoshop CS2 Red Eye Tool, and how to quickly and easily remove Red Eye with the Red Eye tool. [Video clip via PhotoshopSupport.com. Clip is a lower resolution sample clip part of Total Training: Adobe Photoshop CS2 with Deke McClelland.]
Remove Red-Eye with the Sponge Tool
[Tutorial by Richard, forum member for About.com's Graphics Software section.]

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Books on Adobe Photoshop Retouching
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Cleaning up Grainy, Low-Quality Digital Photos with Photoshop
“If the photos are coming straight from the client's digital camera, they're rarely received in optimal condition - they might be dark, grainy, bland or unbalanced.” This tutorial shows how to clean it up to “create a smooth, attractive photo with no distracting flaws.” Step by step tutorial covers composition; levels, curves, and contrast; grain, noise and artifacts; color; sharpening. Shows the before and after results, too (quite dramatic and much improved). Especially helpful with Web work or other projects when we get far less than professional images and need to make them look as professional as possible. [Article/tutorial dated 10/10/2007, by Darren Hoyt, Darrenhoyt.com.]
Getting the Ring Out: How to Repair Damage Caused by the Sun and a Picture Frame
“This tutorial will outline how to repair the discoloration caused by a photo's uneven exposure to the elements. In this case the uneven exposure was caused by a picture frame. I am using Photoshop CS2 but there is no reason this won't work in any other image editing program so long as it supports layers.” Uses layer masks, the Color mode to paint out the discrepancies so the entire photo matches to the correct color, the Dust and Scratches tool, the Spot Healing Brush tool, and more. Easy to follow with the correct examples all along the way. [Article/tutorial dated 09/25/2006, by irshgrlkc, for RetouchPRO.]
Going Digital: The Resolution Conundrum: How Much is Enough?
Easy-to-understand article/tutorial on resolution, pixels, ppi, dpi, what to consider when determining the appropriate resolution for scanning, and more. Using the appropriate resolution for the specific photograph or other image makes a huge difference in the resulting quality and can dramatically impact retouching needs. Insightful and enlightening. Written by Lee Varis, National Geographic photographer and author of the highly regarded Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies. [Article/tutorial by Lee Varis, Varis PhotoMedia.]
How To Fix An Underexposed Photo
Basic, introductory tutorial on using Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight filter via the Amount Filter and Tonal Width filter to bring the right color and lighting balance to your photos. For Adobe Photoshop CS and above. Also includes detailed instructions for pre-CS versions. [Article/tutorial by Jennifer Apple, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
How To Fix Overexposed Images
Basic, introductory tutorial on using Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight filter via the Amount Filter and Tonal Width filter to bring the right color and lighting balance to your photos. For Adobe Photoshop CS and above. Also includes detailed instructions for pre-CS versions. [Article/tutorial by Jennifer Apple, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
It's All About the Eyes
Helpful tutorial on improving the eyes in a photo. Details about cleaning up the eyes, removing stray hairs, using the Clone Stamp, the Healing Brush, reducing bags under the eyes, removing unwanted non-primary catch lights, brightening the whites, cleaning up the irises, emphasizing opposite the catch light, retouching eyelashes and eyebrows. The tutorial uses Photoshop CS2, but the author emphasizes that the techniques can be used in other versions and applications, too. [Tutorial by Kevin Mills, Kevin Mills Photography.]
Need Help with Scotch Tape (How to retouch a photo that has scotch tape on it)
A multi-page online forum discussion thread with a variety of tips, approaches, and their results to digitally retouching/removing scotch tape that also goes across the faces of the family members in a photo. Also information about the physical removal of scotch tape from a photo without damaging the photo. Editor note: Their free registration is not required to view the thread, but if you register, you'll also see the photo examples within the threads and many other features. [Online forum thread dated 11/23/2006, RetouchPRO > Techniques > Photo Restoration, via RetouchPRO.]
Restoring an Old Photo
“The tutorial introduces the method of adjusting the RGB levels separately. This method is used for 'squeezing' extra detail out of a damaged image.” You can follow along with the downloadable image used to restore this old, badly faded photo. Goes into detail about how to use a levels adjustment layer to correct the colors, followed by using a Channel Mixer layer, using the Dust and Scratches tool to remove marks and blemishes, using a layer mask, the unsharp mask, and more. Excellent tutorial, plenty of detail here. [Article/tutorial dated 10/03/2006, by Cameraken, for RetouchPRO.]
Retouching Portraits with Smart Filters in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Detailed, step-by-step, helpful tutorial with plenty of screenshot examples along the way that shows how to use the new CS3 Smart Filters. “David Cross demonstrates how to use this tool to retouch a photo in a very nondestructive, editable-anytime manner... Applying filters has always been a pretty permanent function in Photoshop: you run a filter and save the document. It's pretty difficult to change your mind the next time you open that document. But thanks to Smart Filters in the Photoshop CS3 Beta, that situation has changed—in a BIG way!” Editor note: The description refers to the beta version, but this also applies to the final version. [Article/tutorial dated 02/2007, by Dave Cross, for Peachpit Press.]
Seeing Beyond the Capture
Fairly detailed photo retouching techniques using a gorgeous photo at the ocean. Plenty of before and after samples, actions to download, and more, to bring out colors, remove unwanted areas, cropping, and much more. Good insight here. The tutorial uses Photoshop CS2, but the author emphasizes that the techniques can be used in other versions and applications, too. [Tutorial by Kevin Mills, Kevin Mills Photography.]

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