In my previous tutorial, I taught you how to create and use a tone chart in Photoshop. However things are different in Lightroom and we can’t really create the same tone chart. Using the tone curve and color adjustments is quite difficult in Lightroom. So to make things easier, I created for you this chart for Lightroom. You can place your own photo in the chart to use as a reference and then the settings you use here can be saved as a preset and applied to your other photos. But this chart goes a bit further than the tone chart I introduced in my previous video. And instead of just letting you use the tone curve easier, it also has a color chart that makes color adjustments easier as well. This technique is very useful whether you want to color grade a single photo with good control or if you want to create an entire pack of Lightroom presets to share with others. So if you’re interested, keep reading and I’ll show you how it works.
Read MoreThis week I made for you some pretty interesting Photoshop actions. These actions will generate completely random film-style effects in just one click. You can get effects that look like photographic film, expired Polaroid prints, and even those urban matte effects that you see in a lot of city and architecture photos. These actions are great when you want to experiment and see how your photo will look with different types of film effects.
Read MoreA lot of you have shown great interest in my tone chart tutorial and I’m so happy you guys found it useful. So before I start creating other types of videos, I should expand on the tone chart technique and show you guys another one of secret tricks. In this tutorial, you’re going to how to take a bunch of layers and compress them into a single curves adjustment layer. This is a very efficient way of color grading and if you’re interested, keep reading and I’ll show you how it’s done.
Read MoreA Youtube user left a comment on my previous video about the Tone Chart saying that he/she tried to make a Photoshop action out of this but it didn’t really work. I think I know what happened but instead of telling you what to do, I just did it for you. I made a Photoshop action that creates the tone chart. It’s free and I think many of you will find it very convenient.
The tone curve adjustment is seriously powerful tool that lets you create a lot of different photo effects. But it’s also very hard to use. In this tutorial, you’ll learn my secret trick to using the tone curves which makes it easier to use and it’ll give you better results at the same time. I’ve used this technique to create hundreds of Photoshop actions and Lightroom presets and if you’ve ever used my products, you’ll know much I depend on it to keep things minimal and less CPU intensive. Today, I’ll reveal to you my secret trick – the tone chart.
Read MoreAdd beautiful star filters to your photos with these amazing Photoshop actions. I made a tutorial recently about how to add a star filter effect in Photoshop. However, it is a lot of steps so I came up with these Photoshop actions that will automatically generate 8 styles of star filters in 7 sizes from small to large. I hope you enjoy them.
Read MoreLearn how to simulate the star filters that you place in front of your lens when taking a photo. Star filters are a great way to make your night photos more interesting but if you don’t have any, you can do it easily in Photoshop. In this tutorial, you’ll learn an efficient way to simulate various types of star filters using nondestructive techniques. You’ll also learn some great tips on using Smart Objects and how they can save you a lot of time.
Read MoreToday I’ll be showing you how to create your own cross processing effects using Photoshop. Back in the days, film photographers would deliberately develop their photos with the wrong chemicals to get really cool abstract color effects. We can now do it easily in Photoshop and I have an awesome layer setup that makes this incredibly easy. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to setup just three layers that will let you create an unlimited amount of retro effects in a short time. It’s fun, easy and fast. So if you’re ready to create your own effects, let’s get started.
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