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Studio lighting can be quickly and easily dramatized by blending multiple layers. Duplicate a layer with a subject by pressing Command – J (PC: Ctrl-J). Desaturate the new layer, then adjust the Levels dialog (Command – L [PC: Ctrl-L]) to create a strong contrast. Now, apply a Gaussian Blur (Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur) to the new layer and set its blend mode to Overlay, which amplifies the saturation of the base colors, while retaining the tonal contrast of the new layer. This effect can provide a strikingly more provocative sense of depth with very little effort.
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Continue exploring the possibilities with Photoshop’s new 3D tools.
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In Bridge, you can add keywords to images to make searching for pictures a little less cumbersome. You don’t, however, want the process to become tedious as well. By either Command-clicking (PC: Ctrl-clicking) or Shift-clicking on images, you can select multiple files inside Bridge. Once you have the files selected, you can go to the Keywords panel and turn on any keyword you like. This will apply the keyword to all of the files that you have selected. It takes away a little bit of the pain of categorization, but just a little.
Karol Ryan said on — June 29, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
nice, very nice!
Oh, the Drama. Free Photoshop Elements Action. | Digital Photography for Moms Pingback on — July 3, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
[...] Photoshop featured a Tip of the Day last week on creating light depth with layer blending. I loved it and created an action based on this [...]
Erin said on — July 4, 2009 @ 6:53 am
Great tip. I converted it into a free, Elements friendly action, it anyone would like it. The address is http://digitalphotographyformoms.net/2009/07/03/oh-the-drama-free-photoshop-elements-action/.
Thanks for all the awesome info!