Questions tagged [photoshop]

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Is there still a place for skin smoothing programs like portraiture 4.0 with AI

If you have a photography subscription in Adobe with access to the latest Lightroom and Photoshop, is Portraiture still a good investment or can you see the same results with similar efforts in ...
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making a picture profile for Lightroom

I want to make a picture profile to apply a solid color adjustment layer to a base edit. I have a look I want to make for lightroom profile. I am in camera raw and made the basic adjustments. not ...
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Can multiple exposures be corrected?

I digitized a double exposure film negative taken 50 years ago. (It is a .tiff file) Is it possible to remove the superimposed images using Phtotoshop or Python? enter image description here
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Feasibility of simulating an Imagon lens with depth maps?

The Imagon lens gets its soft focus by being uncorrected for spherical aberration, so the light rays from the outer part of the lens focus at a different spot then those from the center. The degree of ...
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Photoshop not opening with Camera Raw edits / changes applied

I am loading a number of photos (as DNG) from Adobe Bridge into Adobe Photoshop as layers so that I can later align them (for a timelapse project). When I select the photos in Bridge and then go to ...
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Is converting CR3 raw images (Canon EOS R6) to adobes DNG for usage in Photoshop CS6 lossless and otherwise unobjectionable

I replaced my old camera with CR2 raw format a while ago with a new one (Canon EOS R6) with CR3. As soon as I shot the first pictures with it I had the problem that they could not be opened in ...
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Why my HDR photo is so grey and muddy looking?

I am not a pro by any means, I just want to take a nice shot of my apartment for a rental listing. I am using a default setting on my camera to take 3 shots with bracketed exposure and then I assemble ...
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Is there solution for dynamic masking in Photoshop?

I'd like to achieve a "dynamic" masking workflow where one layer is masked based on another greyscale layer or group which I can actively edit and see the final results instantly with the ...
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If I ask someone at a printing shop to upscale a photo, what will he or she do?

I was sent a photo that was scanned at 300 DPI and it’s roughly 2000 x 2500 pixels. I’ve decided that I want to print it as a large print which will measure 20 inches x 30 inches and that works out ...
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How to record Adobe Photoshop Photomerge action?

I'm trying to record a Photomerge action in Adobe Photoshop, so that I can re-use this action for batch photo merging. However I'm only able to record the first step of the Photomerge, i.e: Layout and ...
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In Affinity photo there are 3 eyedropper tools in curve section like photoshop?

I started using affinity photo, but I can't find 3 eyedropper tools like photoshop (shadow, middle, highlight). They are in the curve section. If somebody knows there is like this function in ...
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What type of editing is necessary to achieve this type of watch photo?

The first photo is mine and the rest are thewatchbox.com photos which I'm trying to replicate. Their photos have deeper colors and pop more. Mine seems to have a grey tone to it. Anything I can do pre ...
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best Gimp blur filter for popcorn ceiling

What would be best Gimp blur filter to make popcorn ceiling less noticeable? I am using Gimp currently, used Photoshop/Lightroom years ago, but don't have access to a PC now. Definitely not a ...
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What is it about this albatross photograph that makes it look like it might either be faked or actually a photorealistic drawing (to me at least)?

When I first saw this photo of three albatross, it seemed wrong to me somehow - like the birds were hand-drawn and added to a photo of a background. It doesn't look like an actual photograph, but I ...
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Can physical color filter and light pollution filters on DLSRs achieve anything that can't be done in post (like with Photoshop)?

The color filter was said to be not quite useful in the digital photography. A light pollution filter, i.e. a broad band filter, was proven to be useful in photography in reducing the light pollution ...
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How do I create a white background without using photoshop? [duplicate]

I take hundreds of photos of watches and have no time to input each photo into photoshop. Is there a way to get my photos to have a more white background and not the greyish look i have shown below? I ...
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How do I copy or fill the image with color

How do I copy the colour from a to b. im using photoshop classic and i cant seem to get it right Thank you
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What is the best way to remove texture from a scanned textured photo paper?

I have a bunch of scanned old family photos where the photo paper has a texture. Unfortunately, the texture of the photo scans quite well. What is the best way to remove the texture? (Photoshop CS5)
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How to create a more professional looking watch photo?

I reached out here 2 years ago when I was using a lightbox for my watch photography and have come a long way (I hope). After some advice I received, I started using 2 strobe lights on either side of ...
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What is a "Slanted S" in a curves layer?

I am trying to do a Photoshop tutorial which seems easy, but I do not understand one phrase: "First, I add a curved layer and create a slanted S" What does 'slanted S' mean? Maybe I ...
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How to bulk reposition hundreds of photos so all the faces lay above each other perfectly?

you might have seen these videos on YouTube where people take a selfie everyday and after a few years make a time lapse video of it. I did the same except that I didn't take all the photos witht the ...
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Is GPU or CPU more important for Photoshop and Lightroom?

I'm looking to buy a laptop (for a spare) and I'm not ready to spend the amount I did on my first one. The machine will only be used for photo editing. Should I go for the dedicated graphics card or ...
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How can I install Camera Raw 15.2 for Adobe Photoshop CS6?

I have Photoshop CS6 Extended installed, Camera Raw worked fine with photos from a 6-year old camera but not with a current model. I installed Adobe Camera Raw 15.2 from a file AdobeCameraRaw_x64_15_2....
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How can I find dust in Photoshop similar to the Lightroom feature Visualize Spots?

Adobe Lightroom 5 came out with a new feature called "Visualize Spots" that helps you to find dust. More information on the feature can be found here: Adobe Help How can I achieve a similar function ...
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how to remove a bright outline at the edge of LRC segmentation mask?

I have reduced exposure on an inverted "sky" mask attempting to create a high-contrast horizon against the distant hills in this photo but how do I remove the bright line across the first ...
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How can I make my editing better so I can achieve this editing style?

I am a beginner at editing and practicing by trying to imitate some editing styles I like. My progress is I pick a picture with editing that I like, next step I start with analyzing it, for example, I ...
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How to convincingly add color to jet black eyes

Where I'm from, a large fraction of the population have jet/pitch black eyes with no "texture" to them, or a very dark brown. In cosplay photography (my field), models would simulate ...
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How to move multiple layers to another tab in Photoshop

I usually don't work with photography, so I apologize if my question sounds stupid, but I am doing a small project, and I need help with Photoshop and layers. I have one image with multiple different ...
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How do I crop pictures to certain proportion in Photoshop?

For reference, I use Photoshop CS5 Extended. I would prefer to find a way to do what I want in this software. I often want to crop my pictures so that they fit a certain proportion (either for ...
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Weird colour artifacts with Sony a7 III. What's the cause and how can I fix it?

I took some photos with my a7 iii and a Tamron 28-75 lens yesterday and one of the subjects was wearing a shirt made with pink and white fibers. I'm seeing some weird artifacts in the colors that I've ...
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How to copy mask and settings from one Photoshop Camera Raw instance to another?

Ive got many photographs shot against a similar background, ive got these photos saved as high res JPEGs. My workflow is currently : import the photo into photoshop right click the background layer ...
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Pixel binning with R5C

How can I do pixel binning with R5C's raw files or directly (ie., before writing a file), with still or video, from the camera (eg., with a specific downscaled format) or with another existing ...
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How do I get vibrant red tones in film simulation/presets?

I'm currently working on recreating a film type aesthetic for a preset. However, I'm having trouble getting the reds right. I love the very vibrant reds in certain film stocks, so I'm trying to ...
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Scratch memory error in Photoshop

I am a new user of photoshop. I installed photoshop in my system and now I am getting a scratch memory error in photoshop. Does anyone know how can I fix this error on my PC?
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How to distinguish a photo from camera and an image from Paint/Photoshop?

Is there a way to identify if an image (ex: .jpg) was taken with a camera (either from a phone or some other source) and not fabricated artificially with some tool like Paint or Photoshop? I give you ...
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JPG with ICC profile looks faded in browser

When i am done processing my image in Photoshop i will want to save it as a .JPG file. When the save dialog opens it has a checkmark next to "ICC profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1". I understand that this ...
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Best way to replace faces on photos

My company had a team event and we have several group photos (with 10-20 people in them). Some colleagues were not there so now I have a task to take their individual photos and to insert them into ...
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What is this effect called? And what happens with the colors at that moment?

Right now i saw a video where the color on the legs have this single color level effect. Does anyone know how i can replicate such an effect and what is happening in this picture exactly?
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What is it called when you put a sequence of photos together to show an event?

I just been taking photos of a demolition of a building and I am trying to remember what the technique is called when you go in Photoshop and put a sequence of photos together to show the event. What ...
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How can I create a #21 orange filter in PS 2022?

I would like to set up a standard #21 orange filter in PS 2022's black & white widget. It's inscrutably not included in the list, though it's a popular and useful B&W filter. I've found the ...
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Does this metadata prove this photo has been edited?

I was displaying a parking pass face up in my windscreen whilst visiting my friend. When I arrived back there was no ticket on my car which meant I could not take my own photos as proof. A few weeks ...
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Colors Mismatch Between Photoshop RAW and Windows Preview

I'm having colors issue with RAW files (.CR2) from my Canon EOS. The colors for both files RAW (.CR2) and JPEG are identical in Windows 10 preview. I want to get the same colors in Photoshop RAW. Why ...
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Difference Blend in PS different from that in Gimp

I've developed a workflow supporting diffuse/specular separation for isolating specular information from cross-polarized and co-polarized photography, this used in photogrammetry. I started this in ...
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Could this photo have been photoshopped?

I recently came across this photo that someone claimed to have taken on a Fuji brand camera. They claim that it’s a result of double exposure of their singular dog, but this doesn’t seem like double ...
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Can I export a puppet warp mesh of photoshop to a file?

I wish to export to a file the mesh/vertices/triangles of puppet warp in photoshop, and the warped vertices (the diff of each vertices maybe?). Is that possible?
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In Photoshop, can you isolate a particular color range and make it richer?

I have a photograph that has a very high color range, it was taken on a cheap camera. If I adjust it to make the blacks darker, and the whites less blown out, the intermediate colors (In this case, ...
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What Photoshop action icon has a small square overlaid on the bottom left of a document surrounded on the top-left by a right angle?

I downloaded a psd file and I found an action which I don't know to do it.
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How to enable Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop

The Adobe Camera Raw filter is greyed out, how do I enable it? I am using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015. I have a JPG file that I ...
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Vuescan says 16 bits / pixel, photoshop says 8. Who stole my bits?

I scan a negative in VueScan, setting input bits/pixel to 16, and output as a raw file, also with bits/pixel set to 16. I turn on raw DNG format. Open in Bridge (which open in Adobe Camera Raw), then ...
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Is there an easy way to convert all my photos from .NEF to .JPG for upload to Facebook?

I'm using the Adobe CS5 suite and trying to upload all of my pictures to Facebook... and .NEF files are too large to upload, any suggestions?

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