Questions tagged [photoshop]
Use this tag only only if the question involves photo processing using Adobe Photoshop itself. General photo processing questions can use the "image-manipulation" tag, while questions not about photo processing are off-topic - see the tag wiki entry for suggestions where these questions can be asked.
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Why do Photoshop, InDesign, Pixelmator Pro, and Mac Pages all "smooth" my digital photos on export to PDF (how achieve best print preparation)?
I am preparing digital photos for printing and performing various test prints for comparison (with a very cooperative print shop). The print shop only accepts PDF, not direct print from raster format ...
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Win10's Explorer does not show thumbnails for PSD files from Photoshop CC 2016
When I save PSD files in Photoshop CC 2016 on a computer running Windows 10, I do not get to see thumbnails of images in the File Explorer, but instead the Photoshop logo is displayed in place of PSD ...
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Why doesn't changing a 32bit PNG to 8bit PNG quarter the saved image size?
I have a 32bit PNG converting to 8bit in Photoshop. My understanding the conversion should drop the file size of the image to a quarter of its original (because 32/8 = 4). Say a 750kb 32-PNG file ...
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How many Pixel for this print? [closed]
I need to make a Drawing in photoshop. This drawing will be printed on a 2A0 size (double the A0), and will have lots of names on it. The smalles ones will be about 2cm in height. Then in a later ...
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Can I change gaussian blur radius during FS on already applied areas?
I'm trying to master retouch technique Frequency Separation, I applied Gaussian Blur radius 10 but now I see that it's toomuch for my image, when I change it to lower number it's not affecting on ...
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Camera for Couple and Event Photography [closed]
I have Nikon D5300 camera with two lenses ( 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G & 55-200mm f/4-5.6G), please let me know if my camera and lenses work for Couple and Event Photography? if not , what Camera and ...
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Why does the histogram of an image depends on the software that opened it?
If I open a raw image in Photoshop and Paintshop pro their histograms and their look is different. However, if I open a Jpeg image in both Software, then their histogram and look is the same. What ...
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How to shoot a light trail photo where an object is still in focus? [duplicate]
I have come across this picture of a car where the background has a light trail effect but the object (which is the car) is still in focus.
I know how to create the light trail effect but I'm not ...
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How this kind of photography is achieved? [closed]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44117072@N07/14001910788/in/photostream/lightbox/
Is this just some great skill of photoshop?
As you can see, happening in the first building. The fish aquarium is ...
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Enlarge an image without contour having a staircase effect [closed]
I know it's impossible to magically "add more resolution" to a 600x600px image to turn it into a 3000x3000px image (goal: print it in around 30x30 cm). (I have done some signal digital processing math,...
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Can you open a smart object as copy?
In Adobe Camera Raw, I know of 3 options for opening files in Photoshop:
If you click the Open Image button, it saves your changes to a sidecar xmp file (or database if you've set it up that way) and ...
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change HUE in photoshop with true RGB?
I have a picture where it is black, grey and white.
I can change the color by going to image > adjustments > HUE
By doing that I got a little window where I can actually change lots of things
But it ...
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Canon 6D CR2 Raw files don't work with Content-Aware Crop in Photoshop CC
I've been trying to use the content aware crop tool in Adobe Photoshop to fill in some simple sections of the sky or foreground when I crop an image. Even with the Content-Aware checkbox checked the ...
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Why is the range for manual white balance so limited at the bottom and top?
I am learning about white balance and everything related to it.
Minimal setting for white balance in Lightroom is limited to 2000K (for example the candle light can be around 1600K). I remember one ...
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Why do I lose details in the mid shadows?
I shoot Fuji X-series cameras. Adobe camera raw comes with a camera profile that matches the film emulations inside the camera. I like the colors produced by the Velvia profile (although they are ...
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Create a hue mask in photoshop
I would like to apply some adjustments only on a given hue range, i.e. create a hue mask.
What I have tried is to create a hue mask. I have done some tries, for example I use saturation ajustement ...
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Performance difference between different GPUs
Background - I have two desktop PCs, the primary one has an nVidia 8800GT (512MB) video card and the other has an AMD V4800 (1GB) card. The second PC is now surplus to requirements and will be sold.
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Why high contrast increases color saturation?
for days I cannot find the answer on that question.
Thing is simple: when I increase contrast (both with contrast slider, or with S-curve) in Lightroom/Photoshop, a saturation of the color is also ...
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Ethical background of editing images
I am a software engineering undergraduate and I implemented a system to match edited photographs with their original photographs to protect intellectual properties of photographers as my final year ...
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Should I horizontally flip a client's portrait?
I have a corporate client for whom I did a shoot earlier this week. They complained that all the portraits were of the team members facing the same way and they like to do composite images of the team ...
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How to automatically remove shadows from the image
Is there a way using Photoshop CC 2017 to automatically even the colors (increase the brightness of the specific areas based on masked areas, or apply an average value to the whole image). I'm trying ...
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Zoom out a picture on a social media website [closed]
I am trying to upload a profile picture to linkedin.
For some reason it almost always shows the head.
I cannot zoom out further. (Although I can zoom in more)
I want to able to zoom out more and be ...
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How do I convert a person in a photograph to an all-black silhouette?
I want to convert my image to solid black.
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How can I do this in photoshop?
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How do I make Photoshop's "Dust & Scratches" filter only apply to areas with problems, rather than blurring the whole image?
When removing dust and scratches or when I want to apply a filter at a certain place in the image, Photoshop blurs all the image (Filter -> Noise -> Dust & Scratches). Why is that?
I just need ...
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Photos look Blotchy after editing
I am still new at editing and using the camera itself. I have been trying to edit my photos, but when I save them, they have blotchy spots. I'm not sure if it's my Photoshop settings, how I am saving ...
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Mystery: Instagram JFIF information reads "Photoshop"
Out of curiosity, I was digging my Mac cache files and found some blobs of Instagram pictures. Blobs are cache files stored without extensions (they can be, images, sounds, scripts etc.) I opened one ...
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How can I resize this photo for a 16" x 20" frame?
So I have a photo of a friend that was merged not sure if that's the right word for it. I am doing a canvas for him 16x20. I have tried to print the pic, that will not be a canvas wrap. This file is ...
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How can I remove the blueish color tone from some pixels?
How can I remove the blueish color tone from the right half of the dog that was in a diffuse light / shadow in Photoshop?
I've tried the color replacement brush and to select the colors but without ...
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Real estate photos with bright windows [duplicate]
I am a real estate agent and have a canon 400 D with a wide angle lens EFS 10-18mm and a tripod. I know nothing about photography and the homes I photograph have all beautiful window views being a ...
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How to properly remove an object that stick out above horizon using Photoshop?
I have the picture (file format: JPEG):
I'm using Photoshop CC (2015.5.1). I'm trying to remove the building on the right side of the picture. It sticks up above horizon.
I tried to remove the ...
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Levels and curves
Can anyone explain difference between levels and curves regarding luminance in Photoshop??
As the both of them affects the whites blacks and their intensities ,then what is the difference between them?...
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Canon 6D Mark ii RAW preview on Mac not displaying
Anyone else having this issue? The thumbnails/previews on my Mac for my RAW files (taken with my 6D Mark ii) are not displaying and are just showing the photoshop/RAW icon... im assuming this is some ...
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Turning a white backdrop into a color one
I have a roll of white seamless that I use for some studio work that works fine when doing more neutral shots, but I'm looking to do something a bit brighter and require a color backdrop. However, I'm ...
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How much does SSD type and speed (SATA 3, NVMe, PCIe, etc) impact the export times and overall performance in Lightroom and Photoshop?
In heavy tasks like stacking 100 images, or creating HDRs, or exporting several hundred images for time lapse, and combining those hundreds of images as a layer and exporting them as a time-lapse ...
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Photoshop. How to remove the the spotlight
I've tried my best, but failed to remove or at least somehow blend the light of the spotlight in the left upper corner. What is the best approach to do it (using Photoshop/Lightroom)?
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I want to make a 360 degree photo in one static photo
How can I make a photo like this using my Smart Phone camera and Photoshop?
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How do I remove dust and fine hair artifacts in my photos?
There is a large streak along the left hand side of my picture. The detail of the picture is not occluded fully, but I lack the knowledge of how to remove it.
Zoomed detail of the affected area:
I ...
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Rights of a retouched work
I'm currently retouching photos for a client that is a bit skimpy on payment.
Would watermarking my retouched version of their image be within my rights as a retoucher?
I don't want them to have ...
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Appropriate settings for a passport photo using a Nikon D3100?
I recently received a Nikon D3100 as a gift. My main interest is capturing images of parts of my body for dental imagery, personal 'snaphots' (yes I know a bit unusual with an actual camera), human ...
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How to save pictures for websites
I put HD pictures on my website and it takes a lot of time for them to load. I've then tried re-saving them using Photoshop CC as jpeg and choosing 1 in the compression scale (going from 1 to 12). ...
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Best way to remove the red tint in shadows astrophotography
Recently I took a picture of the milky way from inside a cave.
I've processed everything how I wanted and it looks great on the web but now I need to print a large version of it (610mm x 900mm). ...
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How to replace an object with a pattern
I would like to remove the light blue pet box. Possibly replacing it with the floor texutre. What is the best way of doing it?
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How to Apply Luminance Adjustment Selectively in Lightroom or Photoshop
I am fairly new to Lightroom and Photoshop so perhaps my workflow is poor or I am thinking this the wrong way. Regardless, I will really appreciate any insight you all can provide me!
I have a single ...
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how to make this kind of photo?
i would like to learn how to make this picture ; i tried double exposition technique but didnt succeed, pls can you help me pls? thanks ; what is the technique and method used to create it ?
i tried ...
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How to place photos in a grid
I have lots of photograph and I want to place them in a grid of my choice like 3x4 or 4x2 grid. And then place that grid on a sheet of 19 inch x 13 inch.
Example:
Suppose this a sheet which is 13"...
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Epson 2200 on OSX
I haven't used my printer in a while. It looks like the print dialogue is a bit different than I am used to. I am using the latest OSX, an Epson 2200, and Photoshop.
I have no problem setting the ...
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How could I have post-processed this picture to create better lighting?
I changed a lot of things between these two images (removed some distracting bits, Photoshopped it, so it looks like her eye is actually open, etc.) but I'm mainly curious about how I could have made ...
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Compress colour gamut using output profiles?
I'm trying to discover whether a 'trick' I found is a reliable method for dealing with out-of-gamut when soft-proofing.
Down to the 4th picture is just background info of what I'd tried unsuccessfully ...
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Opening Camera RAW from bridge
I'm new to photo editing and need a little help.
I am running CS6.
When I have an image selected in Adobe bridge and select the shutter symbol or open in camera raw from the file menu I get the ...
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Why RAW to JPG creates more noise in image in Adobe Photoshop? [duplicate]
When i click image at that time Raw format doesn't contain any noise,
but when i opened into Adobe Photosho CC 2017 version and after modifying raw data and open to ps ans save as jpg gives colors ...
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