A duotone is an image made up of just two colors. It’s often used in the printing world where a photograph is included in a publication and where the publisher wants to use some color on the page but not pay for full color printing. As a duotone, the image is created as a mix of two colors &n

Need an excuse to go music shopping? I love to browse the CD covers at my local secondhand music store – the cover images are a great resource when I’m looking for new ways to showcase my photos. As an added bonus, when you copy an effect you’ll find yourself developing new Photosh

If you’re looking to capture beautiful landscape photos with just an iPhone, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, instead of heavy, expensive camera bodies and a backpack full of lenses, sometimes all you need to capture the beauty of the great outdoors is a simple mobile phone

Drink photography, like all food photography, might seem difficult, but it’s actually pretty easy – once you know a few techniques. In this article, I share my top 7 tips for gorgeous images of drinks, including: The best ways to style your drink setupsHow to handle drink photography li

The following Photoshop Tutorial Was submitted by Digital Photography School Forum member Ian Potter (Flickr account. Digg this Tutorial Here Objective: To produce a black and white image that contains a hint or a splash of colour. In this tutorial we are going to have a look at reproducing a ve

The following photoshop tutorial was submitted by one of our Forum members – Floris who took an image that another of our forum members submitted and did some photoshopping on it (with permission of the other member). I hope you find it a useful tutorial. We’ve all experienced it, mayb

This tutorial with photoshop techniques for making your images ‘pop’ has been submitted by Elise Hennen from 28 Studios. Read more about Elise below. Get more tutorials like this via with our free weekly newsletter. In this tutorial I will be demonstrating some quick, easy methods for ad

The following tutorial on Image Processing was submitted by John Short from www.canonphoto.co.uk and www.johnshort.co.uk To get the best out of any image requires processing in an image editing package. To have the greatest latitude and control of the final picture then it is always best to sho

This guest post was submitted by Brian Auer from Epic Edits Weblog. The last article I wrote for dPS titled “18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts” was taken in very well by all the wonderful photographers here. Darren had the idea of creating a follow-up article that outlined add

Regular contributer John Short submitted the following photoshopping post on adding smoke to an image (click to enlarge example images). Thought you might like a new imaging technique to make smoke. 1. The first job is to set the foreground and background colors to white and mid grey 2. Dupli

The following article on using the healing tools in photoshop was submitted by Emma Cake from Big Bouquet Photography. If you take a look at the Toolbar in Photoshop you will notice that in CS3 there are two different heal tools – the Healing Brush and the Spot Healing Tool. Both Healing tools

Looking to create a beautiful infrared effect in Photoshop, but you’re not sure how to start? You’ve come to the right place. In this article, I explain everything you need to know about Photoshop infrared effects, including a simple, step-by-step plan that anyone can use to go from an

If you’re trying to decide whether to purchase Photoshop vs Luminar, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we take a careful look at these two programs. We offer a breakdown of all the key features, including pricing, editing capabilities, and photo organization capabil

Looking for the best Photoshop actions to enhance your editing? You’ve come to the right place. You see, the perfect action will save you time and improve your images – but there are so many options on the market that it’s often difficult to find the right one. That’s why I

When you think of white balance corrections, Photoshop probably isn’t the first program that comes to mind. In most cases, white balance is dealt with early in the workflow. And because the tools in Lightroom and other RAW processing suites do a great job, Photoshop isn’t necessary. Tha

Which editor should you pick, Photoshop Elements vs Photoshop? It’s a tough question, and the answer will depend on your post-processing preferences. In this article, I’ll break it all down for you; I’ll compare and contrast Photoshop Elements and Photoshop and see where they both

Which is the better photo editor, Affinity Photo vs Photoshop CC? Adobe Photoshop was released in 1988 and has become the most widely used digital image editing tool in the world. The program is so popular that its name has become a verb – and Photoshop is now the de facto standard for indust

Did you know that you can create a watermark with the Pen tool? Watermarking images is one of those issues that sparks strong feelings; some people love it and others hate it. I think the success of a watermark is a matter of knowing when to use it and how to make it. This article will show you ho

Adjustment layers are one of the most essential aspects of editing images in Photoshop. They let you apply rich, detailed edits to your photos that go well beyond what you can accomplish in other programs. Now, adjustment layers can be a bit difficult to understand if you’re used to a more st

Which is the better post-processing program, GIMP vs Photoshop? That’s what this article is all about. I’m going to take you through the pros and cons of each program – so by the time you’ve finished, you’ll know which option is right for you. So, if you’re read