One of the standard special effects techniques involves photographing your subject on a blue or green screen then removing that color from the image allowing you to change the background. Here is a video showing how this is done using … Continue reading
In this Photoshop Elements project from my YouTube channel I show how to merge photos together creating a double exposure look. This technique requires the use of selections, layers, and blending tricks to get the look just right. Easy once … Continue reading
Here is a fun project that can be a bit confusing at first. I remove all of the confusion with a simple step-by-step demonstration of the process. The nice thing about this Photoshop Elements photo manipulation is that it is … Continue reading
In this video from my YouTube channel I show you how to replace a boring sky with a more interesting sky and then as an added bonus toss in a custom rainbow. The rainbow is optional but the sky replacement … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween, here is a fun project on how to create custom lighting for a photograph that looks truly realistic. Easy to do in Photoshop Elements, the same steps could also be applied to Adobe Photoshop. So, … Continue reading
Changing a sky behind a tree is always difficult but if conditions are right it can be done. Here is one technique that works in Photoshop Elements. Requires the use of the not often used Threshold filter. The orange sky … Continue reading
Photoshop Elements Background Change, this is one of the most common How To questions I get. There are several different ways to change a background or a sky depending on the picture. In this video from my YouTube channel I … Continue reading
