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Fstoppers Photographer of the Month (August 2018): Saulius Kerikas

The Fstoppers community is brimming with creative vision and talent. Every day, we comb through your work, looking for images to feature as the Photo of the Day or simply to admire your creativity and technical prowess. In 2018, we’re featuring a new photographer every month, whose portfolio represents both stellar photographic achievement and a high level …

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CoffeeShop “Golden Sun Rays” Fine Art Photoshop/PSE Action!

I am so excited I finally finished this post for you!!! I want to post more fine art editing tutorials, textures, and actions, and this week I figured out a way to add gorgeous sun rays and golden light to images WITHOUT using overlays. I call this Photoshop/PSE action “Golden Sun Rays” and it is …

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8 Tips to Help Find the Subject for Your Composition

Do you find it difficult to take photos which hold people’s attention? In our digital societies where image sharing is prolific, it is challenging to have people really take time to look at your prized photos. Image composition is key here. So I want to give you eight tips on how to create pictures that …

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How To Place Text Behind an Object in Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily place text behind an object in Photoshop! This is a popular text effect often used in magazines and movie posters. In Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to easily recreate the text behind a person effect using non-destructive techniques. The example below shows you the image that we’re …

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5 AMAZING PHOTOSHOP tips you probably DON’T KNOW

5 Amazing Photoshop Tips Hi everyone! Here are 5 Photoshop Tips that I know you are going to love.Let me know in the comments, how many of these are new to you?   ► Become an Adobe Stock Contributor: https://adobe.ly/2qdDFRH► 10 free images from Adobe Stock https://adobe.ly/2pnpTe4   Thanks for checking out these tips,   …

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How to Design Your Own Multi-Page PDF With Shutterstock Editor

Shutterstock Editor has tons of easy-to-use tools that will help you make a multi-page graphic for print materials like magazine spreads or double-sided flyers. In this quick tutorial I’ll show you how to use the Pages feature in our online photo editor to create a multi-page design. It’s perfect for things like magazine spreads, brochure …

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Viewing Corrupted JPEG Photos in a New Light

I’ve always had bad luck with portable hard drives. Over the years I have had failures with several brands and models, so nowadays I have almost everything in the cloud for more security. The last time this happened was a couple of months ago: one of my backup hard drives became corrupt, I took it …

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This week in Editors’ Choice

Each week, members of the 500px team curate photography that showcases the breadth of our community’s talent and diverse tastes in Editors’ Choice. A few of the themes that caught our eye in this week’s Editors’ Choice photos were relaxed, off-center posing, geometric framing, and wide-open seas and sky. Spot these trends and more in …

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4 Things Anyone Can Do Using Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop has long been considered ​essential software for graphic design. It is sold on its own or as part of Adobe’s Creative Suite (or Creative Cloud), which could also include Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro, Lightroom and several other tools. Photoshop’s primary functions include photo editing, website design, and the creation of elements …

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Welcome to Photoshop Mama

If it’s Adobe Photoshop resources you’re after, then this is where you want to be. Our focus is on Photography and Photoshop CC specifically, but we may throw in some related Adobe Creative Cloud resources like Premiere Pro and After Effects. We will be adding content regularly so be sure to bookmark us or make …

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