Welcome to my second blog. Basically on this blog I will tackle the most basic techniques that are essential in making images look realistic or better than what it was in the first place. The title "five minute photoshop fix" basically describes the majority of the techniques that I will teach in this blog...although NOT ALL of them will be under five minutes. I will discuss in the future the most useful ways on using photoshop tools, some shortcuts to really popular workflows in photoshop, and some techniques that I learn as I go on doing my photoshop business. The techniques will range from beginners to advanced.
Most of the techniques I am going to show require a little bit of Photoshop knowledge. Currently I use Photoshop CS4 and CS5. Other versions might have slightly different features, but basically they are almost all the same. Most of the time I work on a Mac, that is why for every lesson I teach I will begin by saying "(for windows users, substitute the Command key with the Control key, the Option key is the ALT key)" for the reason that I don't want to leave all you windows users behind, It's just easier than typing substitute this for that all the time. At the beginning I will suggest memorizing the most used shortcut keys that you think will benefit you. It really isn't necessary to memorize all of them, only the ones that you will use the most. Start with the tools like M for the marquee tool, S for the Clone stamp tool and so on, then move on with your adjustment windows such as Command+M for Curves, Command+L for levels etc. Memorizing these basic shortcut keys will save you a lot of time and the hassle of moving your mouse to swap a tool for another one...trust me it's worth it.
As I go there's really no order in what I teach. I might teach something advanced first then the beginners techniques...it really does not matter. I will try to explain everything as short as possible, and try to illustrate or show the step the best way I can. For any questions, I can be messaged through my profile.
Some of the product photos that I will be using in this blog have their company logos and trademarks on them. I am not getting paid for advertising these products. These photos are used solely FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. I do not intend to steal or infringe any trademarks or whatsoever.
A little background about myself. I have been working in photoshop since the late 90's. It was shown to me by a friend when I was working as a computer lab technician and I was instantly blown away by it. I was amazed how elements can be independently moved by layers. Now, I do it for a living. I wouldn't have known that I will be doing this for a living. What started out as just a fun software became full time work for me. I also am a part time photographer. Basically my principle is simple...I don't depend on photoshop to produce great pictures, good lighting, and composition make good pictures. Photoshop is just there to make things a bit easier for photographers to enhance photos that they cannot otherwise produce in camera. I have learned a ton since I started using this software, and I'll be gladly sharing each and every technique I learned here.
Cheers!
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