What are Smart Objects in Photoshop?

Editor’s Note: Don’t miss this week’s free event on when to jump from Lightroom to Photoshop.   If you’ve spent any time reading or watching Photoshop tutorials, you’ve likely heard the term Smart Object, usually combined with non-destructive editing, but what exactly is a Smart Object, and how does it differ from it’s dumb alternative? At its core, Smart […]

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I know, this sounds like a hoax, right? Well, it’s not. We partnered with the 5daydeal team last year and it was spectacular. The idea is simple, every now and then you need some info, you may look for it on the forums, google or youtube, and every now and then you would buy a […]

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When Should I Jump from Lightroom to Photoshop?

Don’t miss our next Google Hangout all about Photoshop and Lightroom.  This event is 100% free and you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). UPDATE: The incredible Terry White from Adobe will join us this […]

Welcome Perfectly Clear to Photofocus

We’re super excited to introduce you to one of our latest partners.  Perfectly Clear is a great plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom that brings powerful, but easy to use image corrections.  The software started in the traditional printing labs (and is used on more than 30 million prints every day). Thanks to Perfectly Clear (and […]

The Big 5 Photoshop Formats

TIFF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, PSB–Oh my! What are all these formats? Which one is for what purpose? Is there a rhyme or reason to using them? I’m glad you asked. Photoshop has lots of file formats Prove it by choosing File > Save As… That dialog box has lots of choices! The big five formats […]

The Big 5 Photoshop Formats

TIFF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, PSB–Oh my! What are all these formats? Which one is for what purpose? Is there a rhyme or reason to using them? I’m glad you asked. Photoshop has lots of file formats Prove it by choosing File > Save As… That dialog box has lots of choices! The big five formats […]

ParticleShop – First Look

When Corel, the people behind Corel Paint, announce that they’re releasing a Photoshop and Lightroom plugin it peaks one’s interest, so I bought the Starter Pack and gave it a try. Starting image for this post comes from Fotolia Starter Pack As an online purchase the download was fast and the installation was quick and easy. […]