It’s said that all humans alive today can trace their DNA back to a single female nicknamed Mitochondrial Eve. Yet despite this common lineage, most of us look completely different. Some unrelated people can look very similar though – have you met your doppelgänger? Using...
Every time the camera shutter is released we’re all hoping for photographic perfection. But with the limitations of the dynamic range of cameras, it’s sometimes easy to become disheartened with the results we achieve. Of course, we could constantly shoot HDR images, but that requires...
When you open your Raw files they often look rather flat and washed out. This is because you’re seeing the image in an unadulterated state, whereas the preview image you see on your camera’s LCD is a small JPEG of the Raw file and so...
There is a way to do it, but it’s not as easy as the Photoshop method. In Photoshop, you go to Image > Adjustment > Invert and the photograph will instantly invert, as you can see on the inset image. Lightroom doesn’t have a one-click...
If you’ve ever wanted to add 3D objects to a 2D photo, then this big project will show you how. We’ll take you through the process of making a chess board. We’ve coloured and ordered the pieces along party lines, but you can use the...
The image-editing process begins as soon as you’ve transferred your photos from your memory card to your computer. The first stage is to begin sifting through your pictures to discover which are the keepers. The image organiser that comes with Photoshop is ideal for this...
In general, when we imagine a world made of chocolate, we imagine something very soft and inviting with wonderful warm lighting. I tried to capture these qualities in this project. Begin by modelling the largest deformations in the surface of the chocolate. Once these are...
The Content-Aware Move tool is a means to select and remove a part of a picture. Photoshop automatically fills in what is left behind so that it matches the rest of the picture, hence the name ‘content-aware’. The advantage of using this tool is that...
Seamlessly repeating or tileable patterns are useful for a variety of things from backgrounds to texture maps in a 3D application. Essentially the idea is to manipulate the image so that when it is repeated in a tile pattern, there are no visible seams or...
The Camera Raw filter is perfect for all sorts of photo edits, including making something look old. Since Camera Raw is packed with adjustment options, it’s best to stay nondestructive by using it as a Smart Filter. Open an image, right-click and choose Convert to...
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