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Advanced Lighting – Manipulation Tutorial. Advanced Lighting – Manipulation Tutorial No ratings yet. This is a more advanced manipulation tutorial where you will learn advanced lighting techniques. I announced this tutorial on one of my newsletter and here it is. Stock used Woman, alleyway, sky, car, barrel, cigar, cigar smoke, vodka bottle You need a premium PLUS membership in order to see the downloads links Part 1 Part 2. Create A Portrait Studio Background.

Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, we'll learn how to quickly and easily create a simple photo studio background in Photoshop which can then be used to make any portrait-style photo look as if it was taken in an actual photo studio, even if it was really taken in your office, your kitchen, your neighbor's backyard, or basically any place other than a photo studio. As with most Photoshop effects, this background works best when used with the right type of photo, so since we're trying to make it appear as if the photo was taken in a portrait studio, it helps if the person in the photo is dressed nicely, hair in place, and sitting in one of those completely unnatural portrait studio poses.

One other thing to keep in mind before we begin... Here's the image I'll be using for this tutorial: The original image. Obviously, this photo wasn't taken inside a studio, but here's how it will look when we're done: The final result. Let's get started! Step 6: Merge The Layers. Vertical Photo Panels Effect With Photoshop CS6. Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll learn how to create the illusion that a single photo is being displayed as a series of vertical panels. It may look complicated, but as we’ll see, it’s actually a very easy effect to create, with most of the steps being simple repetition. This version of the tutorial has been completely re-written and updated for Photoshop CS6 and is also fully compatible with Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud).

If you're using Photoshop CS5 or earlier, you'll want to check out the original Vertical Photo Panels Effect tutorial. Here's the image I'll be using (woman in leather jacket photo from Shutterstock): The original image. And here's what the final "photo panels" effect will look like: The final effect. Let's get started! Step 1: Add A White Solid Color Fill Layer With the image newly opened in Photoshop, let's begin by adding a white Solid Color fill layer. Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon. Choosing a Solid Color fill layer. Photoshop Tutorials | Photoshop Essentials.