Layer Comps

Hi.

Today I'd like to talk about somethingg not very common but very easy to use and that can help you a lot.
I am talking about Layer Comps.
Layer Comps it's kind of the Snapshots.It records the order, the visibility, opacity and layer styles.
The brilliant thing about it is that you can save many different versions of a document in only a document.This way not only is easier to show to a client or just for yourself or other reason that doesn't occur to me :).

But enought Talk and more action!

Here is a video where I show you how cool Layer Comps can be.


I hope you like it

Take care and see you next time

Miguel

Patterns with Content Aware

Hi.

For those who don't know me,I am always trying different and crazy things in Photoshop, sometimes with some cool results, other times with no results at all, but I don't give up and keep trying.

A couple of days ago I was "playing" with content aware fill, and I came up with a cool way of creating patterns, and like always I like to share, therefore here is a video of that.
Another Filter very cool and that a lot of people don't use is Pixel Bender.Well, it's not a native filter from Adobe but you can download for free http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/pixelbenderplugin/
And while "playing" with pixel bender I came up with another way of creating Patterns.

I hope you like it:)

Take care and see you next time

Miguel

HDR Toning

Hi.

HDR has been in previous versions of photoshop, however in CS5 Adobe introduced HDR Toning.

With HDR Toning you can create HDR photo with a single photo, to be fair, to achieve the best results I still would advise to use at least 3 photos taken in a tripod and at different exposures, but this new adjustment is very good.
In this video I' go though the best settings and what the sub menu looks like and how it works.

Take care and see you next time

Miguel

Photoshop and video

Hi.

Today I'd like to talk about Video and Photoshop.

A lot of you know that in Photoshop you can create Animation, work in 3D and lots more, but what about video?
Well you can do lots of things with video inside Photoshop.

In this 2 videos I show different ways of working with video and a couple of ideas for your own projects.

Take care and see you next time

Miguel

Patterns in Photoshop

Hi.

Today I'd like to share a video tutorial that I created a couple of months ago.

In this tutorial I show a different way to create patterns in photoshop but in this case using 3D tools to create it.
I sounds weird but it works!As I am about to show you.

Take care and see you next time

Miguel

NAPP-National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Hi.

Today I'd like to talk about one of the best things that happened to me last year.

Yes, you guessed, becoming part of the NAPP community.
And I'd like to give a special Thank you to Dave Clayton who is the NAPP evangelist in UK, and obviously to Nancy from NAPP Headquarters as thanks to them I joined NAPP, as there was a Competition to win a 1 year membership and it's thanks to them.

Well, since I started in the world of Photoshop I always heard about NAPP and how good it was, but now I can say in my own words if it's good or not.

I have to say that it's not good is Brilliant!!!
In a way I thought that NAPP was a website where you could see some cool tutorials from the best in the world and that the members would get Photoshop User Magazine.

NAPP is more than that, there is a forum where people ask questions about anything from Photography to Photoshop and lots more, but the fact that if you have a problem or just want an opinion, that is the place as there is always someone willing to help, I am one of them :).
There are exclusive tutorials and exclusive Webinars.
And there's lot more.
One of the things that a lot of people say it pays for the membership is the discounts, and believe me there are very cool discounts in all sort of stuff, and not only in camera gear or photoshop or computers, even to rent a car you get discounts.But it's not only that.
You get a Help center where someone is there to answer any question that you may have.


To all of you that know me can see how much my photography has improved since I became part of NAPP.
So once again, thank you Dave and Nancy.


Long Live NAPP!

If you would like to join NAPP, just visit this link http://www.photoshopuser.com/?aid=xlkfkb

Here are some links that may be usefull to have

http://www.facebook.com/nappmember

http://www.nappmember.co.uk/

Kind regards to all

Miguel

HDR Effect

Hi

Today I'd like to share a technique that gives a subtle HDR effect created in Camera Raw.

Well, you can also use Lightroom for the same effect.
The technique is very simple, just moving some sliders and obviosly adjust as you like.








And that's it for today, I hope you liked it

Regards,

Miguel