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Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 25, 2019  | 

Sometimes the best photography hacks come to you by accident. This is often the case with Photoshop, which has so many layers (ahem, so to speak), that using it can sometimes feel like stumbling in the dark.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 02, 2019  | 

Nathaniel Dodson, aka Tutvid, is the king of comprehensive but easy Photoshop tutorials that will help you transform dull photos into winners in an instant. In the below clip, Dodson shows you five easy retouching tips for perfecting your portraits.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 02, 2019  | 

Ever shoot what you think is the perfect photo and then realize that a distracting shadow is covering part of the subject? In the below video tutorial, Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shows an easy way to remove those shadows in post-production.

Dan Havlik  |  Jun 04, 2019  | 

While we're not, generally, fans of "quick fixes" on images in Photoshop – why not get it right when you shoot it? – there's no shame in using Adobe's landmark image editor to make a boring photo look better. And in the below video from Photoshop maestro Serge Ramelli, he shows you how to do just that.

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 30, 2019  | 

There are many things that go into making a great landscape photo, but photographer Mark Denney say one particular factor is most important to him. Is it lighting? Color? Composition?

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 17, 2019  | 

The perfect portrait can often be ruined by a bad color cast on your subject, which can turn skin tones a hazy shade of ugly. In the below video, software guru Unmesh Dinda shows you an easy way to fix color cast issues in Photoshop so your portraits shine.

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 16, 2019  | 

There are so many tools for editing and organizing your images in Lightroom, it's easy to miss some basic, essential stuff. In the below video from photographer/retoucher/software instructor Anthony Morganti, he shares "5 Lightroom tips you wish you knew already!"

Dan Havlik  |  May 13, 2019  | 

Are you comfortable letting other people edit your photos? And if you were to edit someone else's photos in, for instance, Lightroom, what's the first thing you would do? What's the last thing? How would you know if you've pushed the edits too far?

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 07, 2019  | 

Here's another great "quick fix" feature from Photoshop. In the below video from Phlearn, Photoshopu guru Aaron Nace shows you how to use the Clone Stamp Tool to easily remove anything from an image.

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 06, 2019  | 

Photoshop is such a rich and, ahem, layered program it seems impossible to know everything it can do. In fact, there are many photo editing features that even the most software-savvy photographers might not know about.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 29, 2019  | 

If you're a photographer who is just dipping their toes into how to use Lightroom, have we got a video for you. In the below free tutorial from Rachel and Daniel of Mango Street, these two photography pros teach you the basics of Lightroom in under thirty minutes.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 15, 2019  | 

Los Angeles-based boudoir photographer Michael Sasser is here to dispel a myth. While it's certainly not ideal, you can shoot flattering portraits in harsh sunlight.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 09, 2019  | 

One of the best things about Photoshop is being able to cut out or extract the subject of a photo from its surroundings. Of course, some cutouts are harder than others and some are dang near impossible because of intricate edges such as flyaway hair or surrounding ornamentation.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 28, 2019  | 

Working with hair selections for cut-outs in Photoshop is no easy task but hopefully the below video from Nathaniel Dodson at Tutvid will help turn you into a virtual barber on your portraits in no time.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 27, 2019  | 

Yesterday we shared a tutorial on the perils of overediting your photos. But that doesn't mean we're against photo editing, in general. In fact, we're all for it when it's done right.

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