TIME FOR ACTION

Discover how Actions can save you time, streamline your workflow and enable all kinds of creative effects

HOW TO MAKE AN ACTION

Go to the Actions panel and click the

PLAYING BACK ACTIONS

When it comes to playing back an Action,

ORGANISING ACTIONS

As you build up your collection of Actions

TWEAKING ACTION STEPS

Often you’ll want to include steps in your

SMART SHORTCUTS

In some ways Actions can be infuriatingly literal.

RECORD BRUSH STROKES

The ‘Allow Tool Recording’ feature in the Actions

STOPS AND CONDITIONALS

While recording an Action you can add in

USE PERCENTAGE VALUES

Any settings we make are recorded in an

IMPORTING AND EXPORTING ACTIONS

You’ll find lots of excellent Actions and Action

THE BATCH COMMAND

This command lets you run an Action on

USE SCRIPTS

Scripts are similar to Actions, but they’re able

DROPLETS

After making an Action you can create a

MAKE ACTIONS FOR PRINT PREPARATION

Actions let you automate everyday tasks like preparing

USE OUR RETOUCHING ACTIONS

Retouching portraits can sometimes be a somewhat dull,

CREATE STUNNING TIMESTACKS

Actions can be put to all kinds of

POLYGON PHOTOS

In this project we’ll look at how to

ENHANCE MISTY LANDSCAPES

James Paterson uses the 10 free brushes supplied to enhance the atmosphere of your photos

ENHANCE VIDEOS IN PHOTOSHOP

Put your photo-editing skills to work on moving images to maintain a natural-looking and striking aesthetic

BRING TOYS TO LIFE

James Paterson shows you how to make toys appear huge with forced perspective and editing tricks

FORCED-PERSPECTIVE TOY PHOTOGRAPHY

1 TRIPOD A tripod will allow you to

SHOOT AND EDIT

01 FINE-TUNE THE COMPOSITION Finesse the position of

FOCUS STACKING

Expand your depth of field to keep both subject and backdrop perfectly sharp

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ESSENTIALS

Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

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THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW

Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING

Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS

The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop