PRACTICAL Photoshop

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SUPERB SELECTIONS

Get to grips with the  best selection tools in  Photoshop and learn  how to cut out just  about anything

SELECT SKY

Automatically isolate and  enhance skies in moments

SELECT SUBJECT

Make precise  portrait selections  with this amazing  automated tool

THE OBJECT SELECTION TOOL

Use this semi-automated tool to target  objects in your images with ease

THE SELECT AND MASK DIALOG

Improve your selections with this invaluable command

UNDERSTANDING RADIUS

The Radius controls are the key to improving

SELECT LUMINOSITY

Use Channels to select pixels based on their brightness values

COLOR RANGE SELECTIONS

The best way to target specific colors in your images  and make landscape-boosting color edits

FOCUS AREA

Make selections based on sharpness

QUICK SELECTION TOOL

Paint over objects to select them in seconds

QUICK MASK

Paint new selections or improve existing  selections with this handy feature

DON’T MAKE A SELECTION

A selection may not be the quickest route to complete your task

AI-POWERED PORTRAIT TRICKS

James Paterson creates a moody portrait effect and shows how  to get to grips with three of Photoshop’s powerful new AI tools

GET CREATIVE WITH BLENDING MODES

Learn how to make incredible effects and  transform your photos in seconds

TO BUBBLY GO...

Forever blowing bubbles, James Paterson shows you how to  capture otherworldly displays of color in close-up photos of soap

THE SET-UP HOME-MADE BUBBLE PLANETS

Get your camera and lighting right to capture colorful soap bubbles

STEP BY STEP ENHANCE YOUR BUBBLE PLANETS

01 REMOVE THE STRAW Removing the straw from

ESSENTIALS

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

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