OLD-SCHOOL RULES

AGE YOUR PHOTOS WITH TEXTURES

»One of the easiest ways to give your

TAKE TEXTURE EFFECTS FURTHER WITH BLEND IF

WATCH THE VIDEO https://bit.ly/3xjOjrX »As well as using

GET THE MATTE LOOK WITH CURVES

»In general, we want our photos to

USE ONE-CLICK RETRO TONING PROFILES AND PRESETS

»Photoshop and Lightroom both offer a range of

BLUR THE EDGES

»Old lenses would often be very soft

TRY ANALOG EFEX PRO

» If you want a simple, no-fuss way

ADD A LIGHT LEAK EFFECT

Light leaks are a phenomenon that tended to plague cheap old camera bodies, which often had gaps that let tiny amounts of light in. This light would fog the edges of a rolled-up length of film, resulting in orangey smudges around the frame. To replicate the look on an image taken with a digital camera, try using Curves…

OVERLAY A FILM BORDER

Why not give your image the look of

GET THE SOLARIZED LOOK

The solarization effect is an old darkroom technique

MAKE LANDSCAPE COLORS SING

James Paterson shows how to get to grips with targeted Curves  edits in Photoshop, for an array of landscape-boosting tricks

FOCUS-STACK FAST IN PHOTOSHOP

The tools you need to create super-detailed  close-up shots and other scenes in seconds

GLOW-IN- THE-DARK FLOWERS

James Paterson crafts  psychedelic images of  fluorescent flowers  and plants using  ultraviolet light

THE SETUP

Find a dark room and a few flowers, then turn on your UV torch  for stunning displays of color and light

TOP TIPS CAPTURE FLUORESCING FLOWERS

01 GET A UV FLASHLIGHT The Convoy S2+

STEP BY STEP CORRECT AND ENHANCE COLORS

01  SET WHITE BALANCE

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

THE BASIC  PANEL IN ACR

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