Personally, I think one of the best tips is "don't use filters on a photo unless you're just experimenting, or unless you really know what you're doing." I've seen a lot of really horrific things done to photos with Photoshop filters (lens flare being the biggest culprit.)
They are all terrible. I seriously recommend that you don't follow ANY of these tutorials. You cannot automatically make your picture pop each time, else they'd all look the same (and the effect is awful, too). For example, for the last photo I edited I did a -83 Hue adjustment. It looked great after that. That doesn't mean you should be doing ridiculous hue adjustments on all your photos; they'd end up looking like s**t. It was a rare example where the effect worked well (the image was too cool before, -83 warmed it up and made the colors look amazing). #1 is the oldest effect in the world. I wrote a tutorial for a website 2 years ago that used this effect.#2 Filters? Are you serious? the "Artistic" filters are for people who like being laughed at when they try to publish work. The images look terrible#3 Neon glow? Nukes your color. Adding it to overlay just nukes contrast. USE A DAMN CURVES LAYER#4 Easy blur? YES! I want to remove the detail that makes my picture look sharp, and instead make the viewer think they're falling asleep! Wahoo!These four tutorials produces effects that are awful. It is like when big companies use on their websites, because the designer learned it when he first learned HTML. They are moron tutorials. If you want to produce GOOD LOOKING PHOTOS, DON'T EVER USE THESE CLICHE TUTORIALS.
@GawtMilkfirstly, stfu.. maybe your way too pro for this tutorial but perhaps u should keep that to yourself.secondly, #4 is a super simple process to make your pictures look like the bloom effect (my opinion) anyways they still are great and they are good for noobs to get a wider knowledge with the tools and affects of photoshop!
The first tip is really awesome.I wish I had found it yesterday as I just entered a state sponsored nature photo contest.I tried this on some of my entries and it increased the wow factor by many times.The other three are probably not something I would use except I may give # 2 a try as well.
I thought the first tip was quite interesting, and I endorse the comment of bigkyle28, just above. BTW, my opinion is that everyone's ideas are interesting. We are all trying to do different things; the different tips, therefore, may be useful to some people but not to others. I just mounted a show which included a picture in very large format, 39" x 50", that has TONS of noise; and yet it is a powerful and credible photograph (it does not look at all "Photoshopped") and my gallery LOVED it. Not everyone has to take exquisite, fine=grained pictures of sunsets and kitty-cats, or portraits that include every pore on the subject's face: this is art, boys and girls --or at least we hope it is art -- and we all have a right to explore the full potential of our cameras, Photoshop and any other devices or tricks that may come to mind.After all, isn't that the joy and fun of photography? You do your own thing, using your own personal ideas, imagination, bag of tricks and techniques, and voila, with a little luck, someone gives you money for it!
silverminkJan 20, 2007
Personally, I think one of the best tips is "don't use filters on a photo unless you're just experimenting, or unless you really know what you're doing." I've seen a lot of really horrific things done to photos with Photoshop filters (lens flare being the biggest culprit.)
gawtmilkJan 20, 2007
They are all terrible. I seriously recommend that you don't follow ANY of these tutorials. You cannot automatically make your picture pop each time, else they'd all look the same (and the effect is awful, too). For example, for the last photo I edited I did a -83 Hue adjustment. It looked great after that. That doesn't mean you should be doing ridiculous hue adjustments on all your photos; they'd end up looking like s**t. It was a rare example where the effect worked well (the image was too cool before, -83 warmed it up and made the colors look amazing). #1 is the oldest effect in the world. I wrote a tutorial for a website 2 years ago that used this effect.#2 Filters? Are you serious? the "Artistic" filters are for people who like being laughed at when they try to publish work. The images look terrible#3 Neon glow? Nukes your color. Adding it to overlay just nukes contrast. USE A DAMN CURVES LAYER#4 Easy blur? YES! I want to remove the detail that makes my picture look sharp, and instead make the viewer think they're falling asleep! Wahoo!These four tutorials produces effects that are awful. It is like when big companies use on their websites, because the designer learned it when he first learned HTML. They are moron tutorials. If you want to produce GOOD LOOKING PHOTOS, DON'T EVER USE THESE CLICHE TUTORIALS.
Closed AccountJan 20, 2007
@GawtMilkfirstly, stfu.. maybe your way too pro for this tutorial but perhaps u should keep that to yourself.secondly, #4 is a super simple process to make your pictures look like the bloom effect (my opinion) anyways they still are great and they are good for noobs to get a wider knowledge with the tools and affects of photoshop!
regeyaJan 20, 2007
Need Photoshop tips? How about <a class="user" href="http://good-tutorials.com/">http://good-tutorials.com/</a> Please stop posting/digging Photoshop tutorials...it makes those of us who know better look stupid when y'all digg these up.
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The first tip is really awesome.I wish I had found it yesterday as I just entered a state sponsored nature photo contest.I tried this on some of my entries and it increased the wow factor by many times.The other three are probably not something I would use except I may give # 2 a try as well.
provencalkidDec 7, 2008
I thought the first tip was quite interesting, and I endorse the comment of bigkyle28, just above. BTW, my opinion is that everyone's ideas are interesting. We are all trying to do different things; the different tips, therefore, may be useful to some people but not to others. I just mounted a show which included a picture in very large format, 39" x 50", that has TONS of noise; and yet it is a powerful and credible photograph (it does not look at all "Photoshopped") and my gallery LOVED it. Not everyone has to take exquisite, fine=grained pictures of sunsets and kitty-cats, or portraits that include every pore on the subject's face: this is art, boys and girls --or at least we hope it is art -- and we all have a right to explore the full potential of our cameras, Photoshop and any other devices or tricks that may come to mind.After all, isn't that the joy and fun of photography? You do your own thing, using your own personal ideas, imagination, bag of tricks and techniques, and voila, with a little luck, someone gives you money for it!