Are you constantly applying the same adjustments in Adobe Photoshop to all of your images? Do you feel like there should be an easier way to increase your work flow? Well there is good news, through the use of actions, you can automate your image modifications. Richard Harrington will share with you how to quickly reapply complex artistic effects to multiple images.

Automating Adobe Lightroom can save huge amounts of time. This 2 part video series
hosted by Julieanne Kost will show important features and shortcuts that you use. Do you work in the development module or image grid area mostly? Learn the shortcuts that will relocate your views quickly.

Have you every wondered what the original Adobe Photoshop looked like? What version a specific featured was added? What year did a version arrive on the shelves? We found a great graphic that explores the evolution of the amazing program used by photographers throughout the world. What would we do without the power of this fun program?

Infographic: The Darwinian Evolution of Photoshop by Tech King

Have you ever come across a wildlife photo that just pops with color, and you would love to use the same technique yourself? In this tutorial, you’ll see just how easy it is. Yanik shows you a before and after image he recently took in Costa Rica, and shows you the Lightroom tools he used to create the finished image. You’ll be creating your own magical images in just a few minutes of time.

Want to add a watermark to your photography before you post it online? If you are using Lightroom 3, here’s a great tutorial to show you how easy it is. In minutes, you can have a text or graphics based watermark loaded onto your images, and ready for viewing anywhere online.

Photoshop is amazing at altering imperfections. Imagine waking up after being out all night long, and using Adobe Photoshop to make it look like you had a full night’s rest…remove dark circles under your eyes, razor stubble or just changing your outfit color to match your mood.

What this video and see how Photoshop could change your day.

Have you been debating what software packages to buy to help you become a better photographer? Should you turn to Photoshop or to Lightroom as your workhorse processor?

Here’s a great video from Terry White of Adobe to show you 5 features of Lightroom 3 that will make you look at what you do with your photography in a whole new way.

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Did you see Adobe Photoshop CS5 was released this week? As a photographer, I’m sure you are excited as we are, and are wondering how this will impact your business.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 has promised us some amazing features. Anything to make our jobs a little easier, right?  Join Terry White as he walks you through the brand new Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 extended.

In honor of Photoshop’s 20th anniversary this month, I would like to share a few fun facts about why Photoshop is a photographer’s best friend, and how you can get the most out of using Photoshop. If you have any more tips or facts about Photoshop I’d love to hear them – please comment below.

1. Photoshop was originally created by two brothers, Thomas and John Knoll. In 1987, Thomas began writing a program to display grayscale images on a monochrome display. Display, as it was originally called, caught the attention of his brother John, who recommended turning it into a full-fledged image editing program. Together they developed ImagePro, which was eventually bought by Adobe to create what we now know as Photoshop.

2. Adobe prefers people to use the term “photoshopping” when referring to photo editing to prevent its trademark from becoming generalized. Yet its never caught on as much as they had hoped, and today we regularly use “photoshop” as a verb.

3. The best place to learn all about Photoshop? The National Association of Photoshop Professionals of course. Scott Kelby is the president of NAPP, and knows more about Photoshop than just about anyone. He’s also in charge of putting together the Photoshop World Conference and Expo coming up March 24th in Orlando.

4. Want to learn even more about Photoshop? Stop by PhotoshopUserTV. Every week you’ll learn insider tips and tricks to becoming more efficient with Photoshop.

5. How many versions of Photoshop have there been? From Photoshop 1 through the current Photoshop CS4, there have been 11 major releases all together.

6. Looking for the perfect shade of green to use in your designing efforts? Check out this graph that will help you find the perfect color based on a box of 120 Crayons. Not only can you find the perfect color, but you’ll quickly have the hex code and RGB value for it too.

7. One of the funniest Photoshop channels on YouTube? You Suck At Photoshop is a Webby Award winning tutorial series by Donnie Hoyle. Do more than learn Photoshop – get involved in a soap opera as well.

One of the most time exhausting areas of photography is using Photoshop on every image, and retouching small items like blemishes. There are many tips, tricks, and techniques for improving skin tone and covering up blemishes, and one of my favorites is by using Photoshop’s healing brush and patch tool. You can blend unwanted areas and hide those tiny imperfections with ease. Sample  areas of skin that are in great shape, and use it to blend and alter blemished areas. The healing brush will get the job done with little effort.

Check out this Adobe Photoshop Tutorial on Healing Brush Tool and Patch Tool to see how simple retouching can be.