Photo Effects Tutorials

Dramatic Black & White Effect in Photoshop

Create a more interesting black & white version of an image with some dramatic lighting effects that help bring attention to your main subject.

Old-Fashioned, Hand-Tinted Photo Effect With Photoshop

Learn how to give any photo an old-fashioned, hand-tinted look in just a few simple steps.

Ghosting An Image With Photoshop

Turn a living, breathing person into a ghost and let Photoshop take the rap for it in this photo effects tutorial.

Create A Burnt Edge Effect In Photoshop

Create an all-time classic effect in Photoshop in a way that is both easy and flexible, then add the same effect to other photos instantly.

Add A Copyright Watermark Pattern To A Photo With Photoshop

Before showing a client your work or displaying your portfolio on the web, make sure everyone knows whose work it is with an easy to create copyright watermark.

Focus With Light – Photoshop Effect

Learn how to use light to bring focus to your images with Photoshop’s Lighting Effects filter and multiple light sources.

Simple Pop Art Effect With Photoshop

Learn how to use Photoshop to turn a photo into a simple pop art effect from the 50s and 60s using nothing more than a basic selection tool, an easy image adjustment, and lots of solid colors.

Photoshop Advanced Blending – The Blend If Sliders

Making text appear to be painted on the wall behind it is easy thanks to Photoshop’s advanced blending options and the Blend If sliders.

Photo Realistic Drop Shadows in Photoshop

Make your standard Photoshop drop shadows go from fake to photo realistic by learning how to map them to the natural textures and depths in your image with displacement maps.

Instant Photo To Oil Painting Action In Photoshop

Turn a digital photo into an oil painting and then apply the effect to any other photos instantly with your “Instant Photo To Oil Painting” action!

Infrared Photo Effect With Photoshop

Infrared photography captures light our eyes can’t see and uses it to create mysterious, otherworldly images. It’s a unique effect, and one that we can create ourselves in Photoshop.

Painted Edges Photo Border Effect

Learn how to add a painted edges photo border to your images with Photoshop and how to make it look like it was painted on canvas! When we’re done, we’ll use the file as a template to quickly add the same effect to other photos!

Create A Photo Within A Photo With Photoshop

Bring more focus and attention to the subject of your photo and add excitement to your image by creating the illusion of a photo within the same photo.