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Having a soft, out-of-focus background is an extremely effective way of drawing the viewer’s eye to your subject. This is best done in camera, but we’ll show you how to do it in Photoshop.

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In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to brighten a dark photo, bring up shadows, restore lost details, and rescue the original color in an image. Follow along with the free sample image!

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Easily create a beautiful photo mosaic effect that is the perfect finishing touch for those occasions where you’ve taken photos of a group of people or an event.

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The popular cinematic look is no longer a style only reserved for the movies. Learn an incredibly easy method to give your photos a striking cinematic look.

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The popular cinematic look is no longer a style only reserved for the movies. Learn an incredibly easy method to give your photos a striking cinematic look.

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Creating a great black and white image involves more than just dropping the saturation on a photo. We hit the streets of Chicago to focus on five photography fundamentals that are crucial for creating beautiful images in monochrome.

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This incredibly versatile technique will allow you to change any white elements in an image to any other color.

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Get familiar with three of the fundamental rules for creating strong composition in a photo. And while creative rules are made to be broken, we’re confident that by using these techniques you’ll see a huge improvement in your own images.

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Batch resizing is ideal for when you need to send a client several images for review but full-size files aren’t necessary. Learn to create an action that will resize an image to a specific length and apply it to all your images.

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In this tutorial, we not only show you how to create your own double exposure effect, but we also demonstrate how to pull it off using video in Photoshop.

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From adjusting red, blotchy areas to cleaning up dry, flaky skin, we’ll walk you through some newborn retouching techniques that anyone can learn to help capture memories that will last a lifetime.

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The Pen tool can be tough, so we break down the fundamentals, demonstrating how to use it to make elegant curves, perfect angles, and accurate selections.

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In this tutorial, we break down an easy process for reducing the dark circles that can often appear under eyes in a photo.

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Hair will always be one the most challenging areas to retouch and enhance. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to increase the volume of hair using the Liquify Tool and color it with one of Aaron’s favorite methods, a Gradient Map.

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Don’t give up on underexposed images! In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through some techniques to brighten a portrait and, to show you how easy it can be, we’ll do it in only two minutes!

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Being able to cut out a person or product and place them on a plain colored background is an essential skill to have. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of cutting out a subject and placing them a on a pure white background.

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Sometimes a bit of color is all a picture needs to help capture the mood and the moment. In this tutorial, we’ll show you a quick and effective method to add a warm glow that can help bring a picture to life with the tones of summer or autumn.

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A portrait doesn’t need to be all clear skin and perfect hair. But whether you want to remove distractions from an everyday photo, or smooth skin until it’s flawless for a studio portrait, these 5 tools will make your life easier.

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Using this Photoshop Brush you can add beautiful and realistic light rays, dust, and particle effects to any image!

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Sometimes the default brushes in Photoshop don’t do the trick. That’s why we’ve created this custom brush that can quickly and easily add atmosphere and dimension to a photo!

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Add volume to eyebrows in Photoshop to achieve that trendy perfect brow. Start with shaping and then create a custom brush to add hair.

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Realistic Dodging & Burning just got a little easier. Create stunning shape and definition on your subject with this exclusive PHLEARN tool.

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We all need a smooch from time to time. Now you can add one to any picture in Photoshop with this easy-to-install brush.

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Create a winter wonderland in seconds with this Photoshop brush full of holiday cheer! Perfect for holiday posters and cards.

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Add interest to any sky by adding realistic clouds to any sky with this exclusive Photoshop brush!

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