<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>DIY Craft Photography</title> <atom:link href="/tag/photoshop/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link></link> <description>Product photography for handmade goods</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:54:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5</generator> <image> <url>/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-DIYC-site-icon-32x32.png</url> <title>DIY Craft Photography</title> <link></link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Solid White Background</title> <link>/photoshop-tutorial-solid-white-background/</link> <comments>/photoshop-tutorial-solid-white-background/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[M. Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Photoshop Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Post Processing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[background]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">/?p=202</guid> <description><![CDATA[10-minute tutorial on how to make a solid white background in Photoshop. We mean solid white – 255 255 255 white! This background’s gonna blind people at the beach. 😉 If you’ve ever attempted to create a solid white background behind your product, you’ve probably run into this problem: making the background bright white makes...</p><p><a class="more-link" href="/photoshop-tutorial-solid-white-background/">Read More</a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_759" style="width: 275px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pinme_photoshop_white_background.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-759" class=" wp-image-759 " alt="pinme_photoshop_white_background" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pinme_photoshop_white_background.jpg" width="265" height="238" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pinme_photoshop_white_background.jpg 441w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pinme_photoshop_white_background-300x270.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-759" class="wp-caption-text">Click to share me on Pinterest!</p></div> <p>10-minute tutorial on <strong>how to make a solid white background in Photoshop</strong>. We mean<strong> solid white</strong> – 255 255 255 white! This background’s gonna blind people at the beach. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p> <p>If you’ve ever attempted to create a solid white background behind your product, you’ve probably run into this problem: making the background bright white makes the object too bright in the process, like so:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-741" alt="photoshop solid white background blown out" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>Separating your subject from the background is easy when your product is dark and hard-edged, so for this tutorial, I picked pretty much<strong> the worst subject I could think of: a fuzzy, soft-edged, off-white blanket.</strong></p> <p>This easy tutorial will show you how to get a solid white background without making your product look like it’s about to go nuclear.</p> <h1>What You’ll Need</h1> <p>A photo of your product on a near-white background. Use white posterboard, a sheet, or foam core board to achieve this look.</p> <p>Read our <a href="/how-to-take-white-background-photos/">guide to taking great white background product photos</a>.</p> <p>Your “before” should look something like this:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-743" alt="photoshop solid white background before" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg1.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg1.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>(This photo was taken on white posterboard indoors. I told you I tried to make this the worst possible example. :P)</p> <h1><strong>Step 1: Open Layers Window </strong></h1> <p><strong>Open your Layers window</strong> (if it’s not already open).</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_openLayers.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" title="photoshop tutorial open layers window" alt="photoshop solid white background open layers palette" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_openLayers.jpg" width="253" height="381" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 2: Duplicate Layer </strong></h1> <p><strong>Drag your photo layer to the New button to Duplicate it. </strong>You now have two identical copies of your photo in a stack. It’s a good idea to duplicate layers before you work on them. It’s like a safety net: if you really mess things up, you can always go back to the original. <strong><br /> </strong></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_duplicateLayer.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" title="photoshop tutorial drag layer to new button to duplicate the layer" alt="photoshop_duplicateLayer" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_duplicateLayer.jpg" width="252" height="209" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 3: Open Levels</strong></h1> <p><strong>Select the top layer </strong>and go to<strong> Image > Adjustments > Levels</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_levels.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" alt="photoshop solid white background open levels" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_levels.jpg" width="514" height="198" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 4: Make it White</strong></h1> <p><strong>Adjust the sliders </strong>until the image’s background is<strong> pure white with very faint shadows. </strong></p> <p>Without getting too technical, Levels adjusts what Photoshop considers the darkest, middle-est, and brightest parts of your image. By pulling the white slider towards the left, you’re telling Photoshop to consider a wider range of pixels to be “pure white”. Pull the grey slider to the left, too. This tells Photoshop to lighten the midtones as well.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_adjust_levels.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" alt="photoshop_adjust_tutorial_adjust_levels" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_adjust_levels.jpg" width="512" height="384" /></a></p> <p><strong>Why include faint shadows? </strong> It’ll make the bottom edge look nicer, trust me. A faint suggestion of shadow is usually better than absolutely no shadow. <strong><br /> </strong></p> <p>Don’t worry about what happens to the product itself (it’s going to get majorly blown out in this layer, and that’s fine). You should now have something like this:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0b.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-742" alt="photoshop solid white background blown out layer" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0b.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0b.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg0b-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>See that little bit of shadow to the left? I like that, but you can make yours even brighter if you want to get rid of it (but at that point you might as well just fill the layer with solid white!).</p> <h1>Step 5: Duplicate your Starting Image (Again)</h1> <p>Drag it to the top of the stack, like so:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-745" alt="photoshop solid white background duplicate layer" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer.jpg" width="512" height="303" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer-300x177.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 5: Add a Layer Mask</strong></h1> <p><strong>Select the top layer</strong> (the one you made brighter in the Levels adjustment) and <strong>click the Add Layer Mask button</strong> at the <strong>bottom of the Layers palette</strong>. Like so:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-746" alt="photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask.jpg" width="339" height="303" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask.jpg 339w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask-300x268.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px" /></a></p> <p>Your new layer mask looks like this:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-747" alt="photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like.jpg" width="339" height="303" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like.jpg 339w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like-300x268.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 6: Select Brush tool</strong></h1> <p><strong>Switch to Brush Tool. </strong>Press B or click on the Brush Tool in the Tools palette. (If you cannot find your Tools palette, it might be turned off. Go to Window > Tools to turn it on.)</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_brush_tool.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" alt="photoshop_tutorial_brush_tool" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_brush_tool.jpg" width="142" height="84" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 7: Select the “Hard Round” brush style </strong></h1> <p>Your brush palette may look different than mine. The Hard Round brush is usually early in the list. It’s got soft edges, but it’s not the airbrush (the airbrush edges are too soft).</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_brush_selection.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-748" alt="photoshop_solid_white_bg_brush_selection" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_brush_selection.jpg" width="264" height="216" /></a></p> <p>Set its Opacity to 100%.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_brush_opacity.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-749" alt="photoshop_solid_white_bg_brush_opacity" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_brush_opacity.jpg" width="145" height="43" /></a></p> <p>(We’ll worry about its color in a later step.)</p> <h1><strong>Step 8: Click the Layer Mask Itself </strong></h1> <p><strong>In the Layers window, click on the Layer Mask <em>itself</em>. </strong></p> <p>This is the easiest step to make a mistake on. Click <em>inside</em> the white square. The Layer Mask gets a thin box around it when selected.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-747" alt="photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like.jpg" width="339" height="303" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like.jpg 339w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_new_layer_mask_looks_like-300x268.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 9: Change to Black</strong></h1> <p><strong>Make Black the brush color (click the tiny “swap” arrows if black is not on top already) </strong></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_swap_colors.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="photoshop_tutorial_swap_colors" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_swap_colors.jpg" width="76" height="51" /></a></p> <h1><strong>Step 10: Airbrush Away the Background</strong></h1> <p><strong>Use the paint brush over the background. </strong>Carefully paint out the background around your object.</p> <p>This step requires some precision. You should see the area you paint lighten while everything else stays dark. Since your opacity is set low, you’ll have to “build up” the black on the layer mask by releasing and then clicking again and dragging some more. It’s better to build up than it is to paint at 100% – this will let you build up darkness and brightness only where you need it.</p> <p>The layer mask icon shows your progress:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_layer_mask.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-750" alt="photoshop_solid_white_bg_layer_mask" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg_layer_mask.jpg" width="166" height="35" /></a></p> <p>Basically, what you are doing here is telling Photoshop which parts of the top image to use (the parts in the “white” portion of the mask) and which parts to make transparent (the “black” parts of the mask). The layer below (the near-white version of your photo) shows through wherever you paint black.</p> <p><strong>If you make a mistake</strong> or go too dark, press X to swap to white and paint over the area. Flip between white and black by pressing X anytime as you paint. Depending on the complexity of your object, this process might take several minutes or longer. Here’s an up-close look at my progress:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-751" alt="photoshop solid white background paint layer mask to reveal white background" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg4.jpg" width="512" height="414" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg4.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg4-300x242.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <h1>End Result</h1> <p>The background is fully removed except for a faint suggestion of a shadow to the left of the blanket roll. I carefully painted around the ribbon and folds.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg61.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-752" alt="photoshop solid white background complete after" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg61.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg61.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photoshop_solid_white_bg61-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>Is this technique appropriate for every product? Nope. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> It’s completely up to you whether you go for a stark-white background or a more natural-looking setting.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>/photoshop-tutorial-solid-white-background/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Photoshop Tutorial: Fake a Background Blur</title> <link>/photoshop-tutorial-fake-a-background-blur/</link> <comments>/photoshop-tutorial-fake-a-background-blur/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[M. Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Photoshop Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Post Processing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">/?p=406</guid> <description><![CDATA[One major drawback of digital photography (and point and shoot cameras in general) is that everything is in focus! But what if you’d like parts of your photos (such as the backgrounds) to be blurry and out of focus? In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Photoshop to fake a background blur. The...</p><p><a class="more-link" href="/photoshop-tutorial-fake-a-background-blur/">Read More</a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One major drawback of digital photography (and point and shoot cameras in general) is that <em>everything is in focus! </em>But what if you’d like parts of your photos (such as the backgrounds) to be blurry and out of focus?</p> <p>In this tutorial, we’ll show you<strong> how to use Photoshop to fake a background blur. </strong>The blurry background (and sometimes foreground) effect is called<strong> “shallow depth of field”</strong>, just to give you some terms to search for if you’d like to read more!</p> <p><strong>Difficulty Level: Complete Beginner<br /> </strong><em>This tutorial was created using Photoshop CS5, but most image editing software packages have similar features! </em></p> <h1>Before You Begin</h1> <p><strong>First, ask yourself:</strong> will your blur make sense?</p> <p>Remember that you’re trying to create the illusion that some elements of your photo are blurry because they’re too far or too close to be in focus. If everything in your image is equally close to the camera lens, that blur effect will seem out of place. Here are two images that illustrate the concept:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_bad_example1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-410" alt="fake a background blur does it make sense" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_bad_example1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_bad_example1-300x225.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_bad_example1.jpg 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_good_example1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-411" alt="fake a background blur on images with depth" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_good_example1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_good_example1-300x225.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_good_example1.jpg 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p> </p> <h1>Photoshop’s Blur Brush</h1> <p>The Blur Tool is a great way to control how much blur gets applied and where. In Photoshop, find the Blur Tool in your tool palette.</p> <p><strong>Not using Photoshop? </strong>Most other image editors have this brush, including Pixlr Advanced (our <a href="/5-best-apps-free-photo-editing-online-2013/">favorite free online photo editor</a>).</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blur_tool.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-413" alt="fake a background blur with photoshop's blur tool" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blur_tool.jpg" width="165" height="136" /></a></p> <p>Set the Blur Tool’s strength to 50% so you can “layer” the strength of its effect. Resize the brush as needed for your image.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blur_brush_settings.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-414" alt="fake a background blur with photoshop's blur tool" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blur_brush_settings.jpg" width="572" height="125" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blur_brush_settings.jpg 572w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blur_brush_settings-300x65.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px" /><br /> </a></p> <p>Left-click and drag your blur tool over the area you want to blur. Left click again to re-apply the blur. <strong>Layering is best</strong> – apply more layers of blur on the furthest-away parts of the image, and less blur on the closer elements. Leave the foreground completely untouched so that it remains sharp.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_brush.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-415" alt="fake a background blur with the blur tool in Photoshop" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_brush-300x228.jpg" width="300" height="228" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_brush-300x228.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_brush.jpg 505w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>The finished result:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_before_after.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-416" alt="photoshop fake background blur before and after" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_before_after.jpg" width="614" height="230" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_before_after.jpg 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_before_after-300x112.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" /></a></p> <p>Another example made using this technique (look on the left and right sides of the blanket roll):</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_example21.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-418" alt="before and after photoshop fake background blur" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_example21.jpg" width="527" height="307" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_example21.jpg 879w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fake_depth_blur_example21-300x174.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px" /></a></p> <h1>More Photoshop Blur Techniques</h1> <p>There’s more than one way to blur a photo! Here are <strong>two more Photoshop blur tutorials</strong> from around the web.</p> <ul> <li>Blurring the background in Photoshop using <a href="http://10steps.sg/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-blur-the-background-with-photoshop/">just a feathered selection and the gaussian blur filter – fantastic result!</a></li> <li>Gizmodo’s 1-minute long <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5889469/photoshop-cs6-will-easily-and-skillfully-fake-a-shallow-depth-of-field">video demonstrating Photoshop CS6’s new shallow depth of field filter.</a></li> </ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>/photoshop-tutorial-fake-a-background-blur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>5 Best Web Apps for Free Photo Editing Online 2013</title> <link>/5-best-apps-free-photo-editing-online-2013/</link> <comments>/5-best-apps-free-photo-editing-online-2013/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[M. Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 23:00:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Photoshop Alternatives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Post Processing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo editing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PicMonkey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pixlr]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">/?p=223</guid> <description><![CDATA[Move over, Photoshop! Gone are the days of needing expensive software suites to adjust, crop, and add text to your photos. In fact, 2013’s best in-browser apps for free photo editing online are feature rich and easy to learn. Our Criteria We spent hours playing with free online photo editors processing images the way we normally...</p><p><a class="more-link" href="/5-best-apps-free-photo-editing-online-2013/">Read More</a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Move over, Photoshop! Gone are the days of needing expensive software suites to adjust, crop, and add text to your photos. In fact, 2013’s best in-browser apps for free photo editing online are <strong>feature rich </strong>and <strong>easy to learn. </strong></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/free_online_photo_editing.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-277 alignright" alt="free_online_photo_editing" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/free_online_photo_editing.jpg" width="256" height="256" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/free_online_photo_editing.jpg 256w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/free_online_photo_editing-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" /></a></p> <h1>Our Criteria</h1> <p>We spent hours playing with free online photo editors processing images the way we normally do in Photoshop. In each program, we looked for the same things:</p> <ul> <li><strong>ease of use</strong></li> <li><strong>stability</strong></li> <li><strong>robust feature set</strong></li> <li><strong>text editing capabilities</strong></li> <li><strong>file types</strong> for save</li> <li><strong>canvas organization</strong> (such as layers)</li> <li><strong>general enjoyment</strong></li> </ul> <p>To earn a spot in our”5 Best” list, an online photo editor had to meet these qualifications:</p> <ul> <li><strong>FREE! </strong></li> <li><strong>NO account sign-up required</strong></li> <li><strong>Work in your computer’s browser</strong></li> </ul> <p>Check out in-depth reviews below the comparison chart.</p> <h1>Comparison Chart</h1> <table id="tablepress-2" class="tablepress tablepress-id-2"> <thead> <tr class="row-1 odd"> <th class="column-1">Name</th><th class="column-2">Our Rating</th><th class="column-3">Variety of Effects</th><th class="column-4">Undo<br /> </th><th class="column-5">Text Editing</th><th class="column-6">Layers</th><th class="column-7">Save File Formats</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="http://pixlr.com/editor/" target="_blank">Pixlr Advanced</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://pixlr.com/editor/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://diycraftphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/logo_pixlr.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="31" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-270" /></a></td><td class="column-2">9/10</td><td class="column-3">Amazing</td><td class="column-4">Multiple undo</td><td class="column-5">Numerous font choices, including fonts from your computer.<br /> </td><td class="column-6">Yes, full</td><td class="column-7">.jpg, layered .pxd<br /> <br /> Save to computer or Facebook, Picasa, Flickr</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="http://pixlr.com/express/" target="_blank">Pixlr Express</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://pixlr.com/express/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://diycraftphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/logo_pixlr.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="31" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-270" /></a></td><td class="column-2">8/10</td><td class="column-3">Amazing</td><td class="column-4">Multiple undo</td><td class="column-5">20+ font options, sorted by category</td><td class="column-6">Not quite</td><td class="column-7">.jpg</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">PicMonkey</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://picmonkey.com"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://diycraftphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/logo_picmonkey.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="31" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-269" /></a></td><td class="column-2">7/10</td><td class="column-3">Great</td><td class="column-4">Multiple undo</td><td class="column-5">20+ font options</td><td class="column-6">Yes, partial</td><td class="column-7">.jpg, .png<br /> <br /> Save to computer or Dropbox</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="http://www.photoshop.com/tools" target="_blank">Photoshop Express</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.photoshop.com/tools"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://diycraftphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/logo_photoshopexpress.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="19" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-268" /></a></td><td class="column-2">6/10</td><td class="column-3">Okay</td><td class="column-4">Multiple undo</td><td class="column-5">6 font options</td><td class="column-6">No</td><td class="column-7">.jpg</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="http://fotoflexer.com/" target="_blank">FotoFlexer</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://fotoflexer.com/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://diycraftphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/logo_fotoflexer1.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="18" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-267" /></a></td><td class="column-2">6/10</td><td class="column-3">Okay</td><td class="column-4">Multiple undo</td><td class="column-5">20+ font options</td><td class="column-6">Yes, partial</td><td class="column-7">.jpg, .png, .gif<br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- #tablepress-2 from cache --> <h1><a href="http://pixlr.com/editor/">1. </a><a href="http://pixlr.com/editor/">Pixlr Advanced</a></h1> <p><strong>Summary:</strong><em> Photoshop in your browser<br /> <em><strong>Our Rating:</strong><em> 9/10</em></em></em></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-226 alignnone" title="free photo editing online pixlr advanced is the most like photoshop" alt="free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_1" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_1-300x139.jpg" width="300" height="139" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_1-300x139.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_1-1024x474.jpg 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://pixlr.com/editor/">Pixlr Advanced</a> is a <strong>robust</strong> in-browser image editing package. By robust, we mean that Pixlr Advanced offers nearly all the <strong>color adjustment</strong>, <strong>paint tools</strong>,<strong> layers</strong>, <strong>filters</strong>, and <strong>effects</strong> that you used to only find in full-blown Photoshop. For more advanced users, Pixlr Advanced offers dodge, burn, magic wand, clone stamp, red eye tool, and more. You can even add<strong> text</strong> <strong>using fonts from your own computer</strong>. Don’t miss the <strong>right-click menu</strong> in the layers palette for quickly duplicating and removing layers.</p> <p><strong>Save your image</strong> to your computer as any of the most common file formats, or directly to <strong>Facebook, Flickr</strong>, or <strong>Picasa</strong> (login required). Save as a <strong>.pxd to preserve your layers</strong> for future editing.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_advanced_2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-253 alignnone" title="free photo editing online edit multiple images in pixlr advanced" alt="free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_advanced_2" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_advanced_2-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_advanced_2-300x161.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_advanced_2-1024x550.jpg 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_pixlr_advanced_2.jpg 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <h2><strong>We Love</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Photoshop-like interface</strong> means our habits from Photoshop transfer right in. For new users hoping to someday “graduate” to Photoshop, skills you learn in Pixlr Advanced will carry over to Photoshop.</li> <li><strong>Layer palette and saving layered images</strong> as .pxd format</li> <li><strong>Brush tool!</strong> The only online image editor we tried that let us also paint with a brush</li> <li><strong>Multiple image editing</strong> – Pixlr Advanced makes it easy to combine separate files, great for adding your logo or signature</li> <li><strong>Fullscreen mode and keyboard shortcuts </strong>makes this free online photo editor feel like a desktop image editing software package</li> <li><strong>Color sampling from the image</strong> when choosing color for brush or text</li> <li><strong>Layer styles!</strong> Add a border, drop shadow, emboss, etc to your layer or text just like in Photoshop.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Things That Bug Us</strong></h2> <ul> <li><span style="line-height: 16px;"><strong>Some keyboard shortcuts don’t work</strong> (the browser overrides them) and <a href="http://pixlrlernen.wikispaces.com/file/view/Pixlr+Shortcuts.pdf">Pixlr’s shortcuts .pdf</a> didn’t offer a workaround </span></li> </ul> <h2><strong>Best For</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Photoshop users</strong> looking for a free alternative, or perhaps while traveling or at your day job</li> <li><strong>Serious beginners </strong>– skills and habits learned in Pixlr Advanced translate to Photoshop</li> </ul> <p>Pixlr Advanced nabbed our #1 spot because it’s packed full of features we love from Photoshop. This was the only editor that made it easy to work with multiple images at once. Aside from one crash when working with layer masks (yes, it has layer masks!) Pixlr Advanced was remarkably stable.</p> <p>We’d have given it a solid 10/10 if it weren’t for Pixlr’s shortcuts not taking precedence over browser shortcuts. For example, CTRL+T should activate Free Transform but it opens a new tab instead.</p> <h1><a href="http://pixlr.com/express/">2. </a><a href="http://pixlr.com/express/">Pixlr Express</a></h1> <p><strong>Summary:</strong><em> Lightweight and fun, add effects on the fly<br /> <strong>Our Rating:</strong><em> 8/10</em></em></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-249 alignnone" title="free photo editing online pixlr express tool bar" alt="free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express1-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express1-300x161.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express1-1024x551.jpg 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express1.jpg 1677w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>Also by <a href="http://pixlr.com/">Pixlr</a>, <a href="http://pixlr.com/express/"><strong>Pixlr Express</strong></a> feels more like a touch screen app than desktop software – in a good way! Its <strong>beginner-friendly interface</strong> assumes no prior use of image editing software. Complete beginners will have fun playing with effects in this program, and it’s virtually impossible to mess up. Free transform locks proportions, undos seem unlimited, and the <strong>effects</strong> are both <strong>trendy</strong> (vintage filters) and<strong></strong><strong> useful</strong> (brightness/contrast filters).</p> <p>Beginner tip: generally, you’ll want to <strong>work from left to right</strong> <strong>through Pixlr Express’s toolbar</strong>. If you apply your text early on, adjustments you apply later will also affect your text since Pixlr Express has little concept of layers.</p> <p>The “Express” part tricked us, as <strong>we weren’t expecting so much depth</strong>. We were able to add a second image to our canvas and paint on effects. While effects “stick” once you press Apply, <strong>multiple Undo and Redo</strong> let you go backwards through the series of changes you made. <strong>Various effects and filters </strong>will entertain even seasoned users. Choose from a category, then select an effect’s preview to see it in action. Adjust the intensity of the effect using a slider before clicking Apply.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express_filters2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="free photo editing online pixlr express filter variety" alt="free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express_filters2" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_pixlr_express_filters2-300x160.jpg" width="300" height="160" /></a></p> <h2><strong>We Love</strong></h2> <ul> <li><b>User-friendly interface. </b>Icons help beginners find their way, and features are intuitively organized.</li> <li><strong>Lineup of effects previews </strong>Just pick your favorite out of the lineup, no need to click each one to try it.</li> <li>The<strong> Crop Tool interface</strong> includes common ratios (1:1, 4:3, 16:9) and fields for manual dimension entry. You can even hold SHIFT to constrain the proportions!</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Things That Bug Us </strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Your changes are committed right away</strong>, no layers or editing that text later on</li> <li><strong>Limited font library, </strong>but the fonts Pixlr Express does have are pretty nice</li> <li><strong>Some heavier effects caused buttons to become unresponsive. </strong>Save early, safe often!</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Best For</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Beginners – </strong>If you know absolutely nothing about photo editing, Pixlr Express is a fantastic way to begin.</li> <li><strong>Fun seekers </strong>– You’ll love trying out all the filter effects, text options, borders, and seeing the great results</li> </ul> <p>Pixlr Express shines at the <strong>playful, serendipitous</strong> aspects of image processing. This is the kind of app that could make a beginner fall in love with photography.</p> <h1><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/#">3. PicMonkey</a></h1> <p><strong>Summary: </strong><em>Gorgeous multi-image layouts made easy<br /> </em><strong>Our Rating:</strong><em> 8/10</em></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_picmonkey1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone" title="free photo editing online picmonkey collage layout" alt="free_online_photo_editing_picmonkey" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_picmonkey1-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" /></a></p> <p>At just over a year old, PicMonkey is a relative newcomer to the online photo editing space, but with 20 million monthly users (July 2013) it has certainly caught on. Don’t let its newness fool you – PicMonkey is already a robust image editor.</p> <p>PicMonkey is the only free online editor we reviewed with a <strong>powerful collage-making tool</strong>. Select from numerous layouts (or create your own layout!) and then simply drag your images into each square. Creating compelling multi-image layouts has never been this easy or fun.</p> <p>As for run-of-the-mill image editing, PicMonkey has plenty to offer. All the basics are here, and PicMonkey includes some offerings such as<strong> Focal Zoom</strong>, <strong>Focal Black and White</strong>, <strong>HDR simulation</strong>, and <strong>Film Grain, </strong>which we didn’t see in any other free online photo editor we reviewed.</p> <h2><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_picmonkey_adjust_sliders.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="free photo editing online picmonkey filters" alt="free_online_photo_editing_picmonkey_adjust_sliders" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_picmonkey_adjust_sliders-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" /></a></h2> <h2><strong>We Love</strong></h2> <ul> <li><b>Auto Adjust </b>did good things to our test photos</li> <li><b>Fine-tune sliders </b>gave us more control over filters than any other software reviewed here</li> <li><strong>Loads of filters, effects, overlays, and clip art </strong>for free users, including some not seen in other photo editors we reviewed</li> <li><strong>Extensive font library </strong></li> <li><strong>Crashes more gracefully than others</strong>, prompting you to save your work. PicMonkey also warns user when running out of processing power.</li> <li><strong>Pop up tutorial tabs</strong> help new users get accustomed</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Things That Bug Us</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Banner ad at the bottom of the work space. </strong> Upgrading to a subscription account hides it, but its presence put PicMonkey’s interface a notch lower than Pixlr’s</li> <li><strong>Some common/popular effects are locked up behind Royale membership.</strong> Our first three picks give you access to Dodge, Burn, and many similar effects for free.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Best For</strong></h2> <ul> <li><b>Digital scrapbooking </b>– PicMonkey excels at creating attractive multi-image groupings of photos.</li> <li><strong>Adding effects – </strong>Loads of effects to choose from with fine-tuning sliders for all of them</li> </ul> <p>PicMonkey shines at layouts and offers plenty of tools for image adjustments and improvements. The pop ups for Royale membership bothered us a bit, but only because we were having so much fun trying out filters that we didn’t realize we were clicking our way into pay-users-only territory.</p> <h1><a href="http://www.photoshop.com/tools">4. </a><a href="http://www.photoshop.com/tools">Photoshop Express</a></h1> <p><strong>Summary:</strong><em> Photo adjustment drive-thru<br /> </em><strong>Our Rating:</strong><em> 6/10</em></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_photoshop_express.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="free photo editing online photoshop express " alt="free_online_photo_editing_photoshop_express" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_photoshop_express-300x140.jpg" width="300" height="140" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.photoshop.com/tools">Photoshop Express</a> is, quite literally, the express route through Photoshop for photo editors. You start with one image, apply some adjustments, then save it as a jpg. Being long-time Photoshop users, we wanted (and expected) to adore Photoshop Express, but surprisingly, Photoshop Express is not quite as robust or as Photoshop-like as Pixlr Advanced. You can <strong>only edit one image</strong> at a time and you<strong> cannot combine different images</strong> (so no adding your logo to photos you process in Photoshop Express). There is <strong>no</strong> <strong>layers palette</strong> and no way to save your progress as a layered image or apply layer effects like a text outline.</p> <p>Photoshop Express misses some of the features that made Pixlr Express so entertaining. No vintage photo filters, and no sliders for fine-tuning applied effects. Font choices are extremely limited and no preview is given, so you have to try each one individually. For an online photo editor in 2013, we expected just a bit more <em>fun</em>.</p> <p>However, Photoshop Express is not without merit. Many of the goodies are here: <strong>dodge, burn, color adjust, cropping</strong>. And for users turned off by the app-like interface of Pixlr Express, Photoshop Express feels more <strong>traditional and task-oriented</strong>.</p> <h2><strong>We Love</strong></h2> <ul> <li><b>Dodge and Burn</b> tools give users some finer control</li> <li><strong>Auto Correct</strong> worked better in Photoshop Express than it did in Pixlr Express and gave us more options</li> <li><b>User-friendly interface. </b>Icons help beginners get oriented, features are intuitively organized.</li> <li><strong>Decorate (stickers, thought balloons, borders, etc)</strong> might be fun for some users (but the options are pretty limited)</li> </ul> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_photoshop_express_clipart.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="free photo editing online photoshop express" alt="free_photo_editing_online_photoshop_express_clipart" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_photoshop_express_clipart-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" /></a></p> <h2><strong>Things That Bug Us</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Linear processing interface.</strong> You bring in one image, process it, then save it out and repeat. The feeling of exploration is a little lost here.</li> <li><strong>Limited font library. </strong>Photoshop Express offers just a fonts to pick from, and they’re fairly dull and common.</li> <li><strong>No fine-tuning sliders like Pixlr Express. </strong>You get the six or so variations Photoshop Express gives you, and that’s it.</li> <li><strong>One image at a time.</strong> No combining parts of separate image files.</li> <li><strong>Saving is limited: </strong>you can only save directly to your computer as any a .jpg. No saving layered files or saving directly to Facebook or other applications.</li> <li><strong>Pressing “Done”, presumably to exit an interface, actually finishes your editing</strong> with no option to go back. Attempting to go back loses your changes. We lost more in-progress work in Photoshop Express than any other online editor we tested.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Best For</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Photoshop diehards – </strong>Pixlr Advanced is more Photoshop-like by a mile, but if you absolutely must have Photoshop…</li> <li><strong>People who just want the basics </strong>– If you hate “vintage filters” and trendy fonts, worry not – Photoshop Express has neither.</li> </ul> <p>Photoshop Express is in a rough spot: obviously, Adobe doesn’t want to undercut its flagship product, but its online version is getting outshined by newcomers. We hope that Adobe will grow Photoshop Express into a viable alternative to regular Photoshop, attracting users who are away from their licensed copy of Photoshop but still want the familiarity and power that they’ve come to associate with the Adobe Photoshop brand.</p> <h1><a href="http://fotoflexer.com/">5. FotoFlexer</a></h1> <p><strong>Summary: </strong><em>A bit dated but still powerful, little help for beginners<br /> </em><strong>Our Rating:</strong><em> 6/10</em></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-243 alignnone" title="free photo editing online fotoflexer has animation" alt="free_online_photo_editing_fotoflexer" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_fotoflexer-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_fotoflexer-300x161.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_fotoflexer-1024x550.jpg 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_online_photo_editing_fotoflexer.jpg 1674w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p>FotoFlexer has been in the browser-based image editing business for a long time (at least as early as 2007). It rolled out the welcome mat to Picnik’s and Photobucket’s orphaned user bases and, despite its datedness, has carved itself into a decent niche as an animation- and layer-capable web-based image editing tool. Being able to <strong>import photos from virtually every social networking site</strong> couldn’t have hurt, either.</p> <p>FotoFlexer offers a whole suite of tools dedicated to adding multiple images to a canvas, adjusting opacity, sorting, grouping, and merging. However, it lacks a full-blown layer stack, and we felt that FotoFlexer didn’t quite explain these concepts (through interface icons or tutorial text). New users will have to puzzle it out for themselves.</p> <p>This was the only free online photo editor that<strong> prompted us to save our work</strong> when attempting to perform an action that might lose our work, such as clicking the FotoFlexer logo.</p> <h2><strong>We Love</strong></h2> <ul> <li><b>Animation – </b>FotoFlexer is<b> </b>the only animation-capable free online photo editor to place in our Top 5</li> <li><b>Fine-tune sliders </b>gave us as much control over filters as other web-based image editors reviewed here</li> <li><strong>Unique borders, including rounded corners</strong></li> <li><strong>Layers</strong> – While FotoFlexr lacks a stack layer palette like Photoshop, it does allow for grouping, merging, and adding additional images</li> <li><strong>Fonts</strong> – tons and tons to pick from</li> <li><strong>Right Click menu</strong> – An unexpected surprise, the right click menu contains shortcuts to organizational features like push back, rotate, delete image, etc.</li> </ul> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_fotoflexer_review2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-259 alignnone" title="free photo editing online fotoflexer" alt="free_photo_editing_online_fotoflexer_review2" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_fotoflexer_review2-300x161.jpg" width="300" height="161" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_fotoflexer_review2-300x161.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_fotoflexer_review2-1024x550.jpg 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/free_photo_editing_online_fotoflexer_review2.jpg 1674w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <h2><strong>Things That Bug Us</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Dated interface.</strong> FotoFlexer’s interface just isn’t as slick and modern as our other picks. The buttons are ineffective at previewing how an effect will look applied to a photo.</li> <li><strong>Banner ad at top</strong> – The banner ad expands if you accidentally mouse-over it, overlapping FotoFlexer’s interface.</li> <li><strong>Ad-heavy main page</strong> – Lacks the sleek interface of our other top picks</li> </ul> <p>FotoFlexer will appeal to experienced users wanting to add glittery text, animation, borders, and effects to their images. These users will also appreciate the inclusion of grouping and the ability to import multiple images to the same canvas. FotoFlexer’s interface is not as intuitive as some of the other programs, but a user with previous image editor experience will have little to no trouble navigating it.</p> <h1>Final Thoughts</h1> <p><strong>All</strong> of our top 5 browser-based photo editors are worth your time.</p> <p>The differences between editors are in the more advanced features, such as text editing, adding multiple images to the canvas, and save file formats. No matter which one you choose, you’ll love the feature variety, the powerful capabilities that were once only found in desktop image editors, and the price – free!</p> <h2>Stability</h2> <p>All of our top 5 crashed on us at least once, but none crashed more frequently than others and none crashed frequently. Online photo editing has a bit of a ways to go still in terms of stability. However, since most tasks we attempted were fairly quick operations, we don’t think most users will be inconvenienced by the occasional crash. Until cloud saves and automatic saves catch up to online image editors,<strong> save early, save often</strong> is as true here as it was in desktop software.</p> <h2>About these Reviews</h2> <p>These reviews were written by DIYCraftPhotography.com’s independent writing staff. We are not employees or affiliates of any of the image editors we reviewed. We were not paid or perked for writing these reviews. We’re just photographers, crafters, and DIYers like you, sharing what we’ve learned along the way!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>/5-best-apps-free-photo-editing-online-2013/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Photoshop Tutorial: Remove the Orange Tint from Photos</title> <link>/photoshop-tutorial-remove-the-orange-tint-from-photos/</link> <comments>/photoshop-tutorial-remove-the-orange-tint-from-photos/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[M. Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Photoshop Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Post Processing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[color correction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">/?p=173</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use simple Photoshop features to remove the orange tint from photos. Difficulty Level: Complete Beginner This tutorial was created using Photoshop CS5, but most image editing software packages have similar features!   Many beginner photographers are surprised at how orange their images turn out! What looked...</p><p><a class="more-link" href="/photoshop-tutorial-remove-the-orange-tint-from-photos/">Read More</a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use simple Photoshop features to remove the orange tint from photos.</p> <p><strong>Difficulty Level: Complete Beginner<br /> </strong><em>This tutorial was created using Photoshop CS5, but most image editing software packages have similar features! </em></p> <p> </p> <p>Many beginner photographers are surprised at how orange their images turn out! What looked great in real life turns out dark and beer-colored on the computer screen. Orange tinted photos are a common result of using indoor lighting and regular old consumer-grade light bulbs.</p> <p>Here’s the good news: your images are not doomed! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p> <p>This tutorial, written for the absolute complete Photoshop beginner, will show you some easy ways of correcting the orange tint!</p> <h1>Raw Image</h1> <p>Here’s our raw image: a light-colored object on a white background. As you can see, it turned out nearly sepia-toned thanks to my indoor lighting setup.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_orange_tutorial_before_after_wide.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-468" alt="remove orange tint from photos with photoshop" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_orange_tutorial_before_after_wide.jpg" width="512" height="192" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_orange_tutorial_before_after_wide.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_orange_tutorial_before_after_wide-300x112.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <h1>Method 1: Auto Color</h1> <p>Fortunately, Photoshop offers a lot of ways to fix this effect, and the one we’ll try first is Auto Color.</p> <p>Go to <strong>Image > Auto Color </strong>and see what happens.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-175 aligncenter" title="photoshop tutorial use auto color to remove orange tint from photos" alt="photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step2" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step2.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step2.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step2-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>Voila! Now that’s <strong>much</strong> better.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-176 aligncenter" title="photoshop tutorial remove orange tint from photos with auto color" alt="photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step3" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step3.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step3.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step3-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <h1>Method 2: Match Color</h1> <p>Another way to remove the orange tint from photos a simple feature called Match Color.</p> <p>Go to <strong>Image > Adjustments > Match Color.</strong></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_match_color.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-214 aligncenter" alt="photoshop_tutorial_match_color" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_match_color.jpg" width="478" height="508" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_match_color.jpg 478w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_match_color-282x300.jpg 282w" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px" /></a></p> <p>In the dialog box, <strong>check Neutralize</strong>.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_remove_orange_tint_neutralize.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-215 aligncenter" alt="photoshop_tutorial_remove_orange_tint_neutralize" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_remove_orange_tint_neutralize.jpg" width="482" height="530" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_remove_orange_tint_neutralize.jpg 482w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_remove_orange_tint_neutralize-272x300.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px" /></a></p> <p>In many cases, this one simple check box is enough to do the job!</p> <h1>Going Further with Brightness/Contrast</h1> <p>For many photos, Auto Color or Match Color is enough. One click and you’re done!</p> <p>But if you’re up for a bit more fine-tuning, check out what <strong>tweaking Brightness/Contrast</strong> can do for your photo.</p> <p>Adjusting Brightness/Contrast is an <strong>easy way to punch up the brights and soften overly dark areas in your photo</strong>. In more recent versions of Photoshop I check the box next to Use Legacy, which works like Brightness used to in older versions of Photoshop and is, in my opinion, more beginner-friendly. (You should try it both ways and see which one works better for you.)</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-177 aligncenter" title="photoshop tutorial use brightness contrast to further enhance photo" alt="photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step4" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step4.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step4.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_adjust_tutorial_step4-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>Comparison of before and after the Brightness/Contrast adjustment:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/before_after_brightness_contrast.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-187 aligncenter" title="photoshop tutorial brightness contrast before after" alt="before_after_brightness_contrast" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/before_after_brightness_contrast.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/before_after_brightness_contrast.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/before_after_brightness_contrast-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>In case you’re wondering how it works for darker photos, here’s the same process (Auto Color followed by Brightness/Contrast manual adjustment) on another image:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_autocolor_brightness_contrast1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-469" alt="photoshop tutorial auto color auto color and brightness contrast before after" src="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_autocolor_brightness_contrast1.jpg" width="512" height="161" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_autocolor_brightness_contrast1.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photoshop_tutorial_autocolor_brightness_contrast1-300x94.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>There you have it – just a few simple Photoshop steps to much better looking photos!</p> <h1>Additional Resources</h1> <p>Here are a few more great tutorials from around the web! These tutorials have different techniques, but they’re all good ways to remove the orange tint from photos.</p> <ul> <li>A great, beginner-friendly tutorial on adjustment layers and photo filters: <a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/photo-filter/">http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/photo-filter/</a></li> <li>A detailed guide to fixing color casts in Google’s free image editing tool, Picasa: <a href="http://notexactlybento.com/photography/tutorials/fixing-white-balance-picasa/">http://notexactlybento.com/photography/tutorials/fixing-white-balance-picasa/</a></li> </ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>/photoshop-tutorial-remove-the-orange-tint-from-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/ Served from: diycraftphotography.local @ 2024-06-28 17:49:46 by W3 Total Cache -->