Photo Effects Tutorials
Non-Destructive Lens Flare Effect In Photoshop
Learn how to add a popular lens flare effect to an image in Photoshop without harming the original photo using layer blend modes!
Flip, Rotate and Mirror Designs and Patterns in Photoshop
Learn how to create fun and interesting designs and patterns from a single image in Photoshop by repeatedly flipping, rotating and mirroring it, and experimenting with different layer blend modes!
Mapping A Texture To A Face With Photoshop
Learn how Photoshop’s Displace Filter makes it easy to map an interesting texture to someone’s face in a photo!
Three Image Photo Frame Template With Smart Objects In Photoshop
Learn how to create a simple three-image photo frame in Photoshop, then how to easily convert the final result into a reusable template with Smart Objects!
Worn, Torn Photo Edges Effect In Photoshop
Learn how to easily combine the Eraser Tool with one of Photoshop’s built-in brushes, along with a few layers and some layer styles, to give a photo a worn, torn edges effect!
Action Zoom Blurring Effect In Photoshop
Learn how to create a zoom blurring effect in Photoshop, a popular and easy way to give a photo a sense of action and motion!
Film Strip Photo Collage in Photoshop – Part 2
In the first of this two-part Photoshop tutorial, we created a film strip shape to use as a photo frame. In this second part of the tutorial, we’ll use multiple copies of that film strip to create our photo collage!
Film Strip Photo Collage in Photoshop – Part 1
In this two-part Photoshop tutorial, learn how to create a fun photo collage using a film strip as a photo frame for multiple images. In this first part of the tutorial, we’ll see how Photoshop’s various shape tools make it easy to draw the actual film strip itself, which we’ll then use in Part Two to create the photo collage!
Creating Photo Borders With Photoshop Brushes
Learn how easy it is to create interesting photo border effects using Photoshop’s brushes, including how to load additional brush sets and combine multiple brush strokes with different tools, like the Eraser Tool, for virtually endless creative possibilities!
High Key Glow Effect With Photoshop
In this Photoshop photo effects tutorial, learn how to give your images a romantic, magical look by adding a glow effect to just the highlights in the photo, an easy effect to create thanks to Photoshop’s Color Range command.
Create A Portrait From Text In Photoshop
Learn how to create the illusion that a portrait photo is actually being created by multiple lines of type in this photo effects tutorial.
Halftone Pattern Photo Border With Photoshop
Learn how to create a fun and simple halftone pattern photo border in Photoshop! We’ll use Smart Filters in Photoshop CS3 and CS4 to keep the effect fully editable even after it’s completed, but this photo border can be easily created with any version of Photoshop, including Photoshop Elements!
High Speed Motion Trail Effect With Photoshop
Use Photoshop to add a sense of speed, direction and excitement to your images with a high speed motion blur photo effect! Great for sports photography!