Photography Phriday – mini tutorial
Friday, January 11th, 2008
Happy Photography Phriday folks. Brittney here, ready to bring you a quick tip on how to pump up lack luster photos. I learned this trick not long ago from the brilliant ksharonk, and now I use it on almost EVERY photo I scrap, in one way or another. It’s so simple, but works like a charm! (Especially for those of us who aren’t lucky enough to own a fancy pants camera.)
My instructions will be for Photoshop. But, I think you could use this trick in any program.
Step 1) With your photo open in Photoshop, duplicate your photo (control + J).
Step 2) Change the Blending Mode (drop down menu is found at the top of the layers palette) of the top copy of the photo. Choose “Overlay” for a big pop, or choose “Soft Light” for a little pop.
3) Play with the opacity (slider also found at the top of the layers palette) of that top photo to get just the right look.
That’s it! Don’t you LOVE how much better your photos can look?? Merge the photos when you’re all done.
Here are some examples of my photo with different settings.
Hope this tip comes in handy! Have a great day!
xoxo,
Britt
