Do Photographers Need a Tablet for Editing in 2022?

January 29, 2022Gary Detonnancourt

In this video I discuss my experiences with tablets and if photographers really need to have one.

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Best Photo Resizing Software 2018?

December 05, 2018Gary Detonnancourt

1. Topaz AI Gigapixel

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2. Photoshop CC

3. ON1 2019

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How to Create a Slideshow with Photoshop CC

November 03, 2017Gary Detonnancourt

Slideshows can easily be created with Adobe Lightroom, however, you can have more options and media choices if you make your slideshows with Photoshop. I made this set of tutorials to show you how you can use Adobe Photoshop CC to make simple slideshows with just still images or mixed media slideshows that can include animation, video and text.

How to Make a Slideshow in Photoshop CC

Here are some of the important steps in the process along with screenshots.

Export Images from Lightroom at 1920 x 1080
Photoshop: Click File>Open
Open one image
Click Window>Timeline
Click create video timeline
Click add Media to add more images
Drag images around to re-order them
Drag the edge of images to change the length of time they will be displayed
Add transitions between images
Add animations to individual images
Add a black background for images that may not be 1920 x 1080
Add Sound and adjust sound options
Click the hamburger menu on the right side of the timeline > Render video (see video #2 for more information.)

Export Images for 1920x1080

Photoshop: File>Open

Window>Timeline

Create Video Timeline

Add Media

Zoom for Timeline

Move images around

Drag to change image display time

Add Sound

Sound Options

Add transitions between slides.

Click Video Group 1

Add Blank Layer

Drag blank layer under group 1

Edit>Fill

Choose Black for a background color

Animate images

Basic Slideshow with still images only. Music from Bensound

Enhancing a slideshow with video and text.

Adirondacks slideshow with Text and Video. Music from Bensound

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30 High-Quality Images for Sky Replacements in Photoshop or Luminar AI. Check the description below for information about how to use these skies to do sky replacements.

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This is a digital product with over 400 high-resolution smoke images in JPG format. They can be used in any image editing program that uses blend modes on layers, such as Photoshop.

Easy to Follow Instructions:
You will need to know the basics of Adobe Photoshop and know how to use layers. If you don’t have these skills please check out my Photoshop course.

You can show or hide layers, Rotate or flip, resize, or change the transparency. Use the eraser on your overlay layer (or mask and brush) to clean something. You can mix & match additional overlays to achieve a unique result.

JPEG format:
1. Place the smoke layer over your photo and set the layer blend mode to SCREEN (after that black background will be invisible).
2. Use the eraser on your overlay layer (or mask and brush) to clean some parts etc.
3. You can mix & match additional overlays to achieve a unique result.
4. Save your photo and finish the work。

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White Balance Business Card

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The white balance business card is a small portable grey card that can be used in a pinch for setting a custom white balance in camera or in software. Keep one in your wallet and one in your camera bag and never be without a grey card.

You will recieve 5 cards.

26 Black & White Lightroom Presets

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This digital download includes a zip file with 26 Black & White Lightroom Presets that can be used in the Develop Module of Lightroom Classic or Lightroom CC.

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These Lightroom presets have been specially created to work with street photos, travel photos, and night photos. They tend to have a lot of punch and will take your images to the next level. Remember you always have the amount slider to increase or reduce their effect.