Photoshop 5 Minute Tips & Fixes - Volume 01 [2013]

Packed with top tips and handy guides that can be completed in just 300 seconds, this is the perfect book for those wishing to improve their photos and learn the basics of Photoshop.

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Basic corrections

• 50 Photoshop tricks

• Correct lens distortion

• Flip for better composition

• Crop and straighten images

• Content-Aware Scaling

• Hue, Saturation and Lightness

• Brightness/Contrast

• Quick Mask

• Magic Wand tool

• Make quick selections

• Making a magic selection

• The Extract filter

• Fix chromatic aberration

• Selectively boost colour

• The Patch tool

• Spotless backgrounds

• Create flawless skin

• Remove red eye

• Control Unsharp Mask

• Use the Color Replacement tool

• Fail-safe photo fixes

• Add emphasis to eyes

• Edit with gradients

• Six techniques for perfect pics

Get creative

• Creative photo retouching

• Convert to duotones

• Add a faded vignette to photos

• Digital makeup

• Add textures to photos

• Create a dreamy photo effect

• Create a lomo effect

• Get creative with Blur filters

• Create a sunset using gradient maps

• Composing with Smart Objects

• Circular selections

• Set off some digital fireworks

• Stylish photo frames

• Use photos in type

• Quick cross processing

• Add sparkle to your brushes

• Create a silhouette in Photoshop

• Create your own optical art

• Pop goes Photoshop

• Colour effects made easy

• Super-quick paint effects

• Quick sketch effects

• 30 digital painting tips

Work faster

• Understanding actions

• Making droplets

• Automate your workflow

• The Preset Manager

• Working with tool presets

• Organise with layers

• Increase History states

• The Batch command

• Let?s go scripting

• Use the Save for Web command

• Layer up filters

• Photoshop shortcuts