Single-shot HDR effects

High Dynamic Range Imaging, more commonly known as HDR, is a technique that involves taking multiple shots of the same image using different exposures. You then combine all the exposures so that you have an even exposure for all elements of the composition, such as sky, land and details in the shadows.

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Adding and manipulating smoke

Learn to apply the Warp Tool effectively and a few other tricks to make smoke look like a skull. This technique has a variety of outcomes and works well with water, clouds and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is probably more for intermediate users, as I guide you through the process well, but not every Warp Grid point handle move. Let’s get started!

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Create a Photo Manipulation of a Flooded City Scene

In this tutorial, we will learn how to manipulate a simple photo into a flooding torrent of a scene. We’ll use some relatively simple techniques to give this image a semi-realistic, stylized feel. Let’s get started!
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Bringing Out Detail from Shadows And Highlights

In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll learn how to bring out hidden detail in the shadows and highlights of an image using Photoshop’s aptly named Shadow/Highlight adjustment. First introduced in Photoshop CS, the Shadow/Highlight command quickly became a favorite with photographers and photo retouchers for its amazing ability to bring out details in the shadow and highlight areas of an image that were simply too dark or too light to see.

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Create Professional HDR Images with PhotoShop

First off, you need to take the photographs. Because you are attempting to create a high-dynamic-range image, it makes a very good deal of sense for you to set your camera so that it shoots your photographs in your camera’s RAW mode. The reason for this is that the RAW format captures more dynamic range data than is available in the alternative, the JPEG file. It also gives you a great deal of color temperature latitude — you can set the color temperature of all of your photos very easily after the fact.

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Post processing: Digital to fake Black & White Film

Simply desaturating a photograph doesn’t really represent a true black & white film photo. The film has more impact, more puch and more life. A digital photo converted to black & white just doesn’t cut it, it doesn’t look real.
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Create a scene with flying bombs on fire in photoshop

In this tutorial, we’ll make a scene with flaming bombs pouring from the sky. This tut is made to show some down and dirty Photoshop tricks that beginners can quickly pick up. It also includes some relatively advanced techniques to help budding designers enhance their workflow. Let’s get started!

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Design a Post-Apocalyptic City Illustration with PhotoShop

In this tutorial, we’ll change a full of sunshine, ordinary photograph into a gloomy image of the world after destruction of mankind. Using simple tools, we’ll turn lively streets into abandoned ruins overgrown with weeds. A number of stock images and a few little tricks will let us optimize our work and make this job more interesting and spectacular.
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Create a Flying Land Illustration On Fire

This tutorial is about creating a fantasy illustration using some dragon images and a few cliffs for creating the land. We also add lava and fiery effects. So, let’s get fired-up for this one!

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Impressive Photo Effect with PhotoShop

There’re so many methods to change your photo’s color, but I will show you some best ways to do that, easy to edit.
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Working with Levels in photoshop

When considering adjusting the black and white point levels of your histogram, ask yourself: is there any region in the image which should be completely black or white, and does the image histogram show this?

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Turn a daylight photo into a night shot

This tutorial will show you how to take a low quality, lifeless and dull shot and turn it into a vivid night shot, with street lamp lightening.
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