The New CC False Color Technique
Lee Varis examines a new method for generating false RGB colors from different lighting directions, an idea born from a newly introduced bug in Photoshop CC...
View ArticleHow to Desaturate Shadows in Photoshop, for 3D Contrast
Lee Varis shows how to de-saturate the shadows of a colorful image to improve the sense of depth and realism...
View ArticleColor Correction for the Best Skin Tone
Lee Varis looks at a recent color correction that utilizes a Channel Mixer adjustment to fix an overly saturated skin color
View ArticleImage Enhancement Workflow
Lee Varis examines his 10-Channel Workflow in a step-by-step tutorial using a landscape image, creating a spectacular enhancement with channel blending.
View ArticleColorChecker Camera Calibration
Lee Varis provides a detailed overview of the various camera calibration software offerings that work with the Adobe raw process engine, including Adobe's DNG Profile Editor, X-Rite's ColorChecker...
View ArticleAdventure in Color and Tone – Lightroom vs Photoshop
Lee Varis examines the rendering process for raw capture that illustrates the differences between using Photoshop and Lightroom to finish an image.
View ArticlePhoto-Illustration: Creating New Images with Photo elements
Lee Varis examines his creative process for photo-illustration using one of his Tarot card images in a step-by-step tutorial.
View ArticleWhat is Photo-Illustration?
Lee Varis examines the category of photographs termed "Photo-Illustration" showing several examples from his work.
View ArticleThe 10-Channel Image Enhancement Workflow
Lee Varis examines his 10-Channel Workflow in a step-by-step tutorial with a landscape image.
View ArticleRevisiting the 10-Channel Workflow
Lee Varis examines his 10-Channel Workflow in detail—starting in Lightroom and ending in Photoshop— using a street scene in Venice.
View ArticleFebruary 2016 Mandala of the Month
Lee Varis showcases his Mandala of the Month for February 2016, and provides a detailed, step-by-step tutorial for building a single photo-mandala from the "seed image."
View ArticleBurano, Italy – A Study in Color & Tone
Lee Varis examines an image enhancement workflow using an image captured in Burano, Italy
View ArticleJune Mandala of the Month
Lee Varis presents the June Mandala of the Month featuring architectural images.
View ArticleNew Masking Features in Photoshop CC 2015.5
Lee Varis examines the new Select and Mask dialog in Photoshop CC 2015.5
View ArticleCMYK Conversion Control
Lee Varis examines some best practices for optimizing CMYK conversions in Photoshop
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