Here’s a condensed step-by-step guideline in written form:

• Go to Filter -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask
• Set Amount to 20
• Radius to 50
• Threshold to 0
• Click OK and you’re done!

You can experiment with Amount from 5-20 and radius from 20-300 pixels.

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Local Contrast Enhancement Using Unsharp Mask in Photoshop is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

Here’s a condensed checklist of the video.

Method 1:

• Select Analysis -> Ruler Tool
• Place the cross on the horizon, press left mouse button and place the line along the horizon. Release the mouse button
• Go to Image->Rotate Canvas->Arbitrary
• Press OK (rotation angle is already pre-set)
• Crop the white edges around the image
• You’re done

Method 2:

• Select View->Show->Grid
• Select Select->All
• Select Edit->Transform->Skew
• Grab one of the small rectangles and push it upwards to straighten the horizon
• No cropping required
• You’re done

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How to Correct a Leaning Horizon Using Photoshop is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

Here’s a condensed checklist of the video

• Set white balance either by selecting one of the pre-sets or by setting the color temperature and the tint manually. Alternatively use the White Balance tool in the upper tool bar (by selecting a neutral gray area)
• Set the white point with the Exposure slider (right tail of the histogram)
• Use the Recovery slider to recover lost highlights (if required)
• Use the Fill Light slider to open up and give details in dark shadows
• Use the Blacks slider to set the black point (left tail of the histogram)
• Use the Brightness slider to change the mid tones (overall brightness)
• Use the contrast slider to set contrast
• Use the Clarity slider to set mid tone contrast
• Use the saturation slider to increase/reduce saturation
• Use the Clarity slider to set saturation (smart saturation)

That’s it, you’ll see how incredibly easy it is to edit and even rescue badly exposed images using adobe camera RAW.

Camera RAW: Photoshop CS Tutorial is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

Here’s a condensed checklist to complement the video:

1. Open the image
2. Select Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Levels
3. Give the layer a unique name or accept the proposed name
4. Select the Red channel
5. Position the black triangle directly under the histogram (not the triangle in the “output levels” section) to the start of the curve
6. Position the white triangle directly under the histogram to the end of the curve.
7. Repeat step 6 for the green and blue channel
8. Click OK
9. You’re done

Color Correction Using Photoshop Levels is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

Photo edited in Photoshop to look like a glass painting

I used the following steps when i edited this image taken in Da Nang at Furama Resorts.

1. Select background layer, right click and select “Duplicate Layer” to make a copy
2. Select the copy of background layer
3. Select blending mode “Darken”
4. Select “Filter” -> “Blur” -> “Gaussian blur”
5. Change the “Radius” until you get the wanted effect
6. That’s it

Glass Painting or Photograph? is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

The first few times i opened Photoshop i backed off and pretty much gave up without a fight and i’m sure there are many of you that have a similar experience. Photoshop can be a daunting experience for beginners.

Photoshop is however not as complicated as it looks like at first glance so I’ve compiled a list of 5 great free resources a.k.a cheat sheets for Photoshop.

1. Keyboard shortcuts from Photoshop CS4 all the way back to Photoshop 5
2. 17 Photoshop cheat sheets and reference cards
3. Photoshop secret shortcuts – little known shortcuts you’ll want to know
4. Tips for Photoshop beginners
5. Photoshop toolbox reference

You can do it

Let me know what you think about these resources by making a comment below. And please, please please also help me to improve this post by including a comment with references to additional Photoshop cheat sheets you know about.

5 Best Resources With Photoshop Cheat Sheets is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog