Some of Photoshop’s most exciting new features are introduced under the File menu. See how “Crop and Straighten Photos” can save you tons of time and effort. This 4.5-minute movie will get you excited about scanning all your old family photos! $3

Have you ever been frustrated with your Photoshop Palettes? Do they seem to get out of control, hiding your images at the worst times? This 5-minute movie will clear the fog from your Workspace issues once and for all. $3

                         

Screen Modes are Photoshop’s neglected stepchildren. Learn how to use them to make your Photoshop editing more accurate and more fun. This 5.5-minute movie will open your eyes to this simple, yet amazingly helpful Photoshop feature. $3

Sure, you’ve used Hue-Saturation..but have your really been in control? Learn how to define which colors are modified. It’s easy and quick! This 6.5-minute movie gives you control over the Hue-Saturation dialog box! $3

If you’ve ever tried to colorize a group of grayscale images, you know how tricky it is to make them all look alike. Learn how stunningly easy it is to make your grayscales look like sepia, platinum...you get the picture! This 6-minute movie will leave you smiling with its speed and simplicity. $3

You don’t have to be a full-time portrait photographer to enjoy this technique. Make all your friends look like movie stars! This 6-minute movie will give you the ammunition you need to add glamour to your portraits, quickly and easily. $3

Often I need to make a digital image that looks like the real, window-matted print, just like I send to galleries. It’s easy to “mat” the print in Photoshop, even adding a bevel to the mat for that finished, gallery presentation look. This 7-minute movie shows you how to digitally mat your prints for the web or for your digital presentations. $3

Learn how to do all your burning and dodging in one simple (but oh so special) layer. It’s totally reversible so you can always change your mind. This 6-minute movie gives you everything you need to have complete control of burning and dodging your images–––just like in the Classic darkroom! $3

If you’re using the “Inkjet Negative Companion” (Dan’s method for making digital negatives), this video will help you get on your way to making darkroom negatives with your Epson printer. This 13-minute movie is longer (and larger) than my other tutorials but it’s worth the download time! Note: this tutorial is ONLY for those who want to make desktop negatives for contact printing in the darkroom. $3

Give your landscapes the romantic treatment by giving a mysterious, mossy quality to the dark tones. This 5.5-minute movie walks you through the steps on how to use Photoshop’s built-in filters to create that glowing landscape effect in your images! $3

This movie is a primer on how to adjust the Photoshop Curve that is so important in the Digital Negative Process and is ONLY for those who want to make desktop negatives for darkroom printing. This 8-minute movie introduces you to the curve modification process and complements the in-depth explanation in my book, Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing. It is not a general Photoshop tutorial. $3

The Histogram Palette is your visual guide to understanding the distribution of tones in your image. Learn how easy it is to interpret the Histogram for all types of images: low key, high key or “normal.” This 7-minute movie will introduce you to one of Photoshop’s oldest and most important features. $3

Even if your nose isn’t as big as mine (it pushes the camera at an angle), you can still have trouble with horizon lines that aren’t straight. This 5.5-minute video tells all you ned to straighten (and crop!) those pesky tilted images! $3

Unless you shoot with a PC lens (perspective correcting), you’re going to face the tilting building syndrome periodically. This 6-minute movie gives you all the time-saving tips to correct those converging verticals quickly and accurately. $3

The Background Eraser has been around for years, yet few know how to really use it effectively. Watch how easy it is to replace one sky with another. This 8-minute video shows you how this simple tool can select and erase skies (or whatever you want) in one magic step! Includes a great demo-image by photographer, Chuck Zovko. (Thanks, Chuck!) $3

I’m surprised at how many digital photographers either ignore the Pen Tool...or fear it passionately. I went long on the 10-minute video but it really opens the door to how you can use the Pen Tool and Paths in your own images. If you aren’t comfortable with the Pen Tool, this will set you on your way. A demo-image (same one used in the video) is included in the download too! $3

Ever get confused over how to use Quick Mask Mode? This 9-minute video shows you the three things (and only three!) that Quick Mask does to make it one of the most important tools in Photoshop. It’s one of my favorites. Learn why Quick Mask should be one of your favorite things too! $3

The first time I tried the Dust and Scratches Filter, I dismissed it (bitterly!) because it destroyed important detail in my images. I finally sat down and came up with these Three Simple Steps that will give you time-saving control over the Dust and Scratches filter! This 7-minute video will change your life if retouching takes waaaaay too much of your time. $3

If you’re a real photographer, you can’t help but love the control over contrast and tonality that Curves provide. This 8-minute video starts with Curve basics and then goes further, showing you how to take an image from ho-hum to “wow!” I’ve included a gray ramp image with the video that helps you understand how Curves work. $3

One of the mantras I try to drum into students’ heads is to “make a selection and do something to it.” There are lots of ways to make selections in Photoshop but Color Range is among the most powerful. This 9.5-minute video shows you how to exploit the power of Color Range to make selections easier and more accurately! The download includes a nifty “color spectrum” image that is used in the video. $3

How do you tell if you have “white” pixels, or “no” pixels on a layer? Getting your head around Transparency is what this tutorial is all about. This 6.5-minute video shows you how to control the way transparency is displayed on your monitor and how to add it to your arsenal of valuable techniques. $3

We all love using the menus and palettes in Photoshop. But for things we do over and over, there’s a wrist-saving feature called “Keyboard Shortcuts” that streamlines those repetitive tasks. This 8-minute video shows you how (in non-nerdy terms) to create and use keyboard shortcuts. Start saving time and become a Power User! $3

Ever wonder what those icons are for in the Layers Palette? More importantly, did you ever wonder how to use them in your images? This 5.5-minute video shows you what they do and how to harness their unique value in Photoshop! $3

Not much is more confusing in digital imaging than Color Management. In this primer you get to “see” how different Color Spaces compare so you finally understand what it’s all about! This 7-minute video will clear your Color Space fog once and for all. (A tip: the “Soft Proofing” tutorial is a great complement to this one if an even fuller understanding of Color Management is your goal.) $3

Lurking under the “View” menu in Photoshop is the often misunderstood “Proof Colors” Command. Learn what it does and how it can be your best friend. This 7-minute video will show you how to preview what your images will look like BEFORE you print. Tip: the “Color Space and Profile” tutorial is a great companion to this one if an even fuller understanding of Color Management is your goal. $3

“Layers” are one of our most important building blocks in Photoshop. We use them for both pixels and effects. This 9-minute video introduces you to the important basics of working with Layers so you have more control and fun than ever with your images! $3

Having more than one image window open at a time is common practice in Photoshop. Learn how to manage all your windows easily and effectively. This 7-minute video shows you the tips and tricks for managing multiple windows. Dan does this all the time when running tests. In this video Dan compares seven interpolation methods side by side on screen. And there’s more....$3

Making Selections is a fundamental skill in Photoshop. We use selections to determine where and how much we adjust color, contrast and tonality. This 9-minute video introduces you to some of Photoshop’s most valuable selection methods. Note: this is a basic tutorial for less experienced Photoshop users. $3