Photoshop is one of the most powerful applications around. When it comes to working with photos, there’s almost nothing it can’t do. Even the name “Photoshop” is a byword for image editing.
Since it launched more than 25 years ago, however, Photoshop’s picked up loads of new features that let it do even more. Adobe has developed the Creative Cloud into a suite of overlapping apps. Some of the tools from programs like Illustrator have made their way into Photoshop and vice versa. Photoshop can now do a lot more than just edit photos.
Let’s look at some of the ways you can make use of my favorite program, Photoshop.
1. Editing Photos:
Editing Photos is Photoshop’s original use, it’s in the name after all. Even after a quarter of a century of competition, Photoshop is the most powerful image editor out there. You can modify any pixel in an image pretty much any way you’d like.
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If you just want to enhance the colors, add some contrast, or crop the image, you can.
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If you want to do a full magazine style retouch, you can.
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If you want to make an old photo from your grandparents’ wedding look like it was printed yesterday, you can.
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If you want to create a photo of you being hit on the head with a hammer by a killer doll, you can.