Photohsop Tip: Create a Batch Droplet

In the WebDe-Fu scale, this is a black belt technique that will get photoshop doing your work for you. I had a student once whose job it was to change the size of all incoming images to a particular resolution and size. I taught him how to do a Batch feature and cut his workload from 8 hours a day to 10 minutes. How? Looking to resize a bunch of images quickly? Looking to alter a whole plethora of photos in one shot - for example, change all the photos in one directory into Black & White? Consider creating a Photoshop Droplet that will do all the work for you.

Creating Droplets

Fixing Haze in Digital Photos

This tutorial will help out Photoshop students figure out how to sharpen up their digital photos.

The original article was geared to making subtle highlights like shadows standout for printed photos, but it seems to work for improving the look of images taken on a couple hazy mornings in China. The trick involves using some kind of Unsharp Mask filter, which as defined by the Photoshop Elements help file is a technique for giving the illusion of greater detail in an image (sharpness) by increasing the contrast between the light and dark areas of the image.

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