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ALL IMAGES BY GILMAR SMITH [ 71 ]After playing with the brights and darks, and addingcolor to the shadows, midtones, and highlights, this is my
final result.
SHORTCUT #4: INSTANT B&W
There’s an easy way to desaturate an image, and it’s using
this shortcut: Shift-Command-U (PC: Shift-Ctrl-U).SHORTCUT #5: RESIZING IMAGES
If you want to modify the size of an image, check its dimen-
sions, or modify its resolution, press Option-Command-I
(PC: Ctrl-Alt-I) to bring up the Image Size dialog.SHORTCUT #6: RESIZING THE CANVAS
If you’re looking to extend the canvas around an image,
you could press Option-Command-C (PC: Ctrl-Alt-C)
to access the Canvas Size dialog. I don’t have anything
against the Canvas Size dialog (okay, maybe I do, since
I find it too complicated), but my go-to trick when I need
to modify the size of a canvas is to use the Crop tool (C)
instead. Simply expand the crop boundary to taste outside
the image area, and when you press Enter, everything in
the crop boundary will be added to the canvas based on
your current Background color. Fast and easy!SHORTCUT #7: AUTO MEANS EASY
Here are a few shortcuts designed to save you time when
retouching in Photoshop. They may not be the ideal solu-
tion for every image, but they often work as a good starting
point for your retouching.- Auto Tone: Shift-Command-L. (PC: Shift-Ctrl-L)
- Auto Contrast: Shift-Option-Command-L (PC:
Shift-Alt-Ctrl-L) - Auto Color: Shift-Command-B (PC: Shift-Ctrl-B)
SHORTCUT #8: THE POWER OF FADE
There’s a magical tiny place where all the fairies live in
Photoshop. That place is the Fade dialog, a very powerful
tool when it comes to retouching. It allows you to fade/
reduce the Opacity of a command or filter immediately after
you apply it in Photoshop. It also enables you to change
the blending Mode of that command or filter. To access
the Fade dialog, press Shift-Command-F (PC: Shift-Ctrl-F)
immediately after you apply a filter. nSHORTCUT #2: DESELECT
Have you ever made a selection and then freaked out
because you didn’t know how to get rid of it? Well, it’s
pretty simple. Just press Command-D (PC: Ctrl-D).
SHORTCUT #3: SELECT, COPY,
AND PASTE A LAYER
Did you know that you could copy-and-paste layers even
between Photoshop documents? Here’s how to do it:
- To select an entire layer, click on it in the Layers
panel to make it active, and press Command-A
(PC: Ctrl-A). - To copy the layer, press Command-C (PC: Ctrl-C).
- To paste a layer in the same document, press
Command-V (PC: Ctrl-V). - To paste a layer in a different document, switch to
that document and, press Command-V (PC: Ctrl-V).