Latest articles by James Paterson
Fix faces with a flourish in Affinity Photo
Video Transform a portrait into a series of swirls with simple masks and shadows in Affinity Photo
FREE Photoshop brush adds realistic mist to your landscapes!
TUTORIAL Transform your landscapes from bright sunshine to moody mist with our free custom Photoshop CC brush
Create a stunning time slice in Photoshop and show the passage of time
TUTORIAL Craft a unique collage that shows the passage of time, using some fundamental Photoshop CC layer skills
Essential retouching techniques in Affinity Photo: beautify your portraits
Video Remove blemishes, soften skin and enhance tones with Affinity Photo’s tools
Change your clothes in Affinity Photo
Video Swap the colour of clothes and add patterns with selections and masks in Affinity Photo
Recolor backdrops for your portraits the easy way in Photoshop CC
TUTORIAL Selectively shift the color of a backdrop, or anything else you like, using some handy tips and tricks in Photoshop CC
Create beautiful monochrome photos in Photoshop CC
TUTORIAL Discover how you can utilise the best monochrome tools and settings for your portraits in Lightroom and Photoshop CC
Capture stunning abstract photography using paint and Photoshop
NEWS Fancy some abstract photography to hang on your walls? This project using paint, water and Photoshop is just the ticket
Home photography ideas: Toy soldiers doing battle with light painting!
HOME PROJECTS Paint toys with light and add a touch of smoke, to create a miniature scene on an epic scale
Replace a lacklustre sky in Affinity Photo: how to transform your landscape shots
Video How to composite photos together in Affinity Photo with essential selection and masking skills
Create vibrant HDR images in Affinity Photo with merge and tone mapping tools
Video Use the powerful HDR Merge command to create and tone-map detail-rich HDR images from bracketed exposures
Clean up skin the easy way in Affinity Photo: portrait enhancement made easy
Video Use Affinity Photo’s dedicated Frequency Separation command to improve skin and retouch faces
Clean up backgrounds in Affinity Photo: how to remove unwanted objects
Video Use the powerful retouching tools in Affinity Photo to fix a messy background without leaving a trace!
Six tips to enhance a landscape in Affinity Photo: contrast, clarity, drama and details
Video Quickly boost your outdoor photographs with half-a-dozen essential editing tips in Affinity Photo
Get the moody monochrome look in Affinity Photo: split toning explained
Video Create punchy black-and- white effects and gorgeous split-toned photos with Affinity Photo’s powerful Develop Persona
Reveal your true colors in Affinity Photo! How to correct color casts and boost color
Video Find out how you can use the tools in Affinity Photo to correct, improve and intensify the colors in your pictures
Home photography idea: Perfect perfume bottle product shots
HOME PROJECTS Perfume bottles are perfect still life subjects. Here's how to get high-end product shots using lighting and Photoshop
Home photography ideas: Creative nude lighting with a projector
HOME PROJECTS Get creative with your nude shots and light subjects with colors and patterns from a projector
Home photography ideas: Make montage portraits worthy of David Hockney
HOME PROJECTS Create portrait montages like David Hockney's classic series, either as physical prints or in the digital domain
Home photography ideas: Atmospheric rays of light using a fog machine
HOME PROJECTS Make atmospheric shafts of light in your portraits with some help from a fog machine and a speed light
Home photography ideas: Make models life-size with forced perspective
HOME PROJECTS Play with scale and force perspective to transform model cars into life-size vehicles
Home photography ideas: Pool portraits
HOME PROJECTS Dive into underwater photography and take great swimming pool shots on a budget, in the back yard
Home photography ideas: Shoot abstract oil and water photography
HOME PROJECTS Create unique abstract patterns by combining cooking oil, water and reflected light
