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Understanding Blend Modes: A Visual Guide

Blend modes are one of those features where people either know them cold or just randomly click through the dropdown hoping something looks good. Let’s fix that. Photoshop’s blend modes control how a layer interacts with layers below it. There are 27 of them, but they fall into logical groups, and once you understand the groups, the individual modes make sense. Group 1: Normal Normal — No blending. The top layer covers the bottom layer completely (at 100% opacity).

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How to Remove Any Object from a Photo in 60 Seconds

There’s a trash can in your otherwise perfect landscape shot. A tourist walked into your architectural photo. A power line cuts across your sunset. We’ve all been there. The good news: Photoshop has gotten absurdly good at removing stuff. Here’s how to do it fast, and what to do when the quick methods fall short. Method 1: The Remove Tool (Fastest) Photoshop’s Remove Tool (shortcut: J, then cycle through) is powered by AI and it’s borderline magic for simple removals.

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Layer Masks Explained: The One Feature You Must Master

If you only learn one thing in Photoshop, make it layer masks. I’m serious. You can fake your way through most of Photoshop with auto settings and presets, but masks are the thing that separates someone who uses Photoshop from someone who actually knows Photoshop. What Is a Layer Mask? A layer mask is a grayscale image attached to a layer that controls where that layer is visible. White areas show the layer.

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How to Fix White Balance After the Fact

You shot an entire session under tungsten light with your camera set to daylight white balance. Everything looks like it was photographed inside a toaster. Don’t panic. Photoshop can fix this, and if you shot RAW, it’s trivially easy. The RAW Advantage If you shot in RAW format, white balance correction is lossless. RAW files store the raw sensor data without baking in any color temperature, so you can change it after the fact with zero quality loss.