Photoshop 2020

The Content-Aware Fill Apply Button Is the Photoshop Update I Didn't Know I Desperately Needed
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The Content-Aware Fill Apply Button Is the Photoshop Update I Didn't Know I Desperately Needed

There’s a specific kind of freelance misery that hits when you’re cleaning up a photo with six distracting elements in the background and you have to run the full Content-Aware Fill dialog separately for each one. Select, fill, click OK, exit, re-select, repeat. By object three you’re questioning your career choices. By object five you’re Googling “how to become a park ranger.” This is exactly the problem that a recent Matt Kloskowski tutorial on Photoshop 2020 addresses, and I’ll be honest, I watched it mostly out of habit and ended up genuinely relieved.

Photoshop 2020's Best New Tools for Photographers (The Ones Actually Worth Your Time)
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Photoshop 2020's Best New Tools for Photographers (The Ones Actually Worth Your Time)

I’ll be honest with you: I am the person who ignores software update notes. I click “update” and then just go back to doing things the way I’ve always done them, completely oblivious to whatever Adobe just shipped. That habit has cost me hours. Hours I could have spent doing literally anything else, including staring at the wall, which I sometimes do between coffee refills at my usual spot on South Congress.

Select Subject vs. Object Selection vs. Remove Background: I Ran the Tests So You Don't Have To
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Select Subject vs. Object Selection vs. Remove Background: I Ran the Tests So You Don't Have To

Client wants a cutout. You’ve got five minutes. You open Photoshop, stare at the toolbar, and suddenly realize you’re not totally sure which of the three automatic selection tools you should be using or whether it even matters. That used to be me, and honestly it got embarrassing fast. When you’re freelancing and someone’s paying by the hour, “let me just try all three” is not a workflow. Watch the full tutorial on YouTube