Smart Objects in Photoshop

In this episode of TheFIX we take a look at Smart Objects in Photoshop and some of the ways they can be used in a non-destructive workflow. That exploration of smart objects begins as an extension of a topic from a few weeks ago: the Lightroom-Photoshop Connection, since smart objects are another avenue for that connection between Lightroom and Photoshop. Once in Photoshop, we explore using duplicate smart objects, how to use smart objects for non-destructive retouching, nested layers inside of smart objects,  applying Camera Raw as a Smart Filter, and non-destructive transformations in composite projects.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Photoshop Masking & Compositing

by Katrin Eismann, Seán Duggan & James Porto

 

 

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Where’s Seán?

Check out Seán’s website to learn more about his photography, workshops, and his lynda.com courses:

* Enhancing Night & Low-Light Photos with Photoshop

* Photographing the Night Landscape – Night photography at the Salton Sea and Anza Borrego desert.

* Iceland: Winter Landscapes & Auroras March 13 – 19, 2016