In normal cases, to achieve a HDR image, you need at least 3 different exposures of the same subject to record the highlight, midtone and shadow levels. This means one have to set up his camera on a tripod to ensure the images stay constant and uses at least 3 different kind of settings to take the photos. Let say, if you only have 1 photo and you wanted very badly to make this photo looks "HDRed", you can actually do that in Photoshop.

I was looking for ways to create digital backdrops in Photoshop so I am able to simulate a professional studio shot using a normal photo. At first, I keep finding websites that either require me to buy a plugin or buy a EBook. After sometimes, I finally found a YouTube Video by PhotographyBook.net that teaches for free on how to create a digital backdrop in Photoshop. 

After only 10 minutes, I am able to apply the simple technique and come up with my own digital backdrop. So, you don't have to waste any more money to learn this technique anymore, see the video now! 

Do you find that whenever you has the time to take your camera out to shoot some photos and yet the weather is so gloomy that you feel like going back to your bed and rot away? Here is a little trick to make dull and grey sky become bright blue sky in Photoshop!

The invention of Photoshop gives photographers a new way of creating creative photos. There are endless possibitites of what one can do to a piece of JPEG file. This tutorial will teach you how to bring some life back to a seeming uninteresting photography by giveing it a Hong Kong movie like effect !

Vignetting is an effect where edges of a photograph are dark in colour and appear to be block by something around the lens. It normally occurs if you taking a wide angle photograph.

In some situations, vignetting is undesired but in some special exceptions, having vignetting effect will add more artistic touch to the whole photograph. How to add vignetting effect to a photograph in Photoshop?