200 TIPS & TRICKS

Take your photography to another level with our ultimate collection of 200 tips, techniques and inspiring insights for every genre and subject

PHOTO EDITING

Techniques and smart shortcuts for Photoshop

1 HIDE SELECTION EDGES

If the dotted line of a selection If the dotted line of a selection is making it difficult to see an adjustment you're making, press H to hide the 'marching ants' then make the adjustment without any distractions. Pressing H again will reveal the selection.

2 LOSE YOUR PALETTES

To see a photo without distractions. press Tab and you'll hide all the palettes and tools. To restore them. press Tab again. To hide everything except the Toolbox, press Shift+Tab.

3 GO FULL-SCREEN

To see your image as large as possible on-screen, press Ctrl/Cmd+o (zero). Repeatedly press F to see the pic in different view modes.

4 SEE A SINGLE LAYER

With a multi-layered image, there are times when you want to see what's on a particular layer. Alt-click on the eye icon of a layer in the Layers panel to turn off all the other layers except that one.

5 SPEED UP FILTER USE

To repeat a filter and boost its To repeat a filter and boost its effect press Ctrl/Cmd+F to reapply the last filter you used. This is a fast way of making blur filters more blurry, for example.

6 CHANGE YOUR MIND ON FILTER SETTINGS