Les Meehan

Many Photoshop users learn to use the Levels dialog and then never progress to learning how to use the Curves. In this Photoshop article I will give you several reasons why learning to use the Curves will make you more of an expert with Adobe Photoshop.

Most beginners to Photoshop (and many advanced users) avoid using the Curves command because it reminds them of school math classes and geometry! I know how you feel, but if you take a little time to understand the basics of how curves work you will lose your fear – trust me. In this article I will show you the 3 essential things you need to understand to effectively use the Curves command.

Many beginners to Photoshop learn to use the Levels command but never really understand exactly how it works. In this article I will explain the 3 essential aspects you need to understand to effectively use the Levels command.

Inner Glow to Edge Burn in one easy lesson. I have been using the edge burn method forever, in both the traditional darkroom and in my digital work. One day I decided to find a quick way in Photoshop to add a symmetrical edge burn to an image since this is usually what I want. Learn more…

There are many mnemonics used in the Photoshop world and USM is one that causes some confusion. This article will tell you what USM is and the meaning of the three settings used in Photoshop.

Using Photoshop in a haphazard way is just about the worst thing you can do. Do what the professionals do and follow a logical workflow that takes you from the camera image to your final creative result in the easiest and quickest way. Here I share with you my ‘Professional Photoshop Workflow Secrets'.

Photoshop channels often cause confusion for Photoshop beginners so in this article I will explain the 6 important basic aspects of channels that you need to know from the start.

A common question from Photoshop beginners is "How much should I sharpen a photograph ready for printing?" This seems to be a topic that confuses many folk and in this article I want to give you some solid advice that will help you with your own photos.

A common question from Photoshop beginners is "How much should I sharpen a photograph for use on the Internet?" This seems to be a topic that confuses many folk and in this article I want to give you some solid advice that will help you with your own photos.

Something that seems to confuse everyone when starting to use the Photoshop Levels and Curves tone control tools is; what do the Input and Output values really mean? Let's see if I can clear up some of the confusion in this article with a simple explanation of the Output values found in both the Photoshop Levels and Curves dialogs. To keep things manageable I will explain the use of the Input values of these dialogs in a separate article.