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Turn on the Preserve Transparency option (from Image>Apply Image) and any pixels that are 100 per cent will not be affected by the changes that you make. Experiment by keeping this option on and off to see the difference it makes.

If you need to convert a number of files from one mode to another, you can make use of Conditional Mode Change feature. Just click on File>Automate>Conditional Mode Change. In the source mode area of the dialog box, check the colour mode area, choose the output mode. Click OK. All open files will now be changed.

The Magic Eraser tool help in erasing unwanted backgrounds. Once you have chosen to tolerance setting, clicking anywhere on your background will remove (make transparent) any pixels that fall within the close tolerance. Uncheck the Contiguous box if you want more control over which areas are erased.

The Free Transform feature in the Edit menu is typically used to scale and rotate a layer (or multiple layers if they are linked together). You can also type (Command)+(T) (Macintosh) or (Ctrl)+(T) (Window) as a shortcut to get to Free Transform. After you choose that command, you can click and drag the corner handles to scale the image or move your cursor beyond one of the corner handles and drag to rotate the image.

If you need to work with a particular selection over and over again, then choose Save Selection from the Select menu. To retrieve the selection later, choose Load Selection from the same menu. These saved selections will reamin in the file as long as you use the Photoshop or TIFE file formats. To save the image in any other file format, be sure to choose File>Save A copy , otherwise the file formats will not be available.

You can create a custom brush from any part of an image. With a Marquee, select the area you want to construct the brush and choose Define Brush from the Brush palette options. You can use the same method to create a custom brush from a specially painted shape.

Well, wouldn’t we all want to look a few years younger or magically erase facial blemishes? Maybe it’s not possible in real life, but luckily, we can turn back the clock digitally thanks to the History brush.

Open the image. Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Set the Radius just high enough to conceal any wrinkles or blemishes. Anything over 1 or 2 pixels is probably too much. Click OK to apply the Gaussian Blur.

If the History palette is not visible, go to Window>Show History. Click the small arrow in the upper right corner of the History palette and choose New Snapshop. Name the snapshot ‘Blurred’. At the top of the History palette, click the first snapshop to revert to the original image state. It should have the same name as your filename. Click in the square next to the blurred snapshot to set it as the source for the History brush. Create a new layer. Select the History brush. Choose a soft brush and paint kon the new layer. You will be applying paint from the blurred snapshop source image.

When you are happy with the final image, choose Layer>Merge Down to combine the retouched layer with the original image. Remember, there’s no going back after you merge the layers.

It’s the perfect picture… except that it has been ruined by those unsightly, glowing red eyes from camera flash. Fortunately, it’s fairly simple to correct.

Open the image, Go to Image>Duplicate and close the original. Go to View>New View. This will open a duplicate window of the same image. Zoom one of the windows so that you can see the eyes as large as possible. Set the other window view to 100 per cent. Arrange the two zoomed view and the 100 per cent view at the same time.

Select the red area of each eye using the Elliptical Marquee tool.

Hold the (Shift) key down for selecting the second eye without deselecting the first one. Go to Select>Feather, and apply a feather of 1 pixel. Go to Image>Adjust>Variations. The default pick in variations is usually just about right, but feel free to make adjustment as desired. You may need to make it darker or lighter. When you are satisfied, click OK.

If the red eye still persists, use the Burn tool to take it out. It should only take a couple of strokes with the Burn tool.