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Cropping

7. Cropping is when you want to include only a specific part of an image and get rid of the rest.

Example 7a - The original image.

Example 7b - Using the Marquee Tool to select the part you want to keep. Go into Image menu and choose Crop.

Example 7c - Now only part of the original image is kept.

Feathering

8. Feathering is when you want an image to have a very soft border. But don't over use it.

Example 8a - This is the original image. It has very solid edges and look very ordinary. Nothing special about it.

Example 8b - Select the Marquee Tool. Enter a number in the "Feather:" box. You have to enter number before you select the image or it will not work. After you enter the number, select the entire image by drawing a giant square over the image. You should notice the selected edges are rounded. Now Edit and Copy the image to a new document.

Example 8c - Paste the selected image to a new file. Now this image has very soft edges. It looks like a picture from your dream!?

Lenz Flare

9. Lenz Flare is a very useful filter that creates special lighting effect. It makes your image look more realistic than it is.

Example 9a - Original image without using any filter.

Example 9b - Go into Filter menu, Renter and choose Lenz Flare. Pick the desire Percentage, Lens Types and click OK. Now the above image looks much more realistic in just a few seconds. Pretty cool huh? But again, do not overuse it like many people do.

These are only a few things you can do with Photoshop. The rest is up to you to discover them.

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