Photoshop is used for professional image editing. In this post, we learn in detail the meaning of Photoshop, different plug-ins, applications, advantages & disadvantages.

What is Photoshop?

Photoshop is a popular photo editing, retouching application. It is a collection of tools and services developed by Adobe Inc., and hence this app is popularly known as Adobe Photoshop.

Fig. 1  Introduction to Photoshop

Pixel manipulation, picture organization, photo retouching, and more are all aspects of the Adobe family, including Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, Express, Fix, Sketch, and Photoshop Mix. This software has become the industry standard both in Raster Graphics Editing and digital art in general.

Initially, this software was only available on Apple Mac computers, but now it’s accessible in Microsoft Windows. Over the following few years, Microsoft’s global influence expanded. So, the Windows version allowed the Adobe software to reach more audience.

RGB (Red Green Blue), CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black), CIELAB, spot color, duotone and many color models, you can edit and composite raster pictures on several layers. It also supports masks, alpha compositing. In order provide these capabilities, it offers its own PSD and PSB file formats.

Fig. 2  Matt Painting 

What is Photoshop Plug-in?

Apart from the various tools available in photoshop that are required for editing, you have something called plug-ins. To extend the software’s capabilities, plug-ins(add-on programs) are added. Specific plug-ins, such as Adobe Camera Raw, are produced by Adobe, while most plug-ins are built by third parties following Adobe’s specifications.

Plug-ins can do things like filter, export, import, selection, color correction, and automation. Filter plug-ins, which may be accessed in Filter menu, are the most prevalent. Filter plug-ins can change or create content based on the currently displayed image.

How to Learn Photoshop Basics?

The Creative Cloud website allows you to download your app.

Sign -> Adobe account

Click -> Download or Install App.

Note: Photoshop, and other Creative Cloud apps can be installed on up to two computers.

You can learn fundamentals of any application with the help of free tutorials available on Creative Cloud. Click on this link: Learn | Adobe Creative Cloud | Photoshop to know more about the learning tutorials.

Fig. 3  Adobe Creative Cloud Website

Is Adobe Photoshop, a Raster Graphics Editor?

Yes, this software is a Raster Graphics Editor for both Windows and macOS. With Raster Graphics Editor software, users can generate and modify pictures on the computer screen and save them in one of many Raster Graphics File formats (also known as bitmap images), such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF. As soon as the application is launched, a sidebar with a range of tools for picture editing appears to the left of the screen.

How to Edit Photos in Photoshop?

There are few simple steps you can follow to edit your photos.

1. First, select the photo that needs to be edited.
2. You may trim edges, modify the shape and scale of a shot, and even correct a jagged coastline or horizon with the Crop tool.
3. Using the adjustment layers, you can improve the lighting and color.
4. With the Spot Healing Brush and Patch tools, you can remove distracting objects.
5. Convert color to black and white, add a tinted appearance, and experiment with focus with the Tilt-Shift Blur filter.
6. To add a final touch to your shot, use a sharpening filter.
7. Then, to save your work for future editing, save your modified file in PSD format. Save a JPEG copy of your shot to share it online or through email.

Fig. 4 – Different Filters in Photoshop

How to Find Photoshop Serial Number?

Serial Number becomes important for the user to register and update the Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements and use it as the full version. Locating a serial Number is easy if you follow the below mentioned steps:

1. Open the Photoshop application
2. Click ->”Help” (Main toolbar -> Top of the program).
3. Select About Photoshop
4. Photoshop Serial Number is located at the bottom of the “About Photoshop” dialog box.

Fig. 5  Photoshop Serial Number

Applications of Photoshop

1. Many businesses use this software for branding and marketing. To enhance the quality of the images you take with your camera, they need to be edited. Moreover, using the color adjustment tool you can make image outstanding.
2. You can produce visually appealing graphic like book cover design, leaflet design, flyer design, marketing materials, and brand building material etc.
3. It also used to build captivating landing pages, site designs, product representations, logos, icons as well.
4. Its most recent version, you can design anything, simply produce a passport or stamp size pictures to taking printouts.

Advantages of Photoshop

The advantages include:

1. This application lets you make everyday edits and complete image transformations on the desktop, mobiles, and tablet. Objects can be cropped, objects removed, and photos can be retouched and combined by experimenting with color and effects.
2. With the use of Adobe Camera Raw plug-in, you can import and enhance raw pictures from different cameras
3. Without any expensive plug-ins, all popular and available image formats can be edited.
4. It consists number of tools to assist, which changes mediocre images into amazing one.

Disadvantages of Photoshop

The disadvantages are:

1. The UI is a little tough to use for first-time users. Mastering the application with all its complexities may be a time-consuming process. To learn how to utilize all essential tools for picture retouching, one must be adequately trained.
2. Since it is very costly, only organizations, companies, and institutional artists can afford. However, the cost of basic retouching and editing would be on higher side for infrequent users.
3. It takes up large space on your computer’s hard drive. As a result, you should keep this software on a big hard disc with enough memory space.

Conclusion

Despite a few drawbacks, it remains the most popular graphic editing application, with strong and versatile tools that anybody can use with confidence.

Author: Chakri

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