Are you tired of scrolling up and down the right side of Lightroom Develop module to get to the panel you want in Adobe Lightroom? – Top Tip – try Solo Mode
Adobe Lightroom Solo Mode automatically keeps only one panel open at a time. As you open another panel, the other automatically collapses. So now you don’t need to have 7 panels open and keep scrolling up and down to switch panels.
To turn it on, right-click on any dark gray area (the bits that surround your panels) in your left or right side panels.
A pop-up menu appears and Solo Mode will be one of the options.
Click it to turn it on.
Turning it on in the right side of the Develop module only turns it on for those panels – you need to turn it on for the left side too.
It’s also module specific so turning it on in Develop wont turn it on in the Library module.
They may not be as snazzy as Adobe’s Photoshop CS5, but here’s our list of free photo-editing software that make great substitutes to Photoshop if you’re not yet ready to splash out. They can also be a great choice for those who photograph or blog on the go and need a quick and easy way to edit images.
For fellow Photoshop fans we’ve scoured the web to bring you our favorite Photoshop blogs for either informative Photoshop Training in Brighton, Sussex, news and tips or for inspiring Photoshop feats (if you’re looking for the best Photoshop tutorial websites try this list). There are a lot of blogs out there, so read on to find the ones we thought most stood out…
We’ve been running Photoshop courses here at Silicon Beach Training in Brighton, Sussex, since 1999, and through a combination of great facilities, expert instructors and continually improving the courses we’ve become a recognised leader in the field (even if we do say so ourselves!)
Over the years we’ve added quite a few Photoshop workshops to our portfolio, so we thought it was high time they had their own section!
If you’d like to learn more about any of these or would like to make a booking, call our office on 01273 622272 or e-mail us at info@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
UPDATED: Adobe Photoshop CS5 has now been released (see Adobe’s website to order Photoshop CS5).
So whats new in Photoshop CS5?
Structural image editing -this looks like fun to me, I’m not sure how accurate it will be but look at the video below and see what will be possible. I just love the way you can select an object and it disappears. Just like magic.
We’ve been running workshops on Photoshop since 2000 back when we were still all using Photoshop 6! Now we’re up to CS4 (and looking forward to CS5!) so we thought it was about time we made some of our knowledge available in the Free Resources section of the site.
So – check out our Photoshop Resources for a wide range of tutorials, tips, how-to’s and techniques.
If you’re in need of more in-depth tuition from an industry expert, we offer the following courses on a public basis here in Brighton:
If you’re interested in attending a course and would like to know which would suit you best, please feel free to call us on 01273 622272 or e-mail info@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
If you’re new to Photoshop the interface can be a pretty daunting sight. The best way to learn is to attend one of our tutor led Adobe Photoshop workshops which are delivered by industry experts.
However – here are 5 quick and easy tips that will help beginners with their Photoshop technique and help you to save time:
Opening lots of palettes at the same time can clutter the Photoshop workspace and hide the image you’re working on. An easy way to get rid of palettes temporarily is to press thetab key. To bring them back again you just press the tab key once more.
If you’re producing newsletters, brochures or other printed media for your clients and are frequently outsourcing design work to creative agencies, you could save a fortune by investing in Adobe Design Training for your staff so that they can carry out some or all of the work in-house.
If you compare the cost of regularly commissioning a creative agency to produce a newsletter or brochure, compared with the one-off cost of training a member of staff in InDesign, Photoshop Lightroom or Illustrator to produce it, the savings are considerable…
A design agency will charge anything from £500 to several thousand pounds per job, whereas a place on one of our public Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator courses is just £445 + vat (or sometimes less if you take advantage of our last-minute offers). If you’re producing a monthly document you will be seeing a return on your training investment immediately, and the long-term savings will be considerable.
In addition to our public courses, we can also arrange bespoke training on dates to suit you, with content tailored around your requirements. On a bespoke course we can use your own documents as live examples, so you can leave the course with a template for your document completed, as well as the skills you need moving forward.
Private training starts from as little as £450 + vat for a 1-day one to one course. To discuss your requirements in more detail, call 01273 622272 or e-mail Alistair Wylie at alistair@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
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If you’re producing newsletters, brochures or other printed media for your clients and are frequently outsourcing design work to creative agencies, you could save a fortune by investing in 
