Adding an Enhanced Lighting Effect
Matt shows us a cool lighting trick to enhance your photos, using a Gradient Fill adjustment layer.
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Related Tags: gradient fill, lighting effects, lighting techniques
Sandra
May 13, 2011 at 2:52 pm
I noticed that you had group folders in your layers palette. How do you make group folders in photoshop elements and what for and when. Or was this a photoshop file originally that you put into photoshop ELENMENTS to just show us the gradient effect?
Rick
May 13, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I’m pretty sure that this was a Photoshop file that Matt started with.
Bob
May 26, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Matt’s tips are always great. I was just trying to remember how to get light rays (Beams) and now I have it.
Thanks Matt
Robert
September 7, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Nice effect. I tried it with a black and white photo. This was a great follow-up on Dianna Day’s Grasping the Gradient Tool PDF tutorial.
Peter
December 15, 2011 at 8:07 am
Matt always has excellent techniques/tips. I used this one (Enhanced Lighting Effect) when creating Christmas cards for 2011, and the results I got were dynamic. I’ve already gotten excellent feedback from recipients of the Christmas cards. The “cheat sheets” are very helpful. If possible, please continue producing them.
Richard
April 29, 2012 at 6:20 am
Very cool technique, I have a few photos in mind already I’m going to try this on. Thanks.