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3) Search for cheap photos

When trying to find a photo that would suit a certain website, it is sometimes hard to find something for free – especially if you're trying to be original and to not repeat other websites' chosen images. To fix that, there are websites of photographers and cartoonists who sell the use of their creations for a small one-time nominal fee.

4) When given a badly photographed image, turn it into black and white

Sometimes a client gives you images you can't use Рeither because they are so poorly photographed or lit, that they are barely visible, or because their quality doesn’t fit the rest of the photos you have, and any modifications would be visible. In that case turn the photo into a gray one, or purely black and white in the worst cases.

5) When trying to make something pop, blur everything else

Sometimes you need to make an ordinary every day object attractive and visible. One way to do that – which could have been done while photographing the object, but can also be done in Photoshop – is to make everything else around it blurry, and to turn the brightness of the object up a bit.

6) Use depth of field to make people prominent

Sometimes you are given pictures shot on a simple digital camera by an amateur, at some event. They provide as much detail of the dirt in the background as they do of the person being photographed. To fix that you need to add a depth of field, which will make the person more prominent in the photo.

7) Only have negatives? Scan them as is

A lot of people make the mistake of spending lots of money to get their negatives developed, which leaves them with a lot of photos they don't need. Instead you can scan the negatives using a process you can easily repeat. It will give you quality images, which you will be able to easily edit.