Creative PhotoShop Lighting Techniques

by Barry Huggins

An essential guide for all digital photographers and graphic artists, Creative Photoshop Lighting Techniques elevates Photoshop to a completely new and exciting level. Here you'll find easy-to-follow sequences, that show you how to recreate film nior, neon light and heat haze, how to create the effects of fire, fog, smoke and steam, and how to emulate moonlight, sunsets, rainbows, underwater light and high - and low-key portraits.

Downloads

To download the original files that we used to create the projects click on the circle icon (below right) and select from the following options: On a PC right click and select "Save Target As," then select a folder in which to save the file On a Mac, click the link and the file will download automatically .tif 
  Chapter 3: Quality of Light  
P30 Creating Cold Light (468KB)
P32 Creating Low-Key Images (608KB)
P36 Creating Low-Key Images (308KB)
P38 Mixing Different Types of Light (344KB)
P40 Creating Moonlight (468KB)
P41 Using Gradients (316KB)
P42 Moonlight (320KB)
P45 Creating Candlelight - Candle (416KB)
P45 Creating Candlelight - Woman (716KB)
     
  Chapter 4: Lighting & Weather  
P60 Converting Overcast Days to Sunny Days (420KB)
P68 Creating Lighning (348KB)
P72 Creating Rainbows (428KB)
P74 Creating a Heat Haze (388KB)
P76 Creating Fog (376KB)
     
  Chapter 5: Shadows & Projections  
P82 Creating Cast Shadows (496KB)
P84 Creating Shadows from Objects (364KB)
P87 Casting Light & Shadow - Venetian Blinds (584KB)
P90 Cast Light from Windows (484KB)
     
  Chapter 6: Reflections  
P98 Creating Reflections in Water (384KB)
P102 Creating Metal Reflections (560KB)
P104 Creating Reflections in Curved Glass (184KB)
P108 Removing Unwanted Reflections (388KB)
     
  Chapter 7: Special Effects with Light  
P116 Creating Retro Studio Portrait Lighting (340KB)
P120 Creating a Film Noir Lighting Style (376KB)
P126 Creating Light Through Smoke & Steam (320KB)
P130 Creating Filtered Light Through Dust (404KB)
P134 Creating Fire (404KB)
P138 Creating Silouettes (480KB)
P140 Casting Stage Lighting (552KB)
P158 Creating Car Light Trails (536KB)
P162 Lighting & Switching Off Traffic Signals (348KB)
P170 Creating a Star Filled Night Sky (488KB)
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