When you open a new canvas in Adobe Photoshop, the default setting creates a workspace covered with a gray and white checkerboard. This default background represents transparency -- as you begin ...

Shooting on a plain white or gray background has its advantages. All focus is on your subject, and there is little to distract from where you want the viewer’s attention to be. However, it can be a ...

Longtime Adobe Photoshop aficionados are likely familiar with selecting people or foreground objects and replacing what’s behind them, though not everyone knows all the tricks to doing it well. It’s ...