Photo Connected - Photoshop Tips

My friends, I have a time to play with Photoshop (I use Photoshop CS2). I am going to show an easy tip that you can use for uniquely creating postcards, wallpaper, gifts ,etc. I don’t know how to technically call this technique is but I call “Photo Connected”. After you try with the following steps, you can create unique photos like these :)

1. Open your photo.

2. Draw a selection. In this case, I draw small rectangular selection over the giant sculpture face.

3. Save the selection because you will use it later on. (Select>Save Selection)

4. You can name your selection. I name it as “Original Selection”
5. Rotate the selection (Select> Transform Selection)

6. Create a photo frame (Edit>Stroke). I use 20 px stroke, location inside and normal blending mode with 100% opacity.


7. Copy your photo frame layer by pressing CRT+J. So, you will see the duplicated layer (layer1) as picture below.

8. Let drop the shadow to create dimension of photo. Go to layer pallet, click “Add layer style” (f logo) and select Drop Shadow. Then you will see the “Layer Style” and please try to play with parameters and see what effect is until you feel good with it. After you finish this step, you will see the new created photo frame on top of your original image. Then you need to create another photo frames by using the same instructions above.



9. Load selection (Select> Load Selection) so that you can use the same photo frame size. ** Most importantly, you must select the Background Layer.


10. Move the selection the new area. I move it up a bit and repeat from Step 5 to Step 7.


11. This is an easier way to copy later style from “Layer1”. Right click on Layer1 and select “Copy Layer Style” and then select “Layer2”. Right click and select “Paste Layer Style”. Yeah : )



12. Then you repeat steps above again and again until you are OK with your photo. In this example, I create 6 layers total.

13. Let change the background layer. Go to layer pallet and select Channel Mixer as picture below. Check Monochrome Box to create black and white photo style and let try to adjust parameters until you are happy with your black and white black ground. Moreover, you can add new background photo on top of your original background layer.

Oh yeah finish, this is just an example and let try with your photos. It is very fun : )