Damien Symonds

I'm so sorry, I promised Meg I wouldn't show people how to do hers any more. But if you can't find anything that inspires you here, find another photographer doing similar work and post for me.

This is quite a large file, which is why I didn't share it before, but I hope, if you can download it, it will help. PSD file

I assume her veil is still a work in progress? The hand will be tricky, because I bet the suit has texture? May I see it close up?

Great! Did that particular photo have any layers in it before you ran the action? Did you run the action on top of all the other layers?

Did replacing it work?

Yes. But PLEASE don't wait any longer to learn how to sharpen properly. https://www.damiensymonds.net/trainingsharp.html

Great, so just re-load that one from where it's saved on your hard drive?

So everything else is running ok? It's just when you run an action? Is it all actions, or only some?

Every time you "restart" yourself. That is, every night.

I'm glad, but it doesn't make any sense. It shouldn't be necessary. Yeah, that's bad. Especially since you're working with so many files open.

Also ... 3. How long since you last restarted your computer?

Two questions ... If you Ctrl-click on the thumbnail of the image layer in the Layers Panel, does it bring up marching ants around the (invisible) image as it's supposed to? If you right-click on the hexagon layer and choose "Rasterize layer" does that make any difference?

Ok, may I see a screenshot while it's clipped?

Yes, because it's not positioned over the hexagon, right? Once it's clipped, just use the Move Tool (which you already have selected in your screenshot) to move the photo so the baby appears inside the shape. Are you sure the hexagon layer is on "Normal" blend mode and 100% opacity the way it should be?

And you're saying that when you hit Ctrl Alt G, nothing happens?

May I see a screenshot of your Layers panel?

Hi Roxana, how much will the files be reduced in size for the website?

You're welcome.

This one seems akin: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/original-old-hand-coloured-map-world-129602879?src=0Cn2M7SvQa_GIMmH1WY_yA-1-27

The PNG thing is a big fat myth. You never need PNG for printing, don't worry. The first question is: "Do you have the rights to use this image?" Simply because you CAN download an image from the web and put it into Photoshop, doesn't mean you're ALLOWED to do so. Make sure you check on that. If you are satisfied that it's ok to use, then we turn our attention to the file itself. It's only 1103 pixels wide. If we assume that print resolution is 300ppi, then this image is only printable at 3.67 inches wide (ironically, that's barely bigger than an actual passport photo). I rather suspect you'd intended to print it larger than that. People will tell you, and they're right, that it's perfectly possible to enlarge a file beyond the rigid mathematical calculation that I made above. However, such enlargements are dependent on the quality of the file, and there we come to the second problem - this is a very damaged file. It has clearly been saved with very aggressive jpeg compression. So I'm not sure I'd even trust it to print nicely at 3.67 inches wide, let alone larger. So, I'd urge you to do one of the following: Contact the owner of the image, if it's possible to find them, and ask to purchase a higher-resolution version of it. Go to a reputable stock image site such as shutterstock.com or istockphoto.com and search for "world map". You'll find lots of amazing options to choose from, and not too expensive.

How did you go?

How did you go, Jodie?

How did they take it?

Where did you end up on this one?