Comments on: Five Secrets of the Marquee Tools in Photoshop http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy The Bald http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-196770 Andy The Bald Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:38:33 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-196770 Thank you so much. You have no idea how often I've longed for something like tip 3, and it was there all along! Gotta love the way Photoshop hides functionality away on hidden key presses and clicks. Thank you so much. You have no idea how often I’ve longed for something like tip 3, and it was there all along! Gotta love the way Photoshop hides functionality away on hidden key presses and clicks.

]]> By: MANNY http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-65634 MANNY Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:37:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-65634 already seen this but always forget which combination to use; really nice having them all together like this; thank you! already seen this but always forget which combination to use; really nice having them all together like this; thank you!

]]> By: Fiona http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-65203 Fiona Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:54:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-65203 I just got a macbook, and holding down the shift key does not constrain things the way it does on a pc. So it doesn't lock me into a straight line, or into a square or circle. Does anyone know the keystroke combos on a new macbook for these functions? thanks I just got a macbook, and holding down the shift key does not constrain things the way it does on a pc. So it doesn’t lock me into a straight line, or into a square or circle. Does anyone know the keystroke combos on a new macbook for these functions?
thanks

]]> By: Daniel H Pavey http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64176 Daniel H Pavey Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:05:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64176 Really good list of tips I've stuggled with performing a few of these task in the past and didn't know about these options Thanks Really good list of tips

I’ve stuggled with performing a few of these task in the past and didn’t know about these options

Thanks

]]> By: Tim A. http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64172 Tim A. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:41:07 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64172 @pye - Many times the tool is used when masking out sections of an image or even cutting parts out of the image. In LR, you probably use the adjustment brush. All that is doing is revealing parts of a mask to show through the effect placed on the image (so to speak). With the marquee tool, I've done things like draw an eclipse around a 16:9 image on the layer mask and then blur out the edges of the image while keeping the center in focus. Of course there are ways to do this with gradients too. And you can do the same thing in LR as well. But this way it's far more precise. Either way, it allows you to make very specific selections and, by allowing you to make specific sized selections and also transform the selections, it gives you yet another tool to manipulate an image to what you saw in your own mind's eye. @pye – Many times the tool is used when masking out sections of an image or even cutting parts out of the image. In LR, you probably use the adjustment brush. All that is doing is revealing parts of a mask to show through the effect placed on the image (so to speak). With the marquee tool, I’ve done things like draw an eclipse around a 16:9 image on the layer mask and then blur out the edges of the image while keeping the center in focus. Of course there are ways to do this with gradients too. And you can do the same thing in LR as well. But this way it’s far more precise.

Either way, it allows you to make very specific selections and, by allowing you to make specific sized selections and also transform the selections, it gives you yet another tool to manipulate an image to what you saw in your own mind’s eye.

]]> By: susan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64142 susan Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:14:19 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64142 Great group of tidbits!!!! Great group of tidbits!!!!

]]> By: Pye http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64134 Pye Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:35:13 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64134 I don't have photoshop, I seem to get by with Lightroom. What I still don't know, after reading this article is why I would need the marquee tool. All I can infer from the article is that it draws circles and squares. I'm still unclear on exactly what this tool does. I don’t have photoshop, I seem to get by with Lightroom. What I still don’t know, after reading this article is why I would need the marquee tool. All I can infer from the article is that it draws circles and squares. I’m still unclear on exactly what this tool does.

]]> By: Rodrigo http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64118 Rodrigo Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64118 In Photoshop, the selection tools are essential... And to ask questions, articles like this are essential. Great job! In Photoshop, the selection tools are essential…
And to ask questions, articles like this are essential.

Great job!

]]> By: Arya http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64112 Arya Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:54:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64112 Great! A few good things here I didn't know - but which have given me some headaches earlier! Great! A few good things here I didn’t know – but which have given me some headaches earlier!

]]> By: Dana Lane http://www.digital-photography-school.com/five-secrets-of-the-marquee-tools-in-photoshop/comment-page-1#comment-64102 Dana Lane Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:39:14 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8592#comment-64102 Thank you for the tips! I didn't know any of these, and I've been using PS for a good long time! :) Thank you for the tips! I didn’t know any of these, and I’ve been using PS for a good long time! :)

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