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April 2008      

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Tip#1: Hands-on evaluation of Genuine Fractals 2 Vs. Photoshop 5.5 bicubic up sampling

Photo Art Lesson #1: Recreating an image half photograph - half painting

Photo Art Lesson #2:  A visual guide to creating a black & white image from a color slide

Photo Art Lesson #3: Faded Edges

Photo Art Lesson 4: Selective Focus

Photo Art Lesson #5: Complex masking for layer interaction.

Photo Art lesson #6: Imitating feel and mode of monochrome infrared photography.

Abe Rafiq's Trick and Tips  
Eighth  in a series. Abe Rafiq's tips for better digital photography.

 

Carl Volk's Photoshop Tips

Digitally Hand-Coloring Black & White Photos

Creating Vignettes

Seamless Selection

Creating Duotones
for Printing and Web Pages

Changing Backgrounds and Adding Shadows

Adjusting Curves

Digital Spot Tone

Correcting Flash Fall Off

Turning Color into Black & White

 

Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges (reprinted with permission)

Six Easy Steps for Buying the Right Digital Camera for You
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
Six Easy Steps for Buying the Right Scanner for You
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
Tips for Storing and Managing Image Files
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
Choosing a Digital Image Editor
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
Tips for Storing and Managing Image Files
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
Choosing a Digital Image Editor
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
Image Projects for Kids
Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges
 
A "Starter Set" of 15 Digital Imaging Techniques
Here is a selection of ideas to start your own collection of photos for your own digital projects. Excerpted from Digital Camera Solutions. By Gregory Georges


Inkjet 101

Inkjet 101: Luminos Archival Papers
Michael Fulks continues the series on Ink Jet Printing with a look at Luminos archival papers.
 
Inkjet 101: Chapter 1
Drew Hendricks starts off a new "Let's Get Digital" series about inkjet papers and inks. In this article Drew discusses the differences between paper types and inks. 
 
Inkjet 101: Red River Papers
Next on our series about Inkjet papers and inks: Red River papers. 
 
Inkjet 101: More Papers
Michael Fulks presents more archival papers for inkjet printers.
 

Articles by Jim Austin

Photoshop Posters and Murals
Jim Austin demonstrates the use of Photoshop to create very large images. See how it's done.
 
Digital Thinking in the Dry Tortugas:
Establishing a workflow for your travel photography will help you bring back better pictures from your travels. By Jim Austin
 
PhotoShopping: Soft Focus Filters
A short Photoshop tip from Jim Austin

Dancing with Dolphins
Jim Austin talks about a recent experience with dolphins and how "Photoshopping" helped create images that captured that experience.
  
Your Brain on Photoshop(R)
Seven principles can help us escape imagery that is thoughtless and pictures we have done before.
This is your brain on Photoshop. Read this article by Jim Austin.
 
 Digital Time: Take a Clickin’ and Keep on Tickin’
How does time affect you, as a photographer, as well as your photography. A look at time, by Jim
Austin. Read all about it.

HDR For the Love of Light: Vision From Nine photographers. PART 1:
What is HDR photography? Why High Dynamic Range? How do I Make an HDR Image? Check this article out by Jim Austin.

The Beauty of Black-and-White HDR:
HDR, For the Love of Light: Part 3
Part 3 of Jim Austin's series on High Dynamic Range Imaging. Check it out.

How to Take High Dynamic Range Photographs: A Complete Visual, Step-by-step Lesson for the Latest Photo Imaging Technique from Jim Austin.

What HDR Really Stands For: How to Depict Reality
Learn the 5 key advantages to using High Dynamic Range photography from Jim Austin.

 

Articles by Michael Fulks

nik Sharpener Pro  
Powerful software to sharpen you images for the web, offset printing, or inkjet. A Review by Michael Fulks.
 
Creating an Infrared Effect from Color Images using Photoshop(tm)
Creating infrared-like images from normal color images is easy using Photoshop. Michael Fulks shows us how.
 
Performing Edge Burns in Photoshop 7.0
Edge burns can greatly enhance your images. See how to do this traditional darkroom technique in Photoshop. By Michael Fulks
 
  Product Review: Transcend High Capacity Compact Flash Cards
Are you ready for 4GB's of memory on a Compact Flash Card? What makes one CF card different from others? Is it worth paying more for faster (45X vs. 4X) CF cards? Find out in this review by Michael Fulks
Product Review: ACDSee7
The new ACDSee is out and if you haven't seen it yet you are in for a surprise. Find out why in this review by Michael Fulks
 
Variation to Edge Burns with Burning and Dodging using Photoshop Elements
Second in a series of Photoshop Elements tutorials. Find out how to do it.
 
Applying an Edge Burn using Photoshop Elements
A How-to article by Michael Fulks. Find out how to do it.
 
Creating a Selective Blur in Photoshop Elements
Another Photoshop Elements how-to by Michael Fulks. Find out how to do it.
 
Converting a Color Image to BW in Photoshop Elements
Here is another Photoshop Elements tutorial by Michael Fulks. Learn how you can do it.
 
  Making the Most of Exposure, Digitally
Clipping, Banding, and Combing: What does that mean? Find out in this article by Michael Fulks.

 

Articles by Paul Faust

With GoLive-5 You Can Do It, Do It Yourself Web Sites.  
Adobe's GoLive may be what you need to create great websites, by Paul W. Faust.
 
To Digitize, or Not To Digitize?
Want to go digital? What do your need after you get your camera? Paul W. Faust fill us in.
 
Do Photographers and PageMaker Really Mix? 
Paul W Faust tells how we, as photographers, can benefit by having this software in our tool box.
 
Photographers and DTP – (Desktop Publishing)
A review of Adobe InDesign, by Paul W. Faust. See why you need it.
 
Product Review: Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Photoshop CS2
Check out the new features in these Adobe products. Review by Paul W Faust.
 
Software Review: GoLive CS
A look at the latest version of Adobe's popular web design software, by Paul W Faust.
 
Product Review: Photoshop plug-ins
Paul W. Faust shows us some nifty plug-ins that will make your images into anything you want. (Well, almost!)

 

Other 

Shooting in the Dark
The challenges and rewards of low-light digital imaging by Mary De Haven.
 
Color Management and Photoshop 5
Color management is now easier and more useful with Photoshop 5.n. Here's how it works, by John Dudak.
 
Editorial
Is Digital Imaging Different from Photography? By Don Althaus.
 
"What's a Megapixel, and Why Should I Care?"
George Schaub discusses the importance of resolution and digital cameras.
 
Systematic Color Correction in Adobe Photoshop  
Mike Goldstein discusses a systematic way to improve any image, whether it came from a digital camera, a scanner, a Photo CD, or a Picture CD.
 
Digitize Your 35mm Slides
Review of  the Minolta Dimage F-2900 by Henry Adrian
 
Share Your Images
There are many websites that let you store and share your photos with family friends. Here's a few examples. By Michael McEnaney (Reprinted with permission from Digital Photographer)
 
The Webification of Photoshop
New additions to version 5.5 make for easier web graphics. By Monique I. Cuvelier and Peter Maureemootoo

The Photographer's Photoshop
Parts 1and 2. How to use Adobe's Photoshop™ to improve your photos, by Mike Goldstein.
 
Starting From Square One with Digital Cameras
Have you thought about adding a digital camera to your camera bag? Here are some tips to think about before purchasing one.
 
10 Most Needed Accessories:
Start the Digicam Experience Right With These Essential Tools. By Rick Martinez
 
Killing Artifacts
What You Should Know About "Lossy Compression" by Dan Reid.
 
Sony's Simple Solution
Sony's DSC-P1 Digital Camera. By Tony Gomez
 
Digital Printing of Black and White Images: A Host of Options
By working with various ink mixes that can be attained by using the Duotone dialog box in Adobe Photoshop and similar image manipulation software, the digital print maker can attain virtually any image color in a "black and white" print he or she desires, by George Schaub 
  
Step-by-Step RGB Image Correction in Photoshop
Here's an easy to follow step-by-step procedure to help you get what you expect from a digital image. by Michael Goldstein
 
Notebook Computers for Digital Camera Use
A laptop computer can be essential for the digital photographer. Here's how to pick one out. Check out this article by Steve Traudt.
 
Time for Swans: Digital Thinking
What is the creative process of involved from shooting digital images to creating a new image? Jim Austin gives us an example. Check it out.
 
Adjusting Your Nikon Scanner Software for Optimum Results, Part 1
    Adjusting Your Nikon Scanner Software for Optimum Results, Part 2
Getting the most out of your scanner involves getting to know it. Michael Goldstein explains how to use your scanner software to get the best results. See how he does it.
 
Round Negatives
Saving your precious digital images to something safe and long lasting is the concern of all digital photographers. Steve Traudt gives us some tips about using CD-R to archive our images. See his suggestions.
 Digital Infrared Photography Made Easy
Infrared photography is not just in the domain of film photographers any more. Many digital cameras are capable of recording IR light and producing images similar to those of film. You just need to establish the correct workflow. Here's how to do it, by Dale O'Dell.
 
Buying Your First Digital Camera
Looking to buy a digital camera? Check out this article by Brian Ratty on what to look for.
 
Film vs Digital
Why should you be considering going digital? Tim Grey gives a few reasons.
 
White Balance and Color Temperature in Digital Photography
Jim Altengarten tackles an often confusing subject for those new to digital photography.
 
A Look at Photoshop Elements 3
Scott Kelby presents a all new Photoshop Elements. This is a must upgrade! Check out the new features.

Removing or Lessening Wrinkles with Photoshop Elements 3.0
Scott Kelby returns with a tutorial.
 
Dancing with the Third Screen
Marie Swank explores her newfound fascination with image capturing and sharing via the cell phone—aka, the third screen. Learn more.

 

 

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