Welcome to the March 2005 Newsletter. We've listed all of the changes to the website below. Good luck to everyone in the Contest. Winners will be notified within the next 2 days. For the April Newsletter Contest, all current subscribers will be added automatically.
Latest Site News
We've tried to improve the navigation of the site by implementing a better menu system, as well as adding a search site link near the top of most pages. All searches are now powered by Google. On our Advanced Search page you can read tips on how to improve your results when searching the site.
Photoshop Blog - Featuring Free Tips
Make sure to read through our Photoshop Blog, where you can find a collection of free Photoshop Tips that are reprinted by permission, and sponsored by The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). The Blog also has an RSS feed available for those of you who have a newsreader.
Visit the Photoshop Blog
Free Fonts — New Directory Page
Have a look at our new 100% Absolutely Free Fonts page. We've put together a list of the top websites that offer free fonts for Mac and Windows.
We've also started a "Site In The Spotlight" feature on some pages. On the fonts page we've spotlighted Misprinted Type 3.0 by Eduardo Recife - which offers very beautiful, professional-looking fonts for free.
Visit the Free Fonts Directory page
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 Unleashed Review
We've reviewed the new DVD training for Elements 3 hosted by Deke McClelland. Here's a snippet:
"It is remarkable how the overall costs of digital photography have gone down. Just a few years ago a digital camera that could match the quality of an image from a film camera would have cost over $5,000. Now you can buy a decent digital camera for under $300.
"Photoshop training courses have also seen a downward trend in pricing. Total Training's latest — Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 Unleashed — offers over 6 hours of lessons, includes project files and bonus stock photos, and costs less than $60. That's a very good deal considering the host is none other than Deke McClelland, who I consider to be one of the top Photoshop teachers in the world."
Visit the Photoshop Elements 3 Unleashed Review page
2 New Video Clip Tutorials For Photoshop Elements 3
We've added two more free video clips from the Total Training Presents: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 Unleashed DVD, hosted by Deke McClelland — Displace Filter, and Shape Tool.
View Displace Filter
View Shape Tool
New Digital Photography Resource Center
Our new Digital Photography Resource Center offers digital photography news, articles, books, and a special camera raw section.
You'll find a collection of articles from digital photography guru Ben Long. On the Camera Raw page you'll find free tutorials that will help you learn the way to work with this format. And if you do not now what camera raw is, this is the place to start. The book page lists the latest publications.
Visit the Digital Photography Resource Center
Canon Upgrades World’s Best Selling Digital SLR
Canon has upgraded the EOS 300D with the 8.0 Megapixel, 3 frame per second EOS 350D Digital.
The EOS 350D Digital features a newly developed, second generation, extremely low noise APS-C size 8.0 Megapixel CMOS sensor. It is powered by the same DIGIC II image processor found in Canon’s professional series D-SLR cameras, and features 3 frame per second, 14 frame burst operation, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, simultaneous RAW and Large JPEG writing and 0.2 second start up time. The camera is more than 10% lighter and 25% smaller by volume than the EOS 300D. It is available in both black and silver finishes.
visit the Canon Digital Rebel XT page
The Ethereal Beauty Of Distant Planets
There are some absolutely gorgeous photos on the various NASA sites and we've put together a page of links to them. Most of the links are to the The Cassini-Huygens Mission, where you'll find some stunning photos of Saturn.
NASA images generally are not copyrighted and are available for use on websites. We thought they might inspire you to create something out of this world.
Visit the NASA Planet Photos page
O'Reilly Releases "Creating Photomontages with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook"
Translated from French into English for the first time, this lavish collection of digital creations is a visual smorgasbord for digital imaging professionals, graphic artists, photographers, and anyone involved in the creation of digital images or animations. "Creating Photomontages with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook" gives intermediate-to-advanced Photoshop users invaluable guidance through all aspects of photomontage creation.
From the genesis of each project (including sources of inspiration, assignment specifications, working with an art director) to its practical execution (photo shoot, retouching steps, special effects), the authors provide step-by-step instructions on the entire process.
Visit the Designer's Notebook Page
Tip Of The Month: Opening Multiple Images And Closing The Browser
Want to open multiple photos at once and have Photoshop close the File Browser for you? Just Command-click (PC: Control-click) on all the photos you want to open, then press Option-Return (PC: Alt-Enter). All the selected photos will open, and the File Browser will close.
A Thank You To Our Friends, Partners & Sponsors
We'd like to thank our friends, partners and sponsors: Power Retouche, AbsolutVision, Peachpit Press, O'Reilly Media, Hostway, Total Training, and The National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
April 2005 Newsletter Preview
That's all for this month's newsletter. Next month we'll cover all the latest updates with links to each entry in the April newsletter. Also in April we'll have some exclusive discounts and specials for Newsletter members — including web hosting from Hostway and video training from Total Training.
Until then Happy Photoshopping!
