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Cross Processing Action - Free Photoshop Cross Processing Effects
September 01, 2010
Download the Free Cross Processing Action. From the action page: Cross-processing, briefly, is a photographic technique where (usually) slide film (E6) is processed in the set of chemicals usually used to process print film (C41). (Less common is cross-processing in the other direction -- print film processed in slide film chemicals) The result is images with oddly skewed colors and increased contrast and saturation. The problem we're running into now, however, is that this process depends on shooting with film. What happens if you're one of the photographers who have made the jump to digital? Well, for those who use the digital like me, and like this technique, I created the Cross-Processing Action. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I do.
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Digital Design: Foundations of Web Design - Preview
September 01, 2010
Digital Design is a year-long, project-based curriculum that develops skills in web design and production using Adobe web tools. You can use the curriculum in web design education or in more general career and technical education. Digital Design develops key digital communication skills such as design, project management, and web technology. Each project builds on lessons learned previously.
Digital Design aligns with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students (2007) as well as the new Adobe Certified Associate Web Communication and Rich Media Communication objectives to prepare students for certification.
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The Digital Design curriculum includes instructor unit and activity guidelines, reproducible student materials, and some media assets to support web design education. Use the entire curriculum or any of the eight individual units. Download the introduction and the first project to get an idea of the format for the web design lessons.
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Polaroid Generator 2 - Free Photoshop Polaroid Effect Actions
September 01, 2010
Download the Polaroid Generator 2 Action Pack and use the actions to create some unique and convincing Polaroid effects.
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Visual Design: Foundations of Design and Print Production - Preview
September 01, 2010
Visual Design is a year-long, project-based curriculum that develops skills in design and print production using Adobe tools. You can use the curriculum in graphic design education or in more general career and technical education. Visual Design develops key digital communication skills such as design, project management, and graphic and print technology. Each project builds on lessons learned previously.
Visual Design aligns with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students (2007) as well as the new Adobe Certified Associate Visual Communication objectives to prepare students for certification.
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The Visual Design projects include instructor project guidelines and reproducible student materials. Use the full curriculum or any of the nine individual projects. Download the introduction and the first project to get an idea of the format for the lessons.
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Digital Video: Foundations of Video Design and Production - Preview
September 01, 2010
This year-long, project-based video curriculum develops career and communication skills in video production using Adobe tools. Use the curriculum in career and technical education courses — or any other course that involves the use of video.
The Digital Video curriculum develops knowledge in storytelling, capturing and editing video and audio, and finalizing content for DVD or web through emphasis on design, project management, and video technology. Each project builds on lessons learned previously. The Digital Video curriculum aligns with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students (2007).
The Digital Video projects include instructor project guidelines and reproducible student materials. Use the full curriculum or any of the eight individual projects. Download the introduction and the first project to get an idea of the format for the lessons.
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Expanding Dynamic Range In Photoshop - Adapted From Rick Sammon's HDR Secrets for Digital Photographers
September 01, 2010
The following tutorial, Expanding Dynamic Range In Photoshop, was adapted from Rick Sammon's HDR Secrets for Digital Photographers.
Look ma! No HDR program or HDR plug-in! That’s right, HDR fans. This image was created in Photoshop with basic adjustments that were applied with adjustment layers. Sure, the dynamic range of the image was expanded. But compared to some of the other images in my book, the dynamic range of the actual scene was not very wide. Still, to achieve a realistic image, the dynamic range had to be expanded. What follows is an overview of the Photoshop process I used to create the image. Keep in mind that if the dynamic range of your scene is within three f/stops, you can manage it in Photoshop. If it’s greater than that, you really should use Photomatix.
I took this image at sunrise at South Tufa on Mono Lake in California.
Adjustment Layers are the Law
Here is my original digital image. The light at sunrise was nice, but not for a straight photograph. Before digital photography, if I had loaded my camera with slide film, I would not have taken this picture. At the time this was captured, I was able to envision the end-result, knowing the capabilities of Photoshop. I took the shot ... and man o’ man, am I sure glad I did!
Below is a screen grab of the Layers panel. It shows all of the adjustment layers and layer masks that I created to enhance the image.
If you are new to Photoshop, it’s important to know that an adjustment layer is a method of applying an adjustment to an image without working directly on the original file. Your adjustments are placed on a covering layer. That way, your original image always remains untouched.
After you apply an adjustment, you can mask out the effect. Just set black as the foreground color in the Tool Bar, and click on the layer mask. Then, just use the Brush tool to paint over the area that you don’t want affected by the effect.
To create the image at the top of this page, I used the following adjustment layers, which show up in the layer panel (from bottom to top) Shadows/Highlights, Hue/Saturation, Curves and Photo Filter.
As a final step, I sharpened the image using Unsharp Mask. You always want to apply sharpening as the final step, because other adjustments—such as Curves, Levels and Brightness/Contrast—also affect sharpness, and the last thing you want to do is over-sharpen an image.
Basic Adjustments, Big Improvement
Here is a screen grab of all my adjustment windows. You see them here together; but when you are working on an image, you’ll only see one at a time. I made this screen grab just for your convenience.
All these adjustment layers are accessible by going to Layer > New Adjustment Layer. The one exception is Shadows/Highlights.
The Shadows/Highlights adjustment is not readily available as an adjustment layer. You need to know this trick to make that happen: Click on the background layer of an image while holding down the Control key on your keyboard, and then choose Convert to Smart Object.
When working on my image, I opened up the shadows and toned down the highlights using Shadows/Highlights. I increased the saturation and color using Hue/Saturation. And I brightened the image using Curves. I then added some more color with the Photo Filter. As a final step, I sharpened the image using Unsharp Mask.
Note that you can use Unsharp Mask as an adjustment layer if you first go to Filter > Convert for Smart Filters. An advantage of this technique is that you can apply sharpening to certain parts of the image. In this picture, the parts I selected for the effect were the tufas (rock formations) and not the sky and water.
Adapted with permission from Rick Sammon's HDR Secrets for Digital Photographers by Rick Sammon. Copyright © 2010 (Wiley Publishing)
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Working With Camera Raw In Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Free Sample Chapter Tutorial From Photoshop CS5 Visual QuickStart Guide
September 01, 2010
In this free chapter from Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, you’ll learn how to open digital photos into the Camera Raw dialog (called “Camera Raw,” for short), and then use the many tabs in Camera Raw to correct your photos for under- or overexposure, blurriness, color casts, poor contrast, and other defects. Chapter contents:
Why use Camera Raw?
Choosing preferences for opening photos
Opening photos into Camera Raw
The Camera Raw tools
Cropping and straightening photos
Choosing default workflow settings
Using the Camera Raw tabs
Using the Basic tab
Using the Tone Curve tab
Using the HSL/Grayscale tab
Using the Detail tab
Adding a grain texture
Using the Adjustment Brush
Retouching a photo
Saving and applying Camera Raw settings
Synchronizing Camera Raw settings
Converting, opening, and saving Camera Raw files
Opening and placing photos into Photoshop as Smart Objects
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Free Photoshop Tutorial Magazine - Free PDF Download
September 01, 2010
The September 2010 issue of PSD Photoshop Magazine is now online. From the intro:
Be creative and let us inspire you with our September tutorials: In this issue, Alena Lazareva will show you how to make a beautiful digital painting
of a Forest Fairy and José-Paulo Reis – how to prepare an intriguing vector image. You can also improve your photo retouch skills with Ylenia Peronti and Armand Johnson or become a master of a realistic digital painting, in which George Patsouras will help you. You can also enjoy the works of Randy Monteith, our cover artist, and read the interview with Natalia Voloshyn, April Elisabeth and Armand Johnson. Download the free Photoshop PSD Magazine here.
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TransferBigFiles.com Launches iPhone App To Send HD Videos Wirelessly From An iPhone
September 01, 2010
TransferBigFiles today launched the first iPhone app that enables iPhone users to send full-quality HD videos and photos wirelessly from an iPhone. The files are kept in cloud storage provided by TransferBigFiles.com where users (and their friends and family) can then easily share or retrieve the files using any web browser.
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Nice Collection Of Thousands Of Free Photoshop Patterns
September 01, 2010
I just found a collection of two thousand free Photoshop patterns. Not all of them are fantastic, but at least one thousand of them are. Have a look!
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Photoshop CS5: Selections in Depth - Free Training Video Clips - lynda.com
August 29, 2010
In Photoshop CS5: Selections in Depth, author Jan Kabili offers a comprehensive tour of Photoshop CS5's selection features. Selection options are the key to performing creative imaging tasks, such as isolating photo adjustments and making image composites. This course covers selection basics as well as the nuances of selections, including selecting hair, refining masks, saving and recalling selections, working in Quick Mask mode, and creating selections based on image properties, such as luminosity and color channels. Exercise files are included with the course. You can go to the series page and view some free video clips from this training. Below a list of the available free clips:
Using Content-Aware Fill - 05:31
Expanding selections - 06:21
Selecting hair, pt. 1 - 06:26
Selecting hair, pt. 2 - 06:06
Snapping to edges with the Magnetic Lasso tool - 05:40
Increasing contrast in Camera Raw - 08:40
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AKVIS Sketch for Photo Kiosks: Bringing Creativity to Convenience
August 29, 2010
Photo Kiosk version of its successful program AKVIS Sketch. AKVIS Sketch converts digital photos into pencil sketches and watercolor drawings. Now there is a commercial version for mini-labs and self-service photo printing devices. Thanks to the photo kiosk license, those who are not familiar with photo-editing can convert their photos into drawings and then print them immediately. Since the program offers the possibility to add the texture of a canvas or other surfaces, the effect will be perfect. One license permits you to install the software on five digital photo stations.
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HTML5 First Look - Free HTML 5 Training Video Clips - lynda.com
August 28, 2010
In HTML5 First Look, author James Williamson introduces the newest HTML specification, providing a high-level overview of HTML5 in its current state, how it differs from HTML 4, the current level of support in various browsers and mobile devices, and how the specification might evolve in the future. Exercise files accompany the course. You can go to the series page and view some free video clips from this training. Below a list of the available free clips:
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New Free Style — Brown Cardboard Photoshop Style
August 28, 2010
A nice new style for free download at Photoshop Style A Day: Brown Cardboard Photoshop Style - perfect for a handcrafted look in your design.
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Flash Engineers Command More Than $150,000 A Year In Salary
August 25, 2010
From the Wall Street Journal: Silicon Valley, hot job categories come and go as different technologies shift in and out of favor. The latest example: Flash engineers.
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How To Make Texture Brushes - Tutorial From BittBox
August 26, 2010
There's a very good tutorial on how to create texture brushes in Photoshop over at the BittBox site. From the intro: A long, long time ago I wrote a detailed tutorial on how to make a Photoshop brush. Today, I want to show how to make a texture brush. It’s one of my favorite ways to add texture to a design, without the need to mess with merging images and blending modes on top of that. Let’s get started.
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Free Brick Textures From BittBox
August 26, 2010
Get some free brick textures from Bittbox. Here are the details: Looking back through past Texture Tuesday posts I was surprised to see that I haven’t posted a set of brick textures for you guys. Brick textures come in handy for any sort of grungy or urban designs you may be working on. I’m looking for some fresh texture ideas for future posts, so if you have any requests or thoughts just leave them in the comments. Thanks!
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August 25, 2010
Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition is renowned across the photographic and printing industries for its ability to increase image size well over 1000% without the loss of sharpness that you would normally expect in Photoshop. Now is the perfect time to buy this award-winning Photoshop plug-in. Save $140 now through September 6th, 2010. Follow this link and get $140 off of Genuine Fractals Pro Edition instantly.
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Nik Software Announces New HDR Efex Pro Software - New High Dynamic Range Software Offers Wide Range Of Control - Plus 15% Discount
August 25, 2010
Nik Software today announced HDR Efex Pro, a completely new HDR imaging toolkit designed to help photographers quickly and easily achieve the full spectrum of HDR enhancements from the realistic to artistic.
High dynamic range photography is a process in which multiple exposures are captured, aligned and merged to generate a single image that enables a much wider range of colors, highlights, and shadows. HDR techniques are typically used to enhance landscape, architectural, nighttime, and artistic photography.
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Painterly Effects With Topaz Plugins - Beautiful Painterly Samples
August 21, 2010
Below are an original photo and a painterly effect achieved using Topaz Labs Photoshop Plugins. Nice work. You can see more samples here.
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Designing CSS Page Layouts With Dreamweaver CS5 - Free Sample Chapter From Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques
August 20, 2010
You can read a sample chapter — Designing CSS Page Layouts with Dreamweaver CS5 — from the book Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques. From the intro:
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Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6
August 20, 2010
Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6 is a concise, current, and affordable
full-color guide to the key techniques for working with digital images. Choose the How-Tos guide when you want to learn the features and functions that provide immediate results. This book covers core features without getting bogged down in obscure details; it provides a single reference for effective Lightroom-to-Photoshop and ACR-to-Photoshop workflows.
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Flash Professional CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Modifying Simple Graphics
August 19, 2010
You can read through an 12-page free sample chapter from Flash Professional CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide — Flash Professional CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Modifying Simple Graphics.
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Photoshop For Video Book - How To Use Photoshop For Television, Video, Internet, and DVD Projects
August 18, 2010
With this fully updated fourth edition of the popular guide for video professionals, master the skills you need to create graphics for use in television, video, the Internet, and DVD. You'll find other, thicker volumes on Photoshop, but Photoshop for Video, 4th Edition addresses the challenges unique to video editors. Follow along as video and Photoshop expert Richard Harrington takes you step-by-step through the techniques for designing with layers and layer styles, applying filters, working with logos and 3D objects, working with actions and scripts, creating backgrounds, and more.
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PHOTOSHOP NEWS — August 2010
36- Flash Engineers Command More Than $150,000 A Year In Salary
35- How To Make Texture Brushes - Tutorial From BittBox
34- Free Brick Textures From BittBox
33- PhotoshopSupport.com September 2010 Newsletter
32- Genuine Fractals Coupon Code - Special $150 Off Coupon
31- Nik Software Announces New HDR Efex Pro Software
30- Painterly Effects With Topaz Plugins - Beautiful Painterly Samples
29- Designing CSS Page Layouts With Dreamweaver CS5
28- 100 Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6
27- Flash Professional CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Modifying Simple Graphics
26- Photoshop For Video Book
25- Real World Camera Raw Free Sample Chapter — Digital Darkroom Tools
24- Nebula Grunge 2 - Free Photoshop Textures
23- The Wild Side of Photography — Techniques For The Courageous Photographer
22- Getting Started With Dreamweaver CS5 - Free Video Clips
21- AKVIS Retoucher v.4.0 - Restore Damaged Photos And Remove Objects
20- 2010 Layer Tennis Kicks Off Friday, August 20
19- 10% Coupon For Lynda.com Annual Premium Subscription & Free One Day Trials
18- How To Create The Look Of Painted Words On A Rock Wall
17- Site Grinder Web Design Tool - Exclusive $100 Off - Photoshop Plugin
16- Photoshop CS5 FX Book - Free 20 Page PDF Chapter
15- Lightroom 3 Missing FAQ Book - PDF Excerpts And Discount Code
14- Lightroom 3.2 Now Available On Adobe Labs
13- PhotoRecovery 2010 - Memory Card Recovery - Free Trials For MAC And PC
12- Adobe Illustrator 15.0.1 Update - Illustrator CS5 - All Languages
11- Minimalist Movie Posters At Worth 1000 Photoshop Contest Site
10- Free Metal Plate Photoshop Style
09- InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign, Sample Chapter
08- New Tether Table Aero Provides Versatility for Pro Photographers
07- Topaz Labs Releases Topaz DeNoise 5, Twice The Speed - $30 Off Coupon Code
06- Free Photoshop Styles And Blending Options From "Photoshop Style A Day" Site
05- 70 Billion Pixel Photo A Marvel To Interact With
04- Students, Teachers Get Up To 80% Off Adobe Software, Plus Free Shipping
03- PSD Photoshop Magazine - August Issue Available - Free Download
02- Photoshop CS5: Painting With The Mixer Brush - Free Training Video Clips
01- Get $60 Off Mask Pro 4 -Photoshop Cutout Plugin - Use Coupon Code SUPPORT6
See Earlier Posts From The Photoshop Blog - AUGUST 2010.
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