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January 22, 2008
Get super deals at the Adobe Store. Here's another collection of links to some Photoshop tips and tricks and tutorials... plus some amusing diversions.
Imaging Insider
Podcast: George Jardine with Gerd Ludwig
In this new Podcast, George Jardine interviews National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig. They discuss Gerd’s work with the Chernobyl reactor and the victims of the associated disaster. Along with the speech, iTunes users will be able to see a range of photographs by Gerd.
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When it comes to greatest focus on the great works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January 21, 2008 is Martin Luther King Day. 1001 Noisy Cameras has collected some of the most heart-felt homages to this great man. Whether it be through words or images the world owes much to the man who left a rich legacy.
PhotoshopNews
YouSendIt Announces Adobe Photoshop plug-in for Mac Platform
YouSendIt, Inc., the trusted global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that it has expanded its service offerings by releasing an Adobe Photoshop plug-in for the Apple Mac platform. The new plug-in allows Mac users to quickly and seamlessly send multiple Photoshop files in any format, securely, and without compressing.
MacApper
Photoline Review: A Truly Great Photoshop Alternative
Photoline is a Mac (and Windows) image editing program that is clearly intended to be a complete Photoshop replacement. Its user interface is pretty similar to Photoshop’s (although less polished, to be sure, and prone to the occasional untranslated piece of German).
PixelPerfect
Camera Raw
Bert interviews world renowned photographer Jeff Schewe in this special episode of PixelPerfect to discuss camera raw.
A Cosmic Scene
Bert shows us how to create a breathtaking cosmic scene with a planet, rings, stars, and a nebula.
PSDTuts
How To Create a Stunning Vista Inspired Menu
This tutorial will show you how to make a semi-transparent vista inspired menu, using gradients, shadows and blurring to produce a stunning modern effect.
How To Create A Gold Text Effect In Photoshop
One of the best features in Photoshop is the Layer Styles. We can create all sorts of effects – plastic, glass, water, icy, metallc, and many more. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a gold text effect. I will use only Layer Styles and once it is created we will be able to save the style and apply it wherever we want.
PluginsWorld
Image Styles Pack v4.8 by Paurex: plugin for Adobe Photoshop
Image Styles is a way to make an unlimited amount of beautiful and photo realistic graphic images in a minimal amount of time. The main random seed algorithm placed at the heart of Image Styles allows receiving the different images almost every second. You may make skins and icons for your favorite programs, seamless backgrounds and buttons for your web page, advertising banners, textures for 3d-world, even create an animation and video effects, plus much much more...
Engraver by AlphaPlugins: plugin for Adobe Photoshop
This plug-in allows to stylize any your photos or images as beautiful engraving pictures. Without extra efforts you can create very interesting digital art. The Engraver allows cutting through images with thin lines that will form a geometric pattern. The thickness of lines will change depending on the initial image under the lines.
Luxa Tutorials
Electrifying Energy Beams
Here's a great effect that will bring some energy to your subject. We'll be wrapping this singer's arm with a glowing beam of light, adding sparkles, and adjusting the colors to make it all seem magical.
John Nack
Panoramas, HDR, and the future of Lightroom
On Wednesday CNET's Stephen Shankland sat down to talk with my boss Kevin Connor to talk about what's on the roadmap for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. (I was there as well, but Stephen--correctly discerning that Kevin is the guy with the actual clue/plan/power--wisely focused his questions in that direction. ;-)) They conduced a fairly wide-ranging talk that hits on such topics as high dynamic range (HDR) imaging, panorama creation, and the future of Lightroom extensibility.
GridIron Flow: Ridiculously cool workflow management
Unless you buy After Effects plug-ins, you've probably never heard of GridIron Software. That'll change. This small Ottawa-based developer has unveiled one of the slickest, most potentially transformative applications I've seen in years. My enthusiasm comes from what it could mean to Photoshop & Creative Suite customers.
Called GridIron Flow, the new software is designed to give you "Mind of God" knowledge of where your files are, how they're related, how long you've been working on them, etc.
Brusheezy
Old Post Card Brush Set I by Dubtastic
Here are 9 brushes created from old post cards. The post cards were in my grandfather’s World War II collection, but many of the dates pre-date WWII.
Speakers by Taze
gotta love big speakers... i know i do, so i made a brush set out of em. enjoy
Veerle's Blog
Photoshop vintage effect
Back in October I took a photo in front of our house. A cool scene, bright colors and a double rainbow. After seeing this picture on my Flickr page, I received an e-mail from Marco who asked me about the post process of this image. Now here is my answer...
Photoshop QuickTips
Episode 64: Nitty Gritty
This week we'll be heading back into Photoshop CS3 in order to achieve a very cool look on our digital photos. The look we get with this technique is very unique and leaves a lot of room for customization.
There are several techniques out there that are similar to this one, but I believe this to be the superior method because all of the effects we've done to this photograph are completely non-destructive and customizable!
Episode 65: Color Change
Every week I receive a ton of email asking about different Photoshop techniques. One of the most requested techniques is how to change the color of an object (usually a shirt or car, etc.) and in this episode that question is answered. We are going to use the Select Color Range command in Photoshop to achieve this color change and when we're done, you'll be amazed at just how easy it really is.
As always, a special Batgirl thank you to James Jean
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Get The Gear You Deserve - B&H Online Store - Special Deals
When we mention digital cameras and digital photography gear, we've been linking to Amazon as an online vendor. We've found their pricing to be very reasonable, but many of you have complained that it's become very frustrating ordering cameras and camera gear at Amazon because they are so often out of stock.
So we've partnered with B&H Photo, an online vendor that has a stellar reputation and great discount pricing. Visit the B&H Photo site to see their special deals — or go directly to their Canon Pro Store or Nikon Pro Store for the latest digital cameras, lenses and digital photo gear.
Photoshop CS3 Upgrade Options And Bundles From The Adobe Store
Photoshop CS3 Extended is ideal for film, video, and multimedia pros and for graphic and web designers using 3D and motion. Get the full version for US $999, or upgrade for US $349. The standard version of Photoshop CS3 is available for US $649, or as an upgrade for US $199. See all upgrade options at the Adobe Store. See our CS3 Resource Center for free Photoshop CS3 tutorials.
Photoshop Extended is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, which combines all-new CS3 versions of Photoshop, Flash Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat 8 Pro. Upgrade options for customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can be found at the Adobe International Store.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Available At The Adobe Store
There are tons of new features in Adobe Lightroom 1.0 that you won't find in the beta version. From Clone and Healing functionality to metadata browsing, you'll be able to free-up post-processing time like never before. Get it now at the Adobe Store. Customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can find special pricing and offers at the Adobe International Store. For free Lightroom tutorials see our Lightroom tutorials page.
Photoshop Masking Plugin Fluid Mask 3 - $15 Discount Special
The 4 1/2 out of 5 star review of Fluid Mask 3 at MacWorld begins by saying that this "Photoshop plug-in takes the pain out of extracting backgrounds," and goes on to recommend the latest version, stating that "Fluid Mask 3.0.2 is a very effective tool for separating objects from their backgrounds. It offers a variety of useful features for tackling almost any difficult image, from wispy hair to complex foliage. Online video tutorials and live training sessions help ease the learning curve."
Our friends at Vertus, the makers of Fluid Mask 3 Photoshop Plugin, have set up a special exclusive discount for PhotoshopSupport.com. Just follow this discount link and instantly get $15 off your purchase of Fluid Mask 3.
Fluid Mask 3 is designed for photographers, image editors, graphic designers and all those who take digital image editing seriously. In a streamlined interface and workflow, Fluid Mask 3 instantly shows key edges in the image and provides comprehensive easy to use tools that work with difficult-to-see edges and tricky areas like trees & lattices. Features include:
Fastest masking available today - from loading to final cut-out. Turn hours of tedious work into something that's short to complete and fun to do.
- Quick and easy to pick up, Fluid Mask 3 offers an intuitive workflow. Check out the edge guides that makes selecting the cut-out as easy as coloring by numbers and the always visible interactive help.
- Amazing edge quality. Fluid Mask 3 takes blending to a new level by preserving the edge data. In the final result, natural edge blur and contour is preserved for the best, most authentic cut-outs ever.
- Fluid Mask will also work in standalone mode (i.e. not as a plug-in).
- There is now an XML based Help file which may be searched by sections or by keywords. Also included are video tutorials.
- Fluid Mask may be used with a Wacom tablet, now pen pressure is hooked up to Brush Size.
To learn more visit the Fluid Mask 3 - Discount Deal Page.
SiteGrinder Photoshop Plugin - Create Websites Instantly
There often seems to be a strict division of labor within the world of web design and development. Creative professionals tend to stick to the Photoshop domain, while those well-versed in scripting are left to the task of implementing their work. Indeed, the two realms are quite different from each other, to which any of us even vaguely familiar with either can easily attest.
Essentially, Photoshop is a no-holds-barred design studio, offering the artist a seemingly endless array of creative options. On the other hand, HTML, CSS, Java and the like follow strict rules of engagement, requiring the developer to take any number of esoteric concerns into consideration in order to ensure that designs are properly displayed on the web.
Turn Photoshop Into A Complete Web Design Tool
SiteGrinder seeks to bridge this gap between design and development. Basically, this program turns Photoshop into an easy-to-use and fully functional web design tool. With SiteGrinder, designers will now have the freedom to totally let their creativity loose and then, without skipping a beat, transfer their designs to the web. Bringing esthetic concerns together with more practical considerations, this program is an amazingly powerful tool that would make a fantastic addition to any web designer's bag of tricks.
Generate Your Web Pages Directly From Photoshop
By generating web pages directly from Photoshop, you'll be able to spend much more time on the creative end of the spectrum, since you'll know right off the bat how well particular designs will translate to the web. No more going back to the Photoshop drawing board after getting a phone call from your development team, telling you that what you had envisioned doesn't have a chance of being displayed on the web. You can immediately visually and interactively test your designs, which permits you to then make changes to either esthetics or functions while it's still relatively early on in the design process.
Pricing and Availability
Mac OS X and Windows versions of the SiteGrinder unlockable demo are available now via download. SiteGrinder can be ordered from Media Lab's online store.
Photoshop CS3 Book - CS3 Essential Skills - By Mark Galer And Philip Andrews
Brimming with beautiful pictures, Photoshop CS3 Essential Skills guides you through a project-based, progressive curriculum so that you can build all the essential skills to enhance photographs creatively and professionally with Photoshop CS3. If you are an aspiring professional, enthusiastic amateur photographer, or a student learning photography, digital imaging, art and design, or design graphics, you'll be amazed at the stunning results you can achieve. A DVD is included free.
The Essential Skills Photography Series from Focal Press uniquely offers a structured learning experience for photographers of all ages, with both the underlying theory and loads of invaluable 'how to' and real-life practice projects - all from the most talented photography practitioners/educators in the world.
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Adjusting Exposure in Adobe Camera Raw CS3
Photoshop CS3 Tutorial High Dynamic Range
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Photoshop CS2 Book - Photoshop CS2: Essential Skills - By Mark Galer And Philip Andrews
An inspirational and user-friendly guide to creative image editing, Photoshop CS2: Essential Skills provides direction for photographers and designers alike who have ventured into the realm of the 'digital darkroom.' The book offers a progressive curriculum to guide you through Photoshop with a series of clear, step-by-step projects designed to place knowledge into a practical context.
Whether you simply want to retouch an image, create a glamour makeover or create a highly sophisticated montage - this book will give you the essential skills to complete the work to a professional standard.
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How To Sharpen An Image In Photoshop — Advanced Sharpening Techniques
Working With Shadows In Photoshop - Advanced Shadow Techniques
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