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Creating an HDR image from a single RAW file

Tyler Olson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:17 +0000

An in-depth intermediate Adobe Photoshop CS4 tutorial showing you how to create an HDR (High Dynamic Range) landscape image from an single RAW file. By processing two or three versions of the RAW file then merging them into one image, you can easily create a high dynamic range image. This tutorial gives you a step by step how-to.

How-To Create a Simple Banner

Kendra Gaines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:28 +0000

An in-depth Adobe Photoshop tutorial showing you how to create a simple banner. The banner is made using a variety of shapes and the pen tool.

Adding a Background Texture to a Portrait

Tyler Olson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:36:27 +0000

An in-depth Adobe Photoshop tutorial showing you how to add a texture to a portrait. Adding a texture to a portrait gives a grunge to the photo and adds another layer of depth to the portrait. Included in the source files is the portrait original file, the two texture files and the finished layered Tif file.

Creating Groups in Photoshop – How To and Shortcuts

Kendra Gaines — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:44:02 +0000

A 60-second Adobe Photoshop tutorial showing you how to start using groups to organize your layers and a few shortcuts to speed up your workflow.

Create a Custom Text Box Shape

Tyler Olson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:32:17 +0000

A 2-minute Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial teaching you how to create a custom shape in which to insert text. With a custom text shape you can make text wrap around elements in your photo and and have more control over the formating of your image.

How to Unlock a Layer [60 Seconds]

Tyler Olson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:26:58 +0000

There is little more annoying that trying to edit or modify a layer that is locked. Perhaps the one thing that IS more annoying is not being able to unlock the layer. This quick Photoshop tutorial shows you how to unlock a layer and free it up for editing.

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Repair an Old Photo

Tyler Olson — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:30:32 +0000

An in-Depth Adobe Photoshop tutorial showing you the steps needed to restore an old damaged photo back to it’s original condition.

How to know if an image is correctly exposed

Tyler Olson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:16:32 +0000

A quick, 60 second, Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial showing you how to tell if an image is well exposed. To achieve this we use the levels tool and move the sliders to clip the histogram to fill the entire color spectrum.

How-To Make a Custom Brush from a Smoke Texture

Tyler Olson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:09:10 +0000

A quick, in-depth Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial showing you how to create a custom brush using texture from a smoke image.

How-to Blur the Background in a Photo

Tyler Olson — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:47:59 +0000

A quick, in-depth Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial showing you how to blur the background in a photo.