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Feb21

Layer Blending Modes Part two

continue from Layer Blending Modes Part one

The following sets are combination of the last two set, where 50% gray area has no effect on the photo, darker pixels on the blending mode will behave like their Darkening counterpart and the lighter pixels on the blending mode will behave like their Lightening counterpart.

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Feb20

Layer Blending Modes Part one

Think of Photoshop layers as stacking pieces of transparent papers one on top of another to create the final image. In addition to your “normal” layers there are also special layers that can interact with the layers below. This is useful to create photo montage, light adjustment, color corrections and anything else you can think of, but first you will need to understand how they work.

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Jan22

Add Me on Twitter!

I finally set up a Twitter account, please add me on Twitter to get updates on my blogs! https://twitter.com/sanweng

Do you have a Twitter account that deals with mostly graphic related topic or know of a good account to follow? if so please share that in the comment section!

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Jan11

Using clone stamp on Photoshop (with Video)

Clone stamp is not just for cloning objects in photos, you can also “erase” them. Blemishes and wrinkles can be magically erased from your model’s faces as well as that annoying person who somehow made it in to your photo. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan11

Weekend Beach Photoshoot with Canon S90

Here are more photos shoot with my Canon S90!

sunset at laguna beach

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Jan4

Basic Brush function in Photoshop

Brush property can be use for any other tool that requires painting on the effects or selection such as painting dodge and burn effects or painting quick mask selection.

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Dec12

Canon s90 goes to New York (update)

time square in new york, raining

I just got back from my New York trip, I brought my new Canon S90 to see how well it performs. You might have already read my previous post/review about buying Olympus e-p1 and returning it for Panasonic gf1 but I decided to return Read the rest of this entry »

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Dec10

Choosing colors with Eyedropper in Photoshop

eyedropper

If you need to get the exact color from a specific location on your photo you can extract that information using the eye dropper tool.

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Dec10

Increase highlights & Shadows with Burn & Dodge tool in Photoshop

beforeafter

Dodging and Burning can help you brighten and darken small or big areas of your photo instantly. I advise using this only for small touch ups as it is directly applied onto your photo so it is difficult to reverse the effect. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nov29

Fast and easy selection with Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop

Polygonal Lasso tool is perfect for outlining object with straight edges such as buildings. You can also simulate curving organic edge by using the refine edge tool later.

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