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Canon s90 goes to New York (update)

Dec12
2009
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Canon s90 goes to New York (update) Total Views :21226 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 (more…)
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Choosing colors with Eyedropper in Ph...

Dec10
2009
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Choosing colors with Eyedropper in Photoshop Total Views :18006 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. (more…)
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Increase highlights & Shadows wi...

Dec10
2009
Written by San
Increase highlights & Shadows with Burn & Dodge tool in Photoshop Total Views :14202 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. (more…)
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Fast and easy selection with Polygona...

Nov29
2009
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Fast and easy selection with Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Total Views :15626Polygonal 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. (more…)
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Making freehand selection with Lasso ...

Nov28
2009
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Making freehand selection with Lasso Tool in Photoshop. Total Views :10730 Lasso tool is good for minor quick selection unless you have really good eye/mouse coordination or you are drawing from a tablet don’t think about making precise selection. (more…)
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How to retrace the edge of a selectio...

Nov22
2009
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How to retrace the edge of a selection in Photoshop Total Views :6445 After creating your selection you can further refine the edge of the selection. With the Refine Edge tool you can expand, contract, soften and even automatically trace the nearest edge. (more…)
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Simple selection with Rectangle/Oval ...

Nov21
2009
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Simple selection with Rectangle/Oval Marquee Tool Total Views :15618 Rectangle and Oval Marquee tool is great for quick geometric selection for drawing shapes, creating boarders, outlining geometric object in a photo etc… (more…)
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Aligning and reducing image using Cro...

Nov20
2009
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Aligning and reducing image using Crop tool on Photoshop Total Views :4496 There is more to just making your photo smaller and trimming away unwanted edges to the Crop Tool. You can also add more pixel, align, match dimension of another file etc… (more…)
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Selecting similar colors with Magic W...

Nov20
2009
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Selecting similar colors with Magic Wand in Photoshop. Total Views :9696 If you need to quickly select an area of similar color such as replacing the sky or a green screen Magic Wand is your tool. (more…)
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Professional way to outline and selec...

Nov18
2009
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Professional way to outline and select with Pen/Path Tool in Photoshop Total Views :17133 Why use a Pen tool to draw or make selection? Because it gives you better control and higher precision that other tools cannot give you.   (more…)
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Quick and easy way to correct color i...

Oct26
2009
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Quick and easy way to correct color in LAB Total Views :5608This tutorial will show you how to adjust your photo color to give it a nice saturation quick and effective. Here is the a split version of the photo before and after. (more…)
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Panasonic GF1 & Olympus E-P1 Rev...

Oct15
2009
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Panasonic GF1 & Olympus E-P1 Review Total Views :17051Panasonic-Lumix-GF1-vs-Olympus-EP-1 If you haven’t heard about these cameras, the GF1 and E-p1 are a new breed of digital cameras call Micro Four Third aka hybrid cameras. (more…)
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