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Photo Repair

By Mark on Monday, September 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Here is a recently restored photo that I have been working on. A lot of what was wrong with this photo was not fixed by Photoshop. It was very stained and very dirty. I had to remove the dirt covering the picture first. If you Google cleaning photos it will tell you much better techniques [...]

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Pin Tool Tutorial

By Mark on Friday, July 24th, 2009 | No Comments

In April I submitted a post about creating a selection using the “Pin Tool” in Photoshop. Since I made that post I found a great tutorial on this subject. If you are Photoshop user this is a must learn skill. More DIY videos at 5min.com After you close the path you must turn the path [...]

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Black and White Background Trick

By Mark on Friday, May 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Just like on the previous PhotoShop tip I use the “Pen Tool” to select the subject (fireplug in this case). Invert the selection. Open “Hue and Saturation”. I reduce “Saturation” to -100. This photo has a second “saturation layer” that brightens the yellows in the leaves in the foreground making them brighter and reduced the [...]

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Photoshop Tip

By Mark on Monday, April 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments

This is a photo taken with my new Canon 50D but what I am most excited about is the Photoshop skill the I perfected. You see this photograph had terrible clutter in the background. (I think there was even a guy with his finger in his nose back there. Otherwise it is a great picture.) [...]

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Live Photo Gallery

By Mark on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Windows Live Photo Gallery is a program included in the new Windows Live Essentials a suite of great products offered free from Microsoft for download. WL Photo Gallery imports all of your photos then you can make adjustments to them. (crop, adjust brightness, color etc.) You can stitch photos together to create great panoramas, tag [...]

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GIMP Tutorials

By Mark on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Oct 21, 2008 Change Eye Color Bare Basics of GIMP and Brushes/Filters Create an oilpainting from a photo. Making a pencil drawing from a photo. Create Lightsaber Effects

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Photoshop Express

By Mark on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 | No Comments

Photoshop Express – Edit, manage and share photos online.

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