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How To Create Lomo Style Photos In Photoshop - Lomo Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorial
March 28, 2009
Jennifer Farley's blog Laughing Lion Design features Photoshop tips, tricks and tutorials. Here's a new Photoshop tutorial from her — Create Lomo Style Photographs.
Accidents such as over-saturated colors, lens artifacts, and exposure defects are just some of the weird and wonderful effects achieved using a Lomo camera. What’s Lomo?
“In 1991 a group of Viennese students discovered the Lomo Kompakt Automat when on holiday in Prague. This mass-produced Soviet camera was so cheap and easy to use that they shot rolls of film, ignoring the established rules of “good” photography. The resulting snaps were often odd to look at, out of focus and, due to the character of the Lomo lens, garishly coloured. But they were wonderfully fresh.”
- From the BBC 4 website
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create an image in Photoshop that looks like it was taken using a Lomo camera.
STEP 1. Open the photograph that you are going to work with. We’re going to start by making a vignette.
STEP 2. Select either the Elliptical Marquee tool (), or the Lasso tool (). In the tool options bar, set the feather to 90 pixels.
STEP 3. Draw a circle around the photograph.
STEP 4. Now that you’ve made a selection, you’re going to invert it. Do this by choosing Select > Inverse or pressing Shift+Ctrl+I (Windows) or Shift+Cmd+I (Mac).
STEP 5. Add a new adjustment layer by clicking on the “New Adjustment Layer” button on the bottom of the Layers palette. Choose Levels from the pop-up menu.
STEP 6. Drag the left arrow (representing the dark pixels) towards the centre of the histogram. You will see that the selected are becomes very dark, producing a vignette. How dark you want to go is up to you, so you can try out various settings, but there should be a definite dark edge around your photograph.
That’s the vignette created. Now you’re going to fake the effect of cross processing. Lomo pictures tend to look bright, blurred and extremely colourful. Like an old TV that’s starting to go on the blink.
STEP 7. Flatten the image by pressing Shift+Ctrl+E (Windows) or Shift+Cmd+E (Mac), or choose Layer > Merge Layers.
STEP 8. Add another adjustment layer, this time choose Curves from the pop-up menu.
STEP 9. In the Curves dialog box, add two points and create a slanted S shape, as illustrated.
STEP 10. Add a new layer (just a normal layer this time) on top of the Curves adjustment layer and fill the new layer with solid black.
STEP11. In the Layers palette, make sure the new Black layer is selected and change the blending mode from Normal to Hue. Reduce the opacity to around 40%.
And that completes your “Lomo-like” photograph.
Optional Step: At this point, you could, if you want, sharpen the image using Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask. Lomo photographs tend to be blurry – that’s part of their charm – so I’m just leaving my image alone at this point. Other examples:
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop
March 28, 2009
Professional commercial photographer and digital imager Jeff Schewe (based in Chicago, USA) has teamed up with best-selling Photoshop author Martin Evening to provide advanced Photoshop users with never before seen tips and techniques in Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop.
Building on Martin Evening's successful Adobe Photoshop for Photographers series of titles, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop takes Photoshop users to further depths exploring the power of Photoshop CS4. Highly visual, with clear, step-by-step tutorials, this advanced guide will appeal to those who want to take Photoshop beyond the boundaries.
In Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop, Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe each describe in detail how to carry out some of their favorite Photoshop image editing and retouching techniques - many of which are illustrated using photographs are taken from real-life professional shoots. The techniques described here don't just show you clever things you can do in Photoshop, they show how you can use Photoshop in a professional context, meeting the demands of art directors and how to meet tricky briefs.
But don't be put off by the thought that this is a book for advanced professional Photoshop users only. A lot of the tips and techniques shown in this book are easy to learn and clearly explained throughout.
• Unique, step-by-step tips and tricks will ensure your images stand above the rest
• Learn how to process your photos better using Camera Raw and Photoshop
• Learn
the art of making great prints.
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Free PhotographyBB Magazine - March 2009 Issue
March, 27, 2009
PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 14th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online, now into its second year of publication has grown into a leading resource for beginner to intermediate digital photographers. Each issue offers information such as digital photography techniques, DSLR camera function training, image post processing tutorials in Adobe Photoshop, and RAW processing in Photoshop Lightroom.
The March 2009 edition explores some of the issues facing photographers as of late; Photography and the Law. This month's issue also features an in depth look at DSLR sensor sizes and how they relate to lenses, focal lengths, and crop factors. Additionally there are Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials for photographers to get the most out of their post processing techniques.
Editor in Chief, Dave Seeram had these comments regarding this recent release: “I'm very excited about the release of our 14th Issue. We've been constantly making small changes to the magazine, which is exactly what this month's release is all about. This month we take a deeper look into the life and issues facing photographers, such as photography safety, legal concerns, and debates such as the validity of contemporary photography as art. Additionally, we are transported to the mountains of Ireland, namely Croagh Patrick, on a photo hike with our contributing author Kenneth Fagan."
By way of download in either PDF or ZIP formats, PhotographyBB continues its trend through the future of free downloadable magazine distribution. In a completely ad-free format, each issue contains informative and educational tutorials for amateur and intermediate level photographers.
In addition to articles which aide photographers in gettingthe most from their DSLR cameras, the PhotographyBB Online Magazine also features useful and applicable tutorials on how to use post-processing tools such as Photoshop and Lightroom, to build on digital photography post-processing skills. PhotographyBB Online Magazine is available for free download through the PhotographyBB Website.
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 ROI Study Shows Productivity as New "Killer Feature"
March 26, 2009
Adobe today announced benchmarking results from an independent research study conducted by Pfeiffer Consulting and commissioned by Adobe. According to the report, features in Adobe Creative Suite 4 software can dramatically increase productivity, efficiency and return on investment. Research shows that every unnecessary click has the ability to slow down users’ productivity.
Routine operations across Adobe Creative Suite 4 can be accomplished more quickly now than with previous versions, dramatically improving the user experience and saving hours every month. Users can now dedicate more time to the creative side of the project with this latest version of the Creative Suite product line. More than 100 benchmark tests focusing on design, print, digital imaging, Web and interactive design, and video production were conducted. Tests covered workflow-related productivity measures as well as market-specific design and publishing activities. Some of the key findings include...
For Design Professionals:
- Users can identify and eliminate production-level errors more than twice as fast in CS4 than in previous versions by activating the Live Preflight feature in InDesign software.
- Multiple artboards in Illustrator CS4 can help users save almost one-third the time previously needed to make changes to common parameters, like fonts and color, in projects composed of numerous design pieces.
- New Smart Guides provide positioning hints including alignment with borders, spacing and angle rotation when one is creating or modifying objects on a page. Creation of a new object and aligning it with two other objects now takes less than half the time it took with CS3.
For Digital Imaging Professionals:
- Making simple, non-destructive adjustments to an image is more than twice as fast using Adjustment Panels with Photoshop CS4 than with previous versions.
- Adobe Bridge CS4 increases efficiency in managing a wide variety of files and metadata. The new Review mode can help users review and select images for use twice as fast than with previous releases of the application.
- Open GL support in Photoshop CS4 helps speed up image-navigation features including zooming and panning. Benchmark tests showed that in one month it can save users one hour and 40 minutes compared with CS3.
For Web Professionals:
- New commands such as Live Preview and Live Code are designed to eliminate time-consuming tasks that can shave hours off of Web development projects each month compared with CS3. Using Live Code versus checking code in the browser to preview a Web page now takes 68 percent less time than CS3.
- With Flash CS4 and a more streamlined process for creating Motion tweens, Web professionals can create simple animations in one-third of the time than with previous releases.
- Photoshop Smart Objects in Dreamweaver CS4 allows users to place native, multi-layered Photoshop files in a web page without needing to update images already placed. With three Photoshop round-trips, CS4 users take 33.98 seconds to complete the project, less than half the time it took in previous versions.
For Video Professionals:
- CS4 users who leverage the new Speech to Text feature in Adobe Premiere Pro to search for a specific spoken phrase in a 10-minute video can achieve results in 16.46 seconds. Users of previous versions would have taken almost a minute and a half to get the same results.
- Navigating to a specific layer or effect in a complex After Effects project containing thousands of layers previously may have taken nearly two minutes versus the previous version. With Quicksearch in After Effects CS4, searches now take 80 percent less time.
- Working with Adobe OnLocation in CS4 revolutionizes tapeless video capture by uploading footage directly to the hard drive of a computer for immediate editing, which eliminates time spent ingesting video from tape. It now takes less than a minute with CS4 versus more than 11 minutes with previous versions of Creative Suite.
About Creative Suite 4
Launched in September 2008, Creative Suite 4 is a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical workflow breakthroughs and packed with hundreds of feature innovations—the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video production. Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.
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Nik Software Announces Color Efex Pro 3.0 Update for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
March 26, 2009
Nik Software announces today that Color Efex Pro 3.0, its popular digital photographic filters for retouching and creative enhancements, is now available for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and higher. The update is free to current owners of Color Efex Pro 3.0.
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“We are very pleased to offer for Lightroom users two of our most popular products, Viveza and Color Efex Pro 3.0, ” said Michael J. Slater president and CEO of Nik Software. “Now photographers using Lightroom can utilize our unique Color Efex Pro filters and take advantage of our U Point technology to selectively apply enhancements without the need for any complicated masks.”
Color Efex Pro 3.0 installs as a plug-in for Lightroom 2.3, itself a free update from earlier versions and available for download at www.adobe.com/downloads/updates. Once installed, Color Efex Pro 3.0 is accessible via the Lightroom Photo>Edit In… menu. Edits made using the plug-in within Lightroom are non-destructive in nature, with edits applied automatically to a newly generated TIFF file and not the original. It also takes advantage of Lightroom and its efficiencies for every day tasks, like the ability to edit multiple images in one session, saving time for photographers.
Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are the leading photographic filters for digital photography. Widely used by many of today's professional photographers, the award-winning Color Efex Pro includes U Point technology for precise selective control and offers 52 traditional and stylizing filters that let users quickly and easily perform high quality retouching, color correction and creative enhancements.
All Nik Software plug-in products now feature Nik Software’s patented U Point technology which revolutionizes the way photographers edit. U Point powered Control Points give photographers precise selective editing functions without the need to create complicated selections and layer masks. This innovative technology is easy to use and works directly on the image, empowering photographers to make selective enhancements in a fraction of the time needed by using other methods.
Nik Software also announces that all of its remaining photographic filter products are being updated to support Lightroom. The next plug-in will be Silver Efex Pro. As these Lightroom compatible versions become available, current owners will receive updates free of charge. All products are expected to be available by the end of the second quarter of 2009.
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Preset Viewer 2.0 For Designers Frustrated With The Limitations Of Photoshop Brushes
March 26, 2009
Preset Viewer 2.0 is the first stand-alone browser for Photoshop presets including brushes, styles, shapes, patterns and swatches. The program, which allows its users to find, preview and organize Photoshop presets, was created by John Tuma as a gift for his wife. Along with it's search and keywording features, Preset Viewer provides previews of brushes, patterns and shapes at their native size, a much larger image than had been previously available.
Because Preset Viewer 2.0 is a stand-alone application and the presets can be exported as .png files, it allows non-Photoshop users to access these resources for use in their program of choice.
Among the innovative features of Preset Viewer 2.0:
- The tiled view mode, along with the ability to change the color and shape of the brush and the background color, takes all of the guess work out of developing paper patterns or backgrounds, allowing the user to "preview" an idea.
- It's the only product on the market--including Photoshop's built-in preset manager--that allows a preset to be viewed at its native size.
- Non-Photoshop users can export software-independent PNG files from preset files within Preset Viewer. The wealth of readily available Photoshop presets can now be used by designers, even if they don't use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
- Users can extract embedded images from brush and style files. Many Photoshop brush (.abr) and style (.asl) images were undetectable before the release of Preset Viewer, but users can now view them as a composite with the brush/style file and also separately.
- Users can quickly create a color swatch from a photo in just a few clicks.
TumaSoft, LLC was founded by Betsy Tuma, marketing manager, and John Tuma, lead developer, in 2007. The company released a commercial version of Preset Viewer in October 2007; version 2.0 was released in November 2008. The product was initially a gift created by John for his wife, Betsy, to help her graphic design business run smoother and more efficiently. Once they recognized the many uses of the innovative product, they brought Preset Viewer to market so that everyone could experience its advantages. For more information, visit the TumaSoft web site.
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Instant 20% Discount On All onOne Software Plugins Ends Soon
March 26, 2009
The onOne Software 20% Discount Code special ends soon. Here's the scoop: Enter discount coupon code PSSPPT20 during the checkout process at onOne Software for an instant 20% discount on any onOne Software product. This is a special offer exclusively for PhotoshopSupport.com visitors. This offer ends March 31, 2009.
Genuine Fractals 6 adds several new features designed to help photographers get the best enlargements possible. These new features include texture presets, a new gallery wrap function, batch processing, tiling for smaller printers and support for Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
Genuine Fractals 6 represents onOne Software's continuing commitment to provide photographers with the industry standard for resizing images with no loss in image quality and sharpness. Plug-In Suite 4.5 includes full versions of the following onOne Software products:
Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition can resize digital images over 1000% with no loss of detail or sharpness. Version 6 now includes texture presets, a gallery wrap feature, batch processing, tiling for small format printers, and support for Lightroom 2 and Aperture 2.1.
PhotoTools 2 Professional Edition is a flexible yet powerful Photoshop plug-in that utilizes the power of Photoshop Actions to provide a complete library of effects created by Kevin Kubota and Jack Davis. These effects may be previewed, stacked and blended together just like filters over a camera lens and its built-in batch processing engine helps improve productivity. Version 2 now includes a new effects library, over 120 new effects, masking capabilities and support for Lightroom 2 and Aperture 2.1.
PhotoFrame 4 Professional Edition can be used to create stunning border and edge effects that look like they came out of the darkroom. Users can select from over a thousand edges, including authentic film and artistic mediums. Version 4 now includes a new frame library, improved library management options, new content, output options, and integration with Lightroom 2 and Aperture 2.1.
Mask Pro 4.1 easily creates high-quality masks and selections even from tough subjects like hair and glass, making it easy to place a subject in a new background.
PhotoTune 2.2 provides professional quality color correction in an easy-to-use interface. PhotoTune 2.2 includes ColorTune for general color correction and SkinTune for color correcting skin tones accurately.
FocalPoint 1.0 simulates selective focus or tilt-shift lenses, helping photographers blur and/or vignette an image to focus a viewer's attention.
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Seamless Stonework Stock Images From Osidian Dawn
March 26, 2009
This set is comprised of various stonework textures. The reference photos were taken from walls, but would certainly work equally well for stonework floors. These are all entirely seamless and extremely high resolution, with most of the images averaging around 3000 pixels in width.
These are mostly made up of the gray toned stones. I’ll be coming out with a second Stonework Patterns set soon that features the more tan colored stonework.
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We've collected the most recent of Stephanie's original brushes on a special Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes Page, with big preview images to give you an idea of each set. For her high resolution brushes, you can find a special collection on our high res brush page. Stephanie has also kindly put together her top 10 Photoshop brush tips to help you get the most out of your Photoshop brushes. See our Free Photoshop brushes Page for other places to find brushes.
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Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet - More On The New Features
March 26, 2009
Here are more details on the new features of the Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablets that have just been released.
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Small ($229 SRP)
— 8.2 x 12.2 x 0.5 inches - 1.5 lbs
The small Intuos4 pen tablet is perfect for limited desktop areas or for those who want a highly portable, professional level tablet that fits comfortably in a laptop bag. To achieve its compact size, the small size has two fewer ExpressKeys than all other sizes of Intuos4 pen tablets, and no illuminated displays. Instead of the illuminated displays, a "show settings" ExpressKey function provides an on-screen, pop-up display showing the ExpressKey configuration.
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Medium ($369 SRP)
— 10 x 14.6 x 0.5 inches - 2.2 lbs
The medium Intuos4 tablet is the most popular and versatile choice among creative professionals. With 48.5 square inches of working area, this tablet provides ample workspace for most tablet users. The medium size is built with eight ExpressKeys and illuminated ExpressKey displays that provide easy reference to your assigned functions.
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Large ($499 SRP)
— 12.6 x 18.7 x 0.6 inches - 4 lbs
The large Intuos4 tablet is perfect for creative professionals who work in large format or who are trained to work from the shoulder or elbow. With 102.5 square inches of working area, this tablet provides a generous workspace. The large has eight ExpressKeys with illuminated displays that provide easy reference for your assigned functions.
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Extra Large ($789 SRP) — 18.2 x 24.5 x 1.1 inches - 7.8 lbs
The extra large Intuos4 tablet is Wacom's largest pen tablet, preferred by those who work on extremely large sized artwork or digitize printed artwork. With 218.4 square inches of working area, this tablet provides an enormous workspace. The extra large is built with eight ExpressKeys with illuminated displays that provide easy reference for your assigned functions.
Slightest Nuance
Featuring Wacom's new Tip Sensor, Intuos4 now captures the slightest nuance of pen pressure, starting with only a single gram of force.
Switches, Where You Want Them
User-defined switches are preset to "right-click" and "double-click" or can be set to your most commonly used functions.
Working Under Pressure
With 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, Intuos4 gives you the creative power to dynamically adjust exposure, brush size, line weight, opacity, and more.
Ergonomic Ahhhs
Intuos4 is the most comfortable Intuos tablet yet. The slim-profiled tablet has gently sloping, easy glide palm rests that provide complete support for working on all areas of the tablet.
Natural Feel
The Intuos4 Grip Pen features a new contoured barrel designed to minimize grip effort, reduce stress to your hand and wrist, and otherwise emulate the feel of your favorite writing instrument.
Peek Inside
The new pen stand not only functions as a convenient pen holder, but also provides a handy twist-off storage compartment containing pen nibs and a pen nib removal tool.
Who Says You Can't Take Shortcuts
Set up your ExpressKeys to activate your own unique, time-saving shortcuts and modifiers in each of your applications.
Your Settings at a Glance
On the Small tablet, just press the default ExpressKey to display the settings on screen.
A Turn for the Better
The finger-sensitive Touch Ring provides intuitive control of scrolling, zooming, brush size, canvas rotation or layer selection. A central toggle button allows you to control up to four different functions in each application.
Software, No Less
Intuos4 owners are entitled to download their choice from a selection of titles by industry leaders such as Adobe®, Autodesk® and Corel®.
Many Accessories
To complement your Intuos4, choose from a variety of accessories including the Grip Pen, the Classic Pen, 6D Art Pen, Airbrush, Inking Pen, Pro Accessory Kit and more.
Reversible
The innovative, ambidextrous design of Intuos4 allows you to maximize the productivity of both your hands. Having the ExpressKeys and Touch Ring on the same side of the tablet ensures that they are perfectly positioned for use with the hand that is not holding the pen.
What's in the Box
Intuos4 small pen tablet, Intuos4 Grip Pen, Intuos4 mouse, pen stand, ten replacement nibs (five standard nibs, one flex nib, one stroke nib, and three hard felt nibs), nib extractor, 2.5m USB cable, Quick Start Guide, installation CD (includes tablet driver software and electronic user manual)
Amazon.com pricing:
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Small ($229 SRP)
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Medium ($369 SRP)
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Large ($499 SRP)
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Extra Large ($789 SRP).
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Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet - Intuos 4 Pen Tablet From Wacom - New Design, New Levels Of Pressure Sensitivity
March 25, 2009
Wacom today unveiled the long anticipated Intuos4, a revolutionary new professional pen tablet that delivers new features and unparalleled performance to photographers, designers and artists seeking optimal control and improved productivity.
Inspired by members of Wacom’s professional community, the next generation Intuos is anchored by the Intuos4’s amazing new pen performance, capable of capturing the slightest nuance of pen pressure against the tablet surface, as well as offering 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Other innovative product enhancements include a refined and intelligent industrial design that provides real advancements in looks, comfort and control. Specific workflow and productivity tools to savor include the customizable shortcut and modifier keys with accompanying OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) displays, which allow users to see, via the displays, what the keys are currently set to.
Amazon.com pricing:
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Small ($229 SRP)
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Medium ($369 SRP)
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Large ($499 SRP)
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet — Extra Large ($789 SRP).
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Special Deals From The Adobe Store
March 25, 2009
Here are the latest special offers from the Adobe Online Store:
Get Free Shipping on any version of Acrobat products
This offer expires on March 31.
Save $200 on eligible upgrades to Adobe Creative Suite 4.
This offer has been extended to April 30.
Save $20 on Photoshop Elements instantly with purchase of a full or upgrade Acrobat 9 (Pro, Pro Extended or Standard).
This is an ongoing special deal.
30% off Lightroom 2, along with a full or upgrade version of Photoshop CS4
This is an ongoing special deal.
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Free Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes From BittBox: Abstract Splatter
March 24, 2009
From BittBox:
To kick off the week, I’ve got some hi-res Photoshop brushes for everyone. I call them abstract splatter. There are 10 brushes in the set, and they’re all 2500px. I don’t think these will be something most people would use very often, but you can’t have too many brushes, right? I’ve got CS1, CS3, and PNG’s available for non-Photoshoppers.
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Copy And Transform In Photoshop At The Same Time
March 23, 2009
Jennifer Farley is an Irish designer and design instructor based in Dublin. Her blog on Laughing Lion Design features Photoshop tips, tricks and tutorials. Here's a new Photoshop tip from her.
Photoshop Tip: Copy & Transform At The Same Time
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More Photoshop And Graphic Design Tips And Tricks From Jay Nelson
March 19, 2009
Here's another collection of Photoshop and graphic design tips and tricks by Jay Nelson, the editor-in-chief of Design Tools Monthly.
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Nik Software Announces Plug-in Update for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 - Plus 15% Discount Coupon Code
March 19, 2009
Nik Software announces that Viveza, its popular digital photographic plug-in filter is now available for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and higher. The update is free to current owners of Viveza.
"This new update makes one of our most valuable plug-ins available to anyone using Lightroom who’s passionate about photography," said Michael J. Slater president and CEO of Nik Software. "Now photographers can use U Point powered Viveza to precisely and selectively control color and light with a few clicks of their mouse in Lightroom."
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Free Textures From BittBox - Leather Textures
March 19, 2009
Here's the scoop from BittBox:
Thanks to everyone who gave me texture ideas on last weeks post, I appreciate it! Today I’m fulfilling one of those requests: leather textures. Just last week I found myself searching for a good leather texture for a project of mine and I realized how hard they are to find on the internet. Hopefully you guys get some good use out of them!
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Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques - Photoshop CS4 Book
March 19, 2009
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques has been completely updated to cover the new features in CS4. In a friendly, easy-going style that's long on information and short on techno-babble, Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Ben Willmore and photographer Dan Ablan guide you through the concepts and features that will truly make a difference in how you use Photoshop every day.
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Nik Silver Efex Pro - Exclusive 15% Discount Coupon Code
March 18, 2009
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for an instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine.
Silver Efex Pro
Complete power and control to create professional quality black and white images in one convenient tool.
Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software is the most powerful tool for creating professional quality black and white images from your photographs. For the first time, all the advanced power and control required for professional results have been brought together in one convenient tool.
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Nik Dfine - 15% Exclusive Discount Coupon Code
March 18, 2009
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for an instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine.
Dfine 2.0
Best-in-class noise reduction to improve the quality of virtually every photo. Features new U Point technology for unprecedented selective control
What is Noise?
Virtually, all digital cameras inherently create unwanted imperfections known as noise. The amount or type of noise in an image typically depends on the quality and type of imaging sensor with which it was created.
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Nik Color Efex Pro - 15% Exclusive Discount Coupon Code
March 18, 2009
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for an instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine.
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52 photographic filters with over 250 effects for professional quality images.
Completely Original. Completely Indispensable.
Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are the leading photographic filters for digital photography. The award-winning Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are widely used by many of today's professional photographers around the world to save time and get professional level results. Whether you choose the Complete Edition, Select Edition, or Standard Edition, you’ll get traditional and stylizing filters that offer virtually endless possibilities to enhance and transform images quickly and easily.
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Nik Sharpener Pro - 15% Exclusive Discount Coupon Code
March 18, 2009
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Sharpener Pro 3.0
The most advanced, powerful, and complete sharpening solution for photographers.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 is the most advanced and powerful sharpening solution eliminating the guesswork typically required for achieving superior and consistent results. New adaptive sharpening algorithms and award-winning U Point technology for selective sharpening ensure desired sharpness or creative softening of details are easily accomplished.
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Nik Viveza - 15% Exclusive Discount Coupon Code
March 18, 2009
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for an instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine.
Viveza
The most powerful tool to selectively control color and light in photographic images without the need for complicated selections or layer masks.
Two of the most important factors in creating great photography are color and light. Mastering the art of selectively correcting or enhancing each of these is now possible for every photographer without the need for complicated masks or selections, or expert-level knowledge of Photoshop. Integrating award-winning U Point technology, Viveza is the most powerful and precise tool available to control light and color in photographic images.
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The Plugin Site Announces The Postcard Contest 2009
March 16, 2009
The Plugin Site is pleased to announce the Postcard Contest 2009. It gives people worldwide the chance to unleash their creativity by creating and writing postcards. In our age of communication everyone is using email, text messages or messengers to spread written words. The good old postcard is used less and less and seems to get out of fashion. So we want to remind people that it still exists and that it has its benefits.
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Stars And Swirls - Free Photoshop Brushes
March 16, 2009
Susan Libertiny from BrushPortfolio.com has released a new set of free Photoshop brushes titled Star Swirls. These brushes have that 1970's Retro-hippy feel to them. There are a total of 20 brushes in the set measuring 1969 to 2500 pixels. They were made in Adobe Illustrator and exported to Photoshop. Happy creating!
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Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade offers. Teachers and students receive special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. Download the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download at the Adobe site.
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Free Photoshop Plugins - PhotoFreebies For Windows - 12 Free Photoshop Plugins
March 13, 2009
The Plugin Site has released Version 2.0 of PhotoFreebies for Windows. PhotoFreebies 2 is a collection of 12 Photoshop-compatible plugins for performing simple but useful photo adjustments and effects. They can be used with more than 60 different image editing applications e.g. Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, Photo-Paint, PhotoImpact and many others. PhotoFreebies is a part of the PhotoWiz product line.
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Photoshop Tips And Tricks From Jay Nelson
March 11, 2009
Here's the latest collection of Photoshop tips and tricks by Jay Nelson, the editor-in-chief of Design Tools Monthly.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade offers. Teachers and students receive special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. Download the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download at the Adobe site.
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Total Training and Aquent Graphics Institute (AGI) Partner To Produce New Training Videos
March 11, 2009
Total Training, the leader in innovative video-based training, and Aquent Graphics Institute, the premiere source for instructor-led, in-person creative and interactive training, today announced a new strategic partnership which will utilize Aquent’s expert instructors and course outlines to create new content for Total Training.
Poser 7 Now Only $99 - Poser 7 Full Version Priced At $99 Until March 31
March 10, 2009
Here's a great deal for anyone interested in animation software. Get Poser 7 Full Version now for a super low price of only $99.99, down from $249.99. Poser 7 is the latest update to its popular 3D character and animation solution.
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Dymo DiscPainter - Best CD And DVD Disc Color Printer
March 09, 2009
Here's a quick review of Dymo's DiscPainter from Jay Nelson, the editor-in-chief of Design Tools Monthly.
Dymo's DiscPainter is a surprisingly small device that prints in full color, directly onto CD and DVD discs, from edge to hub, at up to 1200 dpi. Uniquely, the disc is printed as it spins. It takes about 60 seconds to print 600 dpi quality, and about 3 minutes for full quality 1200 dpi.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade offers. Teachers and students receive special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. Download the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download at the Adobe site.
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Free Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes From BittBox: Romantic Disasters
March 09, 2009
From BittBox: "I’ve got another High Resolution Set of Brushes for everyone! I call them “Romantic Disasters,” but you can call them whatever you like. My last set of brushes, Destroyed Heraldry was pretty popular among the comments that came in, so I decided to do a similar set with a different theme, not to mention we just saw Valentine’s day come and go. Hope you like ‘em :) I’ve got CS1, CS3, CS4 and High-Res PNGs for non-Photoshoppers. There are 10 brushes in the set, and they’re 2500px.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade offers. Teachers and students receive special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. Download the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download at the Adobe site.
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Create A Photoshop Action To Watermark Your Images - Photoshop Tutorial
March 06, 2009
Jennifer Farley is an Irish designer and design instructor based in Dublin. Her blog on Laughing Lion Design features Photoshop tips, tricks and tutorials. Here's a new Photoshop tutorial from her.
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Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade offers. Teachers and students receive special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. Download the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download at the Adobe site.
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AKVIS Decorator v.1.6: Resurface and Recolor
March 06, 2009
AKVIS Software Inc announces the update of AKVIS Decorator plug-in to v.1.6. The plug-in allows applying a new texture/color to an object preserving its volume. The new color or texture looks absolutely natural. New to version: bugs fixed, new interface languages added (Italian and Portuguese). Upgrade for registered users is free.
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Using History Log In Photoshop - Photoshop Tip
March 06, 2009
Jennifer Farley is an Irish designer and design instructor based in Dublin. Her blog on Laughing Lion Design features Photoshop tips, tricks and tutorials. Here's a new Photoshop tip from her.
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The Photoshop Blog offers the latest Photoshop news and software updates, Photoshop tips and tutorials, and random thoughts from graphic artist and Photoshop expert Jennifer Apple.
PHOTOSHOP NEWS — March 2009
11- AKVIS Decorator v.1.6: Resurface and Recolor
10- Using History Log In Photoshop - Photoshop Tip
09- Adobe Acrobat Classroom In A Book - Free Chapters And Articles
08- Electric Rain Releases Swift 3D PS - 3D Plug-In for Photoshop CS4 Extended
07- Stonework Photoshop Patterns
06- Bamboo Trees And Water Color Flowers - Free Photoshop Brushes
05- Camera RAW Tip - White Balancing In Adobe Camera RAW
04- Adobe Creative Suite 4 Photoshop CS4 Special Offer - Save $200
03- Adobe Lightroom 2.3 And Camera RAW 5.3 Released
02- PhotoshopSupport.com March 2009 Newsletter
01- Instant 20% Discount On Genuine Fractals And All onOne Software Plugins
See Earlier Posts From The Photoshop Blog - FEBRUARY 2009.
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Color Efex Pro
52 photographic filters with over 250 effects for professional quality images.
Completely Original. Completely Indispensable.
Nik Software Color Efex Pro filters are the leading photographic filters for digital photography. The award-winning Color Efex Pro filters are widely used by many of today's professional photographers around the world to save time and get professional level results. Whether you choose the Complete Edition, Select Edition, or Standard Edition, you’ll get traditional and stylizing filters that offer virtually endless possibilities to enhance and transform images quickly and easily.
Patented U Point technology provides the ultimate control to selectively apply enhancements without the need for any complicated masks, layers or selections. Control color, light and tonality in your images and create unique enhancements with professional results. With 52 filters and over 250 effects found in Color Efex Pro, you can perform high quality retouching, color correction, and endless creative enhancements to your photographs. Download a free Trial version.
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The most powerful tool to selectively control color and light in photographic images without the need for complicated selections or layer masks.
Two of the most important factors in creating great photography are color and light. Mastering the art of selectively correcting or enhancing each of these is now possible for every photographer without the need for complicated masks or selections, or expert-level knowledge of Photoshop. Integrating award-winning U Point technology, Viveza is the most powerful and precise tool available to control light and color in photographic images.
U Point powered Color Control Points, placed directly on colors or objects in an image (such as sky, skin, grass, etc.), reveal easy-to-use controls that photographers can use to quickly adjust brightness, contrast or color in a fraction of the time needed by other tools. With Viveza you’ll spend more time shooting photographs and save hours of image editing. Download a free Trial version.
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Complete power and control to create professional quality black and white images in one convenient tool.
Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software is the most powerful tool for creating professional quality black and white images from your photographs. For the first time, all the advanced power and control required for professional results have been brought together in one convenient tool.
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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.
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