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Control Digital Noise with the Smart Blur Filter

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Michael Topham, 26 August 2010 14:54

The Smart Blur filter is featured in both Elements and Photoshop. It’s invaluable for blurring an image while preserving the lines and edges within a shot and can be put to good use for removing digital noise from high ISO images. In this Photoanswers video we’ll show you how to remove noise from a JPEG that was taken at ISO 3200. ...

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Control Digital Noise with the Smart Blur Filter

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Michael Topham, 26 August 2010 14:54

The Smart Blur filter is featured in both Elements and Photoshop. It’s invaluable for blurring an image while preserving the lines and edges within a shot and can be put to good use for removing digital noise from high ISO images. In this Photoanswers video we’ll show you how to remove noise from a JPEG that was taken at ISO 3200. ...

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Downloading and Installing ICC Profiles

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Michael Topham, 20 January 2010 16:45

Printing at home has some real advantages; it’s quick, easy and you can get results in a fraction of the time it would take to send them to a professional printing company. Before you commit to the final print button, though, it’s a good idea to select the ICC profile for the paper that you’re using – especially if you ...

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Why you need movie mode

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Anonymous, 22 December 2009 10:43

Did you know that the DSLR movie mode is so revolutionary that film professionals are starting to adopt it? Ben Turner explains its appeal. A gimmick. Pointless. White elephant. These are typical comments that photographers used when video was first introduced into DSLRs a little over a year ago. Nikon did it first with the D90, followed by Canon with ...

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Wild camping experience

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Andrew James, 03 November 2009 10:40

When you shoot landscapes the weather is always perfect and the best view is just yards from the car park…right? Nope, wrong. Follow editor-in-chief Andrew James' video diary as he goes wild camping high on the fells of the Lake District where the weather doesn't want to play ball. You can read more about shooting wild landscapes and Andrew’s account ...

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Refine Selection Edges in Photoshop

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Michael Topham, 31 July 2009 16:10

When Photoshop CS3 was designed, Adobe decided to redevelop the way in which selection edges worked. All the tools that you need to control selection edges were appropriately grouped together into a new Refine Edge dialog box. The Refine Edge can also be found in Elements 6 and Elements 7 but it’s a slightly condensed version with three Refine sliders ...

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Smooth skin in portrait images

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Michael Topham, 21 May 2009 16:47

This week’s video tip from Photoanswers shows you how to smooth skin in your portrait images using Photoshop’s Retouching tools and the Brush tool. This quick and effective technique is a great one to know if you want create tidy and immaculate looking skin tones in minutes. The Brush tool is available in both Elements and Photoshop but whichever one ...

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Shoot fashion on a budget - part 1

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Steve Brickles, 25 November 2008 09:06

If you dream of setting up your own fashion shoot but think it costs a fortune with all the clothes, sophisticated camera kit, assistants and models (not to mention the catering), think again. Top fashion professional  Steve Brickles shows you how to get great results on a shoestring. For more inspirational pictures, tips and tricks from Steve, check out the January ...

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Accessories for wireless flash

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Adam Duckworth, 13 November 2008 09:40

Using a set of Honl Photo flash modifiers, professional Photographer Adam Duckworth leads us through and impromptu portrait shoot in the corridors at the basement of the Practical Photography offices. Armed with just a pair of wireless SB-800 flashguns on stands, he tests the grids (honeycombs), snoots and gels of this great value starter kit from www.flaghead.co.uk.  Typical hotshoe mounted ...

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Vanishing Point Filter

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Gavin Hoey, 23 September 2008 17:16

Remove distractions from your images using the powerful Vanishing point filter. One of its star features is the ability to clone whilst retaining perspective.  This means you can use foreground details to clone over a similarly textured area in the distance. Photoshop recognises the three-dimensional nature of the image and automatically scales the brush to match the depth of the ...

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Shoot fast moving insects

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Andrew James, 23 September 2008 16:26

shooting fast moving insects in close-up is demonstrated in this video by Andrew James. By pre-focusing your  macro lens to the closest position and gently rocking back and forth, it's possible to focus on small subjects without fiddling around with the focus ring. This takes away the need for a tripod so allows you to work much more quickly and ...

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