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Create a Vintage-style poster effect in Elements

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Michael Topham, 13 July 2010 15:00

There are plenty of fun and quick techniques for you to try in your software, but if you’re after more in-camera and post-processing inspiration, you won’t want to miss Digital Photo’s August issue that’s on sale now. This week’s Photoanswers video demonstrates how easy it can be to turn your images into a vintage style poster, reminiscent of famous railway posters from the ...

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Create a Vintage-style poster effect in Elements

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Michael Topham, 13 July 2010 15:00

There are plenty of fun and quick techniques for you to try in your software, but if you’re after more in-camera and post-processing inspiration, you won’t want to miss Digital Photo’s August issue that’s on sale now. This week’s Photoanswers video demonstrates how easy it can be to turn your images into a vintage style poster, reminiscent of famous railway posters from the ...

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

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Michael Topham, 28 September 2009 14:33

Adobe has recently launched Photoshop Elements 8 but before you consider upgrading your previous version – or rush straight out to buy it – make sure you check out this Photoanswers video which shows you some of our favorite new features in this latest software. The video begins by taking a look at the all-new adjustment previews inside the Quick ...

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Start Using Curves in Elements.

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Anonymous, 14 August 2009 14:30

One of the biggest advantages that the full version of Photoshop seems to offer over Elements is access to the Curves palette – and if you’ve used Curves you’ll know just how handy they are for controlling contrast.  What many people don’t realise though is that Curves are in all versions of Elements since version 5. Check out this video ...

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Cure Vignetting in Elements

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Michael Topham, 23 June 2009 16:31

If you’ve had enough of the dark corners around the outside edges of your images, learn how to cure vignetting problems in this week’s Photoanswers video. Were going to use the Correct Camera Distortion Filter that’s found in Elements under Filter in the menu bar. If you’re using Photoshop you too can remove Vignetting by shooting in RAW. We’ll also show ...

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HDR: The cheat's way

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Ben Turner, 12 June 2009 10:53

If you like the HDR look but don't want the hassle or expense, then this is for you. Here we're going to create a great HDR effect from one underexposed RAW file. We're going to do our editing in Elements 6, but you can use Photoshop. Don't forget to read the accompanying HDR feature in the July issue of Practical ...

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Blending Modes in Elements

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Michael Topham, 02 June 2009 09:40

Blending modes are controlled via the Layers Palette and offer creative control of how Layers interact with one another. Available in both Elements and Photoshop they can be a real time saver, saving time you might have spent making complex selections using the Selection tools. Check out this video to find out how they can be used to blend text from ...

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Prepare images for the web

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James Abbott, 06 May 2009 10:37

Resizing images in Photoshop and Elements is a simple task, but if you're not familiar with the exact process it's easy to go wrong. In this video, Practical Photography Technical Writer James Abbott shows you how to resize correctly, and change the colour profile of images so colours display correctly.This is technique is perfect for images destined for the Photo ...

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Layer Masks in Elements

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Kingsley Singleton, 17 April 2009 16:08

One of the biggest differences between the full version of Photoshop and its stripped down sibling, Elements, is that that latter has no Layer Mask function. This can make blending different images a problem because you either have to use the Eraser tool, or create a Selection before deleting the pixels. Either way its not ideal because once the pixels ...

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DSLR Skills Course 2009 - Module 3 - C.A.K.E.

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Andrew james, 15 April 2009 14:28

Module 3 is all about photographing difficult subjects in an interesting and creative way. Shooting photos should be a piece of cake. In fact, It is CAKE! Andrew James explains our easy-to-follow acronym for taking better pictures. C - is for compositionA - is for angle of lightK - is for kitE - is for exposureThese are the four main ingredients that ...

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Add catchlights to your portraits

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Michael Topham, 26 March 2009 17:11

This week’s video tip takes a look at how to add catchlights to your portrait photographs. A portrait shot without catchlights makes an image look lifeless, so it’s important to add them in your imaging software as they help draw the viewer’s attention towards the subject’s eyes, strengthening the impact of the shot. Catchlights are really quick and easy to ...

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